The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-02
NEW I,V. A. WILL
BE ORGANIZED
IN NO. DAKOTA
lndepc ndents, in Meetings
Here, Organize for the
1926 Campaign
PLAN is DRAWN UP
Nomination of Candidates.
Both Republican and Dem
Ocratic. Is Planned
PLAN is DRAWN UP

Formation Of an organization To
include both Republicans and Dem
ocrats who are opposed to the Non
partisan League, but which Will
place all candidates which it may en-
dorse for the 1926 election on the
Republican ballot was effected here
Sunday.
The plan of organization was
drawn up by committee consisting
equally Of Republicans and Demo
Gratis. 1t was presented to u meet
ing of Independents by j. N. Kelly
Of Devils Lake. member of the DEM
ocratic state central committee, and
unanimously ratified by the assem-
bly,. The chief principal involved,
fusion before the primaries" was
agreed upon at u session held Sat
urday night.
The chief points of the plan are
as follows:
The organization will continue to
be known as the Independent Voters
Association and will be composed Of
Democrats and Republicans alike
with the purpose of carrying on the
fight against radicalism in the state
of North Dakota.
This organization will bring about
the fusion of the Independent ele-
ments Of the two parties and hold "A
Joint convention or conference OF
II IL. Ian -
80 days before the 1926 primary cleo
ton to select IA state ticket TO be
presented to the voters at that prim-
airy election.
The candidates upon this ticket are
to be selected from the ranks of the
Republican and Democratic parties
on an equitable basis but will be
placed on the Republican ballot.
A temporary committee consisting
of three Democrats, three Republi-
cans. and three |. V. A. members
was named. This committee will
select Il permanent executive com
mittee of nine members. The dut!
OF the permanent committee will bt
to engage a state manager, select {
y
mittee, and to Immediately begin ;
systematic campaign for the nomi
nation and election of such candi
dates as shall later be endorsed IA
the convention already referred t,
Grafton, representing the |. V. A.
c. c. Turner, Dickinson; Matt John
son, Bottineau, and j. ID. Bacor
Grand Forks, representing the Re
publicans, and r. A. Bolton, james
town; Nick Nelson, Emerald; an
Charles Simon. New England, repre-
senting the Democrats.
The Republican committee passe'
a. resolution declaring that four o
the me mbers of the final COMMITTEE
should be Democrats.
kaldor Chairman
Theodore Kaldor Of Hillsboro, pre-
pendent convention. John Cannon
of Bismarck acted as secretary.
The deliberations which led to tn
adoption Of the organization pla
which was finally accepted opene
Saturday afternoon, when member
of both the Democratic and Repub
lican state central committees hel
sessions. Each committee appointe
a sub committee of seven member
to confer with like committee o
the other party.
The view reached by this join
committee was presented to the gen
eral Independent conference whic
opened Saturday evening. This wa
that past elections had shown conclu
sively that the only basis on whic
the Independents Of the state coul
hope for victory over the forces Q
radicalism was one of fusion befor
the primary election. 1t was recoe
nized by Democrats as we'll as Re
publicans that under the preser
conditions in the state candidate
must win in the Republican primar
in order to win in the general elet
tion.
The convention unanimously adopt
ed this view, and authorized tn
committees to go ahead and wor
out the details of such an organize
ton as had been suggested and pre-
sent them to the convention Sunda
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