The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-08
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Declares LANCER
Wants to Support
President Hoover

in this state. In an article which he
wrote for his newspaper under Fargo
date line of October Z, he says In part:
Senators Frazier and Nye had said
they could not support Hoover for re-
election. Wednesday Senator Frazier
said he would not support Roosevelt,
in statement giving faint praise for
the presidents Des Moines speech. He
added There has been change of
sentiment toward the president in the
middle west, due in part to disap-
pointment in Governor Roosevelt and
also due to the conclusion that PreSi-
dent Hoover is not to blame for every
thing The day before Frazier said,
Some Democrats are not pleased with
Roosevelt's speeches. They think he
has made a lot of general promises,
and are now asking themselves what
Is the use Of making a change
LANCER Favors Hoover
observers predict that the Fra
zier statements will encourage many
leaguers to declare for President
Hoover in the near future. William
LANCER. league-indorsed Republican
candidate for governor. is said to favor
a straight party fight all the way
down the line. He IS reported as
wanting other leaguers to join him
in coming out for Hoover Some move
Of that nature can now be expected.
IF certain league leaders swing into
the Hoover camp. even though they
are tardy and they qualify their sup
port in one way or another, it is prob
able that North Dakota will repeat
the Republican success of 1928.
Encouraged by developments of the
past "a hours, the Hoover campaign
committee has dropped the defensive
and is taking on the offensive. The
members held hurried conference
Thursday and asked national head
quarters to send such speakers as
Governor Dan Turner of Iowa, Sem
ators Peter Norbeck and Arthur Cap
per and Assistant Attorney General
Seth w. Richardson to North Dakota.
Fargo Awaits Curtis
"They believe men of this type can
take advantage of the present situa-
ton to help line up farm votes for
President Hoover. Vice President Cur
it's speech in Fargo Friday night is
expected to arouse greater activity on
the part of regular Republicans who
have been inclined to hold back to
date until the Nonpartisan league
beneficiaries of federal patronage dur
Ing the past four years become openly
active for President Hoover.
1--WE were due for break and here
It u.s. said William Stern of Fargo
Republican national committeeman. !
believe the president reelected himself
at Des Moines. All we have to do
from now on is to follow up our pres
ent advantage. From here on the
only question in North Dakota will be
the size Of President Hoover's ma
jority'."
Recently Usher L. Burdick sent t6
the newspapers long article why he
was going to support William Lemke
for congress. He believes that Lemke
has but a single objective in this cam.
paign, the relief Of the debt-ridder
farmers. Burdick ran for congressional.
nomination as q wet Republican but
was defeated. He is now active ir
his work to promote the Farmers
Holiday movement. His alignments ir
this fight are expected to aid Lemk;
who, unlike his fellow Republicans
has come out boldly for Roosevelt
Lemke is being referred to as thu
Morris Of North Dakota"
X X X
Mrs. Ruth Owen, Bryan's daughter
has been getting great crowds at hel
meetings. In LaMoure she spoke tx
more than 1900 and recently hel
meeting billed for the assembly room
in the Grand Forks county court
house was adjourned to the city audi
forum where more than 5000 were
packed in. Farmers drove great dis
tances To hear her and the interest
shown by the. people Of the city Is