The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-10
NAME CANDIDATES,
ALTER BYLAWS in
CONVENTION HERE
State Divided Into Six Districts,
Each to Be Represented
BY Directors
MORATORIUM IS PROPOSED
Turkey Marketing Agency Has
Been Arranged BY Nation
al Farmers Union

Delegates to the North Dakota
Farmers Union annual convention
candidates to the state
board Of directors and adopted new
bylaws at a spirited session which
continued to o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Sessions are being held in the
World War Memorial building.
G. G. Talbot, president of the state
state Senator D. H.
Ecknan, and state Sena-
tor G. w. Fine, Sheyenne, were as
sured of election to the board of seven
directors. A chairman will be chosen
following election Of the board We'd
nesday.
The most significant change In the
bylaws provides for dividing the
state into six districts. with the elec-
ton of one director from each dis
trict, and q seventh director at large.
Under the old bylaws there were no
districts and directors were named at
large.
Debate Develops
Considerable debate developed on
the adoption Of the new bylaws.
causing the convention to continue
for several hours past the scheduled
time. Because of the late hour, NOM
nation Of directors to the livestock
board at South st. Paul, and Of dele
gates to the national convention was
deferred until Tuesday.
Those nominated for directors are:
Directors at large: @. G. Talbot,
jamestown, for whom the secretary
was instructed to cast q unanimous
ballot Of election.
District No. /: G. W. Fine, shey-
enne.
District No. 2: D. H. Hamilton,
Eckman, and w. j. Maddox, Plaza.
(Maddock asked that delegates give
his name no consideration On tho
ballot.)
District No. 8: L. Fl. Hampton.
Dunn county; G. B. Turner. Glad
stone: E. w. Telford, dorham: A. N.
Nelson, sanish; Herman Thorson.
Adams county: Otto Oukrup, Dickin.
son: Martin Sonnenberg. Solen; Ole
Kittleson, Dunn Center.
District No. 4: Albert Hegge, Matt
Dahl, Hazelton; Anthony Larson, En-
mons county: Ole sundby, Ruso.
District No. s: L. H. Byer, Ellen
dale; Gordon Tomlin, LaMoure.
District No. 6: Carl Oglesby, Dan
zig; H. w. McInnes. Kelso; Melvin
Roseth, Luverne: George p. Wolf.
Wahpeton; John p. Weller, Lisbon:
H. j. Rustad, Kindred; Byron Met
calf, Valley City: Tom Devlin, Finley.
Nominations Completed
Nominations for directors Of the
livestock board and for delegates to
the national convention were made at
the opening Of session Tuesday.
Nominations for livestock board di.
rectors are:
G. p. Christensen, Ward County:
o. H. Olson, Eddy County: L. @. Hart,
Williams; E. H. Burke, Ramsey: Will
liam Hardness, Renville: w. j. Mad
dock, Mountrail: r. r. Lofthus, Mel
son; q. H. Knobel, Stutsman; p. M.
Freer, Griggs; Hans Schmidt, Dunn:
Richard Powell, Burke, and @. w.
Fine, Benson.
Nomination of delegates to the ma
tional convention are: G. G.. 6imp-
son, Griggs; G. w. Fine, Benson, w.
J. Maddox, Mountrail; w. s. Han
lev, Sargent, Charles Stevens, Barnes:
John Werner, Ward: G. @. Talbot,
Stutsman; E. H. Burke, Ramsey: A.
G. Clifford, Trail: D. H. Hamilton,
McHenry, and E. D. Symington. Penn
bina.
Moratorium Proposed
Adoption Of proposed resolutions
petitioning President Hoover and
Gov. George F.. shafer to take steps
to declare a moratorium for three
wears on farm mortgages was urged
by E. e. Greene. secretary. here Mon
day.
Two resolutions, calling on the gov
ernor and the president to carry out
such plans, will be considered by the
resolutions committee and are expect
ed to be brought to the floor OF tho
convention for consideration Wednes-
day.
The resolutions previously have been
submitted to locals Of the Farmers
Union In the state and have received
outstanding support, Greene told the
gathering.
One of the proposed resolutions
calls on the president to call speciai
session of congress for the express
purpose Of passing the farm relief bill
introduced In the last session OF con-
rres. by Senator Frazier OF North Da.
kota. The resolution further asks the
president to declare a moratorium
on all farm mortgages made through
the federal land bank until the spe-
cial session Of congress to be CALEB
by him shall have passed the farmers
farm relief bill' and further requests
the president to call q moratorium on
all loans made through the nterme-
diate and rural credit banks on chat
tel mortgages until congress snall
have passed the Frazier bill.
The other resolution proposed the
governor "take such steps as are
necessary to establish q moratorium
for q period Of three years within the
state" and that such action be taken
under the police power OF the state
TO avoid q crisis which fast = ap-
preaching"
! Greene stated farmers are at the
mercy Of mortgages and creditor!
throughout the state and nation, and
lContinueo on paSe seveM!