The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
TWichell, F0Wler
Engage in Battle
Real Republicans Turn Down
Wet Resolution; Minority
Will Fight
DEMOCRATS ARE EXCLUDED
Mrs. J. B. Cooley Aids |. v. A.
Chieftain in Battle With
Senator
(By Staff Correspondent


resolution was rejected by the re-
solutions committee of the Real"
Republican convention here Wednes-
day but minority report will be
made urging its adoption.
The same forces planned to de-
mand roll call vote to put every
delegate on record.
OF more than passing significance
was the elimination of the Demo-
Gratis from the I. v. A. scene. Only
those Democrats who hold appointive
state office or official position in the
party were here as active partic-
ipants. The ancient fiction that the
I. v. A. Is a coalition Of Republicans
and Democrats was further dissipated
by l.. L. TWichell. In announcing
the plan of procedure for the two
conventions he asserted that the
Real Republicans would endorse
the I. v. A. state ticket and that the
I. v. A. convention would be expected
to endorse the Real Republican
candidates.
Democrats Eliminated
The result Of such action, of course,
would be to eliminate all Democrats
as such from the scene.
AS the I. v. AS approached their
first roll call the breech between
Twichell and the forces supporting
James Morris for the governorship
was wider than ever and the Morris
hackers were freely predicting that
the Cass county man would 60 down
to defeat.
Backing Twichell in his fight was
Mrs. John B. Cooley, I. v. A. woman
leader and Twicfell's chief lieutenant.
The Morris forces were forecasting
that she also would find herself In
the discard of defeat when the battle
Is over.
Might Make History
If Twichell is defeated at this con-
yention it will make real political his
tory in North Dakota. The sentiment
against him has been brewing for
several years and his defeat here
would seriously impair his prestige.
The trouble in the camp is that
younger men have arisen who are
unfamiliar with the political fleshpots
and the priests who guard them. If
Twichell is decisively beaten North
Dakota may be on the way to the
new deal which has been the subject
of prophecy for many moons.
Reasons for the disagreement may
only be guessed at but there are those
who say Twichell wants a man upon
whom he can depend and Fowler
wants no one from Cas- county in
/; high office because he has ambitions
of his own.
Conflict Is Confusing
Be that as it may, the resulting
conflict was confusing. johnson was
not anxious to run but all during
| Tuesday night it went like this
Twichell would announce he had
conferred with Johnson and that the
Casselton man would heed the par
| tvs call.
| An hour later Fowler would an
nounce he had conferred with John
son and the latter was out of the
race. The next hour Twichell would
make a new announcement and then
Fowler would counter.
And so it went all through the
night until the announcements began
coming at half hour intervals. Then
the faithful delegates. still waiting
for the word, called it night and
! went to bed. Indications as the con-
vention opened were that Johnson's
candidacy was not taking any too
we'll and it was considered possible
his name might not come before the
convention, Twichell still was active
however.
Fowler Visits Morris
Meanwhile Fowler and James Nor
ris conferred as the delegates gath
cred.
Following the conference Fowler
ANNOUNCED that Morris was definitely
in the race for the governorship.
1t was evident that the ION again
off again" tactics Of the johnson
candidacy had brought Morris def
initely into the race. Morris friends
representing that branch Of the
group opposed to Twichell, put the
pressure on him to join a movement
to give Twichell beating and the
lines were being drawn on that basis
as the I. v. AS reformed their lines
during the Real Republican meeting
| Hyland, Cain Clash
When the delegates began gather
ing Tuesday night the most evident
thing In the picture was the clash be-
tween the interests of Frank H. Hy-
land, Devils Lake, candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, and j. p
Cain, Dickinson, aspirant for the
lieutenant governorship. There were
no apparent hard feelings but the
two candidates. just would not iibe.
| AS result. the Cain forces threw
their support to Morris for governo,
and it appeared early that the Hy-
land candidacy was out Of the pic.
ture.
Looming with ever increasing
strength, however, was the figure Of
r. A. Nestos, Minot. Ward county
delegates brought word that Nestos wa
not an avowed candidate for anything
but was in a receptive mood and woult
be glad to run II nominated. They
launched a boom for him, using TIT
argument that the presence Of Nesto'
on the ticket WOULD material,