The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 6, 1916, Page 4

PR L S R FOUR “It’s a Big Day for Us,” They Said As They Throng «of League Menibers Leaving Convention Hall :ut one of the Nofin THE NONPARTISAN LEADER eetings ¢ £ Adjournments. From 2000 ito 30600 ‘were Present :at ‘Buach of ‘the ‘Great Mass: —Photo iby Leader ‘Stdff “‘Photographer qualifications, record, experience, ability and above all, loyalty to the farmers’ cause and the League’s program were discussed. When every delegate present had had his say—and most of them- expressed their minds freely on each name suggested—the -delegates proceeded to ballot. The balloting was secret, each dele- FRAZIER NOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT For Governor —The following names were suggested: Lynn Fra- zier, U. L. Burdick, L. S. Platou,” Wil- liam J. Burnett, George A. Smith, I. O. Hellstrom, John H. Worst, Af- ter discussicn a ballot was taken which resulted in Mr. Frazier receiv- ing all the votes except one. Fra- zier’s choice was made unanimous by a rising vote. For Lieutenant Governor—William J. Burnett, Albert Stenmo and H. H. Nelson were proposed and their names written on the blackboard. Af- ter discussion the vote showed Mr. “Stenmo had two-thirds of the votes cast and Mr, Burnett the rest. The choice of Stenmo was made unani- mous by a rising vote. For Secretary of State — Thomas Hall and Ray McKaig were proposed and Mr. Hall got all the votes except one. Hall’s indorsement was made unanimous. For State Auditor—Only one name was proposed for this office, that of C. R. Kositzky, -and his acceptance on the ticket was by acclamation, For State Treasurer—P. M. Casey was the ‘only man suggested and his choice was by acclamation. For Attorney General—As in the former two cases only one man was suggested. William Langer was in- dorsed by acclamation. TFor Superintendent of Public In- struction — N. C. Macdonald and ‘W. E. Hoover were suggested. On the ballot Macdonald got two-thirds of the vote cast and his selection was made unanimous. For Commissioner of Insurance— For this'office W. C. Taylor, S. A, Olsness and C. G. Bakkeherg were proposed. ~Before the balloting the names of Taylor and Bakkeberg were withdrawn by those who proposed ‘them and the indorsement of Olsness ‘was made unanimous. For Commissioner of Agriculture— -John ‘N. Hagan was proposed and dis- ‘cussed ‘and ‘there being no other sug- .gestions ‘his selection ‘was made ‘un- -animous. - For -Judges of the Supreme Court ‘—Luther Birdzell, Judge Fisk, J. E. Robinson and R. H. Grace were pro- ‘posed. Judge Fisk’s mame was then of the convention: THIS CONVENTION WAS DIFFERENT. “Different from any other political convention I ever at- tended.” . This was the way L. L. Stair of Newberg, regularly elect- ed delegate to the state convention of the Ncnpartisan league, gives his impression of the meeting. My, Stair farms 880 acres in Bottineau county. He came to North Baketa in 1899, and has a wife, three sons and one daughter. “I consider the men we neminated for governor and state officers the choice of the state—absolutely that. Furthermore it is the best ticket this state has ever seen. T wani to say, in view of what has been said in certain quarters, that we dele- gates had perfect freedom at the convention. Every man had his say and put up as many men for consideration as he want- etl to. Then we voted secretly on those suggested. There was no cut and dried program or slate. “I had quite a surprise when I came to Fargo,” Mr. Stair continued humorously, “for I had been reading seme of these steries the gang press has been circulating about the Leagun ‘being on its last legs and badly in need of furds, having squan- dered all it had collected. Say, those fellows even made me think I might have o diz up a thousand or so to help the League -out -of -a hole. But there T find everything going in great shape; headquarters busy and as uncorcerned as possible about these wild yarns, with the -outlook fer the farmers and their ticket ‘the best it could be. “I want to say that if these papers, circulating that kind of ‘news,’ are as unreliable about other things—and they must be—they are not fit to be in the homes of the farmers of this state. Malke that as streng as you like.” 00000000000000000000600000000000000000600000€0000080000 © X ‘90000000800 0000V0VSVCO0CVO000000000000000000000 evo9 00 The League “Can’t Go Wrong” John Secklinger, who has always been hailed as the most steadfast of the “great unterrified democracy,” was in the city Monday taking part in the deliberations of the Nonparti- san League legislative convention. With men of John’s caliber in the councils of the -organization, there seems but little -¢hance that the League cango far wrong, the carping criticism 'of ‘the opposition ‘to the contrary notwithstanding. — NEW ROCKFO_RD - TRANSCRIPT. 7 $000006000000000000060 gate voting for his choice and none but himself knowing for whom he voted. Then the ballots were .collected :and .counted. The dele- gates found ‘a surprising agreement when the votes were :counted for each office. The following names were balloted upon w11§h the following results, this report being taken from the official minutes withdrawn and the selection of ‘the other three proposed was made un- animous by acclamaticn. For Raiiroad Commissioners—Sam Aandall, Charles Bleick, M..P. John- son, James Whitmore and ‘C. G. Bak- keberg were selected. The first three got most of the votes, with scatter- ing votes for the last two. The selec- tion of the first three was made un- animous. WHAT DELEGATES SAY ABCUT THE MEETINGS. Ccencerning the deliberations of the state convention, at’ which men for state office were indorsed, a number of the regularly eclected delegates spoke as follows: Y L. 8. Daley of Rughy: “I certainly think it was-all right. I am satisfied it ‘was absolutely on the squarc:‘There was ahsolutcly no bossing and I be- lieve 2ll was conducted fair.” N. E. Whipple of Tickleson: “No- thing like it before. ‘Greatest piece of husiness ever dong. The best df sentiment prevailed _and everything indicated that it was absolutely on the squave.” H. C. Westby of XMaddock: “It was 2 good meeting and fairly conducted. 1t was, in my jiudgment, absolutely on the level. Tfle delegates had the meecting -ubsolutély in charge, which, of course, would not please ‘the poli- ticians.” i E. E, Pindall of Lisbon: “I believe it the most zimportant meeting ever held in the State of North Dakota. It was organized ‘and conducted in the interest of a principle which raeans much foxr the future happiness of all of the people of North It was conducted along absolutely fair lines and-all had an equal wvoice in the discussions and-in the voting.” Fay Harding of Braddock: “Bveiy '»»delegate had ‘an equal show.+ Past - records of proposed candidates: were’ thoroughly discussed and threshied out and every one stood ‘on his. ‘own merits.” / P T.'W. Keitzman of Lakota ‘Every- thing went off fine. . I think-every- body had - a fair ghake. ‘Nothing partial ‘or unfair abgtit it. The dele- -gates had absolute® control of the meeting.” S > ‘Wm. Pattenfof Plaza: “I think the ‘conveniion was ‘clearly on the square;” 2 : alota.. o omw o ~