The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-08
1924 CANDIDATE
WILL run AGAIN
TO SPITE PARTY
Flags State Leaders for At.
tempt to Align Nonpartisan I
Group
Fe RUN AS INDEPENDENT
Says North Dakota Campaign
Would Be More Important
Than National
Fo RUN AS INDEPENDENT

Halvor L. Halvorson, Minot, today
announced his possible candidacy for
the governorship in the Democratic
Independent column in the event that
Fred L. Anderson, Democratic nom-
inee, drops out in favor Of Walter
Maddox.
In event that Maddox il not en-
tered for the race for the governor
ship, and Anderson. remains, the
standard-bearer for che Democrats,
Halvorson will not be Z candidate,
his announcement said.
Urged by Democratic friends from
many parts Of the state, Mr.. Halvor-
son in formal statement declared
he would be guided by tho judgment
of his friends.
Rumors in political circles have
persisted that Fred L. Anderson,
Democratic nominee selected at the
June primaries, has considered with
drawing. The significance Of the
situation can be appreciated when
It is realized that members in SYM
pathy with the Nonpartisan league
are in control Of the Democratic
state executive committee.
It is pointed out that Mr.. Halvor-
SON outdistanced John w. Davis, the
Democratic presidential candidate,
in North Dakota in 1924. !
Mr.. Halvorson openly protested
against the Democratic national conf
mittee entering into any agreement
to support an avowed Kepublicen
league candidate in the Democratic
column, saying that Democrats
feeling O ] dc sfssl called upon sYc
devote the major part of their In-
ergies 70 the state campaign
Mr.. Halvorson's ststement read:
II do not expect to be candidate
for governor at the coming election.
] had hoped to be able 70 devote Ill
the time ! could spare to the ad-
vancement Of the candidacy Of Gov
ernor Smith for the presidency Of
the United States. II has seemed
to me that through his election
much might be accomplished in the
simplificstion Of the. national gov
ernment. It again Will be put upon
. sound basis and restore to the
people the control Of their own af-
fairs. This has largely been denied
them through administrations DOM
mated by special interests. q
Governor Smiths record, n my
judgment, insures this result. s
"But # the CAMPAIGN on his be-
half becomes entangled with the
Nonpartisan leaRueism to the point
where the highest office in the state
is put upon the auction block for
sale to the highest bidder. thsre
would b 30 little likelihood Of Mr..
Smith being able TO carry the state
that ! would feel called upon to de-
vote the major part Of my energy to
the state campaign.
ut would then. become question
Of whether the cause Of good, gov
eminent could be best served by IN
independent Democratic candidacy
or BY supporting candidates already
nominated as Independent Republi-
cans. AZ
! II shall be governed Ia this mat
ter by the judgment Of my friends,
who, believe, constitute tho great
majority Of the Democrats In this
state who have long been eooperat-
ing with Independent Republicans in
advancing the cause Of good pro-
gressive government In North Da-
kota."
II cannot believe that g candidate
who has been honored by .onr party
BY selection 1t the primary. election
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