The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-09
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with G. G. Talbot, Sargent county,
state manager for the Farmers I'm
ion, and others in an effort to place
his amendment in such form that it
would win support from the c0nven-
ton.
Talbot previously had delivered
an address calling or the convention
to pledge the Nonpartisan league to
support Of the Canadian plan Of ele-
vator operation and ownership and
wheat marketing. The Canadian gov
eminent, he said, had loaned money
to farmers organizations to buy and
build elevators and had financed
their grain marketing operations un.
til they were self-sustaining. The
Canadian wheat pool now has sur
plus of $16,OOO,0O and is of great
benefit to Canadian farmers, he said.
Lemke Offers Amendment
When the convention resumed SEES
sions this afternoon Lemke present
ed an amendment to the plank pro-
viding for the establishment Of more
terminal elevators. It was taken
from the Farmer-Labor platform of
1926 and read as follows:
Eve demand that the mill and Gle.
vator association be operated in the
interests Of the farmers and con-
sumers of this state and hat it be
operated free and independent Of the
Twin City and other milling COM
bines and that it be operated in COM
petition with sa.. interests and not
as mere laboratory for experiment
tai purposes. And we also demand
that a terminal marketing agency
be established within the state"
On a vote the Lemke amendment
was defeated, however, and the
original plank retained
Action Reconsidcrcd
c. ]. Olson, Barnes county moved
to reconsider the vote on the plank
referring to the Bank Of North Da.
kota which had been approved this
morning in the form presented by
the platform committee. The mo.
ton carried and the plank as pre-
viously adopted was stricken out
The plank offered this morning by
Lemke as q substitute was carried
without a record vote.
The plank as finally adopted also
was taken from the Farmer-Labot
platform Of 1926 and read as fol.
lows:
1--WE demand that the Bank OF
North Dakota be operated as PEG.
pies bank and that it be operated
by the industrial commission and
that it be operated as real bank
and not as mere adjunct of the
private banks, performing merely
the functions Of q clearing house
We are for the establishment of 8
branch Of the Bank of North Dakots
in any county whenever a majority
Of the people OF such county demand
it. We also demand hat the red
tape surrounding the farm loan de-
partment be dispensed with and that
the bank render a real service tt
the farmers Of this state"
School Plank Adopted
After some discussion the planl
providing for a revision of the
course Of study in North Dakots
schools was carried. F. A. Voge
said that it was his plank and o.
more Importance to the common
people than the terminal elevate
and all other things combined.
The convention then went on to .
consideration Of the report of tn,
resolutions committee.
r. H. Walker, Cass county, mad,
q point of order that the order O.
business places consideration of tn,
resolutions last and the convention
again took up the matter Of supper,
for the North Dakota Nonpartisan
At $500 this afternoon the con
vention recessed for five minutes
The business Of making nomination,
for various offices was to be takel
up when the convention was agar
called to order.
Many Ballots Expected
Indications as the convention re
convened here this morning wer,
that numerous ballots would be re
quired to select 2 candidate for tn,
Republican gubernatoria: nomina
ton.
Although he had been considere,
. "front runner" during the tw,
days preceding the opening Of til,
convention, Il was said last nigh
that Lieutenant Governor Waite
Maddox, Plaza, had slipped bacl
into second place in the hotel room
balloting which preceded the battl
on the floor, scheduled for today.
One preliminary estimate mad
by ! veteran Nonpa. tisaA leader
had it that Thorstein H. Thoreser
state tax commissioner, would r.
ceive So votes on the first ballot
Maddox ~; A. ]. Scott, Gran
Forks, r., and the remainder woul'