The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-08
One More ChapteI

TWO political factions have met
formulated platforms and named can
didates. The platforms contain the
usual campaign bromides. There is
much pointing with pride and viewing
with alarm. High taxes are blamed on
the other fellow and everyone is for
tax reduction. So far so good.
There is still another chapter to be
added to the political pre- primary his
tory. State Democrats, jubilant over
their prospects, will gather soon in
New Rockford, a city removed from
the maddening crowd and untouched
by political intrigue. In its quiet pre-
cincts, the party of jefferson will seek
to nominate a ticket which will at
tract support from those who are
bruised In the other fights or who
don't like the alignments and are cry
ing for new deal.
In the past, the Democrats have had
very little Of the political spotlight.
Fusion with political factions of the
Republican party in past years prac-
tically suspended operations of the
Democratic party. But some 10000
votes were received last March. This
has put life into the party and its
leadership must be reckoned with.
Politicians will watch with interest
what happens at New Rockford
AS for the I. v. A. and League tick
cts, they are not any better or much
worse than in the past. Men nomi-
mated for the most part represent the
school of politics with which they have
long been aligned. Of course some in
both camps have vacillated at times,
moving from one group to the other
and back again. But what of that!
Party lines have been loosely drawn.
Patronage and prospects of victory are
political magnets in this as in other
states. There is no great rallying cry
in the campaign, as the stage is now
set, except that those who are in want
to stay there and those who are out
want to get in.
Probably such men as Byrne, Ols-
ness, Morris and Larkin will find little
difficulty in making the grade unless
the Democrats pick ticket strong
enough to attract a lot of farmers to
their primaries next June. If $4,000 or
10000 votes can be held by the Demo-
Gratis in the June primaries, then most
anything can happen in the Republic
can ranks.
It is q bad year to predict. Within
the ]. V. A. there Is large group Of
voters who would like to eliminate the
Twichell crowd. Within the league
there is a group which chafes against
the manner in which the political
show is being run. These frictions may
act as offsets and there may emerge
from the Republican primaries the
kind Of q lineup now in power, a d.
vision Of the political plums between
the League and I. v. A. factions
League officials now in charge have
always received some backing from
the I. v. A. faction and certain dis
gruntled elements in the League have
supported I. V. A. candidates. There
is every evidence that the voters are
going to act as they have in the past
with the exception of those who are
going out of the Republican primaries
entirely as protest against present
economic conditions and to voice their
displeasure at the way some state Of
ficials have been handling the affairs
of government. especially patronage.
In any event the stage is all set for
. merry campaign with plenty of ex-
element.