The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-07

The Nonpartisan League State Con-
vention, in session here today, will
face squarely the question of wheth
er or not it shall endorse any can'i-
date for President.
The majority of committee on
National Party relations prepared n
report urging that the conventlon
take no action toward endorsing am
candidate. J. w. Hempel alone o.
the eight members of the committe,
prepared minority report urging
the convention to endorse Robert M.
LaFollette for President, making no
mention of political affiliations.
Hempel declared that refusal Of the
convention to endorse LaFollette
would be victory for the Coolidge
and Johnson adherents. The commit
tee was headed by Thorwald Mostad
of Ward county, democrat. 1t in
cluded Stephen Terhorst, Coolidge
| supporter.
When the time for report by
this committee was reached in the
| order of business just before noon,
Mostad could not be found and the
report went over but not until Hem
pei demanded and received assurance
that "this majority report won't be
held back until lot of the delegates
have gone home, and l cannot gel
hearing for my minority report"
Moves Slowly
The convention got under way
slowly and took up its business
pieccmeal. It was not until after III
O'Clock that it reached its order of
business. Delegate Hempel protest
ed against the recommendation that
speakers be limited TO three min
utes, crying "Gag Rule" and after
discussion the rule was amended to
permit speaker to talk five minutes
and the time to be extended by the
convention,
In brief report the Finance Com
mittee said it was impossible to
raise funds for the coming campaign
through assessment Of dues of mcm-
bers and that the better method was
a voluntary drive for contributions,
with quotas fixed for each county
and the State Committee in charge
of the drive.
After Roy Frazier of Divide county
declared "that isn't much Of re-
port" members of the committee de-
Tended it and it was adopted.
The committee on the official organ
planned to report recommendation
that the North Dakota Nonpartisan
be continued as the official organ.
Amend Bylaws
= The convention adopted the report
of the committee on Amendment OF
Bylaws, providing for State Exc
cutive Committee of three instead OF
five members, and striking out the
requirement that one be repre-
sentative of labor, one woman ant
at least two farmers. 1t also strucl
. out provision requiring their Sc
lection by congressional districts
The convention restored provision
alloting delegates to organized labo
! and the women's organization, tn
] allotment to be by the State Com
mittee.
Over protest Of some delegates
5 the convention provided for appoint
4 ment of Credentials Committee b
4 the State Convention prior to conve i
ing and continuing the practice o
naming committee on committee
practice inaugurated at this cor
= !. vention.
!. The order of business adopted b
- the convention included discussion c
= party affiliatfun and initiate
- Referred laws, which would embrac
= the independent election laws to /
= voted on March 18.
Candidates Last
q Endorsement of candidates, Il
n last order Of business, will not
= reached before night, it was indica
n Ted. A. G. Sorlie was generally ccl
,e cerned to be the likely noniin'
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