Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-16

me Orand FORKS county Non.
partisan league convention this
afternoon went on record as
favorins the nomination of an en-
tire lcaguc ticket for the June
primaries, from United States
senator down.
The Nonparisan League convention.
for Grand Forks county opened at the Z
court house this afternoon with a fair
representation from the various pre-
cincts to elect nine delegates to the
state convention in Fargo, March 23
Leaguers held an informal confer
ence this morning. at which conven-
tion matters were gone into. in some
detail. but, according to II. H. Aaker,
one of the ring-leaders in the gather
ing, nothing definite was decided up
on. Mr. Aaker said that no organiza-
ton slate had been picked and no de-
cision had been made as to the con-
vention's attitude in regard to Town
ley's balance power plan.
Members OF the Wo1nen's Progress
sive club, of which Mrs Nancy Nc
Hattie is president are to participate
IN Inc convention, 1t was said. Sew
eral women were present when the
convention was called to order. ID.
The Grand Forks county convention
is held in conjunction with county
conventions throughout the state to
elect delegates to the state convention.
The big issue in both the county
and state conventions will be the bal
lance Of power plan put forward b,
a. G. Townley and vigorously opposed
by A. A. Liederbach, and the other
majority members OF the league ex-
ecutive committee. -
With this as an issue the domination
in ctof xui1 III ~
son the action at the state convention
OF the delegates to be elected at the
county con vcnti0n S suSaay ST- 4 n
Each county will 81 entitled TO one
delegate to the sstatefconvention for
every. 500 votes or major fraction
thereof cast in the county for govern
or. On this basis the convention will
be made up of 207 delegates.
Senatorship Problem
1t is apparent that one OF the big
problems to be handled at the league
convention, as well as that of the In
dependent Republicans to be held
+, later at jamestown will be the United
t States senatorship.
Should Townley control the state
convention with his balance Of power
scheme it is possible that no formal
didates. but that efforts will be quietly
concentrated on turning the league
vote over to Senator McCumber.
Possible Candidates
! In the event. however, that a candi-
| date is endorsed. there are several
possibilities. Among these are Lieu
:! tenant Governor Howard Wood FORM
/ er Governor Lynn J. Frazier and Sen
ator A. ]. Gronna. .s
! Howard Wood is personally popular,
and his name has never been connect
! ed with any of the frenzied financial
deals in which so many of the league
leaders have been involved. AS lieu
tenant governor he had little share in
the state administration and therefore
has no such record Of incompetence
behind him as has former Governor
Frazier
Mr.. Wood has always been closely
connected with Mr.. Townley. however.
on a basis Of personal friendship and
is. or was. distinctly unpopular with
Mr.. Liedcrbach. and his close asso-
ciates.
Ex-Governor Frazier's record as
state executive would hardly prove an
asset to him in campaign for the
senatorship. and his attitude on Town
ley's balance of power plan has been
rather equivocal. BY inference he al.
so has received number of brick
bats from the Liederbach faction
through the Courier-News.
GrOnna Looms Up
The latest possibility for the league
end dorsement. and the man now re-
sarded by many as the most likely
10 receive it is former Senator A. j.
Gronna In making his announce
ment of his candidacy Mr.. Gronna
makes no reference to submitting HIM
self to the Independent Republican
convention, and the phrasing of that
announcement is such as to appar
emily constitute strong bid for league
support.
This is apparently the attitude taken
by the Fargo Courier News, the or
gan of the Liederbach faction of the
league which in an editorial Wednes-
day morning shows decided friendship
towards Gronna, approval of senti-
ments expressed in his announcement
and something coming very close to
an endorsement of his candidacy for
the senate. -.