The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-06
JAMESTOWN IS
SPOT FOR
INDEPENDENTS

XUV0X AkVU0I IN
Skaters Convention Promise
Reputation Wrankles Carr
Adherents
Jamestown, N. D., June 6.-This
is the sorest spot in North Dakota
for the Independent faction in the
state campaign.
Efforts to heal the breach made
at the Independent state convention
when George F. Shafer repudiated
several positive declaration: he
would not be a candidate for gov
ernor and received the independent
nomination over John w. Carr,
speaker of tha last house of the
legislature, have failed.
Messages declarin.:: the breach
thus created has been healed have
been going out from Jamestown. but
that is not the fact. Conservative
estimates are that the Independent
majority in Stutsman county will be
cut at least 500 and there are those
who arc declaring that it will be
completely overturned and that
Stutsman county will give a ma
jority for Frazier. Thoresen and the
entire state ticket.
John w. Carr is popular in James,
town. He had legitimate and per-
fectly worthy ambition to be gov
ernor Of this state and he was will
ing to make his campaign for elec-
ton as an 1ndel endent. His town
and his county gave him practically
unanimous backing.
Shafer Breaks Promise
On the day of the convention Mr..
Shafer was asked whether he would
accept the nomination for governor.
His answer was most positive
declaration that he would not.
The question was put to him Sec
ond time and he declared he would
not be a candidate without the
unanimous endorsement of the con-
vention. Cars name was pre-
sented. So was Skaters. Stutsman
county was puzzled. It held and
it holds that Shafer had broken
promise. This county's Independ-
ents were fairly enthusiastic about
Shafer as a candidate for senator.
So there was an ominous silence
when Shafer's name was presented
to the CONVENTION. Later Carr
moved to make Skaters nomination
unanimous.
But ever since that time the
mourners have been gathering
round. They declare Carr now is
active for Shafer because he has
been forced to knuckle down and
they doubt that his heart is in his
effort. Carr is mighty busy assur-
ing all corners that he is satisfied. |
But it is hard for his old friends
to believe him.
Significant indication of Suits
man county's attitude came last |!
week when a call went forth from
Independent headquarters for a
meeting of the good yielders" to
be held in Stutsman county to ar
range to raise funds for the Inde-
pendent campaign.
Budget Request Cut
Forty business men attended the
meeting. They were informed that
the eXsnnse Of the state campaign
had bcs.i budgeted and that Suits
man county's share was $1,000. Then
there was a balk. There was a lot
of talk and the ultimatum was taken
back to Independent state headquar-
tiers that Stutsman county would
raise a fund to be used in it's own
county for the Independent CAM
paign first. If there was anything
left after that the state headquar-
ters was tactfully informed it would
be forwarded.
There is no information to the
effect that state headquarters have
ever received a cent from Stutsman
county and some Of the staunchest
Independents in Stutsman county
are fatty refusing to contribute
nickel to the state campaign.
Meantime the Nonpartisan !.
League group in Stutsman county
nave taken heart. They have
good organization of voluntary !
workers. It. is the best they have
had in some years and it is generally
agreed that the League here is
stronger than it has ever been since
IS earliest days IN North Dakota.
Mr.. Shafer and his friends have
'een avoiding Jamestown. It is Just :
Is well for it is most apparent they ,
ire not popular here.
Logan Powell is in charge Of the
Independent headquarters here. He /,
$ also secretary Of the jamestown !
Commercial club or its equivalent ,
-
Powell is active in advocating a =
lew municipal water plant for
JAMESTOWN. He is q most effective
dvocate of municipal ownership in
his field. But in the state cam :
align he is vigorously opposing it in
he case Of the state industries. The a
League group are MAX =
AZ much Of this fact. !,
The League has some resourceful y
here and an especially j
trong following within the railroad .
roup in Jamestown.
Here as in Fargo Nestos will run
ehind his ticket as the candidate
or United States senator, it is pre- N
icted. h,
It is being said that If Nestos had d,
OF thrust himself upon the con- 5,
ention as q candidate Shafer would "