The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-07
ERICKSON LETTER
OUTLINES PLAN Of
NOODLE OPPONENTS
Not Everyone to Whom Il Was
Addressed Agrees With
Scheme, However

How political ideas are born was re
vealed Monday when q letter, write,
by Senator O. E. Erickson, LANCE
leader in the state senate, came t,
light.
Written on the letter head Of tn,
North Dakota Republican State Cen
trail Committee and signed In type
writer, the missive gave Erickson
ideas as to what should be done by tn,
anti-Moodie group at the coming ses
sion of the legislature.
In few quarters 1t was read Will
respect but most persons In the Lang
er camp condemned it. their reason
ranging all the way from declara'
tons that such things ought not to b.
written and that 1t was bad strategy t.
the view that it would serve to pref
udice against LANCER those hous,
members who were inclined to do theil
own thinking.
The Printable Text
The first paragraph Of the lettel
was viewed by lawyers as seriou!
personal libel against Thomas H
Noodle. The last referred to q com.
mercial proposal. The text Of TIKI
remainder follows:
This is not what wanted to write
you about, however, but the Fargt
Forum says we are so green and un.
organized that we will not know
how to even get organized when VI
arrive in Bismarck. This Is just how
the Forum wants us to feel 80 Twichel
can come in here and put something
over on us right off the bat, but let u.
just fool them.
Nov then, someone will say I an
a Senator and have no business tell.
ing you House members what to do
Well, let them say SO. If I don't de
it somebody else will. They will ther
holler about him and therefore ],
might as we'll be me.
THE first thing you will have tt
consider is q Speaker. No one hal
asked me to support any certain on(
but have real he farmer In mind
one have watched the last two ses.
sions and have all the faith In thu
world In him. He Is member Of the
Farmers Union and at the head o1
the Holiday Association in his count,
and with the family he has; the crops
he has NOT had the last two or three
years, I am sure he can use the extra
$500 per day about as good Is any.
one. Yes he might even get mad anc
cuss you, but that is the kind Of Z
Speaker you want for If he will Gus.
you, he will also cuSs Twichell ant
his gang. The man I mean Is Bill
Crockett, of Wales.
Then you need q good desk force
I am not sure that you can get hel
but if you can, then put Mrs. Minnie
D. Craig in as your Chief Clerk ant
James Bothne as your Desk Reporter
Then support them with some goot
levelheaded help and I am sure thai
even the Fargo Forum will admit vol
are organized.
For Legal Adviser why not hirt
Charles G. Bangert, the man WHIT
stumped the state for our ticket, pu,
in his own money and got defeated
Let us show that we still have faith II
him.
Are we going to let Noodle and hi
attorneys stall us until the session /.
over: or shall We refuse to call joint
session and recess from day to day
until We know whether or not he /,
British subject or qualified to b
our Governor. It Is up to us to force
the issue.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you mex
week.
Yours truly,
%. E. Erickson"
Sign Of Completely
The completely Of the situation
within the so-called LANCER camp
where many are fighting to unload
LANCER is indicated by counter sug
gestion that T. H. H. Thoresen, bite,
LANCER enemy, be made legal advisel
to the LANCER faction" during tn,
session. Thoresen arrived in town lat
last week and has since been confer
ring daily with various members Of tn
party.
Bangert, a senator at the last ses
sion, ran last in the contest for mem
bers Of the supreme court and Is no
| generally regarded as popular witt