The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-22
S0RLTE HOLDS
WHIP HANDAT
LEAGUE MEET
J.. G.. Miller of BOttineau
Elected Chairman at
Morning Session
LYNN FRAZIER SPEAKS
Executive Called to Meeting
TO State Plans for Filling
Senate Seat

bers Of the Nonpartisan League
convention arrived ut the capitol
this afternoon to invite Cover
nor \. Il. SOrlie to appear he
fore the League gathering. for
the purpose Of stating his plans
Tor filling the seat in the United
States senate, vacated by the
death Of the late f. +. Ladd.
In event the executive de-
clines to attend the League con-
clave the committee will seek to
obtain the Governors views on
the legality Of u Senate appoint
ment, and will discuss prOspec-
tive candidates for appOi mt ment
to the post vacated by Senator
Ladd.
The conference committee,
consisting of {. c. Talbot, Dickey
county, r. A. VOgel. Cole Har-
bOr. and Thomas Pendree. James,
town, was appointed when n mo-
tiOn requesting the executives
presence ut the convention passed
unanimously.
Administration forces in the meet
ing sought to block the resolution.
which was submitted by c. C.. Tai
boz.
"This resolution means the con-
vention will attempt to dictate to
the Governor. Such action on the
part Of the convention would be
humiliating to the executive and to
the state Of North Dakota" p. c.
Peterson, administration leader, de-
clared.
Aim To Cooperate
"Governor Sorlie can have no OBJ
lection to an invitation to appear be-
fore this convention" +. A. Vogel,
member of the state Legislature. and
prominently mentioned as senatorial
timber. stated. at should be the
aim Of this body to cooperate with
the Governor. We have too long
failed to cooperate with him, both in
and out Of the legislature"
Senator Ralph Ingerson, Flaxton,
who will seek the nomination Of
John N. Hagen, former commissioner
Of agriculture, as candidate for u.
S. Senator, demanded the convention
name one candidate as the choice of
the Nonpartisan League for the Sen
ate post.
1--WE cannot rightfully delegate the
one individual,' he declared. 81 sub
to nominate a candidate to succeed
Senator Ladd, and urge that the call
be adhered to-
Roy Frazier, vice chairman of the
Nonpartisan League central commit
tee. supported lngerson.
ut has been the policy Of this
organization to name its own candi-
dates for appointment and election
Frazier stated
Order of Business
The committee on procedure re
ported the following order Of bust
DMs il . report which was adopted
shortly after the convention opened
this afternoon: l) discussion Of
advisability of united action in nom
mating candidates for U. S. Senator;
t2) nomination of candidates; CD
reorganization Of the North Dakota
Nonpartisan League" organ; ca re-
port of the resolutions committee.
J. c. Miller, Bottineau, had been
elected chairman Of the North Da-
kota Nonpartisan League convention
and 20 delegates had been seated
when recess was taken at noon today.
The meeting was called to recommend
to Governor A. G.. Sorlie the name
Of man to succeed the late +. r..
Ladd as United States senator. Five
additional votes were represented by
proxies.
Mrs. F.. O. Bailey, Bismarck, mem
ber of the Nonpartisan League CEN
trail committee, was secretary. Ole
Knutson, chairman of the Nonparti-
san League executive committee, call
ed the meeting to order with S. S.
Mcdonald, another member of the
committee, as secretary.
r. w. Frazier, chairman Of the Nom
partisan state central committee,
called a meeting of that body for this
afternoon. His purpose, he said, was
might do.
Sorlie In Control
The opinion was general that forces
of Governor A. G. Sorlie were in
control of the convention and that
the chief action taken would be the
passage of resolution expressing
confidence in the executive.
Governor Sorlie held long con-
ference with Senator Lynn J. Frazier
this morning but both were reticent
regarding developments.
In speech to the delegates Senator
Frazier said Senator Norris Of Ne
braska would take the place of the
late Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin
as progressive leader in the senate
and predicted that he would receive
the aid of Senator Borah, Idaho, and
johnson, California.
Attacking Vicepresident Dawc;'
methods Of attempting to force
changes in the senate rules, Senator
Frazier said the real solution to al
legged dilly- dallying tactics in con-
gress would be the abolition of the
lame-duck sessions by permitting fed
eral officials, including the president,
vice-president and congressman, to
take office in January after they are
elected instead Of waiting 13 months
as at present. He also outlined -
bill, introduced at the last session
and which he will sponsor again, pro-
viding for the creation of federal
commission to regulate the price of
wheat, corn and cotton in the United
States. Its effect. he said, would be
to create a government monopoly on
those products sold in this country
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