The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-16
n. D. POLITICAL
SITUATION IS
LOST IN HAZE
''Practical Politics" Involving
Deals of Various Sorts
Now UppermOst
NATIONAL SITUATION
Many Willing to Make Bar
gains on State Politics as
Affecting National

"Practical politics" likely will have
an important bearing upon the
course of the North Dakota state
election in November. Already
"practieal politics'-a movement n
one direction because of its effect
upon some other objective--is being
discussed to Il great degree.
As matters now stand, the state
Republican ticket is mixture Of
Nonpartisans and Independents, with
the former having the lions share
Of the places but the latter faction
having some important state offic'
ials. Usually when either the In
dependents or Leaguers have lost
candidates in the Republican column
Immediately there has been a move
ment to place opposition candidates
in the field for the fall election
Just now, the political talk mainly
is toward means to avert such an
action.
The national situation has entered
into the state fight to large ex-
tent. A large number of political
leaders view the carrying Of the
state for Coolidge as much more
important than the state fight, and
as such appear willing to let the
present Republican state ticket
"ride" if A. G. Sorlie, the League
candidate, supports Coolidge for
president. The latter, the titular
head of the Republican ticket in the
state, has made no declaration on
this subject, and his friends do not
expect him to do. so. He is now at
the Minnesota lakes.
On the other hand the Coolidge
forces are confronted by the fact
that four of the five presidential
electors put on the Republican ticket
in the March 18 primary ran as
LaFollette supporters. Whether
they would support Coolidge if he
carried the state and they were
elected presidential electors remains
to be seen. There has been some
talk, in view of the fact that six
delegates to the Republican national
convention voted against Coolidge
although he carried the state, OF
trying to induce the so-called La.
Toilette electors to move into the
LaFollette column, or to force them
eff by court action.
LaFollette will, of course, be or
the ballot in the state, but in all
probability in the column marked
individual nominations" where his
name may easily be. placed by peti.
tiOn Thoro hoe hoo~ ,ronvan,ov nj
among some of the ,Nonpartisans
for the resignation of all the Lea.
que candidates chosen on the Re.
publican ticket, and placing theil
names under the LaFollette banner
On the other hand, group of Non.
partisans is willing, so they say
to let the present Republican ticket
60 through with the Independents
included. By this method they wou1G
avoid fight on Sorlie.
Some Independents favor the nom
ination of a candidate to holding
that the recent primary election
showed the League organization il
in the minority in the state.
There is, of course, the Demo
CFaL1C PaTIy III tHe 1IeIO, Win nai
vor Halvorson of Minot named fo1
Governor. Mr.. Halvorson has made
no statement of his campaign, mol
has the Democratic organization. i
is expected he will make an activ.
campaign for Governor. The Demo
Gratis, who had begun to see visions
of carrying North Dakota, do no
find their chances so rosy since th'
nomination Of Davis. Many believed
McAdoo would have carried the state
but did not hope for such success
for John w. Davis.