The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-05
GRONNA'S DEATH MAY
CAUSE A NEW ALIGNMENT
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hppreciably to Senator McCumber's
difficulties already grave enough-but
otherwise Mc'Harg would cut no fig
ure in the race. Why impose this un
necessary burden on the underpaid
election boards?
Assuming that Mr.. .Gronna does not
intend to remain IN the field, the
Chronicle knows of only one man in
North Dakota whose candidacy for
United States senator would evoke
genuine enthusiasm in antilNonparti-
san League ranks, and that man is
A. M. Ullristianson, now chief justice
of the supreme court of this state. Mr..
Christianson is an able man; he has
a very large circle Of personal friends
and admirers; he qualities as a strong
vote,g getter, and would most creditably
represent North Dakota in the upper
house Of congress-.
There are no legal or ethical rea-
sons why Mr.. Christianson should MOI
become a candidate for, the office. I'm
like McCumber, he pledged himself in
advance to abide by the action of the
Jamestown convention. But the con.
vention took no action with respect to
the Office of United States senator, so
there could ibe no possible ground for
criticism on that score.
"The Chronicle would like mighty
well to see Mr.. Christianson toss his
hat in the ring. We believe he would
come home a winner, and certainly his
candidacy would afford tremendous
lot of satisfaction to lot of people
in this state"
Pressure at, Work.
That pressure is being brought to
bean upon Judge Christianson has been
apparent ever since adjournment OF
the jamestown convention. He is per
sonally popular and has always been
a close personal aand political friend
of the late Senator A. J. Gronna.
The 1. V. A. managers are not sat
isfied with the senatorial situation.
With the prospect of MdHarg, Norton
and Lauder in the race in addition to
Frazier and Senator McCumber, the
situation is complicated as far as the
state ticket is concerned
One-Way Support.
Through the Fargo Forum the open
demand is made that every candidate
for the United States senate, except
Frazier, of course, get behind the state
ticket while nothing should be de-
manded of the state ticket to retain
the services Of Senator s1cCumlber.
Form Frazier Clubs.
1t was reliably reported in Bis
marck from Fargo l. V. A. source
that in many localities the l. V. A
managers are secretly organizing to
nominate Frazier in the hopes of beat
ing him in the fall with J. F. T. O'Con
nor.
This report comes direct from a
Fargo politician who is high in the
confidence of the l. V. A. That cred.
ence is to he given the report politi-
clans assert they have to point only
to what happened to William Lange1'
following the Minot convention.
4, Nelson Disappointed. ~ :,
There Theodore Nelson's program
was spiked. He wanted Nestos nom
mated at that time and made vigor-
GUS fight. Following that convention
Mr.. Langer charges that I. V. A.. man
ayers urged many Of their followers
to support Frazier in order to swing
the state into the Democratic column
in the fall with J. r. T. O'Connor.
Langer's friends point out that Mes
tos left for Norway after the Minot
convention and took no active part
in that campaign.
!. v. A. Combination.
That the same combination is being
worked now is openly charged 1t is
reported that the price of the Demo
cratic fusion is a seat in the United
States senate for J. F. T. O'Connor
and place on the supreme bench
for Attorney General Johnson, also
Democrat.
There is an old Spanish proverb, q
seasoned politician quoted today which
reads: *i
"When two men ride theisame horse
one must needs ride behind"
Tired Of Back Seat.
/. V. A. attempts to make the two
political parties ride the same horse
has caused complications. The Demo-
Gratis are tired of riding behind. They
cannot win the attorney generalshlp
in a state so overwhelmingly Republi-
can. Their only hope is to secure
place on the supreme bench, seat