The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-24
ELECTORS HERE
TO PLAN FIGHT
IN HIGH COURT
kristian Hollis Arrival To Be
Followed BY That of
Others Assailed
FRAUD INTENT CHARGED
Alleged That LaFollette
Forces Intended To
'.String EN- Along"
FRAUD INTENT CHARGED

Four Republican presidential cleo
tors, whose custer is sought in the
supreme court by Coolidge forces,
on the ground that while they will
appear on the ballot as Coolidge
electors they are in fact supporters
OF LaFollette, were expected here to-
day to confer with counsel obtained
by K. w. Frazier to represent them
IN the supreme court. Kristian Holl
OF Wildrose was the first of the
four electors expected to reach the
city. F. A. Vogel, LaFollette cam
palgn manager, also was here today.
{. l.. Crum, retained as one at
torney for the electors said today
that he will take the position that
the electors were named in an cleo
tion by the people, the sovereign
power, and they are entitled to re-
main on the ballot by virtue of their
certificates of election. He added
that he had not yet read the papers
in the custer suit and formal an
swer probably would not be made
before Monday.
+. A. Vogel, Lafollette campaign
manager, said that during the day he
would file set of five electoral
candidates as "LaFollette- Wheeler
Progressives" on the independent
ticket, this action being without re-
gard to the court decision on the
four Republican electors.
ufhnr filinrc uyoro l..
made today, or tomorrow, the last
day for entrance Of independent can
didates into the November 4, cleo
tion race. H. H. Aaker of Grand
Forks, nominated on the Nonpartisan
League Party ticket for Congress-
man from the first district, today
telegraphed his withdrawal.
FRAUD INTENT CHARGED
Fargo, Sept 24.-The Fargo Forum
of today says:
1.-THE LaFollette campaign manag-
ers in North Dakota were never pre-
Dared to withdraw the four LaFol-
cite supporters from the Republican
icket, Notwithstanding their assur-
snce to the Republican organization
hat they so intended.
"A deliberate plan to String them
along until such time as it would
'e too late to institute court action,
vas revealed today as being the pur-
pose of the LaFollette managers as
hey carried on negotiations for
about 10 days to two weeks with
representatives. of Harrison Garnett,
Republican national committeeman.
IN. c. Freerks of jamestown, Non
PARTISAN party candidate for Con-
,ress in the Second district, in
statement given to the Forum today
'eveals the purpose underlying the
Whole LaFollette scheme of carrying
m the negotiations with the Re-
quoting F. A. Vogel, La
toilette manager, in this state. dir
ctly, in establishing the real mo-
i've of the LaFollctte group.
"Mr. Freerks' statement as dictat-
d to repre- sentative of the Forum
ollows: we are going to hold
onference in Senator Frazier's
DOM. Before it got started, with
My Vogel, Mrs. Fisher and myself !
n the room, | heard him tell her
hat they had more or less officially |
romised to withdraw the LaFollette
lectors from the Republican column
f the ballot. Then they discussed
he situation. Then he unfolded to
1rs. Fisher that while he had so
greed he did not intend to do so
ut string it along; to head off
ourt action as long as possible until
would be too late to do anything
court action were begun. l will !!
OF say that these were the exact
lords but it Is the substance of
that was said. was rather sur
rised that they talked so freely"