The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-23

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Two Developments
Stand Out Clearly
In State Campaign
paign. It Is freely admitted that al
understanding has been reached BY
those in charge of the Hoover CAM
paign that in return for the supper,
OF manv I. v. AS the Republican
candidates will not bolt Hoover. In
Fact some like o. E. Erickson of Kid
der. Nonpartisan war horses of the
past, are active In support of the
president TO prevent dangerous
Shift toward DePuy. The political
strategy is working so far. I. V. A.
leaders and their henchmen who in
sny but a presidential year would
lave gone over boldly to DePuy and
cc-osed the entire Nonpartisan ticket
I'D its platform are not doing so.
T''ev want the state in the Hoover
column. This Is a presidential year
aui other interests clash. There, too,
arc the scores Of Nonpartisars who
arc on the federal payroll and in
times like these a job is spelled with
q capital J. These men naturally
dent want Roosevelt to win. for. with
a Democratic victory goes their jobs.
They probably have been more re-
sporsible than any other factor III
keeping the Nonpartisan organization
from openly espousing the cause OF
Roosevelt. There is no question where
the hearts of the rank and file Of
the membership of the League are.
They are for Roosevelt and openly.
too,
Lcmke Stands Alone
No prominent League leader with
the exception of Lemke has kicked
over the traces. That he was not
part of any deal or trade is appar
ent. say those on the inside. 1t is
known that Lemke has no love for
LANCER and the charge is openly
made that LANCER. National Commit
teeman William Stern and Erickson
sat in at a Fargo conference where
the consent was secured that Erick-
son was to become enrolled with the
Hoover state organization and to be
placed upon the payroll Of the ma
tional Republican organization.
Democrats here declare that their
chances of carrying the state for De-
Puy and Roosevelt have been en-
HANGED by this arrangement. They
regret lack Of lunds and an organiza-
ton to get the message to the people.
Leaders frankly admit that it is no
easy job to whip a party into an &C.
tive campaign which has been dor
mant in this state SO many years
because of the peculiar alignment on
state issues. The Democrats declare
they have had to build their political
fences over from the very bottom and
it is not very easy task at time
when the depression is acutely af-
fecting campaign Golfers. They con-
tend that the deal arranged by Stern,
LANCER and Erickson on the Hoover
drive in North Dakota carried with
It a promise of funds to finance the
state and national campaigns hand
in hand. Forces active in nominating
LANCER at Bismarck, it is charged,
looked months ahead toward the con-
summation Of this arrangement which
may or may not mean the loss Of
many votes to the Leaguers. Those
who play politics usually cut the
corners sharply and leaders con-
cerned with the Sterns-Erickson coup
feel elated that they have prevented
the anti-League Republicans from 60
ing over in body to DePuy or spend
ing any money In his behalf for fear
of injuring Hoover's chances more
than they already have been dam
aged by the plight OF the farmers
X X X
Democrats are pointing to the fact,
too, that LANCER has two messages
one for the farm and one for the
city. There were scouts present at
the Republican banquet In the base
ment OF the United Lutheran church
when Lemke rose at the feast and
purged himself Of any suspicion of
being tainted with the Hoover Curtis
deal. That statement marred an 9TH
erwise happy political evening. It
sent Lemke's stock booming with the
farmers, said his friends.
LANCER won friends at the banquet,
It is admitted. He eulogized Con-
gresham Burtness, whom the Leag-
uers defeated. Sensing some resent
ment in Grand Forks over his
espousal Of the Pick report at New
Rockford and references to profess
sors at the university whom LANCER
commended at New Rockford don't
have work enough, he told his audi
ence that if elected governor the Uni
versity of North Dakota would have
the best friend in him it ever has had
in any chief executive. He said many
other nice things about the Univer-
sity. Not a word about cutting ex-
penses or combining departments. as
was done in the famous Labor Day
address.
Tribute to Sorlie
Mr.. LANCER also gave a very grace.
full tribute to the late A. c.. Sorlie
former governor, for years a resi-
dent Of Grand Forks. He spoke of
him as one Of the best governors the
state had ever had. This, too, was to
appease in part an attack LANCER had
made over the radio during the prl-
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