The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-13
THORESEN IS
GETTING Big
RECEPTIONS
League Republican Candidates
Meetings Bigger Than in
Last Campaign

Nonpartisan Republican candi.
dates for state office ART being giyer
big receptions in eastern North Da.
kota.
They are talking to good crowds
wherever they appear. Their audi
ences are running much larger than
IN the campaign Of two years ago.
That is the report brought to Bis
marck today by State Treasurer C.
A. Fisher, campaigning for election
to the industrial commission, who
left I. H. Thoresen at Mayville the
first of the week.
Thoresen has been suffering from
q severe cold for several days, but
was reported much better today.
I'VE had good crowds every
where" said Fisher. 1.-THE people
are interested more than they were
at this stage Of the campaign two
years ago and they are turning out
to meetings as we'll as they ever did
in any campaign and much better
than two years ago.
"Thoresen is making a splendid
impression. His evident sincerity
gets over to the people. He is al
ways vigorously applauded when he
declares if he is elected governor
there will be no wild speculation
with state money.
Big Crowds at Park River
1--WE had a big crowd at Park
River Saturday night. The Farm
ers Union had been holding a two
days meeting there. After it had
closed we were invited to talk to the
crowd and were we'll received"
Thoresen had a good meeting at
Grand Forks. which has become one
of the backgrounds Of the cam
paign, with the Indepe, dents on the
defensive. There he read q news
paper account of a Shafer speech
printed in a Watford City newspa-
per quoting Shafer as declaring that
1t was unfortunate the mill and ele-
vator buildings are fireproof.
Discussing the branch banking is
sue Thoresen said:
Under the present law the indus
trial commission has the authority
to establish branch banks of the
Bank Of North Dakota, but no
branch banks have been established
by the commission whether COM
posed of Independents or Leaguers.
Now we are going to take this au-
thority out Of the hands of the in
dustrial commission and PIT it back |
in the hands of the people,"
He declared he would consent to |
branch banking only where there |
are no adequate financial facilities.
In his talk he stresse.' the farm
equality issue.
Interest Increases
Reports receive here showed that !
interest in the state campaign is in
creasing, but that the Republican
League candidates seem to have the |
edge in the matter of crowds.
Congressman Thomas Hall and
others spoke to a mere handful at |
Lake last Sunday where
Senators Nye and Frazier addressed |
fully 10000 the Sunday before at
Farmers Union picnic.
Senator Frazier continued his
in the western part of the
state. All the speakers in both
camps yesterday were compelled to
cancel speaking dates because of
rain and impossible roads. Thore-
gen spoke last night in Fargo, where
strength is said to be
developing for him.
He and State Treasurer Fisher adj
dressed a crowd of 500 at Stump
Lake, Nelson county, Sunday, which
had been advertised only AZ hours.
Optimistic reports were coming
10 League and state Republican
headquarters here of the interest
md support being given the League
candidates.
Strenuous efforts were mede this
week to patch up the disaffection in
6tutsman county from which the
Independents are suffering. Con-
gresham Hall was called in to help
Iet the Independent household in
order and was finding it \ big job,
according to reports yesterday.
Strength being developed in the
Eastern part Of the state by Thore-
zen and other League Republican
was the outstanding de-
5elopment o. last week.