The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-07
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Valley City Group
Attacks Senator in
Bitter Resolution

Boiling the convention Tuesday be-
fore Governor LANCER was endorsed
the anti-Langer faction will mee'
about $50 strong at jamestown, In
! Guiding seven Nonpartisan League
state officials who have repudiated thu
LANCER administration, with the claim
Of being the real Nonpartisan Lea.
que organization.
The Farmers Holiday association
, also is prepared to meet at New Rock.
ford within a week or 10 days to nom-
mate candidates. while the 1ndpend.
cnt Voters association. watching with
interest the split in the League fac.
ton, is considering the placing OF a
conservative progressive" coalition
ticket in the field. No action is ex-
pected. however, until after the DEM
ocratic convention is concluded at MI
not in April.
Olson May Oppose Frazier
Candidates in the field for endorse
ment by the boiling Nonpartisan fac
ton TO meet at jamestown include T.
H. Thoresen Of Grand Forks, Secre-
tary of State Robert Byrne. State Sen
ator c. w. Fine and former U. S. Dis
trict Attorney P. J. Garberg. Lieut.
enant Governor Ole H. Olson is being
considered as a candidate against
Senator Frazier.
A court contest TO determine wheth-
er the Jamestown or Valley City con-
vention is to be regarded as the real
Nonpartisan League organization IS
in sight. with the LANCER faction
threatening to initiate the action.
State Representative W. ]. Flanni-
gan. jamestown. head OF the MAN.
tenance division Of the state highway
department. made the motion for en-
dorsement OF the governor 10 climax
a day Of rapid-fire developments Tues
day.
The motion was adopted By accla.
nation and was followed By an ova.
ton for the governor, who took the
platform to pledge himself TO carry
out the principles O! the Nonparsisar
League platform.
At the convention Tuesday, the
LANCER controlled session sent a com.
mi,tee to the executive committee Of
the party TO demand that its records b
turned over, but was informed that
the convention here was considered
by anti Langerites as illegal.
John Nystul, chairman OF the exec.
utive committee. declared an account.
ing CT his committees activities woult
be made at the jamestown conven
ton which he considered the real
league convention.
Gathering at jamestown will be ap
proximately $50 opponents Of TIL
LANCER administration.
Talbot Given Mention
c. c. Talbot. president Of the Farm
ers Union in this state, was also men
toned for senatorial endorsement Is
candidate against Frazier.
! Routed from office In the 1882 cleo
tons. the WAS have been generall
looked on as "out Of the picture" il
this years election. Observers, how
ever, pointed out that should LANCE
and Olson be the contenders for tn
Republican nomination, the Iva. OF
ganization may consider entering Il,
field to place conservative progres
sive" ticket In the field. These OF
servers took the view that LANCER an
Olson would be regarded as making
bid for the left wing" votes OF til
league.
Committees appointed by the cor
vention, which seated 1873 out of IA
qualified delegates. were:
Rules and Procedure-Bert Louder
beck, Mclean County: P. A. Point
Divide County: William Falcone
Bismarck; w. E. Hopes, Darlington
and Oswald Braaten, Grand Forks.
Resolutions Committee. A. Engel
Lars Siljan, Garrison; Ed Green, Cav
alier County; Ben Lemke. Cando: !
NJ. Pomeroy. Bottineau County: E.
Boherer. Mercer County: Matt Dab
i Emmons County; Mrs. H. G. William