The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-11
ANDERS AND MASON
COMPLICATE fight
FOR SENATORSHIP
Independent Candidates to Con.
test With Endorses for G..
O. P. Nomination
Editors note: This is the fourth
Of series Of sketches Of North
Dakota candidates for office.
(By the Associated Press)

by the Associated Press)
North Dakota's contest for the
United States senatorial position will
be enlivened BY the entry of two in
cividual candidates who will make
the race without endorsement Of any
political faction.
They are Major Frank Anders of
Fargo. secretary to the state capitol
building commission. and Nelson A.
Mason. Bismarck attorney. Mason
announced he will enter the Repub-
lican primary election III which one
OF his opponents will be u. S. Sen
ator Lynn J. Frazier. whom Mason
once served as secretary
Mason was born at Cleveland Ohio,
January IS. 1884 He was reared on a
farm in Ringgold county. Iowa, at
tended high school at Redding. and
studied at Highland Park college in
Des Moines. where he also was an in
structcr. He later was student at
Valley City Teachers college and the
American College Of Law in Mime
apolis.
He is member of the bars OF the
supreme courts Of North Dakota. Dis
trict Of Columbia and the United
States.
Homesteaded in 1904
Mason came to North Dakota in
1904 and first taught school in Barnes
county. He filed on a homestead in
Stutsman county, continued teaching
and engaged in the cattle business.
He was manager OF a furniture con-
cern. acting postmaster at Wood
worth, and member 0; the staff Of
the Woodwork Rustier. Later he
took over general insurance agency
for the state.
From Jan. 3, 1917. to Nov. %, 1921,
he served as secretary to Lynn j. Fra
zier, then governor. In 1923, he again
took up his duties as secretary to
Frazier, after the latter was elected
United States senator. In 1927, he
became clerk Of the senate committee
on Indian affairs. serving until July
/, 1892.
In 1924. he was a delegate to the
presidential convention that nomin-
ated Robert M. LaFollette for the
presidency.
In 1928. when the u. S. senate
authorized survey Of Indian condi-
tons, Mason assumed the duties OF
clerk of the subcommittee and
visited practically every reservation
in the United States.
He was a delegate C the recent
Jamestown Nonpartisan League con-
vention.
For many years, Mason has been a
leader In young peoples work. both
IN North Dakota and Washington, D.
c.. where he was an officer Of the
Christian Fndeavor Union. He is
affiliated with the Methodist church.
Born at Fort A. Lincoln
Anders was born at Old Fort Abra-
ham Lincoln in 1878. and homesteaded
with his parents at Fort Ransom. He
vas educated In the public schools at
Fargo, worked for the Northern Paci-
fic Railroad company, and served In
the Spanish American war.
A graduate G. R!co.: college. 3i1cn,
Wis. in 1905, he attended the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin as a graduate
student, and then became engaged
in valuation work in Wisconsin on
public utilities and later as mining
engineer in Colorado, Nevada and
Utah.
In 1910, he was named city engi-
neer Of Fargo, holding that position
for 10 years, except for Is months he
served as captain Of engineers In the
army during the world war. In 1895
he was elected city water commits.
sioner OF Fargo, and In May. 1891, HI
was named secretary q the captto