The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-02
FRACTIONAL
REFFIES H1 3IE{; ARE
SM00THED OUT
Democrats Endorse Cousin OF
Gov. GundersOn for Sen
atOrial Post
PARTY FUSION FAILS
G.. o. p. Endorses Coolidge
Administration and the
World Court
PARTY FUSION FAILS

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 2.-LP-Pr;mary
candidates for congress ssiona and
state offices We're named and plat
fornas adopted by Republicans. Demo
Gratis and Farmer Laboritcs of South
Dakota in state conventions that con-
tinued until an early hour here to-
day.
Outstanding in Importance was the
Senator Peter Norhcck and Governor
Carl GunderSon by the Republicans.
VIII" Smoothed out early factional
ruifles which threatened for a time
TO disrupt their convention.
The conventions endorsements are
considered the equivalent of election.
although candidates may file inde-
pendently IN any Of the primaries
which will be held in March. Here
tofore the convention candidates al
ways have been nominated.
Democrats endorsed {. j. Gunder-
son of lay county, cousin of Gov
'rnor Gunderson, for United States
senator and W. J. Below Of Beresford
for governor. while the Farmc La
horites named George Platt. farmer
of Marshall county. for senator. Their
candidate for governor is II. X. War
rem of iankton.
Efforts II" Form Coalition Fail
Efforts of the Democrats and
Farmer -Laborites TO agree on Il com
plete fusion slate failed, although "A
number of "insurgent" Farmer-L.a-
borites joined with the Democrats in
endorsing Miss Alice Lorraine Daily
and several other candidates.
Miss DAILY, who last year was the
Farmer Labor candidate for COVER
nor. was endorsed for congress IN
the first district.
For congress, the Republicans en-
dorsed the three incumbents. c. 4.
Christopherson. Sioux Falls; Royal &.
Johnson. Aberdeen, and William Viii
hanson. Custer.
Democrats selected as congre sional
candidates two other Fermentation
insurgents. In addition to Miss Daily
they are, Fred II. Hildebrand of Wa
tertown and Arthur Watwood cf
Deadwood, for the second and third
districts. respectively.
Three Women Endorsed
4 feature of the conventions was
the fact that three women were en-
dorsed for Office. They are Miss
DAILY, Farmcr-Labor Democrat, for
congress. Miss Glady Pyle of Huron,
Republican, for secretary Of state.
and Gertrude Fieg of Huron. Demo
crat, for secretary Of state.
Platform promises of the Rcpubl-
cans included support of the reor-
ganization plan of Governor Gunder-
son, urging a referendum on the law
guaranteeing bank deposits, mean
while rejecting proposal to call a
special session of the legislature to
consider this matter.
Other planks included opposition
to the states entrance into further
commercial enterprise; repeal Of the
Richards primary law, responsible
for the meeting Of the propo sal
putable homes. and declared against
further bond issues for the rural
| credits system until the present un-
settled condition of the credits is ad-
Justed.
Endorse World Court
The Coolidge admi nistration was
| approved, and endorsement was Civ
! en- Il world court of international US
! tice with United States partic ipati on
under the Hughes reservations.
In their platform. the Democrats
denounced the present Republican ad
ministration and approved invcstiga-
| tion of the cause of inetficiency in
| state government; asked enactment of
\ a civil administration code to curb
| expenditures; favored no further is
suing of rural credit fund except TO
refund maturing obligations.
| They ask reorganization of the
! rural credits system and a popular
vote to determine if bank dcpositors
| should be reimbursed for money lost
in closed banks under the bank
guaranty law. A unicameral legisla-
ture was suggested exemption from
income taxes for salaries Of $4,000
| or less was asked, and an appropria-
| ton asked from the next legislature
| to aid World war veterans in placing
their claims before the proper boards.
YANkTON MAN TO DECLINE
NOMINATION. FOR. GOVERNOR
Yankton, S. d., Dec. 2.-(P-H. X
Warren of this city, nominated for
governor on the Farmer Labor ticket
at the state convention i'm Pierre yes
terday. will decline to accept nomin-
alton. he announced today. Such ac-
tion by the Farmer-Labor party was
unauthorized. he said. and he will
decline to make the race.