The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-30
SECRECY AGAIN
RULES LEAGUE
MEETING HERE
Conference Meets Behind
Closed Doors to Discuss
Sentiment of the Party
UNLIMITED PRESENT

Although the Nonpartisan League
State Executive Committee had speci-
fically invited in for the conference
OH the organizations political course
five members from each Congress
sional district and candidates, scores
more came anyway. There prob
ably were rs Leaguers to enter the
conference, enough coming that a
larger hall than had been ordered
was secured.
"We didn't get invited but we
came anyway; this business of five
from each Congressional district
don't co." Herman Hardt of 'Napo
leon told friends in the hotel lob
bics here.
The state committee had, however,
issued general invitation to all
Leaguers to come who desired to.
The meetings were in secret again,
a departure from the rule Of the
last few conventions. There was
some objection to this course voiced,
but the executive committee ruled
it was conference and not con-
vention.
Many of the League war horses
were present, and K. H. dad" Walk
err Of Yucca, chairman Of the Farm
er-Labor Party in the state, which
now exists chiefly on paper, gath
cred dozen cohorts for separate
meeting to talk over the affairs Of
that party.
Third Party Sentiment
There was much third party senti-
ment among the Leaguers, consider
able of which disappeared during
the night, as many of those who
have participated in League battles
declared they did not want to give
up the advantage Of the places they
had won on the Republican ticket in
the primary. There also was some
sentiment for letting the straight
Republican ticket ride through.
"That comes mostly from Grand
Forks-and Bismarck, from office
seekers" said one Lacquer, who
was for putting up candidates
against George Shafer, ]. A. Kitchen
and John Steen, nominated by In
dependents.
Some Leaguers were in conversa-
tion with T. B. Casey of Dickinson,
Democratic nominee for Attorney
General, but there appeared to be no
sentiment for indorsing him as
against Attorney-General Shafer.
Predictions were freely made that
Eo11n<ko xvn,,1l h. srda~SnA
such prediction coming from one
who Jhad opposed Endorsement of
LaFollette in the state convention
last February.
Although the third party cohorts
were arguing in the lobby millings,
those invited to the conference we're
chiefly men who appeared to be op-
posed to leaving the Republican
column.
Among those Present
Among the Leaguers present were
A. G. Sorlie, candidate for Cover
nor; T. H. H. Thoresen, defeated
for Attorney General; w. J. Church,
defeated for Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Labor; L. L. Stair, form
er prison warden; Kristian Holl of
Wildrose, j. w. Hempel of Sheri-
dan county, H. B. French of Bow
man, John E. Pfeifer of Amidon, J..
A. Gray of Lisbon, William Lemke,
j. A. McGovern and o. A. Hall of
Fargo, Mrs. Howard Wood, Mrs. C..
A. Fisher and Mrs. Bailey, promin-
ent in the Woman's Nonpartisan
League; Gerald Nye of Cooperstown,
Herman Hardt of Napoleon, Stephen
Terhorst and Dell Patterson Of
Donnybrook, F. A. Vogel. Of Cole
harbor, Judge John Lowe of Minot,
Judge F. r. Lembke of Hettinger,
and N. H. Dimond of Grand Forks.