The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-20

a very colorful campaign and when
1t comes to color" on the hastings,
Sullivan Of Mandan has plenty Of it
The Democrats could 60 long way
and not find any better candidate
than Sullivan If they are seeking
man whose party fealty has not been
badly mussed up by fusion for patron
age purposes.
p. L. AarhuS Of Fargo, close associ-
ate Of Senator Nye, and concerned
with the Junior Senator's political
fences IS dissatisfied with the LANCER
nomination. He has written a letter
to the Fargo Forum reviewing political
conditions. He Is impressed by the
changes wrought in North Dakota
politics when a Nonpartisan League
ticket can provide q place for LANCER
and q Lemke at the same time. He de-
clares that Lemke cannot speak for
LANCER with good grace and that
LANCER will have hard time to eulo-
gize his running mate Bill Lemke
The two bills" are not exactly the
Damon and Pythias Of North Dakota
politics. LANCER once left the League
and joined the I. v. A. faction along
with Thomas Hall and others because
they claimed Frazier, Lemke, Townley,
Mills and the rest were too strong for
them. LANCER later wrote some very
hard things about brother bill"
Lemke at that time. Lemke's friends
claim that their Bill has not
changed any politically since LANCER
bolted the League on his account.
Aarhus ends his letter to the Forum
with this comment: Anyway, we
shall see what we shall see."
Y X Y
James Curran, editor Of the Nc
Kenzie County Farmer, a Nonpartisan
weekly, published In Gov. Skaters
home town, smells politics In the State
Taxpayers Association. He sees in it's
operation the guiding hand Of "big
business" and the selfish plans of pre-
datory wealth. He will have none of
it and warns his readers to beware OF
tax reductionistS who come in sleeps
clothing but inwardiy are ravenous
wolves seeking to devour the poor and
to shift tax burdens upon their
widows and orphans.
Curran declares that G.. F. Lamb,
the associations president, Is in the
fight to ease his tax bill to the ex-
tent of at least third. L. B. Hanna
of Fargo, he asserts, Is in the associa-
ton for the same motive. and as for
Harold B. Nelson Of Rugby. who filed
the tax petitions with the secretary OF
state. Curran says he Is an attorney
for the Great Northern. In Curran's
opinion, the railroads. utilities and
large land owners would be the chief
beneficiaries if these measures passed.
leaving the farmers and small BUSH
ness men holding the sack.
A definite organization Is being
formed to fight the initiated laws. Ed
ucators through their various organ
izations are making a set-up Of their
own. Between this taxation issue and
that of the vets, other old problems
that have agitated the state In many
past campaigns may be forgotten.
Y \ X
The vets OF North Dakota are busy
organizing to nominate Usher L.
Burdick, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, for congress. A COM
mittee has been formed in Fargo and
some money raised. A drive for the
"Burdick for Congress Fund" will be
started soon and promoters Of Bur-
dicks candidacy hope to have a SET
up in practically every county in the
state.
It is their prayer that the Demo-
Gratis at New Rockford will nominate
a congressman who Is wet and they
even insinuate that If the Democrats
are wise they will go down the line
and name two congressional candi-
dates who are wet. They would even
welcome a senatorial candidate who
leans toward the vets.