The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-21
CALL ISSUED
FOR LEAGUE TO
DECIDE COURSE
State Convention viii Be Held
at Jamestown Monday,
July S0th
INSURES FALL FIGH T
Peace With Honor Faction
Loses Effort to End Re.
publican Strife
INSURES FALL FIGHT

The Nonpartisan League will hold
q state convention at jamestown
July 30th to decide its future policy.
Call for the convention today was
issued by the state executive COM
mittee. In political circles today it
was regarded as tantamount to .
declaration that the League will
"carry on" in the fall election cam
paign, by naming candidates for
state offices lost at the June pri-
mary.
Hope for Republican peace went
glimmering as the call was issued
today. Nevertheless, the call made
plain that the delegates called will
pass upon every question Of policy
before the meeting.
A considerable and influential ele-
ment within the League opposed the
calling Of the convention. They
argued that it could accomplish
nothing and would merely jeopardize
the chances for election Of national
and state officers nominated by the
League in the June primaries.
Fighting Leaguers
So-called fighting Leaguers, how
ever, were not willing to abide BY
the primary verdict. They saw the
state industrial program for which
they have fought many bitter po-
litical battle 'eopardized and de.
clared they would fight again to
place it in the hands Of its friends.
This element brought pressure to
bear on the executive committee
which resulted in the call for the
convention today. 1t is known that
before the convention will be pro-
position for a working agreement
with he Democrats, to name ticket
to be placed upon the ballot as In
dependent Republican and to name
candidates for all the offices for
which the League was defeated at
the primary.
Text of the call was as follows:
"After conference with candidates
representing the Nonpartisan
League at the June primary election
and with true Leaguers from all
parts Of the state, the Nonpartisan
League executive committee has de-
cided to call state convention OF
the Nonpartisan League.
"This convention is hereby called
to meet at Jamestown, N. D.. July
80, 1928, at 10 a. m, the place Of
meeting to be announced later.
"This call is issued in view Of the
strong demand expressed by
Leaguers in al parts Of the state for
q convention to determine policies
and plans to be adopted by the Non
partisan League with reference to
the state political campaign this fall
ut has never been the attitude OF
true Nonpartisan Leaguers to avoid
an issue bearing upon the welfare
Of their state and expressions Of
opinion from all parts of the state,
as received by your committee, indi-
cate that such is not the attitude
at this time.
Responsibility Placed
"Your executive committee will
not attempt to outline what policy
should or MAJ be adopted at this
convention. That responsibility rests
with delegates to the convention %
representatives Of the people Of the
state. That is where it rightfully
belongs.
"Becau.ie Of the brief time remain.
ing before tn convention meets II
seems best t your executive commit
tee to call this convention with the
provision that all Nonpartisans who
were delegates at the last previous
convention Of the Nonpartisar
League, aeld in Bismarck February
8 and 8, 1928, shall be eligible to
seats in this convention.
"The executive committee respect.
fully requests that every true
Lacquer give thought to the question
o.. how the Nonpartisan League car
best serve the state in the forthcom.
ing election this fall and be prepared
to express is ideas at this conven.
tion to be held in Jamestown July 80
s'The inspiration for the Nonpar.
tisan League always has been In the
hearts Of the common people Of this
state. The sincere belief that the
people Of the state know what il
best for them has led your executive
committee to call this meeting.
Signed. "Nonpartisan League
Executive Committee"