The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
FACTIONS WILL
BOOST HOOVER
STATE BELIEF
Active Campaigns by Repub-
leans and Democrats Wait
Meeting Here

Active campaigning by both Re-
publlcans and Democrats awaits the
results of party organization meet
lngs to be held here September 5, ac-
cording to leaders of both parties.
1t is difficult, members of both
PARTIES point out, to organize the
campaign without knowing who will
hold the important party offices.
Under the law both the Republican
and Democratic state central commit
tees will meet at the state house Sep
TENDER 5 for organization purposes.
The expectation here is that both
Republican factions will unite be-
hind Hoover and the prospect is that
the Republicans Will -, united
state &C. ..ral committee for the first
time in several years.
This year, as in the recent past,
the Republican state central commit
tee will be controlled by the Nom
PARTISAN League faction. The past
practice has been for the Indapend.
ents to organize a committee of their
own and refuse to recognize the
Nonpartisan control.
With many Nonpartisan leaders
campaigning for Hoover. however,
end the apparent desire Of NEST Re.
publican leaders to support Hoover,
regardless Of their differences on
state matters, the prospect is that
the campaign will see the Rcpubli-
cans working as a unit with regard
to the national campairn.
Factors Are Named
Factors supporting this outlook
are the appointment of Starhen Ter
horst Of Renville county to head the
activities Of the Curtis clubs
in the state, the candidacy Of Lynn j.
Frazier for reelection to the senate
on the Republican ticket and the in
terest which F. j. Graham, Ellen
dale. and Minnie d. Craig, Benson
county, are taking in the Hoover
campaign as national committeeman
and committeewoman, respectively.
Terhorst is member of the state
central committee from Renville
county. one Of the strongest Nonpar.
tlsan League counties in the state,
he attended the Nonpartisan conven-
ton at jamestown q month ago and
\ was outspoken at that time in his de-
termination. to support the national
ticket and to aid in organizing the
state central committee in its sup.
port.
Since Independent leaders are con-
fident that their adherents on the
state committee will support Hoove,
1t is considered certainty that the
committee will be united behind the
national ticket.
In his conferences with demo cratic
leaders here last week Senator Bur.
ton K. Wheeler of Montana, an ennis.
sary Of the Democratic national com.
mittee, was particularly interested
in the possibility of weaving ava,
from the Republican standard those
Nonpartisans who are as determined
row in their opposition to Hoover a,
they were before his nomination. The
real question which Wheeler wanted
answered was how many of these
there are in the state and could the,
be induced to vote for Smith.
Apathy Shown
It is not anticipated here that thu
state campaign will occupy much at
tCHCsOH dl the COmmlILee OrgInlZA
ton meetings. The Republicans fee
that their candidates are safel,
elected and this attitude is strength
ened by the apparent apathy of tn,
Nonpartisans toward the candidate.
of their endorses for the governor
ship, attorney generalship and com
missionership of agriculture and la
Dor. selected last month at tn,
jamestown convention.
On the Democratic side. the mali
interest, except among the candi
" dates themselves, lies in the fight Il
elect Smith, Democrats here conve,
the idea that they feel Smith cal
carry the state if a strong fight il
made for him and the campaign cen
tiers wholly on. national issues.
fractional fights within the Demo
cratic ranks are expected to show n
change from previous years but vii
not affect the party attitude on tn
national candidate and all state ques
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