The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-18
ONE E0UTLlNED
AT ALLNlGHT
CONFER ENCE
Former League Leaders Say
Convention Will Revolt
Against SOrlie, Nye
NOT ALL IN FAVOR
Frazier Against Movement
Townley Not Expected to
Attend Meeting

Adoption Of a complete platform
covering state, national and interna-
ti"nal issues under Farmcr-Labor
banner was in prospect here today as
radicals from this and neighborinr
states met in what was originally de-
Sighated as a state meeting.
At an all night conference n plat
form was outlined for presentation to
the convention which is scheduled To-
meet at p. M. K. II. Walker. Oliver
county, will be temporary chai rman.
f"rmer N"npartiSan leagu. leaders
h"r" Tor the gathering declared that
IL represents revolt against Gov
'rhor A. q. Sorlic and Gerald I. Nyc
oi t"operstown, his recent senatorial
designate. Political leaders opposed
TO the governor IN his own party were
frank in expressing the idea that Nve
was an obscure editor until the roy-
ernor's action made him a figure of
national prominence.
Some Opposition
Not all of the longtime political
leaders were openly in favor of the
'hlrd party movement. State Sena-
Tor Del Patterson, an original league
leader, SAID the question to be deter
mined is whether the machinery it.
sell Is wrong or whether we need
someone else TO run the machinery"
All apparently -ere frankly displeas-
ed with the Sorlie regime and parti-
cularly with the Nye appointment.
AS meeting time neared it was evil
dent that not all those present here
favor the third party idea but some
leaders estimated that a sufficient
number of third party men were on
hand to definitely establish the move
ment as factor in North Dakota
Roy Frazier, bitter enemy Of Gov
ernor Sorlic, chairman of the Rcpub-
lican state central committee and
wee chairman of the Nonpartisan
League executive committee, declared
ne IS not IN favor of the third party
at a conference with Will
liam Lemhc, Fargo, who issued the
call Tor the meeting. and who is cx-
pected TO be ITS moving spirit. Fra
lI"r said he is ready to battle Sor-
he in the Nonpartisan- Republican
convention in February but that the
ihIrd party idea is wrong.
Convention System Opposed
Informed observers. including SHINE
Hho conferred with LenIkc, were Of
he opinion that the real purpose Of
ne meeting Is to force the NonDar-
.iSan league 10 discard its practice
II endorsing candidates by convention
II order to make possible success.
III race for the Republican senator
al nomination. Lemkc knovs hev
and, that he could not obtain tne en-
iorsement of the Nonpartisan con-
'cntion and would labor under
leavy handicap with out it unless the
ystem is changed.
The Workers Communist partv
las several represen mere. in
luding Alfred knutson, Fargg. ssa,c
eader. They are not here as Com
nunists, however, Knutson said, but
ire giving their support to Il move
nent which they believe TO be a
step in the right direction" Other
communist leaders here are State
A. c. Miller, Williston,
md j. &. Soltis, Minneapolis.
A pre-meeting estimate by Cover
lor A. G. Sorlie that only a Cor
oraPs guard would attend the con-
erence was not borne out when more
han 80 official and unofficial dele
ates had arrived early today.
Former Days Recalled
The days when Lemke was king
I the Nonpartisan League and all
powerful in North Dakota politics
we're recalled last night when confer
nee after conference was held in
is quarters. With his coat off and
leeves rolled up Lemke labored to
wing prospective delegates into
me.
Possibility Of A. G. Townley, faith
r OF the Nonpartisan league, attend
Continued on page g.