The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-22
ANTI-MADDOCK
DEMOCRATS TO
BOOST SHAFER
Twichell Named Republican
Campaign Director With
Bismarck Office
HALvORSON IS BOLTER
Senator Steel Declares People
More Interested In State
Politics

ticket nominated in the June pri-
mary will have support in the fall
election from . group Of revolving
Democrats who have condemned
the leaders Of the ''insurgent politi-
cal movement" that advocated the
candidacy Of Governor Walter Mad
dock for governor on the Democra-
tic ticket.
Meeting at = Bismarck hotel at the
same time that an !. v. A. confer
ence was being held . few doors
away, the rebelling faction Of the
Democratic party condemned the
Nonpartisan and Democratic lead
ers. At the conclusion Of the meet
ing, the Democrats left the room
where they had assembled and Joined
the Independents in their meeting.
Several Of the Democrats were called
upon to address the gathering.
After being in Fargo since the
June primaries, I. v. A. headquar-
ters for the fall campaign viii be
moved back to Bismarck, with L. L.
Twichell, Fargo, remaining CAM
paign director, it was decided at the
meeting. I. v. A. headqusrters
were 1t Bismarck up until the time
of the June election.
Democrats Support Smith
The Democrats Joined the Re-
publicans only for the state races,
however, stating that oil members
of the caucus would vote as their
consciences guided in national bal
loting. The Democrats declared that
with the endorsement Of Walter
Maddox by the Democratic central
committee the party had no real
candidate, both candidates, Shafer
and Maddox, being Republicans, and
that they would much rather support
Shafer than the Republican "who
shifted parties for the coming elec-
tion."
Halver H. Halvorson, who . ,shost
kime ago waS quoted - saying that
Ia the event Governor MGddock Wa
entered for the office this fall, he,
too, would become . candidate for
the governorship, was among the
leaders of the boiling Democratic
group.
+;ckat % rom;ratad = fhe lima
rr;msrv elect;on :. ~ oreatar i'm.
rort:nc. thar tha .isct,cn ~ the
nres;dsnt;sl electors in the coming
election was the sentiment expressed
forcibly by several speakers 1T the
meeting Of the Independent branch
Of the Republican party.
Stating that nine out Of ten af-
to,'ch.d hv .tat. noi;t;c. ,wkcre ana
~ t.r !. +omchsd - hv nst;onsl roIi.
80. S.r.+cr Aifr.S Ste~i I.mc..
*n,,,,, S, *a,,chad the Ss.x* "a ths .art;.
ment ~ Of the meetinr. Ee added that
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f;sht Jti = - -. 'i fsi, 4 .isct;cr AZ, !. nrt -:
+,...r Smith e,d Tocvsr h,,t rsthsr
h"tws.n [ ;t Shsfe, and Maadock
Sh.fsr and Iohn ~ Car, nom;rea
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Women's Importance Stressed
The fact Of secondary Importance
IN the meeting was brought out by
VARIOUS speakers who said that the
women will give the Independent
candidates . much bigger majority
proved r1 I'll the 1 oresnix.tion a IN Of 'v The Wom-
en a rart Of the parfy.
Speakinr before the Independent
ratherinr. Halvorson declared that
persons Intending TO vote the DEM
ocratic national ticket and the Ra-
nublican statA ticket had been &C
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