The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-18
NEW PROBLEMS
IN POLITICS
\ ARE EVOLVED
Weekend Conference in Bis
marck Increase National
Political Tension
THE PLAN OF RECALL
Takes Over $1,000 Names To
Gain Recall Election on
Three Judges

Increased tension in national poll
tics in the state, renewed pressure
on A. G.. Sorlie, Nonpartisan League
candidate for Governor by LaFollette
forces, and the prospect of a recall
election at the time of the November
general election on three judges of
the supreme court, evolved from
weekend political meetings in this
city.
The meetings failed to clarity the
situation with respect to presidential
electors, although action taken is
likely to make it advantageous to La
Toilette forces to have the four Re-
publican electoral candidates who are
LaFollette men, to resign from the
Republican column. The LaFollette
action which would clarity the sit
Gation which confronted the Inde-
pendent Republicans in their confer
ence at Fargo last week.
Features of Conferences
Outstanding features of the week
end conferences are:
Movement initiated by Association
call Justices Sveinbjorn Johnson, w.
L. Nuessle and L. E. Birdzell of the
supreme court.
Naming of F. A. Vogel of Colehar-
Dor as LaFollette campaign manager
and appointment of committee with
representatives of various factions
on it.
Further linking of Nonpartisan
League with LaoFllette movement, in
spite of the attitude Of A. G. Sorlie
League candidate for Governor.
Decision of the Nonpartisan Lea
que executive committee to revert to
its old basis, with a salared cam
paign manager, the result of continu-
ed differences in the League executive
committee.
Postponement of efforts of LaFol.
lette group to establish new political
party, with name satisfactory to him
but different from Farmer-Labor OF
Nonpartisan League Party, until call
ing of convention, probably on Labor
Day. LaFollette electors to be named
at the same time.
League Differences
1t is no secret among Nonpartisans
that old and new differences have
cropped out in their organization. The
motion of N. H. Dimond of Grand
Forks who has been lieutenant of
A.. G. Sorlie, that LaFollette electors
and League candidates unsuccessful
in the Republican primary, be named
on new party ticket, was regarded
as an undercurrent of the effect to
force Sorlie into declaration of sup
port for some candidate for President
While the LaFollette organization
named committee, composed of Will
liam LANCER, William Lemke, F. O.
, Hellstrom, L. j. Wehe and DR.. L. s.
Platou, to investigate the situation
and see if new party column can be
obtained on the November election
ballot, this generally is regarded by
those familiar with party affairs in
the state as being impossible of full
fillment. The LaFollette electors
and League candidates will have to
go in the "individual nominations
column" it is held.
The LaFollette campaign committee
is as follows: F. A. Vogel, Colehar-
Dor, chairman; Simon Nagel, 81. V. A.
Republican,; r. H. Walker, Farmer
Labor; Ralph Ingerson, Nonpartisan; ;
Mariner Cook, Railway Employees; /;
Mrs. C. A. Fisher, Nonpartisan Wo-
mans Clubs; VIM. LANCER, Hiram
Johnson primary committee; Albert
Waddington, Coal Miners; DR.. L. s.
Platou, progressive Democrat" One
other member, to represent the
American Legion, is to be named.
The Recall Plan
The Association of Depositors of
Closed Banks in the state, of which
w. E. Dyer of Slope County is head.
Aeld meeting entirely separate from
the LaFollette meeting, but many of
those at the LaFollette meeting
drifted into it, and took part in dis
cussions.
The meeting had been called, Mr.
Dyer declared, with no particular pro-
gram before it, but to consider the
.situation growing out of the supreme
courts decision upholding Secretary
of State Hall to the effect that petit
tions filed for vote on a constitu-
tional amendment providing bond
issue of $6,OO0,O0O and other means
to aid depositors of closed banks.
Fiery speeches resulted in the pass
age of a resolution to recall "the
three most recently elected" judges
of the supreme court, who are JUS
tices Nuessle, Birdzell and Johnson
An amendment to include the name of
Judge A. M. Christianson failed: Will
liam Lemke, D. H. Hamilton and 9TH
ers explaining that the resolutions
committee believed Judge Christian
SON had such political strength that
it would be bad tactics to include
him. The fifth member of the court
Justice Bronson, goes out of office
January /.
The committee of three named to
!, prepare recall petitions and draft
q. "bill Of particulars, composed of
Roy Frazier Of Crosby, Charles Hoov-
er of Kidder county and C. E. Joyce
of Bowman county, will endeavor to
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