The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-11
A. G. sorlie Is willing to Ac-
cept Nomination - Other
Political Gossip Filtering in
From Throughout the State

A. G. Sorlie's boom for Nonparti-
san League endorsement as can
didate for governor was launched in
Il resolution passed at the precinct
meeting held by leaguers in Grand
Forks. The resolution instructed
the delegates elected to the county
convention to be held there January
23 to at once begin working for Mr..
Sorlie and to use their influence at
the county convention to put Mr..
Sorle over.
Another resolution endorsed II. II.
Aaker as candidate for congressman
in the First congressional district.
II am not candidate for COVER
nor and have not been but if the
Progressive Democrats, Progressive
Republicans and Nonpartisan Lea,
guers can get together and If l am
drafted as candidate and nominated
at the state convention, l will accept
the offer. l will not scramble for
Office" Mr.. Sorlie said in his initial
talk after his name was proposed.
Possibility that Senator Frazier of
North Dakota, and Senators Magnus
Johnson and Henrik Shipstead of
Minnesota, may join Senator Ladd in
the endorsement of President Cool
idge has caused wide speculation in
eastern newspapers. The Coolidge
manager in Minnesota is Charles
March, who was contributor to the
Magnus Johnson campaign fund in
that state.
The selection of l.. B. Hanna to
manage the Coolidge campaign in
this state is expected to find favor
from many quarters. 1t is known
that some of the leading .Nonparti-
sans who were seeking to build up
harmony program" through the Re-
publican state committee had sug-
gested that the league members OF
that committee support Mr.. Hanna
for National Committeeman over
Gunder Olson. incumbent.
w. j. Church, chairman of the
Nonpartisan state committee, has
taken issue with the views expressed
by the Farmer-Labor State Record,
Nonpartisan paper published in Bis
marck, and the Fargo Forum Of the
recent meeting of the Republican
state committee here, which COM
mended the candidacy of President
Coolidge. Mr. Church endorsed the
view he said was taken Of letting
all political factions he represented
at the national convention. He
wrote in part:
81 have read your editorial on the
action of the Republican State Gem
tral committee in selecting delegates
to the national convention, and also
the Fargo Forums comment on the
same.
at is evident to me that you both
misunderstand the committees action
and that you view its acts from the
standpoint of what you would have
done under the same condition, hav-
ing complete control of the meeting
as the progressive (League) wing of
the party had.
"Now, l believe that the committee
was actuated by a desire to let all
the people of the state be represent
ed at the national convention; there
fore they picked men from all. fac
tions although keeping the majority
in the hands of the progressives, as
the state unquestionably is progress
sive.
"No one questions for moment
that Robert M. LaFollette would car
ry this state by large majority If
he runs on the presidential primary
ballot in March Past experience
has shown us, however, that the
voters have not always had their
wishes carried out, and the commit
tee therefore tried to choose men
and women whom it felt certain
would carry out the mandates Of The
people Of the state as expressed at
the polls for their candidate for
president on the Republican ticket.
As I see it, the seven men and wo-i
men representing the progressive
IN. p. Id faction will stand by the
choice of the people. whatever tnat
may be, as Tong as there is anv
chance Of electing that candidate.
At heart they are for a progressive
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