Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28-—-+~4)—
Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Dakota,
died here this morning.

Death was caused by heart disease
from which the Governor has been
critically ill for the past three days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
April 26. 1874, near Alberta Lea,
Minn. His parents were Iver and
Mary Sorlie, natives of Norway.
When he was 19 years old he came
to North Dakota where he worked
in a bank. operated a general! store
and later became a traveling sales-
man.

In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
and feed business at Grand Forks.
The enterprise was successful and
the basis for a considerable fortune
which he later accumulated in other
business endeavors.

Despite his extensive interests, the
non-partisan league selected him as
its standard bearer in 1924 and he
won the gubernatorial election after
a hot fight, he was reelected in 1926
but did not seek renomination this
year, saying that he desired to re-
tire to private life at the end of his
term.

The first important act of office
came to Gov. Sorlie when in his first
term he appointed Gerald P. Nye, to
the United States Senate to succeed
Senator E. F. Ladd who died in of-
fice.

Gov. Sorlie’s death brings to the
executive's chair Walter Maddock,
the Lieutenant Governor, who is a
real dirt farmer. He was educated
in the common schools and business
college. Later he studied law and
civil engineering by correspondence.
Since 1906 he ha soperated a farm
‘near Plaza and has been active in
forming several farmer cooperative
associations. He was elected Lieu-
tenant Governor after serving in the
| legislature.

| He was chairman of the North
Dakota delegation to the last Re-
publican National Convention. Had-
dock is married, and has four sons
and a daughter.
 
Urged to Make at Least One Speech
in_New York, Massachusetts and
New Jersey~Delay in Securing
‘Versonal Headquarters Causes In-
convenience.

Washington, Aug. 28 ().—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign Managers in the east,

Herbert Hoover today was assemb-
ling information upon Which to base
a decision as to the.extent be will
participate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

Willam H_ Hill, chairman of the
New ‘York State Hoover Committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
litan standard-bearer to supplement
the advices given tim yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, aud Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice-chairman of the New
Jersey committe.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re

Guiting aitention and -his advisers
are urging him to g0- into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for cach
state and more if time can be fonnd
for them.

After he has cantassed the eastern
sitsation, he wili be in a position
to fairly well map eut his campaign
up ts election time. It ic certain
that he will take advantace of hiz
| swing back to his home in California
(te vote for making a series of ad-

dresses. a
|. Should Hoorer decide to make a
| Labor Day address next Monday, it
Wii be in Washington, with 2 radio
‘hookup, it was stated today at his
office. “However, the . candidate
thieks the lime is top short for the
preparation of an address
| Representatives of the Reprblican
candidate stili were seeking todar
to secure a buildiwe in xhich to
open -his pertonal headguarics.
There has been some delar in ob-
taining Ure home of the late Repre-
gemtative Frothingham. of Mes<z-
 chapetts. aad seme other ballding
nearby may hate to be lezsed
| The delay is causing the nomince
| soe: teewnvenience as he has no
place to rarry on his office work.
land 29 suttable assembling place for
delegations that will come here to
ace aim,

 
 