The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-27
MANY CANDIDATES
THREATEN HARMONY
AT STATE MEETING
Eight Different Men Endorsed by
County Conventions For
Governor
WILL CONVENE THURSDAY
Bismarck Men Possibilities For
Congressional and Trea-
surer Races
WILL CONVENE THURSDAY

New Rockford, N. D., April 27.-R
Full OF hope and optimism. NORTH
Dakota Democrats came here Wed
nesday prepared to choose slate o.
candidates for state and congress
sional offices at their state conven'
ton which opens Thursday.
The entire body Of delegates chosen
at last weeks county conventions
was expected to be on hand by Wed
nesday night.
Confidence, inspired by the S5,00t
Democratic votes polled In the March
presidential preference primary, wa
the dominant note in informal dis
customs of the delegates, bound by 8
common purpose directed at making
their party more than perfunctory
factor in state politics.
Those men and women entrusted
with the responsibility Of drawing up
a ticket were particularly conscious OF
the significance that attaches to TINS
years convention as result OF the
prominence into which the state par.
ty was hurled by Democracys rec
ord-breaking vote received in March.
Large Field Of Candidates
The large field Of candidates which
presents itself constitutes a threat
against harmony for which party
leaders are striving, but many county
conventions took cognizance OF sucn
a situation and instructed their del
egates to "get behind the majority
selections.
Tobias D. Casey Of Dickinson. in
dorsed by five Slope district coun-
ties as candidate for governor
stands out as one of the strong con-
tenders for that office. Bowman,
Slope. Dunn, Golden Valley and
Stark counties have sent delegates
instructed for Casey.
H. C. DePuy of Grafton has the
backing of the Walsh county del
egates in the gubernatorial race
Other names associated with this IN.
dorsement include j. A. COREY OF
Jamestown, Max Strehlow OF KIN
bred, N. M. Lunde Of CooperstoWn'
Walter Wexford Of Pembina. John F.
sullivan of Mandan and DR.. II. II.
Leavitt of Carson.
Tracy Bangs of Grand Forks, S. j.
Doyle of Fargo and p. w. Lanler OF
Jamestown will come before the con-
vention as "favorite sons for IN
dorsen,ent for the U. S. senatorial
nomination. with their home coun-
ties supporting them. Others promi-
nently mentioned for the office IN.
clude State Senator w. D. Lynch OF
La Moure. j. L. Page of Bottineau.
George E. Duis of Grand Forks and
Fred Mclean of Grand Forks. the
latter two at somewhat of a disad-
vantage by virtue of their home coun-
tvs Endorsement of Bangs.
Ward county Democrats otter
George Murray of Berthold for one
of the two seats in the lower house
of congress. Murray, brother OF
Oklahoma's Governor William tAl1a-
liza Bib Murray, has the full sup
port of the Ward delegation. Muir
raw also has been mentioned as a
candidate for commissioner of agri-
culture and labor.
Murphy Is Mentioned
The candidates committee OF the
Democratic party. at q meeting at
Jamestown, received the names OF
possible candidates for the various
Endorsements. Those suggested for
congress include r. B. Murphy OF
Bismarck, w. E. Cook Of Harvey, and
Lanier.
For the other offices. candidates
suggested are j. A. Berg OF Coopers-
town and John McGill Of Verona for
lieutenant governor; Walter NC
Donald of Minnewaukan and Thur
man Wright Of Linton for attorney
general: w. L. johnson Of Ashley and
Leo Mcdonald of Mandan for audi
tor: william Schantz Of Bismarck
for treasurer: A. G. Chapman Of Nor
ma. Perry Banner of Dickinson and
E. w. Kibler of Cavalier for railroad
commissioner, and Gloria Hoffman
of Pleasant Lake. and Mrs. w. E.
Hopes Of Darlington for secretary
of state.
Indications are that efforts will be
made to obtain a plank in the plat
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