The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-28
man IS
WINNER IN OPENING
DEMOCRAT CONTEST
Election Of G. S. WooIedge as
Convention Chairman is
lanier Victory
MURPHY PROMINENT FIGURE
Party Expected to Start Work
on State Office Slate Late
In Afternoon

New Rockford. N. D., April 28.-(E1
lin a test OF strength which came
with organization details at the OPEN
Ing session Of the North Dakota Dem
ocratic convention here Thursday, p.
w. Lanier Of jamestown emerged
with strengthening Of his candidacy
for the Endorsement for q. 8. senator.
Election Of G. s. Wooledge, Minot.
regarded as q Lanier. supporter, as
temporary chairman was an indica-
ton favorable to Lanier. He defeated
DR.. w. H. Porter. Calvin, considered
a supporter Of Tracy Bangs. Grand
Forks, who also Is q candidate for the
senatorial Endorsement.
Appointment Of committees occu-
pied most Of the morning session. A
recess was taken to 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, when the resolutions
and platforms committee was to re-
port. Endorsement Of candidates was
expected to get under way late In tho
afternoon.
Harry Laskowitz Of Fargo nominat-
ed Wooledge while G. n. Houska Of
Cando placed DR.. Porter In the con.
test for the chairmanship. On q roll
call. there were 2l7h for Wooledge
and 1917 for Porter.
Forks For Porter
The Grand Forks delegation Of IS.
instructed for Bangs, voted for Pur-
ter. Efforts Of tho Grand Forks dele
CATION to obtain an extra vote be-
cause J. Nelson Kelly, Grand Forks,
national committeeman, Is . resident
Of the county, were overruled.
The StutSman county delegation Of
20, instructed for Lanier, voted for
Wooledge. Dr. Porter asked the vote
be made unanimous for Wooledee In
the interests Of harmony and urged
delegates to get behind" tho majority
action.
Wooledge called attention 10 the
great opportunity which ~ now
have" and asked that full advantage
be taken Of the opportunity.
He pointed to the heavy vote cast
In the March presidential preference
primary for Democratic presidential
candidates.
On the Republican ticket, he said
there are four candidates for COVER
nor, william LANCER, Bism . G X;
Frank Hyland. Devils Lake. l.. J. Moe.
Valley City, and w. r. Black, Fargo.
Would Confound q. q. p.
He urged patience and care in
selecting ticket ito confound the
Republicans" Fred Mclean, Grand
Forks, was elected temporary secre-
tary and Donald Murtha. Dickinson.
assistant secretary.
State Senator w. D. Lynch, La
Moure. was being considered as .
candidate for the Endorsement Of
congressman. while r. B. Murphy Of
Bismarck also was q candidate for
this office.
The Endorsement for governor re-
NAMED wide open affair. with Muir
phys name linked for that post, to-
gether with H. G. DePuy, Grafton.
Max Strehlow. Kindred, Tobias ..
Casey Of Dickinson and Walter We'll
ford of Pembina were others Still In
the race. !
A controversy ensued on q motion
to dispense with q credentials COM
mittee but this was defeated after
objections came from q number OF
delegates. A committee Of five sub
|sequently was appointed consisting Of
A. g. Pagenkopf, Dickinson; j. Muir
ply, Williston: Peter Zappas. James,
town: william Glotzbach. Anamoose:
and ]. J. Wallace Of Dickey county.
Points to Suggestions
George A. Duis, Grand Forks, call
led the conventions attention to sug-
gestions received by q candidates
committee Of the party at q meeting
at Jamestown.
He said as soon as q recess was
taken the committee would receive
names of candidates not entered 1t
the jamestown meeting.
A resolutions committee was ap-
pointed consisting Of DR.. Porter:
Murphy; M. A. Hildreth, Fargo: s.
J. Doyle, Fargo: p. w. Lanier, James-
town: ]. e. Carney, Cavalier, and J.
w. Stambaugh, Darlington.
The following rules committee was
appointed: Harry Laskowitz, Fargo:
Charles Otto, Valley City: A. q. Ken
needy, Sargent county: George Trim
bic, Ransom: and Chris Bertsch, Bis
marck.
A committee Of the ex-servicemen,s
league. q group Of former servicemen
who are delegates, drew up q set Of
resolutions which will be presented
to the convention resolutions COM
mittee.
These resolutions, adopted at 4
meeting Of about 50 former services
men, recommended that the, veterans
at the convention support and vote
for any and al qualified ex-service-
man vvho aAnlr endorsements g. ~<a%a