The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-10
BATTLE LINES
FOR NOVEMBER
ARE OUTLINED
Senator Norris Favored a.
Choice for Candidate for
Presidency
DEFEAT SMITH CRY
Drys Led Into Trap, Declare
Leaders Of Prohibition
Group

Keynote speakers ct the pro.
hibition and Farmer.Labor con.
ventions here today proclaimed
a need for . new party, declar.
ing neither the Democratic nor
the Republican parties can com.
pletely enforce prohibition be-
cause each is part wet and part
dry"
Laura Hughes Lundy. Of Chi
cago. opening the Farmer Labor
meeting saw . need for party
re-allignments because of what
she termed ''the domination Of
the privileged few
The parties will name candi-
dates for the presidency and
vice presidency tomorrow.
Chicago, July 10.-tR-Three Ma
tional minority parties began draw
ing battle lines today for the Mo-
vember elections.
Each group gathered here in sep
arate conventions-the prohibition
party, the Farmer -Laborites and the
jefferson Lincoln League-but there
was q pronounced pre-convention
sentiment that the three finally
would merge their strength behind
q single presidential candidate. The
most likely name mentioned q sat-
isfactory to all three was that Of the
United States Senator George w.
Norris of Nebraska.
Representative Of the three par.
ties last night discussed the feasibil.
ity of uniting under one banner in the
fall elections in behalf Of the same
candidates. The idea that each par
ty maintain its autonomy, however,
prevailed, though the groups indi-
Gated willingness to unite on the pro.
hibition issues, as we'll as upon Ma.
tional candidates.
Smith Scalp Sought
In the prohibition party conven.
tion, Of which DR.. D. Leigh Colvin,
New York was temporary chairman,
the dominant note was to defeat
Smith,"
DR.. Colvin said there were three
courses open TO the prohibitionists.
The party might refrain from
nominating any candidate, he said,
thus enabling its adherents to vote
for the Republican nominee, Her
bert Hoover; it might decide to
nominate an outstanding prohibition
ist, possibly Charles w. Randall,
former congressman from California,
or Daniel E. Foley Of the same
state; or, third, it might select :
southern candidate, with view tc
drawing Democratic votes from be-
low the Mason-Dixon line.
The appearance Of Laura Hughes
Lundy. Chicago, on the speakers
platform at the Farmer-Labor con.
vention as the keynoter marked the
first appearance of q woman ad-
dressing q National political con.
vention in that capacity. She was
ore of the organizers Of the Labor
party in Canada.
Groups Agree to Merge
Meeting in conference yesterday
committeeman of the National Labor
party, and the northwest farmers
conference agreed to merge their
plans and policies so that this year
they might have q united front for
the first time in q National cam.
paign.
Regarding the platform Of the
Farmer-Labor party, Charles G.
Shirley, Chicago, said strong declar.
ations would be made in behalf Of
labor and for agriculture. The pro-
hibition question was also to cont
before the convention late today.
The Farmer-Labor delegates ex.
pressed dissatisfactions with both Re-
publican and Democratic party plat.
forms, as we'll as with the major
parties presidential no51fneoa. This
group hoped to solve it,, Platform
worries by late afternoo1, \ after
which it planned to turn it, attain
tion to the nomination Of tanll1hke
for president. Al
Public Utilities scaanel q. Y
The pre-convention discussions oi
Farm-Labor delegates disclosed
much intel ,st in declarations Of
policy regarding public utilities, the
use Of injunction. in labor disputes
and development Of public lands.
The Jefferson-Lin League
headed by J. A. Edgerton, Washing
ton, D. c., has practically agreed to
merge with the Prohibition party,
Mr.. Edgerton said, adding it was
likely that the league would not at-
tempt to form I third party il the
prohibition party failed to name !
presidential candidate.
J. Z. Hammond, Of Des Moines
H.. former prohibition enforce.
ment chief, was one Of the group
that favored the defeat Of Herbert
Hoover. He claimed Hoover had
several anti-P Prohibition political
managers ii his campaign organixa-
tion. Hammond also urged the -
lection Of . southern Democrat 10
draw Democratic votes from Smith.
Prohibitioalsts Trapped
aThe prohibition forces have ben
led into : trip, Hammend ee11.
"Ihey eannot extTicato themselves
sxcept by supporting . fhird patey
ticket. 6oovoP md his NnonnGoEr
realise thy havo the dry ve1o ~
viii o0doavor - corral q uoo4 -
Republicans votes - thsy po11ll1v
can" q
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port d the. 1eleory ton1nn go
and toe vssN lsase del9nla s