The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
DOES NOT MEAN
SMITH SUPPORT:
DESPITE ACTION
Independent Wing Of Reput
licans Back National Nom I
inee and His Party
TERRORIST BOLTS PARTY
Nonpartisan Resolution to En-
dorse Hoover. .Cyrtis De-
feated by 19 to s Vote

Rejecting the leadership Of Sena-
tors Lynn ]. Frazier, Gerald P. Nye
and others high in their party cout-
ellis, the Nonpartisan wing of tho
Republican party in North Dakota
yesterday refused to endorse the
candidacy of Herbert Hoover for the
presidency.
The Independent wing Of the
party, however, endorsed Hoover and
the record Of the Republican party
with respect to helping agriculture.
Action was taken at the meeting
here to organize the Republican
state central committee, Of which the
Nonpartisans had % members and
the Independents 81. Pursuant to
the practice of previous years, and
as q result Of the Nonpartisan re-
fusal to support Hoover and Curtis,
the Independents organized their
group separately and will lead the
fight for the Republican ticket %
nominated at Kansas City.
Nonpartisan action came on q res.
olution to endorse Hoover and Cur
tis, offered by a committee Of Nom
partisans which previously had con.
ferred with q committee Of Inde.
pendents. It was first tabled by Z
vote Of "a to I, some committee
men contending that it had besn
presented out Of order. Later it was
brought back and this time it was
beaten by q vote Of 10 to s.
Nonpartisan hackers Of the resolu.
tion were Stephen Terhorst Of Dom
nybrook, named by the Republican
organization for the mid.
die west to manage the Hoover Cur
tbs clubs in this state, Fred ]. Cra-
ham, Glendale, Republican national
committee man, and other Noupar-
tisans who had urged that the radi.
cal wing Of the party Yemain regu-
lar in this campaign.
Terhorst Bolts Party
When the vote on the Hoover res
olution was announced Terhorst bolt
ed the Nonpartisan meeting and to-
night had Joined with the 1ndepend-
ent faction. The latter extended an
invitation to all Republicans desir-
Gus Of supporting Hoover to join
with them. Graham also accepted
the Independent invitation to sit
with them.
Although the slap at Hoover is
to aid the candidacy Of
Governor Smith Of New York in
the state, the resolutions adopted by
the Nonpartisans made it clear that
their action was based on lack Of
faith in the Republican party and
it's candidates rather than on = de.
sire to support Smith.
Minnie D. Craig, national commit.
tee woman, Steve Terhorst and ]. A.
Gray, Lisbon, the latter two having
been considered as chairmen, were
left outside the Nonpartisan fold for
advocacy Of Hoover. Mrs. Craig re-
fused to accept the Leagues in-
dorsement for vice chairman Of the
and declared she would
Join no party with anti-Hoover mo-
tives.
At = meeting Of the executive
Of the Independent tac.
ton Of the state Republican party
late last night, j. A. Dinnie, Grand
Forks, was chosen chairman and
liver Acker, Hillsboro, as secretary.
Other members Of the COMMITTEES
were A. w. Fowler, Fargo; A. r.
Judd, Cando; H. F. O'Hare, Bis
marck; F. T. Gronvold, Rugby;
Frank Ployhar, Valley City; ". L.
Mcbride, Dickinson; v. S. Cosbett,
Minot, and Staale Hendrickson,> Of
Cotteau.
w. A. Thatcher, Bottineiu, wsb~
selected as chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Of the Nonpartisan
at meeting yesterday,
with p. H. Miller, Washburn, IS
secretary, and r. r. Smith of Bot
tineau.
Other members Of the committee
are K. H. Bjorndahl, Edinbure; II.
P. Halvorson, Sheyenne; Herman
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