The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-09
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Political Circles
Humming in Capital

Twichell out Of the picture but no &C
ton looking in that direction was
taken.
Strongly supporting the move to in
dorse H. c. DePuy, Grafton, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor, were
Byerly and Kelly. representatives of
the Democrats in the old I. v. A. fu-
sion arrangement. They contended
that the Democrats had gone Repub-
llcan in the fusion and it was now
time for the Republican brethren in
the coalition to return the compli-
ment.
Reasons Were Many
A number of factors operated to
shelve the proposal, at least for the
present.
Chief among these is that the lead
ing I. V. AS also are leading sup
porters OF Hoover in this state. They
feared what effect Endorsement of a
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
would have on the presidential race.
Second was the fact that the DEM
ocrats have not yet given satisfactory
evidence Of a willingness to deal. It
was plain that the I. v. A. brothers
have no desire to participate in the
battle unless they also receive some
OF the fruits of victory If successful.
Third is the fact that they see clear
signs of major rift in the ranks of
the Nonpartisan League which gives
them hope that they may be able to
return to power in the event of a ma
jor Nonpartisan breakup.
The upshot of the meeting was ap-
pointment of committee to see De-
Puy and ascertain his views, particul-
arly with regard to the ancient Nom
partisan industrial program, which
still is an I. v. A. fetish. After that
the plan is for the I. v. A. executive
committee to meet again and consider
further action.
The general sentiment was that II
DePuy is Endorsed the action should
take the form of a statement to that
effect rather than active participation
In the campaign.
The accuracy of the I. v. A.
prophecy is what disturbs many men,
bers of the Nonpartisan League. They
know 1t is all too true that the cohe-
sion which they had hoped for will
not materialize and that the next few
years will see trouble in their own
camp.
The internal difficulty of the Nom
partisans is the attitude which Will
liam LANCER, Republican gubernator-
ial candidate. has taken since his
nomination.
Privately, many league members are
none too enthusiastic about what
their candidate has done in recent
weeks. Some have even reached the
point where they regret he is their
candidate.
Wants To Run Everything
Their indictment. which consider
able weight since all would have lik-
ed to think differently, is that LANCER
has shown disposition to want to
run everything" They feel that the
League members who have held state
offices, some of them for many years,
are better fitted to run their own jobs
than LANCER is fitted to tell them how
to do it. They resent the flamboyant
statements made by him at the time
he attempted to put Is measures on
the initiated ballot and again at New
Rockford last Monday. They feel
that Langer's actions have called into
question the stability and soundness
of Nonpartisan policies and admins
tration and they resent 1t.
BY way of apology they comment
that LANCER has not stood up well
under the barrage of Sycophantic
adulation which has come to him from
job-seekers and favor-hunters since
his nomination. Every candidate with
an even chance of election Is subject
to this experience but many Nonpar-
tisans feel it has gone to Langer's
head. They fear he believes all the
pleasant things such folk are telling
him about himself-and they do not.
Still another joint in the Nonparti-
san indictment of LANCER Is his ap-
parent decision to insist that every
thing go his way. It was evidenced
in his participation in the N0nparti-
san-controlled meeting Of the Repub-
lican state central committee here
recently and there have been rumors
of q disposition on Langer's part to
punish many Of the faithful who have
not agreed with him on such things
as calling out the militia to raise the
price of wheat and to put his Is mea-
sures on the initiated ballot.
Fear for Consequences
In addition to these considerations,
some Of which are personal and some
political, many Nonpartisans have be-
come frankly fearful Of the conse-
quences to the state If he Is elected.
These are the people who feel that
their faction of the Republican party
is sound and constructive at bottom
and that LANCER, in speaking for him
self, Is giving the impression that he
speaks for them also.
Still another factor is hangers close
adherence to members Of the Nonpar-
tisan faction who long have been dis
credited. both by the League member
ship and by the voters. As It stands
now, many Of them probably win con-
tent themselves with letting the
gubernatorial candidate paddle his
own canoe.
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