The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-26
PETITIONS FOR
LEMKE FILED;
CAN WITHDRAW
jamestown Conference ResO-
luton Making Him Candi-
date Is Carried Out
OTHER FILINGS MADE
Both Coolidge and LaFollette
Forces File Sets of Elec-
tOral Candidates
OTHER FILINGS MADE

tOral Candidates
The name of William Lemke as q
candidate for Governor as "LaFol-
lette- Wheeler Progressive remained
on file in the office of the Secretary
of State today. Petitions bearing
more than the required 800 names
were filed late yesterday, in spite of
Mr. Lemke's statement that he would
not be candidate and would with
draw. He has until 80 days before
election, or October s, to withdraw.
No additional filings for office
were recorded today, from petitions
mailed yesterday, the official last
day for filing petitions for nomina-
tion in the November 4, election.
There are expected to be changes in
the present complexion Of the ballot,
however. The action of the supreme
court on four alleged LaFollette
electors whose custer from the Cool
idge column is asked, possible with
drawals by Lemke and two Deiaocra-
tic candidates, Miss Lillian Gubel-
man, nominee for Secretary Of State,
and J. H. Mccoy nominee for Lieu
tenant-GovernOr, with possible with
drawal of Coolidge electors now in
the independent column, dependent
on the action of the supreme court.
The name Of William Lemke Of
Fargo. former Attorney General, was
placed in nomination for Governor of
North Dakota, to be voted on in the
November election, as "LaFol-
lette- Wheeler Progressive" by the
filing of petitions bearing more than
300 signatures, with the Secretary Of
State at 4:25 p. m. yesterday. The
petitions were presented by O. A.
/ 'IaA Of Fargo and Mariner Cook Of
( Jamestown.
The filing was made regardless of
newspaper statements quoting Lem
kc to the effect that he would with
draw if his name was filed.
II was instructed by conference
at jamestown to file these" Cook
said over the long distance phone to
another Nonpartisan Lacquer in
Grand Forks" and shall file them.
The responsibility will rest with Mr..
Lemke."
Mr.. Cook said that on the basis of
Mr.. Lemke's statement yesterday it
was understood that he would accept
for nomination.
Many Filings
Before s p. m. today, the last hour
for presenting petitions for filing to
the Secretary of State, excepting
those mailed today, petitions were
filed for two sets Of presidential
electors-one in behalf of the LaFol-
lette- Wheeler candidacy and another
in behalf of the Coolidge-Dawes
ticket. Other filings made today in
cluded:
LaFollette- Wheeler Progressives-
Filed for Congressman, Second Dis
trict, Gerald p. Nye; Attorney-Gen-
eral, I. H. H. Thoresen; Commission
er of Agriculture and Labor, William
Church; The presidential electors,
filed by F. A. Vogel, LaFollette cam
paign manager, are: C. o. Swenson,
Herman Hardt, Mrs. Kathrina Roths-
chiller, C. j. Olson, r. L. Fraser.
The Coolidge Dawes electoral can
didates are: Edith B. Christianson,
Bismarck; Riley Morgan, Grafton !;
Henry Mclean, Hannah; w. B. Over
son, Williston; 7. B. Torkelson, Bow
man. They will have after their
names the designation: "Coolidge-
Dawes and Tax Reduction"
Both the LaFollette and Coolidge
electors will 60 in individual nomin-
alton columns.
Other filings included: Independ-
ents, Frank Ployhar, Senator, 18th
district, with slogan Economy and
Efficiency in Government; r. j.
Gardiner, state senator, Nelson coun-
ty, 18th district.
D. F. Sneed, Matt Peterson and F.
C. Lenton as "LaFollette- Wheeler
Progressives" for members of the
house of representatives from Ward
county, 29th district.
]. F. Elmer, Carl Weber, Nonparti-
sans, members Of the house from the
30th district.
S. w. Johnson, Nonpartisan, men,
Der of the house from the Gath dis
trict.
Hold Up Certificates
The certifications Of nomination
will not be dispatched from the Sc
cretary of States office, in all pro-
bability, until after the supreme
court on September 20 hears the case
in which an effort is made by Cool
idge forces to oust four Republican
electors, who are declared favorable
to LaFollette. The electors, nomin-
ated by petition by the Coolidge
forces, it was explained by E. T.
Burke Of Bismarck, are the same as
those the court is asked to place in
the Republican column, and should a
victory be won in court the Coolidge
electors would be in the Republican
column and would be removed from
the individual nominations column.
There is outwardly no change in
the situation with respect to these
electors. r. w. Frazier, chairman
Of the Republican state committee
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