The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-17
Democrats Select Ticket
Aneta Panorama

North Dakota Democrats selected Z
complete ticket of state candidates at
the Minot convention last week, with
the exception Of supreme court can
didates.
CHANGING down the List Of candi-
dates It would seem that much adver-
tising will have to be done to acquaint
the voters with the men and the lone
lady represented there, before election
rolls around. Practically everyone Is
. comparative stranger to the average
voter.
While it Is yet too early to make any
predictions, and, moreover, that pre-
dictions in politics Is about as uncer-
tain as predicting North Dakota
weather, It would seem the Democra-
tic ticket, as slated. Is far from being
elected. II the Democrats could not
win two years ago, when the national
ticket was sweeping everything before
1t, and the voters were in . mood of
making complete change all round,
an "off year" would hardly increase
their chances for victory.
Based on past performances 1t
seems to us that the entire list Of
state officials now holding office at
Bismarck will be nominated on the
Republican ticket in the June pri-
maries. whether they were Endorsed
by the Valley City or jamestown con-
vention. We base this theory on the
fact that the voters have learned to
pick their men-not the SLATE" Sc
lected for them by politicians o. con-
ventions.
We believe LANCER will be nominate
ed in the June primaries. SO win o.
son. Olsness, Baker. HUSKY, Harding.
and all down the line OF those now
holding office at the states capital.
The fact that the Valley City conven-
ton. In effect, said, these arc the
men you should vote for" or, the
jamestown convention said, in effect.
the same thing about their slate, viii
have little bearing on the voters
mind. They will pick their candidates
from the two states.
Granting that such reasoning proves
to be correct, the voters viii have
practically the same Republican
nominees to pick from 1t the general
election, - they had In 1882, or from
the List Of Democratic candidates
whom the majority Of voters Will
know, even then, by name only.
With the bitter feeling existing
against LANCER. and no apparent rea-
son for abatement before the Novem-
Der election, North Dakota may have
another Democratic governor with the
rest Of the states official family con-
siSting Of Republicans.
We do not believe that Holt can
beat Senator Frazier; nor Lamb and
Lynch supplant Lemke and Sinclair
at Warrington. Neither do we be-
lieve that Costello, . druggist from
Cooperstown, practically unknown In
politics insofar Is the rank and file
Of the voters are concerned, can beat
the veteran Ole Olson for the leuten.
ant governorship. The same applies
to the other Democratic indorseesl
How many Of the voters Of the state
have ever heard Of Mrs. Pulcher, Johr
Moses, r. r. Renney, Otto w. KLEIN.
worth. John J. Junesr q ]. ]. Ken.
nedyf An good men and true. NJ
doubt, but practically unknown to thu
voters. Against these unknown Demo
Gratis Win b pitted the names o.
men On the Republican ticket. (pro
vidod cur predictions are cogrect)
Who haye bean known to the voter
Of this state Tor the past decade ant
. half or more.
Again. . We zee Il, the main figh
Will b between LAngeg and Noodle Il
thu general election, With many vot
err making IN Z for Noodle ant
sWitching to thu Republican column
and voting the balance straight.