The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 11, 1920, Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally Fatr THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1920 _ PRICE FIVE CENTS COUNTRY NEEDS JOHNSON, HIS. SPEAKER SAYS Charles N. Wheeler Places Cali- fornian’s Name Before Re- publican Delegates WOOD IS .BUSINESS MAN Governor Allen Points to His Achievements in Nomi- nating Speech Chicago, June 11—Hailed as the man to “scourge the last of the bosses from the temple of the republican party,” Senator Hiram Johnson was formally nominated today for the re- publican presidential candidacy by Charles S. Wheeler of California. “The great responsibility is yours,” the speaker said to the convention's delegates. “The American voter ev- erywhere ying of California’s son just as Roosevelt said of him,—of all the public men in this country today. he is the one with whom I find my- self in most complete sympathy. “To the end that men and not mast- ers shall administer the great trus- teeship of the republican par to the end that th convention may make no mistake: to the end that you who hold in your hands the party’s destiny may go forth from these halls, tri- umphant in the assurance of certain victory; to the end that a republican administration may once again broad- cast the nation with happiness and prosperity: to the end that the con- stitution of our fathers and the high- est traditions of the American people shall endure: to the end that the pa- triotic principles and the lofty ideals of Washington, of Lincoln, and of Roosevelt shall live on. and on and on—the sovereign state of California places before you in formal nomina- tion Hiram W. Johnson.” Tells Johnson’s History The orator described Senator John- son as the man first brought forth for presidential honor by California after seventy years of statehood, 4nd left no controversy in recent political history untouched as he sketched the senator's career. Mr. Wheeler attacked the ‘argument of political geographies against candi- dates from the far west. “Dark Horse”: Impossible “These voters form the great middle class of the nation. They hold the balance of power, and they will not stand for a reactionary administra- tion. “A ‘yellow dog’ is impossible and a ‘dark horse’ cannot win. If you expect their vote, do not offer to them a cold, capable, nerveless, unsympathetic, business administration. ‘they are in no mood to take it on. “What they want and what they de-|- mand of this convention is a candi- date whose red-blooded, forthright Americanism transfus the cockles of their hed und whose words of ringing righteousness bring new hope'to their troubled sow “Is it not the truth that the most important duty that confronts this convention today is to sec to it that the republican party is once again re- turned to power. “So you want another four years of economic chaos? Do you want an- other four years of the Wilson family in the White House? If you insist that the father of the dynasty shall abdi- (Continued on Page lHignty HEAR CALL OF COMMERCE CLUB FOR ITS BUDGET Business Men Respond Heartily to First Call for Support 1g by Club A hearty response to the call for co- operation in the forthcoming Com- mercial club drive for its annual bud- get has been received by C. L. Young, prdesident, since the date for the cam- paign was announced yesterda The drive will last one day—the of: ficers of the club hope that the bude may be raised within three how “War activities have ceased,” Mr. Young in a letter on the si “During the past two or three it has become apparent that face to face with the keenest competition as a communi never have been so man intensive activity Great respon ity for success in this competition and for as a community rests up- on us as a Commercial club. “We want to make this tle year Bismarck has had, and to ‘lu we must work together. Your co-ope- eration right now ,today, in ner suggested will be greatl. ciated by your board of direcior The Commercial club budget for $10,000 . In some years it has been raised before noon’ on the day its warmth to WOOD DELEGATES STICK WITH HIM Chicago, June 11.— The 10 dele- gates from South Dakota have no second choice for president. They in- tend to stick right with General Leon- ard Wood to the end. This was the decision at a delegation meeting held yesterday. C. A. Kelley of Huron was elected chairman of the delegation. S. X. Way of Watertown is the repre- sentative of the credentials committee, Chambers Kellar of Lead is on the resolutions committee. Miss S, Pea- body of Sioux Falls named as the South Dakota honorary vice president of the convention. SOCIALISTS I LEAGUE POWER, MINISTER SAYS Rev. Birchenough Points Out How Known Radical Men Helped Townley Organize; SPEAKS IN PIERCE COUNTY, Barton, June 11.