The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-26
LANCER GROUP AIRS
INTERNAL STRIFE At
SECRET CONFERENCE
County Chairmen Put Cover.
nor's Appointees on Pan
and Demand Action
CHARGE WAS on PAYROLL
voRel, lsfor, Owen and Pattsr.
son Offer Defense to r.
regularity Charge

county cheirmen representing the
LANCER faction Of the Nonpartisan
League met in Bismarck 1T closed
meetings Saturday afternoon and eve
ming ct the Patterson hotel here.
According to Information obtained
by The Tribune, . hectic session re.
suited in which the boys got all
steamed up about abuses that have
crept into the administration political
machine and immediate publication
was demanded-or else
The meeting, which was claimed to
have been attended by representa-
tives from around 70 counties, was
called for the purpose Of perfecting
plans for the primary campaign and
to decide whether the candidates en-
dorsed at the Valley City convention
should file In the Republican or DEM
ocratic columns. It was decided to
use the Republican column and
Harold Hopton. endorsed for insur-
ance commissioner on the LANCER
ticket, came In for criticism for an
nouncing his intention to file q q
Democrat.
Hoptons action was defended by r.
i. Walker, w. J. Goodwin and other
old timers and he agreed to run in
the Republican column with the rest
ct the candidates.
A telegram from Usher L. Burdick
vas read ct the meeting stating that
he preferred to run Is . Democrat
but would abide by the decision Of the
meeting here. 5.
The Boys Want Action
After that, the meeting got out
Of hand and names were called and
complaints banded about no end.
+. A. Vogel, Stephen TerHorst, Adam
Lefor, o. +. Owen, Del Patterson and
R. M. Stansler were put on the pan
Ter employing I. v. AS, and their
own relatives and the boys. with the
exception Of Ter1orst, who was alb
sent. defended themselves as best
they could. The governor did not
attend. the heat being directed ex-
c)usively ut his appointees.
vogel claimed he couldn't replace
technical help who might not be ar
Dent langerites, because he couldn't
find men qualified to take their
places, to which one indignant Lang
erite demanded to know II all the
brains In the state belonged to the
I. v. AS.
Owen came In for criticism for
employing George Remission, former
]. v. A. campaign manager for Bur-
leigh county, though Remission had
been employed by both vogel and
TerHorst before Owen made him q
beer commissioner.
Patterson loudly defended his &C.
lions regarding appointments. q war.
den Of the penitentiary, but his ex-
PLANTATION was termed "unsatisfac-
tory"
The executive committee, consisting
Of p. w. KeitSman, w. J. Flannigan
and II. T. Peterson. called the meet.
Ing.
Those n Attendauce
Those attending the meeting I'm.
cluded: 9. r. DeEbe, Bowman: James
Wenstrom. Fessenden; Barney Iver-
son. Watford City: r. w. Frazier,
Crosby and Williston: g. +. Carlson,
Mtnot: Lars J. siljan, Garrison: VIII
liam Falconer, Burleigh: Math Dahl.
HaSelton: James Quinn, Selfridge:
william Klamath, Carson; Adam Le-
Tor. Bismarck and Dickinson: w. j.
Goodwin, Mandan: Elmer Cart, Bow
bells: Walter Wexford. Pembtna: A. J.
Scott. Grand Forks: w. ]. Nannigan,
Bismarck: r. H. Walker. Bismarck; o.
=. Erickson. Bismarck; 9orrenberger,
Cas-: Mrs. williams. Richland coun-
": 9. p. F1rrin. Sargent county: r.
A. Kin5er Barnes county; Fred Al
manas. Eddy county: II. .. Sheppard,
Logan county: u. H. Hagen Adams
county: ]. =. Brachter, Hettiuger
county, p. O. Satire. Steele county:
John Gray. Ransom county; Ole John.
son. Ransom county: Richard Luke,
Dtckey county: Dr.. John Crawford,
New Rockford: Fred Keitxman, La
kota: A. o. Krenx, Desart: Henry
Commes. Dunn county: william
Crockett Cavalier county; John NJ.
Peterson, Mona: and Carl Erickson,
Williston.
Several Of these men are candidates
tor state office GA the LANCER ticket.
Some others are employed BY various
branches Of the state government.