The Lamar register., 1917-11-14

which would mean that Townley and
his gang had $4,000 of Colorado
farmers coin.
The meeting agreed to incorporate
and Mrs. Riddle was delegated to
attend to the matter. She lost no
time in doing so. The North Dakc "A
bunch got wise 10 the move and tried
to head her off but she beat them to
the secretary of states office by about
a half minute.
Now in legal possession Of the only
Nonpartisan League in Colorado Sen
ator Riddle, Collins and Ferguson
again went to Morsar's office and de-
mandcd the books. He gave them the
merry ha-ha." Indeed they were told
they were on the executive committee
merely as ornaments, Mrs Riddle be-
ing there because her name got the
money!" that A. c. Townley would
remove them il they were not good;
that he had all the money safely stor-
ed away in a Minnesota bank and that
he proposed TO keep il; that under
the bylaws there would be no election
Of national officers until 1919 and that
in the meantime Townley was in su-
preme command.
The matter was then taken up with
Judge Harry Riddle and the executive
committee, Senator Riddle, Collins,
and Ferguson, directed him TO bring
suit against Morsar for the books
and an accounting and ask the court TO
restrain Morsar from further sending
the money Of Colorado members back
to Minnesota.
On November End Ferguson and
Collins were in Judge Riddles office TO
read the complaint. It sounded good
to them and they asked the judge to
get the senator TO sign it. He drove
out to the senator's farm in his ma
chine, returning in just an hour
There he was confronted by Ferguson
with a written order signed by Fer
guson and Collins, making a majority
of the executive committee, not TO
proceed further with the suit. Just
what happened in the hour to so COM
pletcly change their minds is not
known. However, Senator Agnes Rid
die signed the complaint although it
has not yet been filed.
However, all this, aIfidavits in the
hands of Judge Riddle and statements
made by him and Senator Riddle
I...-.,.-L. s.,,t Al Fa,fa kg,r, yf.4aI and
the further fact that A. C. Townley
and two other men, 'own, control and
dominate" the National Nonpartisan
League; that all memberships in that
league expire on the last Of December,
1918, and that no election of officers
can be held until 1919 which would
leave control in the hands Of these
three men. Senator Riddle is one Of
the incorporators Of the Nonpartisan
League in Colorado-that that organ
ization is not Incorporated in any
other state-so that she is in a posi-
tion TO put a halt to proceedings. She
alleges in the complaint that over
se6 900 has been collected from Colo
rado farmers all Of which has been
sent to Townley and his crowd at
St. Paul. Senator Riddle is taking
every step in her power TO see that
further attempts to collect money on
her name in Colorado is stopped and
she urges farmers 70 have nothing
whatever TO do with the League and
It's MinuesOta control
r. Herman, one Of the organizers
who has personally turned in over
SO, 900, has quit the crowd and in a
signed statement says that it is not
to benefit the farmers, but
is "autocratic from center to circum-
He, too, warns farmers
against having anything further to do
with it
Mrs. Riddle wishes to give notice
to the farmers of the state that she
has nothing whatever to do with this
She is indignant to
think that her name has been used TO
gull so many. She believes many
have been unwittingly roped into the
scheme as she was hereslf.
Colorado newspapers in general
have for several months sought TO
warn the people against this organi-
zation. Many have refused TO believe