The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-23
Voters Repudiate LANCER
At Special State Election
Keeping the Record Straight
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Reputation Governor william LANCER could not have been
much sweeping than reflected the spe
cial election.
His pet measures went down snominous defeat
The beer b-over which he hedse stalled and crawshed-
won resoundns endorsement despite the political tnkerng
hands. He can take no comfort from Its victory.
Governor LANCER has always every LIQUOR
ISSUE political technique dates back to hts
election states attorney Of Morton county when he rded
tain Mandan beer club.
Enough episode VIA the act Of poit
cal eel
The election returns offer gratifying proof
electorate has reached the stage commonly referred
sober thought The people weighed the
asosc appeals Of Governor LANCER found them wanting
they returned forceful Indictment which
should unless all fall his retirement
North Dakota politics.
Taxpayers no political Jackpot such as the
sales tax promised. placed in his hands
Deceit political otherwise
later. hangers brand Is different from
smells to high heaven poenty dead macker gteng In
the cold moonlight Of 4 fall evening"
Swept into office the coattas Senator
highly popular honest and fortnight state officials Governor
LANCER began his acts Of political piracy before taking office
Without delay he began the sabotage Of the political
ton which loyalty clique pos
cal vany unique In the annals Of this His election
1882 merely set the stage for renewal Of that reacery
In 1870. when the Nonpartan began Slip LANCER
sought what he believed political
The rival faction him time bat
nected with slow ball. Like Mighty Casey, he
There mourning back Everyone satisfied
LANCER.
shifted. League staged comeback
thorough housekeeping its vogels Hamons
leys others that leadership assumed HEINZ
Voters confident that the practices which the League
out OF power had been discarded
leadership Of the late A. sorle
Torese Secretary Of State ne g W. Mcdonnell ray Harding
Initiated and served the state
the handcaps Of divided control
william LANCER tried 10 isratiate himself with the revivied
little until after sweeping "
victory under George Skaters leadership left
lied without finances and with little effective leadership
This Traitor hangers opportunity He began to organize
within the League clique committed to his personal agsrandzc
would sit In League convention and decide policies aud
freely used Of contributed by the
which publicly pretended to despe Coercion
cay the order Of the day. Patronage pledged
every hand.
skf manipulation LANCER by margin
delegates seated had business there at ALL
that time Tribune predicted that nomination Of LANCER
It full well that
certain leaders had helped to manipulate the convention
behalf Their theory that he the easiest
They elected he would start in the
would produce scsns factions and strife
nomination built better than
they LANCER could not possibly have played more COM
petey hands Of the political enemies than he
has done to date
has insisted carrying the ball back
ward the goal line He has deber
aey bud the signals and tossed the away bazeny and
openly for his own selfish ends.
things the League faces crisis Will
take control and block
win North Dakota be reduced to
Louisiana under the notorious Huey Long?
against him and his foolish vagaries and deceits
credit and her institutions
opportunity; theirs the glorious chance to re-
deem situation.