The Bismarck tribune., 1922-04-17
DEM0CRATSSEE
SCRAP AHEAD0N
FUSION PLANS
Talk of Trade on United States
Senatorship Grows as State
Convention Nears
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN HERE
Democrat Convention May Not
Be Side Show at Jamestown,
With Fight Brewing
CHAIRMAN HERE

Interest in the Democratic conven.
ton at Jamestown, which is to be
held Wednesday, April 10, was height.
ened today following ihe visit of Cor
dell Hull chairman OF the Democratic
national committee, which brought to
the forefront the impending scrap
among Democrats on the question of
fusion with the Republicans.
Mr.. Hull heard Democrats discuss
the state situation very thoroughly
during his visit in Bismarck yester
day, but declined to make. any COM
ment himself. He is returning to
North Dakota later for statewide
conference of Democrats, lle said.
The question Of fusion caused row
among Democrats in the convention at
Fargo Saturday, the Doyle faction
aligned with the l. V. A. being de-
feated in the convention, although the
delegates were not instructed. Doyle
read a resolution in which the com.
mfttee of 49, announced that the Dem
ocrats and real Republicans should
both put up tickets in the primary,
but If the l. v. A. candidates were vic.
torious they would support part of the
Democratic ticket in the fall.
The senatorial situation, however,
has brought forward another and more
important subject Of trading off be-
tween the two organizations, on the
Question of the United States senator
ship. 1t is that if the l. " A. do not
name a candidate for the senatOrship
and either Frazier or McCumber win
in the primary they will support J. F.
T. O'Connor, as the Democratic can.
didate for senator In the fall.
0'connor in City.
Mr.. O'COnnOr was in Bismarck yes
terday. He greeted Mr.. Hull, talked
to many Democrats, attended the re-
ception for MIR. Hull at the home OF
e. A. Hughes, but when asked con-
corning the alleged deal to trade off
the senatorehip ihe refused to make
any comment. He said he was here
for a couple of days before going to
the jamestown convention.
Reports from the east that the DEM
ocrats are planning to make the Lea
que of Nations the big issue next fall
are coupled with the visit of Chairman
Hull to western states lining up Dem
ocrats for the coming campaign.
Sees G. o. p. Failure.
There is much dissatisfaction voiced
in the agricultural states of the North
west with the Harding administration,
Cordell Hull, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, said in an
interview here Sunday. The terrible
drop in prices of agricultural products,
after the Harding administration had
urged farmers to plant big crops, was
one Of the causes OF dissatisfaction,
he said. Lack of any definite action
to revive agriculture was charged to
the administration.
The Democratic national chairman
found himself besieged by Democratic
friends during his visit here. He was
met at Dickinson by F. o. 'Helstrom.
chairman OF the county committee, and
at Mandan by Sveinbjorn Johnson
CHAPMAN of the state committee.
James Campbell, of Mandan, accom-
panied him to Bismarck, and capt
T. p. Baker greeted him at the train
He accompanied Capt. Baker and Mr.
Hellstrom to the Mckenzie hoteI
where he was introduced to J. r. I
O'Connor and others. Mr.. Hull attend
ed the First PRESBYTERIAN church
lunched at the Mckenzie and at foul
o'clock, with Mr.. johnson and Mr.
o,Connor, attendeda tea Of the home
of Mr.. and Hrs. E. H. Hughes. ne
dined with Mr.. Johnson and left al
1880 p. m. .