The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-31

of the south, and the tobacco areas
of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
It's a human interest story or Won
derful high lights.
partisan league workers are doing to-
During the afternoon session at
Grand Forks yesterday. Howard Wood
of Fargo, speaker of the house Of
representatives in the last session,
was the first speaker. He defended
league members Of the house who had
been attacked because Of the secret
merely q legislative school. I'VE
threshed out matters there. and when
we decided what to do, we stuck to
that decision" said Wood.
L. L. STAIR of Bottineau, pictured
the league movement as the greatest
revolution in the history Of the
state" Mr.. Stair also gave some little
attention to league opponents. some
of whom he characterized as self
appointed guardians of the farmers"
A. NJ. Hagan, Bottineau county.
sponsor Of famous H. B. No. ~, the
constitution bill. declared that IF you
stick together for another two years
we'll give you a real constitution.
Ladd Arch Auitator.
o. NJ Thomson. who occupied the
platform for a time at the afternoon
session, talked of the effectiveness Of
the organization in its work.
It consider DR.. Ladd, president Of
the agricultural college, the arch
agitator of the state because Of what
he is doing" said Mr.. Thomson. as
he told of the use to which DR.. Ladd's
bulletins on milling, etc, have been
put by the league.
Dr.. BONN Talks of the East.
DR.. Frank Bohn dealt with condi-
tons in the east. He depicted the
misery Of the thousands unable to buy
food at the tremendous prices de-
manded. That H. B. No. 4-or a con-
stitution that carries state Industrial
isw as a PROFESSIONALLY be put across
in New York state. was the speakers
firm conviction.
That the Nonpartisan movement
would ultimately come to the rescue
of the starving thousands in thu
cities, was the expressed conclusion
of DR.. Bohn.
Mr.. TownIey's Address.
Apart from his address on the his
tory of the Nonpartisan movement,
and the passages given over to replies
and attacks on league opponents,
which centered very largely about
Jerry Bacon, Of The Grand Forks
Herald; his editor, Tom Parker Jun
kin; The Normanden. and o. J. sorlie,
sale of the league"
It's the proposal to the members
that IF they want to sell out. they can
do So" OF course, nobody wants to
sell. AS organization and propaganda
material, Mr.. Townley employs that
feature to excellent advantage.
Last evening DR.. Bohn Spoke again.
as did Mr.. Townley.
Resolutions adopted during the day
follow:
We, two thousand citizens Of North
Dakota inmass meeting assembled this
the thirtieth day of March, 1917, at
the auditorium in Grand Forks, do
hereby express our confidence In A. G..
Townley president of the Nonpartisan
league, in the management of said or
ganization; and we do hereby resent
the misrepresentation and falsehoods
published in the press, especially The
Grand Forks Herald ard The Nor
manden, which press we believe to be
controlled and directed by large cor
porate interests within and without
the state, against A. c. Townley, and
We wish to warn such press that any
insult to Mr.. Townley or the Nonpar-
tisan league will be considered a per-
sonal insult to all of us. and we earn
estly request the people Of Grand
Forks, and all the citizens Of the state,
to fully inform themselves on the aims
and purposes Of this farmers organi-
cation. This we do for the good and
welfare of all the people.
Unanimous except two. First vote
call four voted No, and the second roll
call, two.
Conseription Of Wealth.
A resolution indorsing the proposal
for the seizure of money and material
of war by the government in case Of
a clash with Germany was adopted at
the Grand Forks meeting of the Nom
partisan league. The resolution stated
that these items were to be demanded
in the same way that the lives of the
citizens are called for, and at the close
of the war they are to be returned
to the owners in the same way-what-
ever is left Of money or property
turned back to the former owners.
If anybody attacks the United States,
believe me, I'm going to fight and f1gnt
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