The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-31
THOMPSON TO RUN
ASDEMOCRAT FOR
LEGISLATIVESEAT
Returns to Old Party in County
Politics; Was an |. v. A.
Eight Years
PREPARE FOR STATE MEET
Suggestion That Thoresen Be
Cubernatorial Choice Made
BY Newspaper

j. M. Thompson of Wilton, four
times elected to the legislature as an
I. v. A. from Burleigh county, will
seek election as Democrat this
year.
Thompson, who Withdrew from
the county I. v. A. convention last
has lived In Burleigh coun-
ty 80 years and has been farmer
and auctioneer during that time. Just
now he Is operating store at Still,
seven miles east of Wilton. He Is
and has four children.
In announcing his candidacy he
made it plain that he did not feel the
I. v. A. leaders in the county had
dealt fairly with him, asserting that
he was told at meeting OF executive
committeeman prior to the recent
that either he or M. ].
o8on, Driscoll, would have to get off
the ticket in order to make way for
Milton Rue, regarded as one Of the
strongest men getterS on the county
ticket but new man.
Subsequently, Thompson said. he
decided to withdraw his name but to
serve notice on the convention that
he would not agree to not run on an
other ticket Announcement of his de-
cision to run as Democrat Is In line
with that announcement.
Thompson was a Democrat before
leaving that party to run as a Repub-
lican under I. v. A. auspices In 1924.
He was the only I. v. A. elected to
the legislature in this county In 1924
and was the oldest in point of service
as we'll as in years in the Burleigh
county delegation.
Gordon Cox and Lynn Sperry were
elected to the house with him In 1926
and in 1923 Sperry was elected to the
senate, Olson taking his place.
Brown Seeks Treasurership
Henry Brown, Bismarck, also an
nounced himself as a candidate fol
public office Thursday. He will seek
the county treasurership.
Brown, "a years old, is son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Brown, 1016 Fourth
ST., and has lived in Bismarck all his
life.
He was educated in Bismarck
schools. beginning in st. Mary's paro-
chial school and being graduated
from Bismarck high school. where he
was a member of local athletic teams
He also attended the Capital Com
mercial college here and the Univer-
sity of North Dakota.
Main political interest, however
centers on the forthcoming I. V. A.
state convention at Valley City, sched-
uled to open next Wednesday. In the
past these have been largely in the
nature Of ratification meetings but
this year promises to be different.
It is improbable that any serious
threat to the leadership of l.. l.
Twichell will be made there. but even
such an action is not impossible.
First indication that the !. v. AS
will have their own pre-campaign
wars was the announcement Of Dan
r. Jones, Wahpeton, that he will be q
candidate for the gubernatorial en-
dorsement. With many Of the I. v
A. faithful facing personal difficult
ties, it is possible the convention may
hear charges against the ''pie-counter
brigade" similar to those which have
become standard at Nonpartisan
meetings.
Jones may or may not be formid-
able candidate. He Is widely known
throughout the state and, as mem
Der of the old taxpayers association
was active in demanding tax reduc-
ton at a time when this slogan got
little support. So thoroughly Is he
identified with the tax-reduction
movement that, In the legislature. he
became known by the sobriquet OF
Taxpayer" Jones.
Morris Is Silent
James Morris, mentioned as can
didate for the governorsnip endorse
ment, has made no statement OF IN
tention. II he wants 1t he is certain
Of reimbursement for the attorne!
generalship and his friends have said
in the past that he would prefer te
wait another two years and ther
take a whirl at the senatorial togo
now worn by Lynn j. Frazier. Or
this basis, it will be no disappoint'
|ment to Morris II the convention &C.
|lects another gubernatorial nominee
Governor Skaters announcement
Tuesday that he will seek to run fol
senator was widely hailed In I. v. A
circles as one tending to clarity thu
situation, but among the initiated i
was hardly news. The senatorshil
contest between Nye and Shafer ha!
been brewing for so long that 1t ha'
!been taken as matter, Of course.
Trpbshaw Suggests Thoresen
AS proof of how upset the whole
situation is, there Is the suggestion
by the Valley City Times-Record tina
1.-The I. v. AS adopt q compromis'
platform and select T. H. Thoresel
as their candidate for governor.
The declaration, which was part o
a long resume Of the political situa
! ton, follows:
"For instance 1t is reported tina
Attorney General James Morris is T.
be q candidate for governor, and tn
Fargo Forum said last night that h
is the heir apparent to Mr.. Carr
we cannot see 1t that way-but may
he he will be the man selected, "
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