—Rev. Allen 9. Birchenough entered Pierce county today after a very successful cam- paign in Bottineau. Large crowds greeted him at every meeting, peo- nle listening with interest to the pic ture of the political conditions in North Dakota rolled up before them by the “Fighting Parson” from St. Thomas. { Rev. Birchenough, in his speeches, connects the league leadership direci- ly with socialistic and I. W. W. sour- ces. He asks why it was necessary io have Charles Edward Russell get oui} the first ue of the Nonpartisan Leader, why D.'C. Coates, socialist mayor of Spokane had to be im- ported to edit subsequent issues, why lkugene V. Debs, now in prison, had lent his power and influence to the league movement in the state by ad- dressing private meetings, why Spur- geon Odell, a convert of Debs in charge af 'the organization of the State Bank in Bismarck; as, shown by the Appeal to Reason for July 6, 1919; and why the powers that had him elected vice-president of the famous Scandinavian-American bank which was evidently intended. to be , a socialistic private function adjunent | of the Bank of ‘North Dakota, | Assails Socialism ] Then going into the question of state appointees he showed that all ' the appointive offices: had been filled | by socialists ‘and I. W. W. sympath- izers, and he showed by quoting from | the Appeal to Reason that one a sociate editor of that paper, Walter | Thomas Mi had outlined and es-j tablished a radical program in Worth | Dakota, now known as the League | program. Secret Caucus He dealt with the secret cau and its evil influence on the legi laton durng the last two regular an special sessions, and piled accumu- lative evidence mountain high to show that the closer the investigation of state affairs was the worse, it smelled, Everything pointed to a deep laid | plot to make North Dakota a so-| cialistic submarine base in the United Stat he said. The Fighting Parson wound up his! speech by an appeal to the voters to carry the Minot ticket headed by A. J. Gronna and William Langer to | victory at the primaries on June 30 AUSTRIAN PEACE CABINET QUITS Vienna, June 11.—The Austrian © inet, headed by Dr. Karl Remme chancellor, which has held of} of the time since the armi: most » has resigned. | vakia has an area of between 50,009) and 60,000 square miles and a pipu-| lation of 12,500,000, j yin accord with it Convention Satisfied With Res- olutions Drawn After Long and Tedious Debate Over League of Nations Plank in Republican National . Plat- form Chicago, June 11.—The plat- form adopted by the republican national convention is accep ble to the leading candidates for the nomination. | “Tt is really more than a plat- form,” said Major General Leonard Wood. “It is a solidly constructed foundation upon which to base an appeal to the intelligence of the American people.” “It is a marvelous thing,” said Sen- ator Hiram Johnson. Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania said he entirely‘ and it is understood ucceptable to Governor the platform is Lowden of Mlinois. The irreconciliables on the league of nations plank cepted the treaty plank dratted by Elihu Root. It con-{ demns President Wilson, upholds the | senate in its rejection of the trea and indorses the principle of an national peace concert in harmony with American ditio Conyention approves The convention adopted it late yes- terday with tremendous cheer Senator Watson of Indiana, present it, It nea drowned out the minority report presented by Edwin J. Gross, | the Wisconsin member of t ‘omimit- tee, and signed only by hims The substitute provides flat rejection of the league idea, advocated government ownership of roads and contained other proposals which the convention hoote: (i atic.” The first plank in the platform is| criticism of the democratic party for failure to prepare for war. ‘t follows: Unpreparediess. preparation is the chief inst the democratic administ | Had not our | both on land; and sea, during the first 12 montis of | our participation and furnished us to the very day of the armistice with ammunitions, planes and artillery, this failure would have been punis ed with disaster. It directly resulted in unnecessary losses to our ga troops, in the imferilment of vic itself, and in an enormous waste of public funds literally poured into the breach created by neglect. ‘Today it is reflected in our huge tax burden and in the high cost of living.” Regarding industrial relations the platform says: Industrial Relations “There are two different conceptions of the relations of capital and labor. | One is contractual and emphasi | the diversity of inte! of employ and employe. The other is that of partnership in a common task. “We recogn the justice of collec- tive bargaining as a means of promot- ing good will, establishing closer more harmonious relations bet employer and employ the true end of indus “The strike or the lockout, as means of settling industrial dispu inflicts such loss, and suffering on the community as to justify government | initiative to reduce its frequency and | limit its consequences, “We deny the right to strike against | the government, but the rights and | interests of all government employes must be safeguarded by impartial law: and tribunity “In public utilities