The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-26
Republicans Endorse.
ment Is Unanimous

ment and prohibition enforcement
laws.
Only one change in the platform
as reported by the drafting commit
tee was .nadesfrom the floor. It
softened the language in which the
convention condemned those dele.
gates to the Republican national
convention Of 1924 who Jailed to
support Coolidge after he had car.
ried the state in the presidential
preference primary.
Farm Aid Brings Argument
Some dispute developed over the
manner in which the convention
should 60 on record on the farm re.
lief question. +. b. Goss, Minot,
objected to naming the McNary.
Haugen bill, pointing out that it
carries an equalization fee plan
which he regards as Objectionable.
He said Kansas. an agricultural
state, apparently has cepudi-ted the
equalization fee idea and that it
was not up to the convention to say
what form agricultural relief should
take.
O. J. Sorlie, Buxton, offered IN
amendment which would leave out
the McNary-Haugen bill by name
but a storm of protest came from
other delegates. Several farmers
told the convention it would appear
as though they were trying to side.
step the issue and that failure to
name the McNary-Hauge. bill would
cost their tickets thousands Of votes
in the state.
Among those opposing the change
were p. D. Norton, Minot; A. w.
Fowler, and l. L. Twichell, Fargo,
and DR.. L. B. Greene, Edgeley.
Fowler pointed out that to endorse
Lowden and fail to endorse the Nc
Nary-Hau 'en bill would offer . d.
rect conflict, since Lowden is on
record for the bill. Twichell said
failure to endorse the bill would be
unfair to Congressman Burtness
and Hall, who voted for It.
Frank Hyland, Devils Lake, asked
how the convention could unequivo-
cally endorse both the McNary-Ha
gen bill and President Coolidge,
who vetoed it.
Judge Spalding denied that the
two items presented 2 conflict,
pointing out that they could not ex.
pect to agree with the president on
everything.
Amendment Withdrawn
Sorlie's amendment was with
drawn after Goss said he had not
intended to start . serious argu.
ment and had no desire to encroach
on the limits of political expediency.
Sorlie said he had thought It best
not to specify any particular kind
Of aid for agriculture since some
thing better than the McNary.Hau-
gen bill might be devised.
That part Of the platform con-
demning convention delegates who
failed to vote for Coolidge 1t the
1924 convention was softened on
motion Of Twichell after Frank
Ployhar, Barnes county, had object
ed to the original phraseology and
demanded that the convention 'let
bygones be bygones."
Judge Spalding explained that the
committee had included the para
graph in the platform as assurance
to the voters that delegates en-
dorsed at this convention would not
do the same thing.
While waiting for the nominating
and platform committees to COM
plete their work the convention
Jagged. Numerous speeches were
made by various delegates, giving
the convention the flavor Of Z polit-
ical rally in campaign time. Those
who spoke were State Senator Al
fred Steel, Jamestown; Frank Hy-
land, Alex Mcdonald Of Glencoe,
Emmons county; ]. D. Bacon, E. B.
Goss, and w. H. Stutsmsn, Mandan.
Bacon assured the convention
that Lowden would be fair to all
parts Of the country and that 'slne
wouldn't fool" the farmers. What
ever errors he might male Is pres
ident, Bacon said, will not have the
farmers Of the middlewest % their
victim.
Stutsman was the first to mention
Lowden by name, although other
speakers had limited ct it Ill day.
He said he WAS in college with Low
Eden 40 years ago and that he had
then predicted Lowden would some
day be president.
| The Platform
The platform adopted by the con.
vention follows:
1--WE, the Republicans Of the state
Of North Dakota, in delegate conven-
ton assembled this 26th day Of jan
nary, 1923, at Bismarck, reaffirm
our allegiance 70 the principles, pol.
icies and traditions Of the National
Republican party, ~ expressed in ito
platforms from time to time and ex.
emplifisd By ths present national
administration.
The basic industry Of the nation
and Of this State i agriculture, The
Republican, party has been tho con.
sisteut friend of agricultural indus.
try and has placed on tie statute
books practically oil the laws a.
couregine, foeterine and protectinr
It. i q not only responsible "a
J such indirect benefits 6 acc1uo g
agriculture from time % timn -
provided but has from time g time
given protection 70 I'll LEADING 80.
Iuets from the farm Is aeoiSsf In