The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-08
SORLIE NAMED
n. p. CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Continued from page u ,,
that will work together" c. p.
Peterson of Towner, who nomina-
ted Burdick, asked that Sorlie's
nomination be made unanimous.
SOrlie Accepts
"My heart has been with you
in this work." Sorlie told the
leaguers in accepting the nominal
ton. "fhe Nonpartisan league has
outgrown the farmers and has TAX
en- hold Of the business men of the
state, and the movement is spread
ing over the United States.
"One lady asked me if | belong
ed to the Khan. Someone here SAID
| was klansman. They Say there
are 1000 Klansmen in Grand
Forks. We also have 500 bootleg
gers, they say. Well, don't have
&c be one of them just because |
live there"
The death of the Ingerson Gown
. party" movement furnished a fea-
/ ture of the conventions business.
Senator Ingerson told the conven-
ton that the "Nonpartisan League
Party" had been created and had
a place on the ballot.
Many here agree with me in
principle but say that the time is
not expedient to leave the Repub-
lican party column" said Inger-
son.
Delegate Harrison French Of
Bowman county said that the con-
vention could not overlook the fact
that a third party had been Gre
ated. He wanted to sustain the
Nonpartisan election laws as pass
ed by the last legislature, saying
that they could be modified later
if desired.
"The Progressives for 20 years
have been saying we could do
something if we could educate the
people from the world Rebuilt
CAM" he said.
Delegate Atkinson of Bottineau
said it would weaken Senators
! Frazier and Ladd who are in Con-
gress as Republicans to leave the
Republican column.
! Will Launch Out
Representative VogeL, Colehar-
Dor, said that, 81 believe the time
is not far distant when we will
launch out as separate party, but
90 not believe the time is ripe
| yet. If we win the June election
1T is going to be with the protest
vote. We can't win this except in
the Republican column"
Olaf Braatlein of Crosby said
ut you start a new party L am
not with YOU"
He said he had gone into history
and found most new party move
ments short-lived.
One delegate declared the
league had spent six years in edu-
eating voters to vote in party
they didn't believe in and they
might as well continue another
election.
Senator Bakers motion that the
league continue in the Republican
primary unless the election laws
carry March l8 was carried with
little dissent.
The League convention also had
a brush earlier over the report OF
the committee on national party
relations that the league do moi
endorse any candidate for the
presidency. Delegate j. w. Hem.
pei of Sheridan county presented
a minority report urging the name
ct Senator LaFollette. He rcat
letters from Rep. J. H. Sinclai,
and Senator l.. j. Frazier to sun.
port his position. The convention
however, voted to keep hands of
the presidential endorsement.
| The convention, after adopting
the platform committees report
voted down plank submitted by
Delegate Goodwin of Mandan call
ing for a five-year moratol ium on
farm mortgage Indebtedness. There
were Is delegates for it and A:
against.
Against Election Laws
In the discussion of referred
and initiated measures, Roy Fra