The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-31
LEAGUE PLANS
ACTIVE DRIVE.
THROUGH STATE
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two or three men, in each county.
You've got to have two or three In
any county to do the work--caM them
little bosses if you will" ,r..a.r
r. H. Walker, who is chairman of
the Farmer-Labor Party organized
after the last League convention in
February, will not let his third party
idea die. He agreed, however, not to
oppose the League candidate for
Governor in order to get place on
the party ballot in the fall. His
party, he said, will run A. G. Sorlie
on stickers with the hope of getting
five percent of the total vote cast,
and entitled the Farmer Labor Party
to separate column on the primary
ballot in two years. His organiza-
ton, he said, has local units in the
state and enrolls individuals on q
membership basis. Re,
Herman Hardt of Napoleon, an
other veteran Lacquer, declared he
was a Farmer-Labor man, and told
the Leaguers if they could not settle
the question of a candidate for Con-
gress in the Second district to let
the Farmer-Labor organization do it.
There was some little sentiment
during the day against indorsing La
Toilette, a few favoring President
Coolidge, but there was little oppo-
sition voiced to the Endorsement of
LaFollette and the iron-clad amend
ment demanding League candidates
support LaFollette. The motion for
LaFollette support was made by
William Lemke of Fargo, who took
an active part in the conference,
and the amendment was offered by
| +. A. Vogel of. Coleharbor, who last
winter opposed an Endorsement of
! LaFollette as candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
! against President Coolidge.
Indications were the League ex-
pected to use the Republican machin-
cry in the state. r. w. Frazier,
member of the State Executive Com
mittee and chairman of the League
control led Republican state commit
tee, urged Leaguers to find out the
names of their Republican commit
teemen and local committeeman.
SOrlic Talks
A. G. Sorlie addressed the conven-
ton briefly last night. He made no
mention of the conventions attitude
toward LaFollette. Mr.. Sorlic told
his auditors that 81 have been a Non
partisan for long time; was call
ed Bolshevik IL years ago." He
urged cooperation for a campaign for
the ticket named at the February 2
convention. which is to be presented
in the fall. He declared 1--WE will
prove to the l. V. A. and standpatters
if we get control that the program
we are fighting for is the program
they want, if they only knew it. He
said he was feeling we'll after the
automobile accident, though not as
strong as he was previously. Mr..
Sorlie talked but few minutes.
The Second district representatives
at the conference, numbering about
IS, had merry time over naming a
candidate for Congress in the fall
election. In a meeting which ended
about o'clock last night those pre-
sent, voting by counties, gave John
c. Sherman of Steele, defeated in the
Republican primary, II votes to
seven for John Hagan, two for d. C.
Poindexter and one for Gerald Nye
as an independent candidate for Con-
gress in the fall. D. H. Hamilton of
McHenry, in the hotel lobby follow
ing this action, declared "I've taken
my last licking. I'm going to run
| / Tnk k:n1,o
who had been hurt in runaway the
day previous left for home immedi-
ately after the conference, and then
telephoned that he would withdraw
in the interest of harmony if another
candidate got majority of the votes.
After, much debate, during which
some of Sherman's friends opposed
permitting him to withdraw, the
; withdrawal was accepted.
In the vote Gerald Nye received II
votes to eight for ]. c. Miller of
Bottineau. Nye said he would make
the race only if assured unanimous
support, and after many speeches
pledging such support, he said he
would 60 and make an active csm-
paign.
Scope of Farley
When conference opened there
was division of opinion as to its
scope and authority. r. H. Walker
of Yucca declared that Ole Knutson,
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee and Roy Frazier, vice chairman,
had called on him few weeks, ago
and assured him that Farmer Labor
convention would be called. There
was no answer made to, Walker.
William Lemke moved that the con-
ference constitute convention "to de-
. termine all questions affecting the
welfare of the League" which was
, amended on motion of John c. Lowe
Of Minet to include reporting to the
Executive Committee. Two of three
members of the Executive Committee
S. S. Mcdonald and Roy Frazier, in
interview, said that while the COM
, mittee considered conference only
advisory to the Executive COMMITTEE
they would favor carrying out the ex-
| pfessed will If confornnco