The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-04

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amended the hail insurance law 50
that 1t seriously crippled the state
hail insurance department by making
the law almost unavoidable:
Nov, therefore, be It resolved, that
this convention demands the amend
ment Of the present law 50 that 1t will
be made to work for the benefit Of the
farmers"
I'VE pledge our continued support to
the Bank Of North Dakota and de-
plore the fact that this institution,
under its present management, is not
Of more real service to the people of
the state"
I'VE pledge our support and contin-
ued cooperation towards the promo
ton and development Of the state mill
and elevator and terminal at Grand
Forks
Urge Bank Examination
I'VE urge q thorough examination
into the administration Of closed
banks to the end that the administra-
ton thereof be expedited and the de-
po6itors be given greater returns up
on their deposits with less delay"
I'VE indorse the initiated amend
ment to the absent voters law now
before the people to be voted on at
the March presidential preference
primaries and urge all progressive
voters to vote for it."
I'VE recommend an exemption of
Is per cent Of the assessed value to
each legal farm homestead occupied
by the owner. to the end that the
ownership of farm homes may be en-
couraged."
I'VE condemn the practice Of So
letting and accepting political contri-
buttons from individuals and corpora
tons outside the state.
Whereas the congress of the U. S.
has just passed $4,000, 900 900 re-
construction bill to aid industrial
agencies, and whereas the congress of
the U. s. passed the Glass-Steagall bill
to further assist industries,
I'VE, the delegates OF the Nonpart-
isan League in convention assembled
on this second day Of March, 1892, do
respectfully petition congress to pass
the Frazier farm relief bill at the
earliest possible moment and without
further delay, since this bill has been
before congress now for two terms,
and we ask that the administration
keep its platform promises and put
agriculture on basis Of equality with
other industries"
Trio Is Endorsed
I'VE indorse the splendid work done
by our Senator Gerald p. Nye as
chairman Of the committee investi-
eating campaign expenditures of can
didates for election to the u. s. SEN
ate and feel confident that the revel-
atoms made by his investigation will
have q wholesome effect and that, In
the future, the practice Of spending
huge sums and virtually buying the
United States senatorship will be dis
continued"
I'VE point with pride to the excel
lent record made in congress by Sen
ators Lynn ]. Frazier and Gerald p.
Nye and Representative ]. H. Sin
clair"
I'VE pledge our support to the Nye
bill now in congress to the end that
the tax on property and real estate
be materially reduced"
I'VE favor old-age pension and un-
employment and industrial insurance
and therefore favor and indorse the
Brookhart bill known as s. B. 8-3675,
which Is also known as q railway en-
ployees national pension plan"
A suggestion was made that the
name Of the organization be changed
to the Progressive Voters league.
This suggestion was rejected quick
~. O. B. Stray, Mountrail, objected
briefly and the viva voce vote was
overwhelmingly against the change.
Would Change Place
The bylaws committee recon-
mended that instead Of meeting at
Bismarck, the Nonpartisans change
the rule to leave the meeting place
open, and to change the bylaw which
sets the state meeting at q date prior
to March 10. The recommendation
was to permit the executive commit
tee to set the date and choose the
city.
8. e. Ellsworth, Jamestown, chair
man Of the committee, presented the
recommendation.
The amendments to the bylaws
were adopted with only q few oppo-
sition votes.
The convention adopted q motion ia
change precinct meetings to the Sec
ond Saturday prior to the county con-
ventions instead Of q fixed date.
The date Of county conventions waa
changed from the second Wednesday
in February to one week prior to the
state convention.
A recommendation was carried ia
change the basis for selecting conven-
ton delegates by giving counties one
delegate for every $50 votes cast foa
the leading league candidate for gov
ernor, instead Of one for each 1000
votes. This would increase the elected
delegates from 50 to 81. T
A change In the method Of select
ing members Of the executive COM
mittee at large instead Of by congress
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