The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-06
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Group Opposed to
Executive Leaves
Hall at Valley City
No Talk with Enemy

There was no apparent communi.
cation between the two factions anc
no moves were visible that would In.
:!c.te ether side would seek recon.
Citation. Interest centered chiefly
in candidates for the two tickets.
Endorsement Of U. 8. Senator Lynn
J. Frazier is expected by the conven.
ton. The anti-Langer faction is un.
derstood to have sought a definite
expression from Frazier as to whethe,
he would accept Endorsement from the
convention II controlled by LANCER
forces. but received an unsatisfactory
answer.
That anti-Langerites regarded Fraz-
Ter as candidate on the LANCER ticket
is indicated In talk among the ants
centering around possible candidates
to oppose Frazier.
Nystul was being doomed by friends
as senatorial candidate. c. G. Tai
bolt, jamestown. Is another mention
ed for the senatorial candidacy. On
the LANCER ticket candidates constd.
cred included State Senator Oscar
Erickson. Kidder County and Elme,
Cart. Burke County, for lieutenant
governor: James Gronna. Lakota, fol
secretary Of state: Harold Hopton
Bismarck. and O. c. Olson. Hettinger
for insurance commissioner: Jack Pat.
terson. Minot. and DR.. Irvine Lavine
Grand Forks. for railroad commission.
er; John Gray, deputy tax commits
sioner, for treasurer: Ludwig Peder-
son. manager Of the state mill and
elevator. for commissioner Of agri-
culture and labor: p. o. Satire. in.
cumbent, for attorney general, and
Berta E. Baker. incumbent, for state
auditor.
Olson, Thoeesen Outstanding
For Governor on the anti-Langer
ticket, Lieutenant Governor Ole H
Olson, New Rockford; T. H. Thoresen
Grand Forks: p. J. Garberg, Fargo
and Secretary of State Robert Byrne
were the leading contenders. Olson
and Thoresen seemed to be outstand.
ing In this group, with Byrne looked
upon as Z possible compromise candi.
date. Should Thoresen fail to receive
the gubernatorial nomination, senti-
ment appeared to favor him for attor-
ney general.
State Auditor Baker Is expected to
be placed before the Jamestown con-
vention for endorsement by that group
Indications were she stood q good
chance for Endorsement from both fac
lions. The status Of Congressman
William Lemke and James H. Sinclair
was somewhat uncertain, with some
anti-Langer leaders expressing the
opinion that the congressman prob
ably" will be their candidates.
Indications given by the LANCER
faction were that the congressman
would be given consideration as can
didates on the LANCER slate. Rumors
were circulated here that the LANCER
faction would sponsor . recall Of U.
s. Senator Gerald p. Nye because of
his speech In the senate following the
removal Of Gov. LANCER as head OF
relief activities In North Dakota. Fed
eral authorities have charged LANCER
solicited political contributions from
relief workers.
This the LANCER group denied, all
though it was indicated the matter had
been subject Of discussion among
some of them.
State Senator John L. Miklethun,
Barnes county, opened the anti-Lang-
er conference Monday afternoon. de-
claring the object Of the session was to
sit as an advisory council. Explaining
he had left q sick bed to attend the
meeting, he asked that another chair
man be named and former State Sen.
ator Eric Bowman was chosen.
Bismarcker Is Secretary
State Senator E. e. Green, James
town, elected at the morning con-
ference as secretary, asked to be
excused, giving no reason; Nelson
Mason asked to be relieved because
he was candidate for office in his
county. War Enget, Bismarck, was
named to act as secretary.
Discussion became spirited on a pro-
posal advanced by Don Larin, Willis
ton, editor OF the Williams County
Farmers Press, who has taken strong
editorial stand against LANCER. He
suggested that the anti-Langer group
60 into the Endorsement convention
and offer to clean the slate, with none