The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-07
N0NPARTISANS
NOW SELECTING
LEGAL ADVISER
Choice of Burkhart Regarded
as Demonstration of Gov
ernor's Strength
MATTHAEI IS FAVORED
Battle Between Maddox and
Independents May Be De-
layed to Tomorrow

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Whitman, Grand Forks county.
Lieut.. Gov. Walter Maddox to-
day was authori9e4 q. apQoint Z
committee to dfxl ~ = fSbpli.s
tion asking conkf&6E fofs lorng
relief Legislation. MaddOcks - 4
pointed Senators Whitman, ON
Olson, Eddy county, and Ole Et-sF
testad. McHcnry county.
Before adjOurning for the day,
the senate appointed the follow
Ing employees today: Lester
Hulet, Grant county. bill room
clerk; {. w. Blunt and John Neu.
ham, both Of Bismarck, special
messengers.
Having selected j. H. Burkhart,
Ward county, as minority leader in
the lower house, Nonpartisan men,
bers of the legislature today turned
their attention to the selection Of a
legal adviser for their caucus.
William Lemkc, Fargo, onc-timc
Nonpartisan leader, has been men
toned for the post but his friends
admit that it is impossible for him
to get it.
legislature are so bitterly opposed to
Lemkc that they will break with the
organization rather than see him in
stalled. A. result his friends have
almost decided to give up the fight.
IT is probable that w. +. Matthaei,
Fessenden, Nonpartisan candidate for
the attorney general nomination last
year, will be the caucus choice.
Both Men Are Here
Matthaei arrived here several days
ago and Lemkc is appearing before
the supreme court today.
One Of those most bitterly opposed
to Lemke is c. ]. Olson, senator from
Barnes county, who is on the caucus
committee to select legal adviser.
The selection Of Burkhart last night
was admitted by opponents Of Gov
ernor A. G.. Sorlie to be demonstra-
tion of his strength in the league.
Burkhart generally is regarded as the
administration choice and enemies Of
the governor charge that no seiec lion
was made ut caucus Wednesday
might in order to give the executive
time to do "little log-rolling" for
his favorite.
Other candidates are H. F. SWEET,
hIuucE County, anu w. "A. j naCCncE,
Bottincau county. SWEET is definite
ly opposed to Sorlie's control of the
Nonpartisan League organization. his
friends say.
Rumors of Ovcrtures
It was said today that the battle
between Lieutenant Governor Walter
Maddox and the Independent major
ity in the senate for the right to
name senate committees might be de-
ferred until tomorrow. Maddox has
prepared list of committee assign
ments which he will offer in opposi-
tion to the report Of the committee
on committees, controlled by the In
dependents. 1t is considered certain
and Maddox expects that his COM
mittee assignments will be rejected
and those offered by the committee
accepted. In the past the lieutenant
governor has appointed senate COM
mittces with the advice Of q commit
tee representing both sides. Maddox
Will offer his list when the committee
reports and it had not finished its
work this morning.
Rumors were afloat last night that
Nonpartis ans were making overtures
to Independent senator's, offering
them choice committee chairmanships
if they would support Maddox in his
fight to retain his prerogatives. It
was regarded as certainty, however,
that nothing would come Of such ef-
forts.