The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-24
WILL ABIDE
BY ACTION OF
CONVENTION
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least three additional names would be
placed before the convention.
In addition to the consideration of
candidates for state office, Republic
convention tomorrow at which can
didate for the senatorship will be en-
dorsed. Observers generally ex-
pressed the belief that Hanna could
muster a majority Of the delegates,
but the Ward county delegation, lead.
ing the fight for former Governor
forts.
Deadlock Possibility Discounted
The possibility, of II deadlock, with
4 resultant swing to a-third man, was
generally discounted.
mcnded that part Of each of the two
contesting delegations from Grand
Forks county be seated.
BY agreement the delegation led by
George Robbins, Grand Forks, award
ed II votes to the delegation led by
Hans Georgesen, Niagara. TIL G
by }. d. Bacon, Grand Forks.
People Not In Favor Of League
Program
The temporary organization was
made permanent and, in keynote
address, Chairman Stutsman de-
clared that the l. v. A. convention
represented united effort of Re-
publicans and Democrats to rescue
the state from socialistic policies ad-
vocated by the Nonpartisan league.
The league, he said, had stolen the
Republican party machinery, making
fusion with the Democrats necessary
to wage II successful fight against the
league.
The people of North Dakota are not
in favor of the league program Of
entry by the state into business and
industrial enterprises. Stutsman said.
and pointed to the /. v. A. victory in
the election Of 1922.
Speeches Limited
a set of rules proposed by Fred r.
Cuthbcrt was adopted with only a
few changes. The most important
were rules limiting speeches to 10
minutes and requiring a majority OF
all votes cast to nominate for any
office.
A proposal to require all candidate
to support not only the !. V. A. ticket
but senatorial and congres sional
candidates to be selected at the real
Republican convention tomorrow was
referred to committee when Demo-
Gratis objected to supporting Repub-
licans for congressional offices.
The committee on resolutions, APP
pointed by the chairman on motion
of A. w. Fowler, Fargo, follows:
A. G. Divet, Cass county; Dan
Jones, Richland; T. J. McGovern,
Cavalier; r. A. Ballon, Stutsman; l..
r. Wostdal, Pierce county; E.. T.
Burke, Burleigh county; w. II. Bond,
Ward county; A. L. Martin, Golden
Valley county; James Cain, Stark
county.
Chairman E. j. Hughes of the
Democratic state committee proposed
that the convention endorse ticket
made up entirely Of Republicans,
saying the committee had not sue
ceeded in finding any Democrats
willing to 60 on the Republican gar
ty column.
Attorney General Talks On Mill
George Shafer, attorney general,
was called to the platform and talk
ed briefly. Mr.. Shafer recalled that
this convention marked the tenth
anniversary of the war on that Non
partisan league. He declared him.
self enlisted for the duration of tho
war, and he saw in the large at
tendance hopeful sign for the indie.
pendent cause. He urged the con-
vention to face the state industries
question firmly and honestly, and to
adopt resolutions giving the candi-
dates an opportunity to 60 before
} the people on platform of political
principle. He declared for consti-
tutional amendment that would
purge the constitution of the right
to issue bonds for industrial pur-
poses.
ut would serve as notice to the
world that North Dakota was through
with socialistic industries" he said.
Reviewing the operation of the
state mill, Shafer pointed out that
it has lost over $823,OOO since it's
organization and $188,OOO during
1926, under its present management.
In December and January, he said,
the mill lost $4,000.
Even if the mill paid $25O.OOO a
year the fact that it works an injury
to other millers would make the
price of that success too dear for the
people of North Dakota, Shafer said.
He recommended that the mill <be
sold or leased to private persons,
making it tax paying instead of q
tax eating institution.