The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-22
Nonpartisan to win Republican NOM

Nonpartisan to win Republican nom
nation.
1t was reported that the strict Non
partisans had rejected the idea Of
indorsing the late political enemy but
that the Regular Republicans
were less obdurate. AS result, Coz
and Rue, who were I. v. AS in the
spring, appear with Nonpartisan sup
port in the fall.
Certification Of their Endorsement
was made to the county auditor by O.
E. Erickson. Nonpartisan who is man.
aging the Hoover-Curtis campaign in
the state.
AS result of this strange meta
morpnosis of political fealty, the
Real or I. v. A. Republican column
and the I. v. A. column proper are
all hut blank. The only name ap-
pearing in them is that of Bertha r.
Palmer. candidate foe reelection as
superintendent of public instruction.
The name of Arthur E. Thompson.
Washburn, her opponent. appears on
both the Democratic and Nonparti-
san states but is conspicuously absent
from that offered by the Erickson
NonpartisanS.
There also Is something unusual
in the names adopted for purposes of
the guide card. The Democrats are
just that and nothing more but the
unadorned name of Nonpartisan now
has become the Republican Nonpar-
tisan League" 1t is a little confusing
but the voters will wash it all out at
the election.
But even as the Erickson Nonpar-
tisans and the l. " A., lie down ir
the same Burleigh county bed, differ
ent switches are occurring elsewhere.
Down in the 37th district. for eX-
ample. the 1. v. AS and the Demo-
Gratis have thrown in together in az,
effort to defeat Senator A. F.. Bonner.
Jr.. known throughout the state as c
progressive.
There probably is more than little
OF personal piQue involved in this eff
fort. which is being managed by L. l.
Twichcll from Fargo Bonner was a
thorn in the Twichell side at the last
legislative session and did much to as
siSt the progresSiveS in blocking some
/ " A. legislation which the Nonpar.
tiSan group utterly opposed.
1t was only human nature. there
fore. for Twichell. following repudia-
ton of his party in June. to seek the
defeat of the man who contribute;
greatly to it. He has summoned his
failing resources in last desperate
effort to obtain revenge but it APP
pears improbable that he will succeed
Word from the seat Of battle indi-
Gates that BonZer is too popular with
his constituents to suffer from the
Twichell maneuvers.
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There has been some talk among l.
" AS. and in the newspapers which
supported that cause. of organizing a
senate cabal to oppose So-called Non
partisan radicalism if they can mus
ter as much as one-third of the SEN
ate, which at this writing seems
doubtful
Speculation on that possibility car
ries some peculiar angles and involves
some guasses which seem rather wide
of the mark For example they list
Thomas Whalan. nominated on the
Republican ticket in Pembina county.
as an l. " A.
The simple fact is that he fought
the I. V. A. incumbent and indorsee,
William Renwick of Bathgate, to win
the nomination In his campaign he
had the support of both Nonpartisans
and Democrats and his political learn
ings. if any. probably will be in that
direction. Certainly the genial Irish
man from st. Thomas owes the /. ".
A. nothing and is not likely to shed
many tears in their behalf.
More than likely he will be very
independent in his attitude and the
same thing seems true of several 9TH
or senators who may find political
joy in tossing off the I. V. A. yoke.