The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-04
Mp CAUCUS SEEKS
TO RESTORE UNITY
And HEAL WOUNDS
Secret Meeting Discusses
Breaks In Ranks in Legis.
lature, but No Action
NEW STATE PAPER URGED
Tangible Results Of Meeting
Considered Negligible, but
Optimism Is Saved
NEW STATE PAPER URGED

Efforts to cauter'Ie the wounds Of
the Nonpartisan league and restore
the league to political unity were
made at q convention G. Nonpa:tisan
league legislators and workers here
Sunday at Patterson hall.
For the first time in several years
the meeting was secret and news
paper men barred. It became known
later. however. that some of the Ills
of the Nca.o-.:tic--n faction were dis
.ussed ;.nd consideration was given
to ways and means Of curing them.
r. w. Frazier. Crosby, chairman
Ut the Nonpartisan executive COM
mittec, presided. The executive COM
ms,tcc called the meeting.
Attempt t. Scold Fails
,n,c inclination to call tn. league
legislators 10 account for their fall
ure to stand so.laly together at this
session was in evidence, but there
Wa. much attempted in that line.
TOO many OF the factional leaders are
members Of the legislature and there
has been too l..tle unity among Nom
r,.......----.::1c at this session to make the
1..--ort successful.
II was agreed that the faction is
In bad shape. what with formidable
outside opposition and internal dis
;-.,,-...1s. but It also was pointed out
that conditions are not as bad as
they might be from a Nonpartisan
standpoint. Some speakers insisted
that the clouds which obscure the
Ncnpartisan outlook are tinsed with
silver and that all the league needs
do to find the silver lining IS to get
..ler, restore the breaches In the
ranks and present . united front to
their political enemies. Few were
confident when the meeting was over,
however, that this had been accom-
plished.
s-1ggest recognizing Organ
Che OF the means Of restoring the
lea---c to dominance considered Sun
day was that of organizing news
paper which would be friendly to
Nonpartisan aims. Since the North
Dakota Nonpsrtisan, weekly paper
ca ted here, staggered into the
limbo of dead newspapers the faction
has been without an official publica-
ton. S--.....e talk was had regarding
the organization of newspaper to
ta-.a its place. The idea now being
considered is to organize q daily
newspaper which would have sub
scri,ers all over the state.
The tangible results which came
from the meeting with regard to the
General condition Of ttc Nonparoisan
league were doubtful, even to those
at the meeting.
Dissatisfaction with the trend
which legislative matters have taken.
from a Nonpartisan standpoint, was
evidenced by the appointment OF a
Committee which will take up with
Nonpartisan lawmakers the action
which should be taken on several
measures now pending. It will be
It's committees job to induce the
Nonpartisans In the legislature to
vote as q unit.
This unity in voting has been con-
cricuou5 by it's ab.cl1cc at this ses-
sion, particularly in the senate,
wher- the league has nominal ma
jority. Every time an issue has
arisen in which party alignr-ents
might be expected, the Independents
l,ssye managed to obtain at least two
Nonpartisans to support their stand.
and two votes Is all they need to
c..:.--.:,Sc the Independent minority OF
tie. to majority OF one.