The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
BACK AL-SMITH,
JOE ROBINSON,
AND PLATFORM
Principles Of McNary.Haugen
Bill Endorsed as Well -
Inland Waterways
APPROVE STATE MILL
Favor Bank Of North Dakota
Advancing Credit to Farm.
ers for Crop Storage
APPROVE STATE MILL

Endorsement Of the Democratic
national platform as adopted at the
Houston convention, with special
emphasis to the farm planks, fea-
tured the meeting Of the state cen
tral committee which ended here last
night.
Adoption Of the platform and the
appointment Of an executive COM
mittee was the final business to
come before the party leaders, the
organization having been perfected
earlier in the day. The matter Of
selecting . platform was left over
until last night when the resolutions
committee announced that it would
require more time to consider the
many issues presented to it Tor con-
sideration.
Favor Smith Robinson
Unqualified endorsement was CIV
en- to AL Smith and Joe E. Robinson,
Democratic presidential and vice
presidential candidates respectfully.
Senatorial and congressional NOM
inees as well as state candidates on
the Democratic party were also CIV
en- the party's endorsement.
"The great question before the
American people and the northwest"
said the resolution, "is the question
of agricultural relief from the bur-
den that has been imposed upon it
by the Republican administration"
Farm relief was regarded by many
as the paramount issue OF the cam
paign.
Preceding last nisht's banquet .
short session Of the central commit
tee WIS held to elect IN executive
committee Of the state central conn.
mittee. This COMMITTEES Of five MEM
bers is composed Of John C. Eaton,
Fargo; D. S. Wooledee, Minot:
Thomas Maloney, Devils Lake, and
w. L. johnson, Ashley. The chair.
man Of the state central committee,
H. H. Perry Of Glendale, and the
secretary, Fred w. Mclean Of Grand
Forks, are ex-officio' chairmen Of
this committee. Duties Of this
committee will be to work out party
matters during the campaign and
fill any vacancies that might occur
in the state organization.
Endorses Fee Bill
The resolutions committee also
placed it's unanimous approval to the
principles Of distributing the costs
Of operation with regard to surplus
crops over the marketed units whose
products are benefited thereby, be.
ing the principle Of the McNary.
Haugsn bill.
""The Democratic party and the
state platform promises an inland
waterway to tho sea and pledged the
reduction Of taxes in this state
through consolidation Of different
departments and bureaus and by ct.
ficient and economical operation.
The state mill and elevator ct Grand
Forks is approved. The national
Republican administration has been
. disgrace" the resolutions said.
I'VE favor legislation to aid the
farmers Of North Dakota in storing
their grain upon the farms with ad-
vance in credit made by the Bank Of
North Dakota.
State Bonding Law
"We favor such amendments to the
etate bonding law as will permit the
state 10 issue bonds on grain stored
on the farm.
I'VE favor giving preference 70
cooperative associations able to dis
tribute products from state-owued
industries.
"We favor giving : preference to
cooperative associations able 70 fur.
nish raw materials or supplies to
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