The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-12
THIRD PARTY
MOVEMENTS
CRITICIZED
X. w. Frazier, Chairman Nom
partisan Committee, Is
sues Statement
ATTACKS GOV. SORLlE
Precinct CaucuScS Called for
January 9-COunty Meet
ings January ~
ATTACKS GOV. SORLlE

| 'S'' y
| Proposal to form 4 third political
| party IN North Dakota is vigorously
! hSaIlcd by L. ". Frazier, chairman
OF the NonpartlSan- Republican state
central committee in a,circular letter
| TO county committee men received here
| today.
"Thcrc seems to be political rest
| icSSneSs among the people Of the
| state and while there are some
| grounds for it, there surely is not
! sufficient cause to justly the start
ing Of new or third party movement
within our state" the statement said.
The third party movement in the
national election Of 1924 had the
| ahlcst leader in the United States at
that time for its standard bearer and
his defeat only added to the victory
of the president of today. This
| should be some criterion as to what
could be expected if we were to start
third party within our own state.
The third party movement has been
abandoned by national labor organi-
| cations" said the statement.
Meeting Dates
In his circular letter Frazier point
WI pu1 tHstI inc
of the organization precinct COM
mittce meetings should be held
on the second Saturday in January,
county conventions on January 27
and that the state convention will be
held between February ! and TO-
Directly attacking Governor Sorlic,
Fra.ier'S statement said: "The Non
partisan League has accomplished
much good for the citizens of IT,,
state, and through it much good ca.
be secured if its membership viii OF
~ make their powers felt. While
mistakes may be made by some in
control, the organization has it
within its power to rectfy the mis-
. takes through its own machinery cas-
Ter than by trying to establish a new
organization for that purpose.
at makes n difference whose OK 10
being gored. Last July two stats-
W dc meetings were held in Bismarck.
and those now ohjecting to some Of
the political maneuvers of A. G.. Sor-
lie were most vehement in their cri-
ticiSm Of the holding Of these meet
inES and were influential in uivorc-
ing from the Olksanl2ation the rrcrU-
Eative which it held relative to the
selection of q United States Senator,
which now seems to be the main
cause of trouble within our ranks.
Could Have Avoided Difficulty
Had tn" political doctors WhUI ,th~
cred in November Informed the u,4u-
gates to the state meetings in July as
to the kind of medicine necessar! to
get action in the senators situa-
ton. something constructive could
have been done at Il time when all
the state was represented and not at
4 time when only Il few well-chosen
lf-ScckcrS were present.; the dIf-
ficulty that now exists could nave
been avoided.
"Of course with Governor Sorlie
recommending the name of Progress
Sivc Republican as II substitution for
the name NonpartiSan which he was
willing to subscribe to for Il ride IN
to the executive office Of this state.
this possibly eliminates him and
leaves the NonpartiSan league dele
gates to the next state convention at
liberty to take whatever action they
deem necessary.
I've must go down the line with
the Nonpartsan League if we hope
to better conditions for the people
of North Dakota. 1t is always easier
to clean out the stable than to build
Il new one
The Official Call
The state executive committees
call for the caucuses and convcn-
tions reads as follows:
1.-THE bylaws of our organization
as amended in Article 3. Section 1,
provide that on the second Saturday
of January in even numbered years
at the hour Of 2 p. m. you shall call
precinct meetings in each voting pre-
cnct in your county for the purpose
of electing delegates to the county
| conventions; also precinct executive
committee consisting Of chairman
and secretary treasurer.
Each precinct is entitled to one
delegate for every forty votes, or ma
jor fraction thereof, cast for the Non
partisan League candidate for gov
ernor at the last election. In case
there were not forty votes cast, such
precinct is entitled to one delegate
any way. These delegates will as
semble at the court house in the
county seat on the fourth Wednesday
of January (being January 27th) for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the state convention, also for elect
ing county executive committee, en-
dorsing legislative candidates and if
thought advisable selecting Il set of
county candidates.
'This notice is being sent you at
this time that you will call your pre-
cinct captains attention to the pre-
cinct meetings of the 9th urging them
to see that the meetings are held in
their precincts and that they are at
tended by as many voters who are in
sympathy with the movement as pos
sible, and that they see to it that
Lacquer is elected to represent them
at the county convention. You arc
responsible for the success of the
meetings in your county and we hope
to receive reports from you to the
| effect that your county is up and do
ing.
"At the close Of your county con-
vention forward to me at Crosby,
North Dakota, list of all your pre-
cinct captains as we'll as the new
county committee; all candidates en-
| dorsed for legislative or county Of
| fees with names and addresses plain
| ly written that We may correspond
with them as the occasion arises.
! Continued on page three.)