The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-08
THREE SIDED Fight
OVER GOVERNORSHIP
ENDORSEMENT Seen
Ole Olson, T. H. Thoresen and
Peter J. Garberg Are
Leading Contenders
WILL SEEK !. v. A. SUPPORT
James Morris Enters Supreme
Court Picture and May
Get Endorsement
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
Jamestown, N. D.. March 8.-{F->
With ~ out Of the states S. counties
represented by 100 delegates. tho
NonpartiSan aRue
settled down to business
Thursday afternoon with appoint.
ment Of committees.
Among committees named was ono
on initiated measures expected to in.
clude proposals to curb powers vested
In the governor.
Committees named are: Platform
Oscar Olson. Bowman county; II. g.
Forks: G. p. Peterson, Towner, NJ. G.
Shenffle, Mckenzie: ]. G. Tweten,
Rolette: Melvin Johnson, Richland.
HendrickSon, Graf
ton; Peder Paulson, Bowman county:
Lewis Hagen. Pierce; Charles Stretch,
Bottineau: L. w. Smith, Foster; g,
w. Fine. Benson: J. O. Meller, Grant:
H. NJ. HendrickSon, Simcoe, and
Thorval Friestad. Procedure - al
Sundfor, Fargo: G. Y. Turner, Stark
county; Mrs. Seed. Ward: Gust An-
s aerson Wells Wells; R. ga. O. sisna,ness Nc.
Dunn; Martin Stanley. Emmons;
Born r. Lofthus, Nelson. Bylaws
John Nystul, o. G. Croonquist, Bur.
leigh: Bjorn Fuglestad. Griggs. mi.
tiated measures = Alfred Mastad,
Ward: Anton Lavik. Sargent; r. Q.
Lageson, Walsh: B. @. Hovee, Benz
son: A. G. Gehlan. Stutsman.
Jamestown, N. D., March S.-Lieu-
tenant Governor O. H. Olson, New
Rockford, T. II. Thoresen, Grand
Forks. and p. B. Garberg. Fargo, prob
ably will be offered In nomination at
the anti-Langer Nonpartisan conven-
ton here Thursday as candidates for |
the gubernatorial endorsement.
The probability, also. is that Sena- !
tor Lynn ]. Frazier will be endorsed
for the senatorship, the view being
that he has not declared for tf1e
LANCER partisans, who also have en-
dorsed him.
Congressman James H. Sinclair, re-
pudiated by the LANCER group, and
William Lemke, also look certain Of
endorsement.
The tendency as the convention re-
cessed to let the credentials commit
tee decide who shall vote In the con.
vention, was to endorse Berta Baker
for state auditor but to select q CAM
didate for attorney general In opposi-
ton to p. O. Satire, incumbent by
reason Of Langer's appointment.
Others who appear certain Of en-
dorsement are A. G. Burr. for re-
election as member Of the supreme
court and James Morris, who has an
nounced his candidacy for the high
judicial office. What action may b
taken on the anticipated candidacy Of
Judge w. L. Nuessle for the supreme
court was uncertain but there appear
ed fair chance that he would be
endorsed in the belief that his rec
ord in the judiciary is satisfactory
and as a sop to the old I. v. A. organ
ization.
Fight Against Olson
The so-called /. Y. A. poiiticiana
here are leading the fight against Oh
son for governor and are mentioning
Morris as their candidate II they
hold convention. Endorsement Of
Morris candidacy for the judgeship
would handicap any effort which
might be made to effect such an arr
rangement. So far as is known, Nor
ris has made no bid for recognition
from this convention. Although he
lives here. he has not appeared in the
hotel Hobbies and has taken no part
in the pre-convention maneuYering
The tendency here is to make =
frank bid for I. v. A. support on the
ground that all decent elements in the
state can properly join in the effort
to rid the state Of Langertsn and I.
v. AS who are talking Of third Re-
publican ticket are being warned
frankly that they would have to take
the blame In the event of Langer's
nomination in three cornered fight.
It Is being pointed out. too, that
LANCER already has made some inroadx
into the old I. v. A. strength by rea-
son Of his appointment Of numerous
I. v. AS to office.
Propose Civil Service
The resolutions which seem likely
to be adopted contain an item Of par.
ticular interest to Bismarck. This is
the proposal to take state employee.
out OF politics by putting them uudc.
civil service. The view Is that ths
state gains nothing by making every
last stenographer cog in q political
machine and that such . move will
promote good government, not only
by increasing the efficiency Of state
workers but by relieving executives Of
pressure from persons seeking jobs.
The convention also viii take Z
strong stand against the extension Of
state industries until the problems
Of those already in operation aro
worked out. This viii b emphaaised
in order to contrast Sharply With tho
declaration Of the LANCER conventions
on this subject.
Election of Oliver Rosenberg 6 con-
vention chairman was taken 9 pcooe
Of the claim that this convention q
controlled by farmers ana = We.
open to the extent that no xaau q
group Of men u dis4eting either can-
didates Or policy.
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