The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-14
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lanier Says Movement is Fly.
by.Night' Effort to Dis
rupt Democrats

Jamestown, N. D., June l4.-(P)-A
double-barrelled attack on North Da-
kota's newest political group, the
"Jeffersonian Democrats" came out
of Stutsman county Tuesday.
A resolution, unanimously adopted
at mass meeting of Stutsman coun-
ty Democrats. called for support of
the regular Democratic ticket, and
termed the action of the jefferson
ians' as the work "of certain clique
of Republican office holders who ar.
throwing smoke screen before the
rank and file Of the voters of North
Dakota by opposing the regula
Democratic ticket"
At the same time, p. w. Lanicr
jamestown, Endorsed by the state
Democratic convention for United
States senator. issued statement re-
plying to charges made by Halvor l.
Halvorson, Minot, "Jeffersonian" can
didate for senator. Lanier character
lied the "Jeffersonian' opposition as
a "fly-by-night movement sponsored
by Republican employees to confuse
the minds of the voters"
The resolution said 1--WE call atten-
ton to the fact that this alleged OPP
position, calling itself Democratic, Is
headed by one Halvor l. Halvorson,
now a Republican member of the low
er house of the state legislature Of
North Dakota. as a candidate for u.
s. senator; as a candidate for cover
nor. this boiling ticket advances one
Tobias Casey. who. in the New Rock
ford convention, was nominated for
governor and defeated by H. c. Depuy
of Grafton. the regular Democratic
indorsee for this office, and Casey,
after being defeated. moved the con-
vention that the election of Depuy be
made unanimous, which was done
that w. E. Cooke. advanced by the
boilers as a candidate for congress
on last March Is, at time when the
people Of North Dakota were going
by the thousands into the Democrats,
column, voted the Republican ticket.
Points to Record
The resolution pointed out that La
nier. was Endorsed by the New Rock
ford state convention by reclamation
and without opposition.
Severe criticism was directed in the
resolution at John Gammons. Bis
marck, secretary of the state indus
trial commission, and chairman OF
the "Jeffersonians." and at Charles
Simon, assistant attorney general.
The resolution charges that previ-
Gus to the March Is primary election
the name of Charles D. Perry was
filed by Gammons and Simon for ma
tional committeeman against H. H.
Perry, the regularly Endorsed Demo-
cratic candidate, "for the purpose OF
confusing the minds of the voters be-
tween two Perrys, and for the pur-
pose of defeating the regular Demo-
cratic candidate"
It was alleged in the resolution that
the petitions were in irregular form.
Lanier, in his statement replying to
charges made by Halvorson that the
New Rockford convention was con-
trolled by small group, said, Mr..
Halvorson has no conscientious Scru :.
pies against conventions because he
once ran for office under convention
Endorsement and has repeatedly
stumped the state for convention in
dorsees of the Republican party"
ITO those Democrats in the state
who desire to have the party as a
puny tool of favored few through
which to work for the perpetuation of
Republican rule" Lanier said, Il saw
support the ticket sponsored by
Charles Simon and John Gammons
We are in this fight to win and no
monkey wrench throwing by Republi-
can office holders can stop us"