The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-06

"0OC.pOx before the or.
vention ends. On one side is his sup
port Of Sinclair. On the other is his
longtime friendship and association
with Townley, Lcmke and other "or-
lginal Nonpartisans." Added to this
Is the fact that Townley is credited
with having made" Frazier the poll
tical figure which he is today.
Townley Has Enemies
Underlying the whole situation is
said to be the enmity existing be-
tween Towlnlcy and his friends and
the so-called federal crowd" The
activities of the latter group are said
to be epitolnized in this convention by
Lynner's candidacy for the governor
An added factor is the prohibition
issue. since Townley is running on a
wet platform. although in his state
ment today he made all o5tcnsible eff
fort to keep this issue out of the
convention. contending that all en-
dorsement for either himself or Sim
clair would put the liquor question
squarely up to the league.
Townley's statement follows:
Not Seeking Endorsement
Il do not solicit the official en-
dorsement of the Nonpartisan League
convention.
THE League, l. assume, will take
no position either for or against pro-
hibition.
while 1 do not expect the League
convention to endorse me In my
campaign against prohibition, for the
same reason, ! do not expect the
convention to endorse Mr.. Sinclair
In his campaign for prohibition.
For the League convention TO en-
dorse either Mr.. Sinclair or myself
would certainly make the liquor ques-
ton a League issue.
To Campaign Independently
Il do not seek to Use the league
organization In this fight against
prohibition.
Il shall conduct an independent
campaign and make my appeal to
those favoring government control (of
liquor as opposed to prohibition,
both inside and outside OF the organ
ization.
THE liquor question should be
threstled out without involving the
Nonpartisan League and will be II
neither side is given the official
League Enforcement"
Reject Fraxier's Advice
The gubernatorial endorsement ap-
peared to be going begging. Sinclair
Is understood to have rejected a sug-
gestion, made yesterday by r. w,
Frazier, that he decline to run for
congress again and seek the COVER
norship instead. This would have
offered q way out of the dilemma In
the third district and Frazier felt
that it would have strengthened the
entire ticket.
A strong fight will be made to en-
dorse the proposal to organize county
agricultural high schools. These
would be * organized that children
from all parts of any county could
attend ct q reasonable cost and would
specialize In agricultural subjects.
Chain banks appeared due for the
first application Of political heat but
the exact form opposition to them
would take was not apparent. There
were indications that any attacks on
the chain banks would meet oppo6i-
ton on the ground that the new Il.
nancial organizations have had ne
opportunity to show how they viii
work out.
Shafer Faces Attack
One charge 'ihich will be made
against Governor George F. Shafel
is that he refused to pay premiums
for high-protein wheat at the state
mill and elevator. Of which he Il
manager. Some delegates were max
ing the assertion as a proved fac1
while others were trying to establish
its accuracy. The charge was made
In resolutions passed by several Non.
partisan county conventions.
r. H. Thorescn. Bismarck, candi.
date for the gubernatorial nomination
In 1928, was said to have erased him
self from the picture on the grount
that he cannot afford to make an
other campaign. He still was beint
mentioned, however, as . likely can
didate for the governorship, for con
gresham from the second district ant
various state offices.
Church Has Following
w. J. Church. member Of the stat
| board Of administration. appeared II
have the lead for both the secon,
district congressional endorsemen
and endorsement Of agriculture AM
labor.
Another p .ase Of the ~agricultura
and labor situation was the possibilit,
that the convention may eudors
John HUSKY. former dairy commits
aioner under j. A.. Kitchen. to oppos
his former chief or may endorse n
one ana give its support to HUSKY o.
the ground that he is strong for til
cooperative. marketing movement
HUSKY has snnounccd himself as
candidate independent Of existil