The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-31
RATIFY ACTION


here this morning. formally rati-
fled the action Of the statewide
conference, it was announced
by Ole knutsOn, state chairman.
The committee discussed plans
for the political and member
ship campaigns, he said. The
membership campaign is to be
supervised by members of the
committee. each in his respec-
tive district. Mr.. Knutson will
have charge in the first dis
trict and also will spend some
time in this city as campaign
headquarters to he maintained.
The Nonpartisan League, as re-
suit of it's conference held here yes
terday and which broke up finally at
an early hour this morning, will en-
deavor to build the organization to
its former standard of membership
and power. The conference, consti-
tuting an advisory body to the State
Executive Committee, approved
membership campaign to be conduct
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for two. years and. wherever poss-
ible, sell the official paper to the
members.
For the immediate future, the State
Executive Committee called upon To-
cal League units throughout the state
to raise funds to wipe out some debts
remaining in the treasury and to put
Al nj boc q
In the long discussion of finances in
the conference, however, the cid
question Of paying off the some $780,
900 of accommodation notes given by
farmers was not raised.
The conference, after its ses-
sion, has done these things:
Indorsed Senator LaF'Ollette
and Wheeler for the presidency
and vice-presidency, respectively.
Demanded all Nonpartisan Lea
gue-indorsed candidates support
LaF0llette and Wheeler.
Decided to keep A. G. SOrlie
and other candidates for state
office sccessful in the June Is
primary in the Republican COL
umn in the fall election.
Decided to run T. H. H. ThOre-
sen, w. J. Church and d. c. POin-
dexter, defeated for Attorney
General, Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Labor and Auditor,
respectively, as Independent can
didates in the fall election, in the
individual nomination column.
They will withdraw from the
Nonpartissn League party, in
which they we're nominated.
Named Gerald Nye of CO0pers.
town, editor of the Sentinel COur-
Ter. to be Independent candidate
for Congress in the Second dis
trict against Thomas Hall. In
dorsed Walter Wexford, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in
the First district. as candidate
against O. B. Burtness.
Run SOrlie on Stickers
The third party question was not
settled with the ending of the con-
ference, however. 1t is certain to rise
again. The conference, by vote of
81 to 8, decided to continue its can
didates in the Republican column, al
though r. H. dad" Walker Of
Yucca, Senator Ralph .Ingerson of
Flaxton and others made pleas that
the League abandon the Republican
column in the fall election, and join
the Farmer-Labor Party ranks.
The "bitter enders" among the So
called "anti-stradlers" were not salts
fled. D. H. Hamilton, state senator
from McHenry county, told the Lea
guers he would 60 to the polls and
vote for League candidates under
the Republican banner but he "will
have to hold my nose to do it,"
Hamilton's attitude was reproved
later by Congressman James H. Sim
clair of the Third district.
"What we want is to get some
change in laws" said Sinclair. 81
don't care what sort of machinery you
use-use any machinery to get in. It
is only a means to an end. didn't
think it was necessary to spend so
much time this afternoon about what
kind Of political machinery you would
use."
For Intensive Organization
Sinclair also urged intensive or
ganization.
II used to favor as wide democracy
as possible" he said. "But ! don't
X;now but what it is better to play
1ammany politics sometimes, if you
are going to get anywhere. ! know
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