The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-25
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B0mbast, Ballyhoo
Reaching Crescendo

torship and the gubernatorial battle.
| Gov. Shafer and Senator Frank Hy.
land have a well-oiled, we'll financed
political machine back of them. Ir
normal years that counts for a great
deal and perhaps with a depression
on 1t counts for lot more. One ole
ward heller said the other day that
to the average political worker in this
campaign five-spot looks like a roll
of paper.
There are more five-spots and ten
spots in the Shafer camp than in the
Nye-Langer-Moe exchequer. But what
/ the Nye-Langer and the Nye-Moe-
Burdick, ct al, groups lack in hard
cold cash. they have made up largely
in enthusiasm and industry.
x X x
Senator Nye has been kept away
! from the state because of the urge
of public business. The I. v. A. DO
litical leaders have commended that he
stayed away because he did not want
to take sides between LANCER and Moe,
both OF whom are supporting him for
United States senator OF course that
is only political ballyhoo. Senator
Nye has declared in no uncertain
terms for LANCER. He is not in the
campaign because his job demands
that he stay in Washington. If he
were here campaigning. the same poll
tlclans would have told the voters he
should be in Washington attending to
public business. Few voters are being !
miSled by this and the ardor of Nye's
trends has not cooled any because of |
their split allegiance between Moe and |
LANCER. 1t is just mere guess !
whether Moe won't clip off more l. !
V. A. votes than League votes.
Then all alone, out on political
limb, is w. E. Black of Fargo. He is
a commissioner of the Gate City
There are few friends backing him.
He has no great committees; no funds
TO wage an extensive campaign but
ne is charming, genial gentleman
who has covered the state rather
shaking hands and talk
ing personally to the voters. Our files
show no record where he ever held a ,
meeting or made a speech. That sort ,
Of tactics may get him more votes
han bombast and ballyhoo. It is a
'afe bet, though. that Black will draw ;
iotes from the I. V. A.. enough prob ,
IDLY to offset the Nonpartisan votes /
Noe will get.
x X x .
Taxing the rest of the state ticket. \
10 one can tell what will happen. Re-
ultS probably will be as in the past.
trlklng balance between represent
atlves OF the League and the I. v. A.
actions. Names best advertised get ,
he votes. Voters have a peculiar
labit OF voting for the man whose =
lame they know, although campaign =
rs have noted tendency among the 9
oters this year to demand a new l.
ZEAL; different political slate.
x X X +
The congressional campaign is a t
orse race. Militant vets declare +
;Sher l.. Burdick will win in a walk. II
lie has been hammering only two is u
ues, that pertaining to control of
ne liquor traffic and farm relief. Re- 0
entity a leading I. V. A. daily news II
aper read Burdick out of the party. n
he had no issue. One has n
MY to join group of voters here p
nd there to find that Burdick has
real live issue. o
Hltch-hiking Bill" Lemke has been c
ounding one issue as hard as Bur- H
lex has been pounding the drys.
hat is farm relief in the form of the fl
razler bill. Reports are that he is g
citing considerable support, whether a.
lough to nominate remains to be a
zen. He is strenuously at it night al
I'd day and if industry can win.
amke has shown lots of it in this l
Hall, Burtness and Sinclair have f;
zen held by the press of official bust is
ess IN Washington. Their campaign d
as consisted of letters. canned radio fl
ldresses and what work their friends b.
ave done for them. il
Many who have given the congress- ii
onal race study are inclined to think CT
at eBurdick, Sinclair and Lemke are
vored in the order named. Most
rec that Hall and Burtness are