The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-29
Skater Announces
Senate CQt1didQcu
Governor Adds His Bit to Whirl.
ing Kaleidoscope Of State
Politics
TWICHELL HERE ON VISIT
Says He Didn't Know Carr Was
III or Intended Not to Run
For Governor


F.. shafer that he will be a candidate
for the United States senate was the
latest bit of color added to the whirl-
ing political kaleidoscope Tuesday.
The announcement was no surprise.
In fact 1t was hardly news, but it
served to confirm the general belief
as to the lines upon which the I. v.
A. battlefront will be drawn.
Contained In the governors state
ment was more than a hint that he
had either been considering running
for governor again or. more probably,
had been asked to seek reelection to
his present position. The first SEN
tence Of his statement, issued at his
office, was: Il am not candidate
for reelection as governor"
And then, having stated what he
will not do, he added: Should the
Independent convention give me the
honor Of an endorsement for United
States senator shall file as q can
didate for the Republican nomination
for that office"
That he will get the endorsement
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suit Of the announcement Is to throw
the I. v. AS into a wide open battle
for the gubernatorial endorsement
John w. Carr, jamestown, having an
nounced Monday that he cannot run
because Of Ill health.
Locally, Attorney General James
Morris is mentioned as the probable
candidate, although Morris doesn't
want 1t. He would prefer to wait two
years and try his luck in campaign
against Lynn ]. Frazier for the Unit
ed States Senate. That Is what Shat
er wanted to do four years ago but
he was drafted for the governorship
Morris may encounter the same trou-
bic. :"
Twichell Arrived Monday
The same talk of Morris for COVER
nor links the name OF Thomas Burke
assistant attorney general, as a can
didate for Morris present Job. He Il
the SON of John Burke, judge of the
supreme court and North Dakota's
only three time Iovernor but, unlike
his father, he is a Republican.
It may be only coincidence but
Skaters announcement Tuesday fol-
lowed the arrival here Monday of L
L. Twichel. I. v. A. boss. A. w. Fow-
Ter, guiding genius Of the so-called
Real Republicans and Mrs. John
Cooley, Joan of Arc of the Twichell
legions. The men are from Fargo
and Mrs. Cooley from Minot.
Commenting on Cars announce.
ment, Twichell said Tuesday he be.
came aware only a few days ago that
the lieutenant governor was Ill.
Replying to question OF whether
or not Carr has been indoors most Of
the winter, the Fargo man said he
did not know Of Cars illness until
last weekend, when he stopped II
Jamestown for a short visit.
Since Cars illness has been gen.
orally known to local political lead
ers during the last winter. the lieut..
enant governors withdrawal did mol
come as a surprise here. His with
drawal had been anticipated IN Local
political circles for weeks.
Some I. v. A. opponents are IN
clined to believe Carr Is sacrificing
his gubernatorial chances for the
good of the party. Carr was promised
the gubernatorial Endorsement two
years ago and only by his graceful
withdrawal could the I. v. A. indors<
another candidate for the race this
year.
Announcement Followed Visit
It also was considered significant
that Carr did not make his statement
until after the weekend visit paic
him by Twichell and State Senate,
Fowler.
Denying that he and Fowler hat
any specific object In their west
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