we favor the es- tablishment of an impartial tribunal | to make an investigation of the facts and to render a decision to the end that there may be no organized inter- ruption of service to the lives and health and welfare of the people. The decisions of the tribunal to be morally but not legally binding. and an in- formed public sentiment be relied to secure their acceptance. The tribunal (Continued on Page Seven) 0- i VICTORY TICKET SKETCHES For State Treasurer, John Steen t ‘ The Victory Ticket candidate for the office of state treasurer is a farm- | er. His farm is his first consideration. | The government of his state is Ms { next. Hl Years ago John Steen’s farm near j Rugby, Pierce county, was called the | model farm. Photographs were taken | ina [of it and sent throughout the United | |States to show what a man may do | who comes to North Dakota, tills her | fertile fields and keeps on the job, Mr. Steen knows what he is talking about when he tells about the laxities of the Frazier regime. For he is a former treasurer of Pie county and {he served: a term as state treasurer. He is well known throughout the tate for he campaigned against Fraz- jer for governor. primaries, state conventions or caucuses and it is practically certain they will receive votes on the first | ballot: ‘NESTOS ENTERS CANDIDATES IN CHICAGO MAKE UP LONG LIST Call of Candidates Just About as Long as Roll Call of Convention Roll “NOT CANDIDATE BUT IF—” Chicago, June 11.—-Never before in the history of the republican party have there been so many actual can- didates for the presidential nomina- tion. There are probably few persons even delegatcs to the convention,’ who could name them ajl. Here is a com-1 plete list—except of “dark horses” | that haven’t even reached the “prom- inently mentioned” stage: The following candidates have all obtained instructed delegates either at Leonard Wood of New Hampshire, Frank C, Lowden of Illinois. Hiram W. Johnson of California, Warren G, Harding of Ohio. Miles Poindexter of Washington. Howard Sutherland of West Vir- a. J. T. Pritchard of North Henry J. Allen of Kan W. C. Sproul of Pennsylvania. | Calvin Coolidge of ‘Massachusetts. Nicholas Murray Butler of New York. Jacob L. Hamon of Oklahoma. Probable Starters, Joseph I. France of Maryland. Edward Randolph Wood of Vennsyl- vania, Dark Horses—Prominently Mentioned Charles Evans Hughes of New York. William H. ‘Taft of Connecticut, Will H. Hays of Indiana, James E. Watson of Indian: Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana, Edwin P, Morrow of Kentucky Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu- setts. , Williaite ©, Borah 4ie iduko. { Myron 'T. Herrick of Ohio. Yrank B. Willis of Ohio. | Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota. Philander C, Knox of Pennsylvania. Coleman T. Du Pont of Delaware, Irvine L. Lentoot of Wisconsin, General John J. Pershing of M souri. General Omar Bundy of Indiana. Practically every republican Unit States senator, member of congr governor, prominent businessman, mayor and military her rolina. FIGHT TO ELECT “BILL LANGER” Candidate at Minot Convention Gets Back of Anti-Town- ley Ticket All Along Line Esmond, N. D., June 11.—R. A. Nes- tos of Minot, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination at the Mi- convention, but defeated by At- General William Langer, in- vaded Benson county this week to champion the cause of the Langer ticket, the Minot platform, and the entire Ant jalistic program. He gave a short sketch of the his- tory of the nonpartisan league from its inception down to the present da showed the close corporation betw n A. Bowmen, F. B. Wood, nd other nonpartisan league a with the I. W. W. organia: He expr confi- dence in Mr. Langer p y and the strength of the Republican ticket, and was glad to note the anxiety on the part of the voters of the state to get real truth as to the ues now be- fore them. He showed the viciousness of the absent voters’ law ,the smelling com- mittee Dill and the uselessness of the state sheriff bill. He also urged the adoption of the anti-red flag law, and commended the Independent Vot- ers’ association for the excellent work they are doing in the fight against | Townleyism in North Dakota. not torney all socia SOVIETARMYIN | NEW ADVANCE, London, June 11.—-(Russian)—The | Bolsheviki have held up the forward | movement begun in the Crimea early this week by the army of Gen. Wrang- el, who succeeded to be commander of the remnant of the Denikine force a, it is reported in statement, r yesterday. The | by ment ctor we have RIVALS! ON Nae CW EEDS Two rivals at the Chicago conven- tion are William ufacturer, of Ci McSween, of } 3 Procter was the original Wood man- ager, his heavi financial backer and is still busy for Wood although Frank “Hitchock directs the convea- tion fight. McSween is eastern manager. ncinnati, and Angus ew Yor Senator Johnson's LEGION BRINGS _ GREAT BAND 10 GIVE CONCERTS Million Dollar Band Will Play Twice in Court House Yard Next Thursday anization will play two concerts here, at 0 p.m. and 7:4 p. in. on Thursday, June 17, under the auspices of the American osion, it. Was announced today. The place chosen for the concert is the courthouse yard. Bandstand will be placed at the entrance of the courtho and the concert given among shading trees, The American Legion will sell tags for the band concert, at probably fifty cents but there will be no for- mal admission charge. A dance will be given afterward in a hall yet to nd is touring the northwest this year, and will be at Hazelton on June 16. SOUTH DEMANDS G. 0. P. PLACE Chicago, June 11.