The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-26

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FALL ELECTION
Democrats Ready TO Make
Strong Bid for Vote of
States Farmers
LEAGUERS ARE ACTIVE
Republican Leadership Coun,
sells Verdict of June Pri-
maries Be Accepted

North Dakota will GO back to
straight party lines on, state affairs
IN It's fall election campaign.
That was the prospect seen today
by political leaders of all groups
gathered in Bismarck for confer
ences preliminary to making plans
to present their case to the states
voters.
Among those in the city were Fred
Graham, state Republican chairman
and national committeeman Of his
party from North Dakota, and J..
Nelson Kelly, Democratic national
committeeman. Roy Frazier. chair
man OF the executive committee Of
the Nonpartisan league. was expect
ed in the city late today. to make
plans for the convention IF the Nom
partisan league, which will get under
way next Monday morning at the
auditorium in jamestown at 10
o'clock.
The league convention is called to
consider what the future action of
that group will be. 1t will be made
up of the same delegates who. at
tended the convention in Bismarck
last March. Indications we're that
it will be largely attended.
Graham Noncommittal
Judge Graham. national Republi.
can committeeman, said he had no
statement to make at this time. He
is preparing to attend a meeting Of
western members Of the national
Republican committee at Chicago
August 4. Mrs. Minnie D. Craig,
member of the state Republican com.
mittee. is also expected to attend.
Judge Graham declined to forecast
probable action Or the convention. He
said he will have nothing to say
until he has thoroughly gone over
the situation in the state, and until
the delegates to jamestown have
indicated what policies they want
the league as an organization to
pursue. and how active they will be
IN the coming campaign. Graham
IS a staunch Republican who has al
ways affiliated with the Nonpartisan
league and has been in the forefront
of many Of its most spectacular
battles.
Congressman on Record
In advance of the jamestown
iitSe,iik IL Nde huOWH LHdL CON-
gresham J. Il. Sinclair and Senator
Frazier will be among those present.
Both were committed in a recent in
terv,ew in Minot to supnort of Her.
bert Hoover. Sinclair is expected to
be active to this end at Jamestown.
He takes the position that league
Republicans have nothing to gain by
making fight in the state on the
party nominee or any of the nom-
lnees on the state ticket at this
time, according to statements made
by those who are close to him.
Both Sinclair and Frazier are ex-
pected to oppose any effort Of the
league to bolt the verdict of the June
primaries. Meantime the ringing
declarations of Roy Frazier, chair
man of the league executive com-
mlttee, That he is Republican. con-
tinue. Frazier is making it clear
that the call for the league conven-
file opportunity to express them
selves on future policies. There is
no definite program. he has asserted.
The league will get what it wants,
whatever that Lay be. The conven-
tion was cal ID under pre- ure from
the rank and file. Frazier says.
There is nothing cut and dried.
Kelly Bearing Gifts
Meantime F. I. Burchard, Demo.
cratic candidate for United States
senator. and J. Nelson Kelly were in
the city. Kelly said they were
merely here to look over the state
situation from the Democratic stand
point and to plan practical phases
Of the campaign for the election Of
Al Smith and the entire state Demo-
cratic ticket.
THE Democratic party said
Kelly, 'has provided a place for the
farmers Of North Dakota to articu-
late their interests in the coming
campaign. The Houston platform
gave positive endorsement to every
principle of the McNary- Haugen bill.
The party in this state realizes the
position Of the members Of the Nom
partisan League who have long
fought for a great principle and now
find themselves divided by factional
differences. The Democratic group
ing in this state is ready to make
concessions to the farm men and
women Of North Dakota who lave
long fought for principle. The farm
problem in its economic phases is
vital. It has never received more
substantial recognition than it re-
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