The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-07
ROY FRAZIER
HURLS DEFY
AT GOVERNOR
G.. o. p. Chairman Dcnounccs
SOrlie as State Meeting
Opens in Bismarck
FIFTY ATTEND SESSION
Seek TO Choose Candidate
to Fill Unexpircd Term
of Senator Ladd
FIFTY ATTEND SESSION

Roy Frazier, Crosby. chairman of
the Republican state executive com
mittee, called to meet this after
noon. today hurled the gauntlet at
Governor A. G. Sorlie in a statement
to the press, announcing the con
vention is aimed to "prcvent tn"
Governor from defeating the will Of
the people by selecting a candidate
to fill the unexpred term of Sena-
tor f. F.. Ladd, who would be OPP
posed to the interests of tn" major
ity Of the voters Of the state
Must Represent PeOp'e
eve don't care whether Governor
Sorlie appoints successor to Ladd
or calls special election" Frazier
stated. "We are concerned with the
selection of a man who will repre-
sent the rank and file Of North Da-
kota voters, and we intend to pre-
vent Sorlie from usurping autocratlc
powers in the matter of choosing a
United States Senator
Frazier, one-tlme partisan of the
Sorlie faction was bitter in his de-
nunciation of the course adopted by
the Sorle administration since the
death of Senator Ladd.
Campaign of Obstruction
eve have been beset at every
turn with campaign of obstruc-
tion waged by henchmen Of Cover
nor Sorlie," he declared. Referring
to the first call for convention of
delegates to the last Nonpartlsan
conclave, Frazier declared, "Sorlfe
supporters sent out a last-mnute
edict to local league units, warning
them to ignore Frazier's convention
cali.
1--WE had no way of meeting these
tactics and our only recourse was to
call conference of the Republican
state executive committee" he de-
clared.
About so men, representing fac
tions of the Nonpartisan League,
gathered in Bismarck today to at
tend the conference of the Repub-
lican State Central committee to
consider recommendation of cam
didate for United States senator to
succeed the late Senator E. F. Ladd.
State Senator Ralph Ingerson, Di-
vide county; Roy Yader, Emmons
county; Representative O. c. Mar
tin. Slope county; Christian Hall,
and R. H. Walker, Oliver county, arc
here for the meeting. The bulk Of
attendance came from northwestern
sections of the state.
Frazier declared the convention
would be free to take "any action it
may desire on any matter it may
choose"
Demand for a state wide conven-
tion of the Nonpartisan League to
a candidate for appointment to the
u. S. Senate to succeed the late Ed
win Fremont Ladd, was voiced at
the outset of the convention called
to meet in Bismarck today by Roy
Frazier. Crosby, chairman of the
Republican state executive commit
tee.
Governor A. G. Sorlie. referred to
as a "creature of the Nonpartisan
League" was charged by Senator
Ralph Ingerson, Flaxton, with "us-
urping powers which alone belong to
the League" in announcing his in
tention to appoint successor to fill
the unexpired term of Senator Ladd.
Ingerson. progressive leader in the
senate during the last session of the
legislature, characterized as "ill-c0n-
sidered" a statement attributed, to
Governor Sorlie that he would ap-
point a man to the U. S. Senate who
would be acceptable to that body.
Disrcspectful to Ladd
"Such statement seems to me to
be disrespectful to the memory of
Senator Ladd as we'll as unfair to
Senator Lynn Frazier" Ingerson stat
ed. Senator Ladd was not accepta-
BILE to the u. S. Senate which is
reactionary in the majority"
1ngerson went on record as favor.
ing Nonpartisan convention, assert.
ing he could not "but voice condem-
nation Of those Nonpartisans who
opposed a call for League conven.
tion."
"A man who would be acceptable
to the United States Senate would
not be acceptable to the people of
North Dakota" Ray Frazier, spon-
sor Of the Bismarck convention, told
approximately so delegates assem-
bled.
Judge P. H. Miller, Washburn,
stated an appointment to the post
IF U. S. Senator would be illegal.
Judge Miller strongly advocated call
ing q League. convention.
r. H. dad" Walker was elected
chairman of the convention. Jack
Pfeifer was chosen secretary.