The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-30

uoWs NeOTSe DulS OF Grand
Forks and some other Democrats
assured the convention Mr.. Nc
Dowell would be candidate il
indorsed.
Wesley c. Mcdowell of Marion, La
Moure county, banker was indorsed
by Democrats in state convention
here late yesterday as candidate for
Governor in the primary of June 25.
The nomination was without opposi-
tion. DR., L. S. Platou of Fargo, who
was present but did not partici-
pate in the convention, said after it
was concluded that he would adhere
to his previous announcement THAI he
would be candidate for Governor
in the primary regardless of cOnven-
tion action.
Other members Of the state ticket
named were:
r Lieut. Gov-James H. Mccoy,
Richland county.
Attorney P. Cain,
Stark county.
Secretary of State-Miss Lillian
Gubelman, Barnes county.
Auditor--Mrs. Ella C. Smyth, Bur
leigh county
Treasurer. V. Birder, Walsh
county.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor. Nick Nelson, Grand Forks
county.
Commissioner of Insurance--W. S.
Hooper of CaSS county.
: Railroad CommjssiOners--E
Kibler, Pcmbina county; L. M. Byrne,
Logan county; Edward Hadley, Dick
ey county.
Congress district, W. p.
Porterfield, Fargo; Second, j. L.
Page Of Westhopc, Bottineau county;
Third, r. A. johnson of Makoti, Ward
county.
The convention, after idling much
of the afternoon waiting for COM
mittees, completed it's work in short
time after the committees reported.
The only serious division of opinion
came on supplemental resolution
offered by J. Nelson Kelley of Grand
) Forks, to the effect that the conven-
tion pledged itself to the mainten-
ance of the state mill and elevator
at Grand Forks, and asserting that
it was being mismanaged. A motion
to table his resolution prevailed, 81
to 16.
The motion to table was made by
S. J. Doyle of Fargo, who said it
would be improper to pass such a
resolution and bind candidates with
out consulting them, and also there
was specific information lacking to
the effect that the state mill and ele-
vator was being mismanaged, as
charged by Mr. Kelley. This was
the nearest a test vote of the con-
vention, and indicated that adherents
of the Murphy Campbell group were
in the majority.
was named by Chairman Fried of the
convention on motion as follows:
NV. E. Breen, Bismarck, chairman;
Benton Baker, Bismarck; G. M.
Wooledge, Minot; James E. Camp
bell, Mandan; Hugh Mcdonald, Val |
ley City; ]. A. Bjornson, LaMoure;
v. R. Lowell, Fargo; Ed. j. Hughes,
Dickinson; VIM. Glotzbach, Ana
moose; Richard Peyton, Williston;
w. f. Grange, Lisbon.
Halvorson Withdrawn
w. E. Byerly Of Velva, reporting
as chairman Of the nominating COM
;. .hrittee, said that the names of Mr..
Mcdowell and Halvor Halvorson
were placed before his committee
and that the Minot delegation with
drew Mr.. Halvorson's name, The
only contest was for Commissioner
of Insurance, w. S. Hopper of Far
go being named over David M. Hol-
mes of Grand Forks. There was no
record vote.
Convention went on record against
endorsing candidate for supreme
court judge or superintendent OF
public instruction.
The convention was exceptionally
harmonious, in view of the past con-
ventions and the campaign before
the March 16 primary.
Resolutions Adopted
Resolutions adopted by the Demo-
cratic state convention follow:
The Democratic Party Of North
Dakota in Convention assembled
adopt the following resolutions:
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