The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-08
Chairman, of League
Raps LANCER Record



to WAS in 1920
Especial To The Tribune)
Forman, N. D., Dec. 8.-John Nys-
tul, who managed william Langer's
campaign for governor In 1882, turn
ed his attention to the record which
the governor has made in office in an
address here Thursday night and
found 1t wanting in benefit to the
people Of the state.
As a result, he said. man wanted
sign hangs on the door Of the execu-
tive office and the people will put q
new man in the position at the next
election.
Addressing gathering of Nonpar-
tisan League adherents, Nystul said
LANCER has kept only one promise.
That was his pledge to wreck the
Nonpartisan League" made when =
candidate for governor on the I. v. A.
ticket in 1920.
Asserting that LANCER has surround
ed himself with advisers chosen only
for their pliability and who neither
command nor deserve the confidence
Of the people, Nystul warned that
LANCER Is bending every effort to con-
troll the next Nonpartisan state con-
vention and Is attempting to exclude
from the League all who do not SUBJ
scribe to the acts Of the governor.
State payrollers now are touring
the state at the taxpayers expense
trying to tell Nonpartisans what to
do and how to do 1t, he said. and sug-
gested that the men and women who
believe In Nonpartisan principles tell
these employees Of the highway. regu-
latory and beer commissioners de.
partments" to mind their own bust.
ness.
The speech, viewed by many as the
opening gun by the anti-Langel
forces within the League, follows in
part:
The Picture In 1892
AT the last convention of the Nom
partisan League In Bismarck. March
1882, the organization nominated thir-
teen candidates to state and national
office. A state executive committee
was elected by the same convention
and the responsibility for the conduct
Of the campaign was placed upon this
committee. The outcome Of the June
1882 primary campaign is now mat
ter Of history. Every candidate en-
dorsed by the League was nominated
and in every instance by substantial
ma joritieS. The executive committee
and its campaign management con-
Quoted the work throughout the sum-
mer, and In the general election In
November the League broke all records
by sweeping into office each and every
state and national official endorsed
by the group. In addition to this. q
majority In both the House and Sen
ate were men elected with League en-
dorsement.
by record breaking majorities. you
elected to office Robert Byrne, Secre-
tary Of State: s. A. Olsness. Commits
sioner Of Insurance; John HUSKY. Sec
rotary Of Agriculture and Labor;
Arthur Thompson, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction; Alfred s. Dale
State Treasurer, and the others. You
returned Senator Gerald p. Nye to the
United States Senate with the largest
majority ever accorded any candidate
in the history OF North Dakota poll
tics. carrying every precinct in the
state. You reelected Jim Sinclair tt
congress. You sent Bill Leynke tt
Washington as congressman. In each
case you chose wisely and your judg.
ment was sound, because each Of those
names have mentioned has proved
himself worthy Of the trust and con.
fidence you reposed in him. Reluct'
antly, too, you voted for Bill LANCER
for governor, and by q slight majority
he was accorded the place at the heae
of the ticket and indicted into Office
as governor Of the State Of NORTH
Dakota In January 1888.
Had . Fine Chance
mo governor ever had q fine
chance for q successful administra'
ton than William LANCER. His part!
was In control of every state depart
raent and the legislature was over
vhelmingly Of his own pretended poll
teal faith.
Almost q year has passed sine
the so-called new deal" was initiate,
in our state government and thi
would seem an opportune time 70
placing an evaluation upon the &C
complishments Of the LANCER admin
istration to date. My consideration
| Of the present governor will be en-
tirely disassociated from any person
al bias, and I shall confine mysel
exclusively to an analysis Of his lac
Of faith to the principles Of the part
responsible for his election to offic'
II shall consider his STEWARDSHIP
strictly from the point Of view {
whether or not he has measured U
to the hopes the people Of this stat
had In his ability and sincerity {
purpose when they elected him to tt
high office he now holds.
7 AT various and sundry times dul
ing the past several months you ha,
heard rumors and counter rumo
that all is not we'll within the ranl
|, Of the League. It has been Gale
to your attention that there IS n
the harmony and the cooperate
which you might have q right
: expect between the governor, the e
ecutive committee and the 9th
: state officials. In the course Of Z
E time allotted to me. It shall be ,
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