The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-24
WILL ABIDE
BY ACTI0N0F
CONVENTION
IVA Meeting Slow in Starting
Nominations Will Come
Late Today
STUTSMAN is CHAIRMAN
Leaders Claim Hanley of Man.
dan Has Advantage in
G0vernorship Fight
STUTSMAN Is CHAIRMAN

Devils Lake, n. D.. Feb. 24.--(F)---
Having perfected II temporary organ
ization and referred to a credentials
committee the contest on the 26
members Of the Grand Forks county
delegation. the |. v. A. convention
adjourned at noon until 1:3O y. IN.
The convention was slow in get
ting under way and it appeared evi-
dent that the business Of nOmInat-
ing candidates would not be reach
ed until this afternoon or tonight.
OF the 400 delegates present about
onefourth were Democrats and the
remainder Republicans.
Members Of the credentials CON-
mittec, to which the Grand Forks
county contest was referred, were:
Staale Hendrickson, Burke county;
Charles Mcdonald, Morton county;
William Watt, Fargo; X. J. Gardner,
Nelson county; and William O'Lcary,
Ward county.
Fusion Is Assured
At meetings last night and this
morning Democrats favorable to
combining with the Republicans, in
AN effort to beat the Nonpartisan
league Republican faction for con-
troll of the state government, aban-
doned all proposals to force the
nomination of Democrats for certain
offices and decided to abide by the
action Of the entire, convention mem
bership.
This was not interpreted, however,
as assurance that there would be no
Democratic state ticket in the field
at the June primary or November
election. Nonfusion Democrats,
termed Nonpartisan Democrats by
their factional opponents, are expect
ed to take the necessary steps to put
ticket in the field.
The meeting of |. V. AS today
will select candidates for state Of
flee and adopt platform which is
expected to oppose continuation Of
ths state mil ard elevator. aud 9TH
er state business a nd Industrial en-
terprises, opposition to which has
been the basis for the Republican
Democratic fusion arrangement. No
action will be @aken on candidates
for the senatorship or congressional
offices. these things having been left
for determination by the Democrats
and Republicans acting separately.
Twitcheli Talks
L. l.. Twitchell, Fargo, chairman Of
the !. Y. A. campaign committee,
called the session to order. J. M.
Kelly, Devils Lake, secretary Of the
campaign committee, served as sec
retary. In his opening address
Twitchell pointed out that the sole
object of the convention was the
nomination Of a strong ticket on Il
sound platform which would insure
victory over the Nonpartisan league
in the election.
W. II. Stutsman Of Mandan was
chosen temporary chairman by unan-
imous vote. There were no other
nominations.
John Gammons, Bismarck, was
named temporary secretary.
Stutsman is a Republican and a
former member Of the state railroad
board. Gammons is Democrat and
secretary of the state industrial
commission.
1t developed that GammonE> was
not in the hall and J. J. OXeary
Mnot, was delegated to find him
When Gammons failed to appear J
c. Eaton, Fargo, was elected sccrc-
tary in his stead.
Claim Advantage for Hanley
Leaders, who claimed to have taken
preliminary poll of delegates, cx-
pressed the opinion as the convcn-
tion went into the afternoon session
that J. NJ. Hanley, Mandan, had the
advantage in the fight for the gov
ernorship nomination.
! The Stutsman county delegation
was ready to launch drive for Jchr
| w. Carr Of jamestown, present mem
ber Of the state house Of representa-
tives. and indications were that al
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