The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-23

maries upon O. J. Sorlie Of Buxton
Mr. Sorlie aided in organizing the
Progressive Republicans about two
years ago. In the primaries they re-
fused to endorse LANCER and NOM
mated I. j. Moe. Valley City pub
Usher and Sorlie appointee on the
highway commission. This action en-
gendered some feeling between o. ]
Sorlie and LANCER during the pri-
mary The Bismarck attorney did not
hesitate to lambast the Buxton mer-
chant and farmer when he went on
the air at Grand Forks during the
closing days of the June primaries.
Now it is rumored that o. J. Sorlie
is active for DePuy and is trying to
swing the remnants OF the Pro-
gressive Republican organization be-
hind the Democrat. Mr.. Sorlie is not
talking for publication, however.
The Progressive Republicans want
ed T. H. Thoresen for their nominee
instead Of LANCER. Now Mr. Thore-
sen is happy in his candidacy for dis
trict Judge. He Is reported to have
drawn strong support for this office !
from all political factions Thoresen /
refused to be drawn into any political
alignment which would have broken
the political and social ties OF life
time. He took his defeat manfully
and maintains the confidence and
friendships made in many political
batt,e-
Another point made at the banquet:
by LANCER was that press reports OF
his New Rockford address were gar
bled AS he started his Grand Forks
address. he asked the representative
of the Grand Forks Herald to come
closer and see that he got him right"
and that there would be no moro
mistakes like the ones made in re-
porting the New Rockford speech.
X X X
Reaction to the defeat of the La
Toilette forces in Wisconsin is being
cited by the Democrats as an impor-
tant political trend. Progressive Re-
publicans in Wisconsin. they contend.
went over in large numbers to the
Democratic party They realize that
LaFollette's influence in party dom
mated as it is could avail nothing.
His insurgency within the Repub-
lican party has proven their own un-
doing. some Democrats believe. Like
the insurgent Republican candidates
in this state there was general ST.
lence upon the Hoover candidacy in
the wisconsin primary. Political fac
tons in Wisconsin. it is pointed out.
tried to forget national politics in the
state campaign.
The Democrats, however. made
determined effort to get every voter
of Democratic leanings back into the
fold so as to be in shape for the No
vember election Many Democrats In
Wisconsin of progressive tendencies
have linked their forces with the La
Toilette wing Of the Republican party
Just as Democrats in North Dakota
believing in what the Nonpartisans
stood for, went into Republican pri-
maries to help those candidates.
With national election pending in
November, it is apparent. declare
Democrats in explaining the Wiscon-
sin results. that the back-sliding fol-
lowers Of jefferson have returned to
the fold and brought with them many
farmers of Republican persuasion who
won't support Hoover or his program.
They point also the moral that such
a development may happen in North
Dakota. Whether 1t will cut deeper
than the head of the national ticket
they do not care to say. But they
are hopeful that the trend In Wis
consin means qualification in North
Dakota behind Roosevelt and the en-
tire Democratic state and con-
gressional ticket.
AS proof that LANCER has different
stories to tell in different places,
Democrats in the Red River Valley
are telling story regarding Langer's
in German communities.
Speaking to crowd which is pre-
ponderantly German in some western
sections, they are telling their Nor
wegian friends, LANCER makes an ap-
peal something like this:
There are too many Norwegians
in the state offices. Why, if you go
up there you find Norwegians every
where, and mighty few Germans. The
OIlAy JOOS VIC Lc1lIldILo have dIc IAlOSc
of cleaning the spittoons in the state
offices.
when I am elected governor I am
going to fill those offices with good
Germans and let the Norwegians
clean the spittoons."
Those purveying the story mention
different times and different places
at which the promise" is said to have
been made.