The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-08

being commented upon as significant
by the Democratic leaders.
Candidates for congressional and
state offices have just closed a busy
week Of campaigning They are urg-
ing North Dakota voters to mark a
straight Democratic ballot. Their ar
gument is Franklin D. Roosevelt will
win and that this state will be in
much better position politically if
Democrats are elected Especially,
they point out, will this be true of
the congressional offices. If there is
to be national Democratic admins
tration, North Dakota will be much
better off to send a Democratic sem
ator and two congressman. They are
bearing down on this point and ap-
peal for straight votes from the farm
ers who have bolted Hoover.
X X X
The visit of Vice President Curtis
for political speech at Fargo last
night and a political discourse at
Bismarck late this afternoon is re-
sponsible for many political confer
ences. Pressure is being brought to
get Senator Nye and Congressman
Sinclair to declare openly for Presi-
dent Hoover. Congressman Lemke
has washed his hands of any align
ment by supporting Roosevelt. AS the
campaign gets into the final stretch
the question of what attitude to take
on the Hoover matter becomes more
distressing Federal office holders
want an out-and-out fight, for in the
victory Of Roosevelt they see their
jobs sacrificed. Since the Des Moines
speech there has been a return of
political backbone on the part of some
Of the leaders who before were in
clined to let matters drift.
They point out that Senator Nye,
with primary majority of 10000, is
unbeatable even though he takes on
the Hoover burden. They want him
to square away and fight Lanier on
this issue.
Lanier. in all his speeches, goads
Nye on his silence on the Hoover can
didacy. Recently weekly in Will
liams county. hot-bed of Nonpart-
isanism. berated Nye for not stating
where he stood in the presidential
race.
Another question being asked by the
politicians is where this Holiday
movement is headed politically. Farm
ers prominent in that, it is said are
not for Hoover or anyone suspected
OF trafficking with the Hoover adj
ministration. It is pointed out that
the Communists under the label,
Workers Farmers Government" have
a full congressional ticket and a par
tial state ticket.
Andrew Omholt, Minot, is their
candidate for governor. Politicians
are seeking to estimate how many
| votes this economic unrest will throw
to this party. Democrats are hopeful
that this movement may split the
Nonpartisans in the northern tier of
counties where the Socialist vote used
to be very strong.
Following Townley's spectacular vic
tories, the Socialist party. as a state
organization, went by the boards. It
used to roll up nearly 1000 votes in
the state and nearly always had a
ticket in the field. This year the
Socialists decided to concentrate on
their presidential candidate. Norman
Thomas, while the Communists will
support William z. Foster.
Republicans are not afraid that the
Communist state ticket will poll any
considerable vote that might go to the
Nonpartisans. It Is known. however.
| that this force is more active in the
Mouse river loop than in past years
and the agitation over picketing and
marketing has given the leaders a
forum denied them in the past.
X X X
1 William Langers recent encomium
upon r. A. Nestos OF Minot is re-
garded here as the olive branch to
the l. v. A., of which Mr.. LANCER
was once member, and its one time
candidate for governor This has not
set so well with William Len1ke or
Lynn j. Frazier whom Nestos snd
LANCER were SO instrumental in hav-