The Bismarck tribune., 1934-07-19
LANCER FACTION IN
CONTROL OF STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
County Precinct Conventions
Name Large Number Of
Ex.Governor's Backers
TO NAME NEW CANDIDATE.
Few Contests Develop at DEM
ocratic Meetings in Ma
jority of Counties
by The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
The faction supporting William
LANCER Wednesday gained control Of
the state central committee for the
Republican party In North Dakota
when it named an overwhelming
Eumber to the statewide board at
county precinct committee conven-
tions.
The result was not unexpected In
view of the landslide vote returned
the governor and his slate at the June
primaries at which control was OBJ
tained In q majority Of precincts Of
the state.
The significance OF control Of the
central committee lies il that q can
didate favorable to La14ger's policies
will be selected to run In the fall bal
lot. LANCER, nominated In the June
primary. is ineligible as candidate
because Of his conviction and subse-
quent loss Of citizenship for defraud-
ing the federal government.
Few Contests Among Democrats
Democratic meetings were also held
but there was no contest In the ma
jority Of counties.
In only q few counties, notably
Walsh and Ransom, was LANCER de-
MED central committeeman. In Cass
two Of the three committeeman are
al:ti-Langerites and the third pro-
LANCER.
In Ward county q resolution was
adopted praising LANCER for his
valor" and pledging support to his
faction at the November election.
Minot Nonpartisans &! the LANCER
wing retained control In Ward county,
re-electing Steve Ter Horst, present
head Of the state regulatory depart
ment, and A. O. Spoklie Of Minot as
state committeeman.
Democrats elected G. s. Wooledge
o. Minot and John Hennessy OF
Berthold committeeman. Both are re-
garded as regulars.
Nonpartisans Control Dickey
Glendale -Nonpartisans had con-
troll Of the Dickey county meeting and
named Richard Lucke as state COM
H. E. Jury is the county
Probate Judge J. M. Aus
tin, secretary, and F. l.. Bowerman,
treasurer. Langer-1action league can
tidates were given vote Of support
rs was the legislative tickets aligned
with that group. John Nelson and g.
Fargo-Independents had control Of
the Cass county Republican setup
while Democrats elected w. s. Hooper
tteir county chairman as group re-
volted against the regular faction"
The Republicans reelected ]. A.
Jardine. chairman, and +. O. Olsen,
secretary, who will serve as ex-officio
members Of the executive committee.
-Four LANCER men, Alfred Lebus, Leo
Sinner. william Kruger and Peter
Long, giving that faction majorities
In the 10th and 11th districts, were
elected to the executive committee.
Independents named John G. Pollock,
Mrs. B. L. Cole. william Stern, Fargo,
ninth district; A. D. South, Casselton.
10th district; and Louis Easton. Buf-
falo, 11th district.
Named to the state central COM
mittee are A. w. Fowler, Fargo; Roy
johnson. Casselton. and Dennis Ford,
Wheatland. the latter Z Langer sup
Hooper Faction Wins
Democrats bickered over q substitute
motion providing the vote on officers
be by secret ballot. The Hooper fac
ton won the test. Harry Lashkowitz|
Of Fargo was reelected secretary. AM
committee was appointed by
Hooper as follows: 8. J. Doyle, w. p.
Porterfield and Mrs. Gertrude CALI
nan. from the ninth district and T. ].
Ross and George dubyud from the
1lth district.
The state central committee was
elected as follows: Jonathon Eaton.
Fargo: r. H. WoitSel, Gardner, and
II. =. Chapman, Tower City.
Observation-Disclosures controlled
the Ransom county Republican or.l
ganisation meeting with Lloyd seelig|
named central committeeman. Phillip
Hoff = county chairman and w. n.
Shaw Of Sheldon. secretary.
Elizabeth Moriarity Of Enderlin Isl
county chairman for the Democrats
with Georgia n. Trimble named state
committeewoman. In both convent
tions there were no resolutions.
Towner-John Zucher was named|
central committeeman. q Mcaenry
Republican precinct committeeman
Frank Kaufman Of Guthrie