The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-07-16

The following resolutions were in
troduced by G. T. Murray and adopted

by the committee:
Whereas, the legislature of 1911
enacted law by unanimous vote, pro-
tecting the banks against paying more
than per cent on available school
funds deposited therein; and the 1918
session also protected by unanimous
vote the citizens against paying ex-
ceeding z per cent on all kinds of i'm
provements made in cities and,
Whereas, it is q consistent Demo-
cratic principle to oppose high tariff,
high taxes and high rates of interest
all being only different names of the
same burden of exactions from the
people; therefore,
Be It Resolved, by the Ward coun--
ty Democratic committee in regular
county meeting assembled, that we IA
vor:
l. The reduction of the contract rate
to 8 per cent and the legal rate to
per cent.
2. Strict usury laws to prevent any
one from collecting interest by any
name in excess of the contract rate.
3. Provisions by the legislature so
that farmers may secure longtime
farm loans at not exceeding per cent
interest.
We pledge our nominees for the
legislative assembly to introduce bills
embodying the above principles, and
to champion them even over the COVER
nor's veto if need be.
We hereby instruct our members of
the state committee to introduce these
resolutions at the state committee
meeting and work for their adoption.
= Socialists Organize.
Twenty-Five of the faithful from the
Socialist party gathered at the court
house and adjourned to the office Of
the Iconoclast, where the following
officers were chosen:
Chairman, L. L. Griffith, Secretary,
w. r. Lemmoniere; Treasurer, B. G
Qualley.
In addition to the chairman and
secretary, H. R. Wood of Margaret
township, G. H. Ohnstedt of Kenmare
and Ole Ness of Rice Lake were
chosen members of the executive COM
mittee.
J. E. Christensen of brady and G..
N. Bowman of Des Laos were elected
state committeeman from the 29th and
End districts respectively. Arrange
ments are being made to wage very
active campaign. The committee is
in the hands of the Socialist organiza-
ton. ,s'
Progressives Perfect Organization
At the Progressive County Central
Committee meeting the following Of
ficers were elected: L. A. Corey,
County Chairman; John Stoudt, Sec
ro+or1,. A r Rocop Trooe,,ror. IT,
Mechler, Mark Chatfeld, A. F. Bacon,
]. l.. Skrivseth, D. D. Riley, Minot; J..
B. Rasmussen, Kenmare; w. S. Gron-
niger, Burlington; E. Galehouse, Dom
nybrook, Chairman. State Central
Committeeman: Dorr Carroll and F.
w. Youngman. County Central Com
mittee as follows:
G. D. Shaft, F. J. Wells, John j.
Schlaberg, F. A. Ward, Dorr Carroll,
Robert Gillespie, Minot; H. G. Hovde,
Makoti; John Stoudt, F. w. Young
man. Louis Ellis, Minot; H. L. Avery,
Jacob Bintz, Louis Bintz, Henry
Kuntz, w. ]. Stearns, Donnybrook;
Thad Hecker, Ole c. Watne, Minot;
H. A. Californian, Glenburn; E. Gale
house, 0. c. Holland, G. Scheltens,
Donnybrook; A. Peterson, Edward
Peterson, R. P. Jenson, Iver K. Jenson,
Kenmare; Nils Brandt, Hesnault;
Hans G. Hovde, Ryder; o. L. Oster-
an, Hesnault; David Larin, Ryder; J.
w. Donnelly, Kenmare; Steffin Jorg-
enson, c. B. Moses, J. B. Rasmussen,
Kenmare; Alfred Berg, C. M. Chris
tenson, G. G. Gunvaldson, Carpio; S. J.
Anderson, W. S. Groninger, Burling-
ton; J. F. Booth, H. Littler, Sawyer;
w. R. Maynard, Donnybrook; w. S.
Dean, Ryder; Ole Enockson, R. J.
Kane, Juline 0. Saltness, Makoti; ia
cob Johnson, Sawyer; O.. H. Cartwell,
Burlington; Knut Christianson, Ben
edict; Joe Strong, Velva; E. S. Ko-
dalen, Carpio; Lars E.. Kodalen, Car
pio; Thos. Winney, Bottineau; Henry
Peterson, Foxholm; Elmer Petry, Ber-
thold; Mark Chatfeld, Minot.
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