—A mass meeting 4 southern delegat taged in a hotel with ttending, was held in the interest of demanding rec ognition of the south on the republi- can national ticket. Virginia and North Carolina both have dential candidates in the vakers from other south states advised that they unite on one man or the other and that the southern delegation then all join in support of the man so named. A committee representing all southern delegates was appointed to canvas the situation and report to a second mass meeting tonight. Among the were Col. Henry W. Ande nd Representa- tive Slemp of Virginia and former- Senator Butler of North Carolina. DYNAMITE BLOWS Proctor, soap man-'| Nomination convention scene of marching, about the hall carrying banners, convention. the Wilson family as “the royal had an inadequate campaign fu “boos.” The Wood demonstration of passed. LADD FAILED 10 "AID FARMERS IN “SELLING WHEAT Langer Tells Audience that Sen- atorial Candidate Laid Down in Matter GRONNA AIDED, HE SAYS Hettinger, Jone 11.—Entering the ‘heart of the Bad Land country, which has changed little since Teddy Roose- velt learned his wild west, Attorney General William Langer yesterday af- ternoon addressed 2.500 men and wo- men of Slope and Bowman counties at a picnic at the famous “H. 1.” ranch, The correspondent drove into the town of Amidon and not a soul was on the streets of the Slope county capital. Stores and offices were de- serted. Finally States Attorney GC. P. lirownlee appeared and gave direc- tions to reach the “H. T.” ranch. My wife and I are the only ones left in town and 1 would be out there, too, but I had to stay with my sick wife, he said. Cow Punchers There Cow punchers, farmers, business men and others from nearby towns cheered at the appearance of the next governor. The meeting was held in a grove on the banks of Peepcreek back of the great log cabin, “Dude louse,” and the long stables, At other meetings in the state au- tos have been the means used to reach the pla There were scores of pony riding cowboys in their woolly or leather and there is no question as to where they stand on the governor fight, for the ranchers and their “busters” did merely applaud the speaker. cheered lustly. See Even Break Indications are that Slope county, which has been strongly pro-Townley will give at least a fifty-fifty lit. the same hold, true of Hettinger and Adams counties, which have been solid league counties. The Langer picnic wound up with a real wild west show in its nativ j setting. Last night Langer addressed five hundred people. One of the speakers who has been conducting a big religious campaign here, said, “I will be glad to cancel my meeting for the evening so that Mr. Langer can have my tent in which the people the truth about the list state administration.” Giving his characteristic forceful attack on the Townley machine, Lan ger devoted consi time to the senatorial contes' said, “In March of the first year I was in of- fice as attorney general we went to Washington. J had ral and elevator men with me and I wrote to Dr. Ladd twice a ing him to come to Washington with me to fight for the farmers for a fair price for their wheat at the inquiry (Continued on Page Seven) FINGER OF MAN They DEEP INTO TISSUES OF HIS NECK A remarkable phase of the accident in which Guy Blake, and Charles his throat, near the side of his neck. The finger was removed by a smn- more than | farmers | LOWDEN, WOOD GET OVATIONS CANDIDATES PRAISE PLATFORM ON WOOD DEMONSTRATION OF FORTY MINUTES SETS MARK FOR LOWDEN SUPPORTERS WHO EXCEED RECORD Illinois Governor’s Delegates Stop After Forty-two Minutes— Convention Speeded Up With Prospect of Getting Yet Tonight Coliseum, Chicago, June 11.