The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-01

A8u8eT. IL was received with
cheers by the committeeman.
The committee then proceeded
to nominate Mrs. LANCER with.
out opposition.
Mrs. William LANCER will be the
Republican gubernatorial candidate
this fall.
The Democrats, under new leader.
ship, will conduct q campaign based
on reason and will make no appeal to
prejudice or hatred.
These were the outstanding deyel-
opments of the meetings here We'd
nesday of the state central commit
tees Of the rival parties.
Apparently authentic reports circu-
lated after q caucus of Republican
committeeman friendly to LANCER
Wednesday morning were to the effect
that LANCER would resign as candi-
date and the committee would select
his wife to run in his place.
Meanwhile, however, there was the
possibility that the committees right
to select candidate would be chal-
lenged, perhaps IN court action. In
an opinion to Noel Tharalson, Ram
sey county committee member, CLYDE
Duffy, who managed the recent In
dependent campaign, commended that
LANCER was not nominated in June
and hence there is no vacancy Of a
kind which can be filled by the com
mittee. His contention was that q
party delegate convention was the
only available method Of selecting q
candidate for head of the Republican
ticket. How far anyone will 90 In
support Of this view, however, was not
made clear.
Wife to Succeed Husband
A man high in the LANCER councils
said the deal to replace the former
executive with his wife had been COM
pleted and that resolution to that
effect would be offered at the COM
mittee meeting late Wednesday after
noon.
The mo prejudice or hatred" slo-
gan was raised by Thomas H. Noodle
In an address to the Democratic COM
mittee when it convened Wednesday.
The new leadership will come with the
selection Of q new party chairman.
Fred w. Mclean Of Fargo having
asked that he not be reelected.
The Democrats held private dis
cussions Tuesday as to the state plat
form which they should adopt and
indications were that various con-
troversial matters could be decided
only by formal vote.
The Nonpartisan Republicans, most
Of them nominal supporters Of Form
er Governor William LANCER, were
bordering their peculiar difficulties
but there was question as to wheth-
er the most heated arguments would
break out in public.
q caucus which began In the Patter-
son Hotel at $50 q. m, Wednesday
following numerous private and group
conferences during the night. The
decision Of the caucus was expected
to be translated into action ct the
committee meeting without much
show Of trouble.
Numerically outnumbered by the
Nonpartisans. Independent members
Of the Republican committee were not
expected to cut much figure. The
only two present Wednesday morning
were Tharalsou and P. j. Murphy Of
Grafton.
The position Of Mrs. LANCER was
by the announced sup
port Of Senator A. r. Bonner, r., d
LANCER leader who had himself look
ed with longing eyes on the governor
ship. Bonner said: Il am not can
didate for governor In the fall cleo
ton. I an urging my friends to sup
port Mrs. william LANCER for COVER
nor. She possesses every necessary
for governor. I believe
he should be supported g . protest
against the persecution Of Governor
LANCER"
The initial draft Of the Democratic
platform Was drawn following meet
Inc Of Ill candidates on the ticket
Tuesday afternoon and submitted to
members for their exam.
nation.
Non-controversial features, It uas 2
diecloeed, endorse pre1tdent Rooee-
eelt. cali for civil seevice law Tor al
tate employees and declare . new pio-
neer era . at hand which can u IN
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