The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-02
Political Bushes Hiding
Candidates for Governor
Four !. V. AS Regarded as in
Race Now and Other En-.
tries Are Expected

ernor behind every bush when the I
v. AS Of North Dakota meet in bien'
NAL convention next Wednesday a,
Valley City.
Four men already have been men.
toned and all apparently are will.
ing to have their names presented
but it is by no means certain thai
any one Of the quartet will carry of
the plum.
The list includes Attorney Genera
James Morris. held by some to be the
heir apparent" to the place, possibly
because the present executive wa.
promoted from the attorney general
ship; Dan r. Jones. Wahpeton
known as Taxpayer Jones to hun.
dreds of legislators; Roy Johnson
Casselton, one of North Dakota:
master farmers and dabbler in pc.
litics; and Frank Hyland, Devils
Lake, state senator and one-timt
lieutenant governor.
All have popped up since Lieut..
enant Governor John Carr Of James.
town announced early in the week
that he was out of the political pic
ture. There may be others who viii
need only slight encouragement tc
have their aspirations burst into
bloom.
All of which promises the delegates
to the convention more action thar
any I. v. A. gathering has seen In
many years.
Not since 1926 at Devils Lake, wher
Ragnvald Nestos opposed l.. B. Han.
ma for the senatorial endorsement
has there been a really interesting
contest in one of these gatherings.
Even with respect to minor offices
things usually have been pretty vel
arranged beforehand. but this year
and in connection with the most i'm
portant office to be filled. there
promises to be a real contest.
Leaders Arc Quiet
If the I. v. A. leadership, as rep.
resented by l.. L. Twichell, has taker
q hand in the pre-convention maneu'
vering. 1t does not appear on the sur
face unless the relatively large num-
Der of candidates is the result o.
activities by the master mind. Thu
more probable view is that Twichel
and Governor George F. Shafer viii
keep their thoughts on the governor
ship to themselves unless they arr
asked for them. The situation within
the camp is such that too vigorous
display of opinion might work harm
to Twichell's domination Of the grouy
and to Skaters senatorial aspirations
The I. " AS are more adept a
healing political wounds within theil
own party than are the NonpartisanS
but the rank and file appears to b
unusually touchy just now and
wound created at Valley City ma!
tester until after the June primaries
Therein lies the danger.
AS to the senatorship endorsement
Governor Shafer has it in sack
No one else has announced that HI
will seek the conventions favor ane
action probably will be by acclama'
ton.
A. L. Garness Of Regain is a can
didate for the treasurership endorse
ment and Henry Handtmann. Man
dan, probably will be candidate TO
railroad commissioner, secretary o
state or some other office now hele
by the Nonpartisans. The I. v. A
incumbents in the offices below thu
governor are sure of Reimbursement
Each year in the past there ha!
been some pre-convention comment
that the I. v. AS might seek to "un
load" j. A. Kitchen as commissions
of agriculture and labor, but Away!
1t has come to nothing. This year i
has not even been mentioned.
May BE q Bit Early
Many newspapers profess to see IL
Governor Skaters announcement o.
candidacy for the senate the draw.
ing of the lines for a political battle
of the century" between him ane
Senator Gerald P. Nye, who is seek.
ing reelection with Nonpartisan en-.
dorsement.
They may be counting politica
chickens a bit early. however, for the
lines have been drawn only between
Shafer and Nye. Others may enter
the race with enough votes to gum
the cards for either of the major
contestants.
And lurking in the background o.
this battle as we'll as overshadowine
the I. v. A. convention will be the
fact that the Democrats polled 10000
votes at the March election. In view
Of the fact that the very name of the
Independent Voters asso att or
signifies It's status as a combination
of Republicans and Democrats, ont
of the most interesting phases of the
convention will be the participation
by Democrats, If any.
Many of the Democrats faithful
to the I. v. A. cause are on the pay.
roll. The rest find themselves Out
in the cold with the Democratic rep.
resentation in the state demonstra.
ton apparently Interchangeable anc
the lines Of Democratic influence, il
any. definitely fixed.
The result may be the return Of
many Democrats to the ranks of theil
own party, not only in March but il
June and November, for indication!
are that the Democrats will have
some battles in their own camp tx
enlist the interest Of voters and wir
publicity.
Williams Favors Hyland
Reports from Williston said that
williams county I. v. AS also had en-.
dorsed Hyland for governor.
Reports from Stark county Satur.
day were to the effect that Tobias D
Casey Of Dickinson is being urged te
become q candidate for the Democra-
tic endorsement for United States
senator or for governor. Casey has
been leader among the Democrat.
Of the county for Is years, has served
in the legislature and was delegate
to the national convention that nom
mated Woodrow Wilson for president
He also has served as president Of thu
North Dakota Bar association.
At Grand Forks Friday, LANCER con.
ferred with some Nonpartisan leaders
but refused to disclose what was said
or to discuss politics with newspaper.
men.
POSTER AND EDDY TO
SUPPORT JAMES MORRIS
Darlington. N. D., April 2.-(R)-
Foster and Eddy county delegates K
the "RAal" ReDuh1ican and InneyiAnd.