The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-06
TH0RESEN Will
BACK MADDOX
INSTATEDRIVE
Cannot Endorse Republican
Party or Its Candidate
Nationally

GuUOTBSMeuC Oh the KuOeTU8tOElSJ
candidacy Of Walter Maddox and
announcement that Maddox may
depend upon his "hearty support to
the fullest extent Of my abilities and
opportunities" was contained in .
statement by T.. H. Thoresen here
today.
Thoresen was the unsuccessful
Nonpartisan candidate for the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomination
at the primary election last June.
Maddox, who was elected lieuten-
ant governor % q Republican and
succeeded to the office Of governor
upon the death Of the late A. G.
Sorlie, il running for governor % 4
Democrat.
Thoresen's statement was given
out by the Maddox Frazier cam
paign headquarters here.
Headquarters already have been
opened at Fargo and it was said
here that additional campaign Of
fices may be opened ut Minot, Dick
inson, and Williston, before the
campaign ID over.
Thoresen's statement on the Mad
dock candidacy follows:
Principles Unchanged
ut should be unnecessary for me
to make q statement % to my posi-
tion in the campaign now being car
ried on in North Dakota. My record
speaks for itself, and no amount OF
political pressure will influence me
in any manner whatever as long %
the fundamental principles upon
which our campaigns are based re-
main unchanged and unsettled.
"The business Of politics ID, in my
opinion, 90. to direct governmental
mackin4ries and efforts that living
conditions may become better and
equality and equity shared by the
greatest possible number.
"This fight in our state has made
marketing problems and farm relief
paramount issues in our political
battles, and political lines have been
obliterated and party affiliations
have been strained or entirely sew
cred again and again in this state
as q consequence Of the farmers
struggle for equality and justice.
"Twice leaders Of the national Re-
publican party, through the office
Of the president Of the United
States, have thwal led the efforts Of
the agricultural sections Of the
country by exercising the veto pre-
rogative. And the Republican ma
tional convention in Kansas City
this year endorsed the attitude Of
reactionary party leaders, ignored
and refused farmers and other
progressive delegations . hearing
before the resolutions and platform
committees.
Can't Back Republicans
" feel that no man can continue
to call himself . progressive in poll
tics and sanction. the farm relief
reputation 1t Kansas City. No
real and true progressive can en-
dorss the Republican national plat
form, nor any candidates who have
pledged allegiance to the principles
declared therein. Il
80 there is nothing left for pro-
gressive Republicans Of North Da-
kota but to carry on the fight under
different auspices, and no charge Of
bad faith can b made and success
fully maintained when we temper.
arily leave the Republican party un-
der these circumstances.
"Thsretis nothing un-A American in
this. The constitution Of these
United States II still stronger than
party rules, Che American fla0 n
still greater t;aan the party whip.
II, therefore, believe that Cover
nor Maddox acted for the best in-
tsrests Of the people Of North Da-
kota when he accepted. the endorse
msnt from the stete Democrats with
the understanding that, Il elected,
he would devote his energies and his
abilities to further the cause Of
progressive demands, and he may
depend upon my hearty support TO
the fullest extent Of my abilities
and opportunities" ."