The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-17
STATES BUSINESS
COMES TO HALT AS
POLITICS IS PLAYED
LANCER Forces Rush State En-.
ployes Into Breach at Prec.
Cinct Sessions
ALL ARE WELL ORGANIZED
Anti-Administra alton Group Holds
Rival Session in RichhoIt
School Area

The LANCER steam roller" got UNI
der way In Bismarck at 2 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon as "pay-rollers''
swarmed to Nonpartisan precinct
meetings to control election OF del
egates to the county convention.
The county convention will be held
in the Burleigh county court house
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Of Tues
day. Feb. q.
"Pay-rollers" were well organized In
all precincts and in nearly all In
stances rammed through their states
OF delegates in short order and adj
jcurned within q few minutes after
the meetings were opened.
State offices must have been we'll
nigh vacated at 2 o'clock as scores OF
employees appeared at the precinct
meeting places.
Though anti-Langer forces were
conspicuous by their absence, because
of lack OF organization in most pre-
cincts, contest developed In third
ward, third precinct (Richholt
SCHOOL,.
Two States Elected
The "pay-rollers" named q slate Of
delegates but group Of anti-Langer
delegates also was elected and will
ask to be seated In the county con-
vention. The anti-Langer delegates
named In this precinct were Louis
Tibesar. Joseph Tauer, A. B. Carley
and Ludwig Quanrud.
w. J. Church was elected chairman
and Quanrud secretary Of the anti
LANCER meeting while - different
chairman and secretary were named
by the LANCER employees.
"Pay-rollers" wasted little time n
showing their slate through In thu
sixth ward, first precinct (fire hall).
A. v. Hartl Of the tax commissouerS
office called the meeting to order and
nominated Herbert J. Roberts, also q
the tax department, Is chairman. He
was elected without opposition and
Mrs. H. w. Herman. beneficiary Of
the capitol restaurant privilege, noas-
mated q Mrs. Putnam for secretary.
She also was elected without oppost-
ton.
In announcing that the purpose Of
the meeting was to elect precinct del
egates, Roberts read the rally call
from the North Dakota Leader" the
newspaper which five-per-cent salary
donations built.
After Mrs. Herman, Glenn Casey and
Douglas Yeator had been nominated
for delegates, r. n. dad" Walker.
chairman Of the workmen,s compen-
sation bureau, moved that nominA-
tons be closed. Upon Walkers mo-
ton, the secretary was instructed to
record q unanimous vote for the
three candidates. This meeting was
completed in less than five minutes,
with employees from many depart
ments making si1eable crowd In the
fire hall.
Father u Employe
Delegate Yeator is q son Of Robert
A. Yeator, formerly employed In the
office of Secretary Of State Robert
Byrne, but now employed by the state
beer commissioner. Byrne is opposed
to LANCER.
Other precinct meetings were sim
LIAR. r. Z. Middaugh was chairman
and Miss Ethel Childs secretary N
the second ward. first precinct lWiH
school). Delegates named were Roy
r. Mills, Mrs. John E1ness and VIII
liam Belk.
c. J. Myers, an inspector for State
Beer Commissioner Owen +. Owen,
was named chairman and Miss Mary
Cram, employee Of State Auditor Ber-
Ia E. Baker, was selected secretary
in the first ward. second precinct.
Delegates named were Mrs. Q. w.
Lewis, G. ]. Myers and =. L. Kapaer.