The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-02
hill and other remedial farm legisla.

ut the June primaries Tor A. u. SOr-
lie for governor, together with candi.
dates for other state offices. and we
uespeak for them the Republican sup.
port in the coming election
The last paragraph of the Nonparti-
san resolution was accepted as q
declaration Of intention to abide by
the result of the primary At which
Nonpartisans nominated all but three
candidates. Tonight, however. some
Of them still were urging the advisa.
bility Of launching campaigns for the
three state offices for which real
Republicans were nominated in June
The Platform
The NonparEsan PLATFORM reaf-
firmed allegiance to Republican prin.
ciples "as enumerated and upheld by
Abraham Lincoln and declared fol
IL. Adequate farm Legislation
which will place agriculture on al
equal basis with industry.
-. The elimination Of gambling II
foodstuffs.
-. The construction of the st
Lawrence deep waterway.
~. The conservation of natural re-
sources Of state and nation.
IS. North Dakota and its indus
tries tO tue cuO lUSt Lucy ICuOuuu W
the benefit of its people.
&c. The restoration Of the Repub
kcan party to its original purpose 81
progress and prosperity to all the PEG
pile"
Fail to Unseat Cammons
A sharp division in the Democratic
county chairman attempted to unsea'
al 0cusS,0vpnk 80
tary, u post which he has held for ,
number Of years. They nominated
Fred Mclean, Grand Forks, in oppo
s:tion but Gammons won. Is to 4
The total number at the Democratic
meeting was 20, the remainder refus
ing to vote on the subject.
In bitter speech following an
nouncement Of the vote +. +. Burch.
ard, Grand Forks, Democratic sena
torial nominee. attacked Cannon.
and those who supported him a.
traitors to the party, charging then
with attempting to "seN out" the
party. He charged GammOns with
"stabbing in the back" those who
are attempting to revivify the part,
in the state so as to turn over con
troll TO the Republicans. H. L. Hal
vorson, Min0t. who attempted to Op
pose Burchard at the primary bu1
whose name did not 20 on the ballot
was charged with "taking Republican
money" and issuing Lying letter
bearing on Buchard's candidacy.
Burchard said he would make :
strenuous campaign and would carry
to the Democratic voters Of the state
the alleged attempt on the part o!
(,ammOnS and his friends to "sell out
the party.
James Campbell. Mandan, accuset
Burcharl and his friends with at
tempting to form Sorlie Democratic
committee.
Burchard. . public accountant. i.
employed'ty Governor Sorfie to sud-
the books Of the state mill and cleva
tor at Grand Forks. Ed Hughes
Dickinson, was reelected chairman o
the Democratic committee without
opposition and A. c. Pagenkopf
Dickinson, was elected treasurer.
A contest in the seating of mem
Der from Burleigh county resulted il
victory for William Breen. Bis
mank, who was opposed by +. O
Hellstrom. The latter charged tina
Republicans voted, at the Democratic
meeting at which Breen was electe,
whereas he was the choice of tn
"pure Democracy" Hellstrom wa
supported by the Burchard faction.
Democratic resolutions held tina
the Republican party stands "indicte,
before the bar Of public decency" b.
the exposure Of Staggering sums o
money! spent in the Illinois an
Pennsylvania primaries and averre,
that mo nation can long endur
when party leaders in power aid an
abet such wholesale corruption Of tn
people in the exercise Of their sui
frage."
Attack Administration
The Democrats also 1iftcd = voic
in opposition to the "industrialism 0
Amer at the expense and suffer
ing Of American agriculture and ut
tackled the Coolidge administrator
with regard to agriculture rs evi
denced by Secretary Melons opel
letter to Congressman Haugen II
opposition to the Haugen farm relic
bill. The administration policy. tn
Democrats alleged. would peasant
ize" agriculture "in order that Amer
lean industry may have its raw ma
terials and food at price that viii
enable 1t to compete with Europeal
industry in the markets of the worl'
while it rules the American peopl
behind its tariff WALL"
Democrats expressed the opinion
that the state mill and elevator .
Grand Forks could be made . profit
able industry III same were properl,
managed" and pledged their candi
dates, if elected to apply business
principles to its management an
operation to the end that it may be
come . profitAb1 industry instead Q
: losing one for our people. We CON
istration and previous Republican I'D
methods adopted in the handling o
this great utility.
1"While not questioning the SINGER
itv of those who have favored fusiol
with the Republican party in tn
past, we believe that the net result
Of such fusion have been 10 the seri
Gus detriment Of the Democratic stat
organization. We declare for . re
organisation Of our partv based upol
direct party responsibility in bot
state and nation and We urge upon ii
Democrats the inheritance Of securing
as large an enrolment as possible o
the voters in our own party column
for the campaign Of 1925"
Members Of the Democratic stat
executive committee, in addition +
Chairman Hughes. and Secretar
Gamm0ns, are: Charles Simon, Ne,
England: w. f. Byerlv. velva; s.
Doyle, Fargo. H. L. Halvorson, Mi
not. and John C. Eaton. Denbigh.
rs" Farmer I4aborites Organise
/ Farmer-Laborites also oreeni1e,
their state committee Wednesday an
J made plans to get . complete stat.
| 6cket on the ballot ct the fall pri
maries. R. H. Walker, Yucca. "a
made chairman; L. c. Miller. Bow
bells. secretary. and L. s. Plateau
Fargo, treasurer. These men ais
will comprise the Farmer-Labor ex
ecutive committee. About e YER
present according to William LemkA
Fargo, once Czar Of the NonpArttsal
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