The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-04-14
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COUNTY TO BE
HELDSATURDAY
Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Call.
cd to Order in the Court
house Tomorrow
McCUMBER GAINS FAVOR
Reports Coming in From Vari.
Gus Parts of the State Show
He Is Gaining
FAVOR McCUMBER.

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FAVOR MccUMsER.
Napoleon N. D., April A.
Logan county sentiment, as ex-
pressed in the district convention
and elsewhere, is favorable to Sen.
ator Mccumber. There is some
Gronna sentiment in Mcintosh
county.
Conventions will be held ii most
legislative districts in the state to-
morrow flor the purpose of selecting
delegates to the real Republican"
convention to be held in jamestown
on Wednesday, April 10. The con-
vention call is by legislative districts.
Since Burle'gh county is a legisla-
tive district in itself the convention
becomes a county convention.
The Burleigh county meeting will be
called to order at the courthouse at
Q o'clock Saturday afternoon, with lis
delegates entitled to sit IN the con-
vention, according to CALL OF this
number 62 are from the city OF Bis
marck The convention here will en-
dorso legislative ticket, but is not
expected to endorse any candidates
for county offices. The only legisla,
tive candidates thus far in the field
are L. e. lHeaton and Victor Ander-
sen, for denomination, and P. G. Har-
rington, endorsed by service men.
AS reports come in from various
parts of the state there apparently
IS a strong drift toward support tor
Senator McCumber. Many of his op-
pOnents have frankly expressed sur
prise at the widespread demand TOR
support for him for denomination and
reelection to the senate. His strength
in cities where professional politl-
clans have been bitter against him
has been unusual.
Farmers Supporting tMccumber
Senator lMcCumber, these reports
indicates, is drawing support mainly
from two classes at this time, busi-
ness men and farmers. Business men
believe that his ability and rtower in
the senate makes it imperative upon
the state to retain him in the senate,
not only for the good he may do North
Dakota and the Northwest but also
because he is an. able supporter OF
the Harding administration. Repub-
]icans frankly expect reverses in many
of the states in the east where the
normal Republican margin over the
Democrats is small, or where in the
last presidential election Republicans
carried states normally Democratic.
Many farmers coming to the, city
are urging McCumber's retention be-
cause he has been a consistent ad-
vocate of the interests Of the farmer
during his long service. The tariff
bill reported out by Senator McCum-
ber's finance committee has already
caused walls from some eastern states
because it is claimed the Northwest
farmers are given more protection in
this measure than ever before. A
banker in q town in Western North
Dakota, who is for Senator McCum-
ber, gives this explanation Of the re-
cent seed loan bill.
The banker sat down and wrote his
representative in Congress saying that
the condition Of the western part of
the state was such that there must be
an appropriation for seed loans. The
representative wnote back stating that
it, was the policy Of Congress to dis
courage such appropriations at this
time and because of the financial con-
dition he said it was almost hopeless
to try and get a seed loan bill through.
The banker wrote Senator McCum-
ber. The latter replied he had re-
ceived reports of conditions here and
he was convinced it was the duty OF
the government to provide seed loans
again this year. He promised that a
bill would be passed appropriating
at least $1,5O0,O00 for that purpose.
The bill was passed.
Reports available at Grand Forks
indicate that majority of the pre-
cinct delegates elected in Grand
Forks county are cCumber and
that they will control the three legis-
lative district conventions In Grand
Forks county.
At the precinct caucuses in Beach,
Golden Valley county, last night,
solid state administration delegates
to the county convention were elect
ed, and the probabilities are that the
Golden Valley county delegation to
the state convention will be for con-
tinuance of the Nestos administra-
ton first, and chat it will be unin-
structed on the senatorship, but will
insist ION pledges for work in agri-
cultural interests by any senator re-
ceiving its support"
In the McHenry county Republican
conventions at Velva yesterday, repre-
sentative of both legislative districts
in the county, seven delegates elected
are understood to be out OF sympathy
with the plan to endorse Senator NC
Cumber. The delegates are John Z.
Thorpe of Velva, c. H. Burch OF
Drake, M. B. Olson of Guthrie, Horace
Bagley of Towner A. V. Swanson OF
Granville, and Mrs. IL. M. Nelson OF
Velva.
The conventions indorsed Senator
E. H. Kendall for reelection in the
34th district and L. A. Rollag for the
house and S. l. Knudson for the house
in the 45th district
E. B. Page of Leeds has announced
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