The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-03
NONPART|SAN CHIEFS
SELECT VALLEY CITY
AS MEETING PLACE
Gathering on March s to Be
Preceded by Precinct and
County Gatherings
LANCER RAPED At RALLY
Sell Out Of Political Group
Charged at Session OF
COMMITTEE Of 100

(By The Associated 1re8Sl
The executive committee Of tho
Nonpartisan League, In session here
Friday night. set the state league
nominating convention for March 8
at Valley City.
County conventions will be held
Feb. "a and precinct meetings FEB.
II. The dates are the same as those
sought by county league chairmen
recently at meeting in Gov. VIII
liam Langer's office.
Members Of the executive commit
tee are John Nystul, Fargo, chair.
man: e. q. Larson, Valley City, and
G. N. Lee. Bismarck.
At the meeting Of the executive
committee, Lee urged that Bismarck
be selected for the Endorsement con-
vention, but he was out-voted by the
other two members, who favored VAL
ley City.
Following the meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee, q Nonpartisan
League committee Of l00' met and
the gathering swung into an anti
LANCER rally. The executive COM
ullkIcC uICAlUC1O WS1c AlVlUCO 10 p4kS
ticipate In the meeting.
Speaker after speaker took the
platform to assau the state admins
tration and at the sessions couclu-
sion an organization had been formed
to plan against possible denomination
OF the governor.
State officials taking the platform
to assail the governor included Lieu
tenant Governor Ole Olson, New
Rockford: Alfred 8. Dale, John HUSKY,
s. A. Olsness and Fay Harding. while
Robert Byrne, secretary Of state. was
represented by proxy BY Charles
Leissnan, his deputy.
The state officials reiterated their
stand taken at q meeting In Fargo
some time ago that they would not
accept nomination from q meeting
which also Endorsed LANCER.
Talk Of Second Convention
Throughout the session consider
able talk was heard Of . second NOM
mating convention.
II. G. KLEIN Of Minot, an official
Of the North Dakota Federation Of
Labor. assailed the state administra-
ton in scathing remarks, declaring
that when the administration went
into office he had hopes Of much
benefit for labor, but to date labor
had received nothing.
He spoke particularly Of state In
dustries at the penitentiary.
I'VE ride around In automobiles
bearing license tags manufactured at
the state prison, sleep under blankets
made at the prison. and We are even
buried In collins made by convicts,"
he declared.
State Senator q. A. Jones Of Ward
county branded the state adminis-
tration as political racketeers" and
otherwise assailed LANCER for his &C.
tons since he assumed office.
O. K. lageSon Of Grand Forks,
chairman Of the Grand Forks county
league committee, and Senator John
Miklethun Of Barnes county spoke
against the governor.
Miklethun assailed Langer's veto Of
measures passed by the 1893 legisla-
tire and attacked appointments which
he said were political" rather than
for efficiency"
Would Clear Good Name
Miklethun said the gathering should
pledge itself to seek q restoration Of
the confidence Of the people Of North
Dakota in the Nonpartisan League.
Several legislators who voted In ia
vor OF giving LANCER veto power over
the industrial commission voiced their
regrets.
Miklethun was chairman Of the
meeting when the committee Of 100"
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