The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-04
LEAGUERS N AY.
SAY HANDS OFF
COP. CAMPAIGN
Group Urges That Convention
Here Stay Out of National
Presidential Fight
FEAR IT'S ILL EFFECT
Fight Warns Over Gown
Party" Idea of Leaguers-
Other Political Gossip

Dcma n d that the Nonpartisan
League state convention. which gets
under way here Wednesday, "lay off,
the presidential fight is voiced by
John Andrews Of Fargo, one of mill
tants in the insurgent wing of the
organization.
There are Leaguers who are La
Toilette men; there are just as good
Leaguers who are Johnson men;
there are Leaguers who are firm for
! Coolidge" says Andrews.
| Several other Nonpartisans have
urged that the convention here keep
| its hands off the national fight. The
| situation, in view Of the condemna-
ton among Leaguers of the Frazier
! Republican committee endorsement Of
Coolidge and the boom for LaFollctte
organized by Leaguers, indicates
fear by the Leaguers that the organ
ization will wreck itself in the dis
cord on the presidential nomination.
1t is also regarded as Il move against
the third party idea of Senator
Ralph Ingerson for LaFollette had
been picked to give the League
strength under the "own party" idea
Andrews also finds himself in
agreement with Chairman W. ).
Church of the League in opposing
the Ingerson plan. Opposition also
is voiced by the Farmer Labor Rec
ord of Bismarck. At the same time
Senator John Fleckten of Kenmare
comes out strong for the lngerson
llan and boosts him for Governor.
One of the impelling motives be-
hind the support of the Gown party
idea on the part Of some Leaguers rs
that they feel that if they stick in
the Republican primary, militant
Leaguers will enter ticket in the
"Nonpartisan League party column
and thus split the League vote. II
has been understood among Leaguers
that NJ. c. Freerks of jamestown, ane
J. w. Deemy of Bismarck would be
candidates for Congress in the Sec
ond district in this column.
There also is the fear on the part
of some that the Miklethun Andrew:
faction would use this opening t.
: capture control of the League ma
chnery and make Andrews "Progres
sive" the official paper Of the organ
izaton.
An interesting sidelight on tn
slate Of LaFollette delegates to e
into the March primary seekinl
places as delegates to the Republican
\ National convention is the inclusion
\ of two or more persons who hav
been known as Hiram Johnson sup
porters. Among them is c. ID. KIM
of Burleigh county, on the johnson
: campaign committee. 1t has bee
understood that the group which or
ganized the LaFollette ticket wa
making overtures to the Hiram John
i son supporters, might, after castln
). complimentary vote for LaFollett
q at the Republican National conven
O ton, switch to Johnson.
r Men returned from Washingto
= bring word that LaF'ollette is not a
Il active candidate, but will not oppos
- his name being used in the Mort
- Dakota primary. There are som
"progressives" who have advise
/ against use VI hio hohS oS".~'''
that there is danger Of him losing
three-cornered fight and that
would be risking his prestige.
Petitions bearing approximate
1000 names asking that the name
7 President Coolidge be entered in II
1 March 18 presidential preference pr
/ ll'mary were received by the Secreta'
of State this morning. Petitions
place the name of candidate on Il
, primary ballot require one per ce
u Of the party vote at the last electio
or about 1,100 Republican names, a
cording to Deputy Secretary OF Sta
M. w. Duffy. The law provides Il
o. petitions shall bear one per cent
N the vote or 500 names, and an
IN ruling Of the attorney generals g
ID flee construes this to mean that t
RS minimum number is 500 regardle
or of the vote, Duffy said.
c. C. D. King, in Bismarck toda
,k said he would decline place on t
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