—The big three—Johnson, Lowden and Wood—were all placed in nomination before the republican convention today during the first hour of a sweltering session. Each of the nominations was accompanied by a tumultous demonstration on the floor and in the galleries in which the usual sweating delegations, marching picture were witnesses. Forcing the convention along at express speed to make up for time lost in the settlement of the treaty issue, efforts were made to hold the time given to demonstration down to a minimum. All of the nominating speakers got ready responses from the Charles F. Wheeler, of California, who nominated Johnson, got roars of cheers from Johnson when he referred to family” and by inference to Wil- liam G. McAdoo as the crown prince. / But when Mr. Wheeler referred to Senator Johnson as having nd the crowd let go a round of forty minutes after the general, the first candidate nominated, was placed before the convention, was exceeded by the Lowden demonstration which came later and lasted just forty-two minutes. fused to stop their cheering until the forty minute mark had been The Lowden supporters re- ° HOLD PARADE During Governor Allen's recital of General Wood’s record of public ser- vice the Wood supporters interjected trequent cheers. When the Gover- nor made a crack ‘at William Jen- nings ‘Bryan’s celebrated dictum of “a million men springing to arms over nigift,” he looked down to where Mr. Bryan was sitting in the press box but the Nebraskan had his face down, writing industriously. If he heard the reference he did not let on. At the conclusion of the nominat- ing speech thousands of many color- ed feathers, which have been the convention badge of the Wood people, were loosed from the ceiling of the Coliseum, Approximately 200 dele- gates, perhaps more or less, were taking part in the cheering and flag ‘waving. Many of those on the floor yelled like real Indians. and they Jooked like Indians with the hats of the men and the hair of the women decorated by the falling feathers. Beat tom-tom “It's Wood, let’s go,” seemed to be the motivo running through the con- fusion. In one corner a bunch of rooters kept up a tom-tom of music. ‘When the demonstration had been’on about ten minutes !the inevitable proces- sion started. It started snaking its way about the convention hall just as Senator Lodge had come to the platform and rapped for order. He went back again and sat down as the parade gathered momentum. In the galleries behind the plat- form a big group of men began yell- ing “Wood, Wood, Wood” while some enthusiastic noise-makers kept {time to the yells and .sounded like a buck-saw. Finally Are Quieted At the end of thitry-five minutes ihe first cession was attempted by the delegates and galleries themsel- ves, The demonstration quieted down somewhat as a noise like escaping steam pervaded the hall, but there also were many renewed cheers, The delegates cheered when Sena- tor Lodge, at the end of forty min. utes, told all to get in their seats and that the galleries would be celar- ed unless they quieted. The announcement got the desired ult and at once Senator Lodge presented Frank Knox to second Gen- eral Wood's nomination. Mr. Knox, a former private of the rough riders, told the convention that New Hampshire, the general's native state, regarded hm “not as a son of the state, but a son of the: whole naton.” Women Cheered ¥ The speaker got a lot of cheers, but not so much as dd Mrs, Douglas Robinson, of New York. still in mourning for her brother, Col. Roos velt, when she took the platform to General Wood's nomination. woman ever to perform that function in a national convention, she (Continued on Page Seven) GOMPERS ASSERTS LABOR PLANK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE Montreal, June 11.—The labor plank adopted by the republican convention ondemned here taday by Si Gompers, president of the Ameri Federation of Labor. He referred especially to the sec- tion of the plank providing for the settlement of public utilit strikes similar to the Esch-Cummins trans- portation act of 1920, The plank, Mr. Gompers, asserted, is directly contrary to what labor had demanded of the repudlican par- ty. “We had asked the convention to go ' ; on record in favor of the repeal of the compulsory s ion of the trans- on which the campa.en w: made. a Norwegian by birth “In the Crimean u i | » h 1e directors, believing that the club.| but his Américanism knows no_hy- | topped the advance of Wrangel's, Riechter were nearly blown to pieces | eon. : f | portation act, but the republicans ap- with George N. Keniston as secreta phen. He is one of four men of Nor- | army which is unsuccessfully trying! hy the explosion of dynamite caps |} Both Blake and Riechter were re-| pear to not only have refused our has accomplished more during the past | wegi: origin on the anti-Townl to drive our troops from their posi-! was discovered in the examination of ported in serious condition this af- | sugge tion but would extend it to all year than ever before and face: big- | tick while none was endorsed by | tions. The advance of the enemy’: Blake. * R a = eermoon, but their condition was un | utilities,” he said 4 . ger task this year than ever befure,| Townley, but he makes his bid for sup-| | i sent on coast of Sea of Asov, 30! The finger on Bla right han? | changed, Blak hands were blown | Mr. Gompers arrived here from Chi- ‘ hope for even hetter co-operation zhis | port on a record of undiluted Ameri- aoe {miles northwest of Genitchi, have been | was blown through I mouth and | off and his ey put out and Riech-! cago today where he had presented iN year. | canism. JOHN STEEN j beaten off.” j lotged in the tissues at the back of ter lost one hand and both eyes. [labor's demands.