The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-04-20

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selves fully on the public questions
now before our state and have
confluence in the soundness Of q.
their Judgment. 5s !. y :2.s ..5s
the present campaign in North Da-
kota, was recognized by practically
every speaker, and that is the theory
upon which the new Organization will
conduct its work. 4. !, '.ss- By
H. B. No. "A, the passage Of which
was demanded by the \ Nonpartis
III the last session Of the state legisla-
3ture, indicates the extent to which the
.Nonpartisan Socialist leaders would
carry the state If they had the power.
II: II then resolves itself into this
question - Are the people Of North
Dakota for House Bill No. know
ing that 1t means Social ism or are
they against House Bill No. "a, and.
against socialism OF the state govern.
ment? !? ss . n a
That Ii the line on which the cam
paign will sbe fough Int, and that is the
issne upon which North Dakota yot-
ers win record their views in 1918.
tisan representative Of both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, and
Fpupbican and Demo ocratic parties, and
throughout the campaign, that the
same bipartisan spirit will be evil
denced. :ss:
The organizat ion was formed short
" after the opening Of the afternoon
session yesterday. A committee made
Eup OF one member from each judicial
district was chosen, the members be-
ling N N: Nelson, Grand Forks; f. T.
Cuthbert, Devils Lake; John ID. Paul
son, FIillsboro; Sidney Adams, Lis
bon;;s H.W: Green, Leal; Theo. KoffelI
Bismarck; ]. B. Gray Grafton; ]. sA:
|lEnglund. Kenmare i Thos. Oksendahl,
Rugby; Alfred White, Dickinson, and:
Bra tin, illistpn. a member
for the Mandan dist Itct has not yet
|tbeen named. Mr. Nelson was elected
Nchairnlan of the committee. sstst
This committee Will frame the pro-
gram Of work and handle the details.
The resolu ions commit tee, COM
prising 3. G. Tenneson, Fargo j. A.
Englund, KenHare; E %. EIaroidson,
|sourts: =. spalding, Fargo ana 81
H. Gray, Grafton, framed the resolus
tions set forth as the ede declaratio 81
principle in connection with this
article: They we're adopted without
q dissenting vote M
At the opening OF the afternoon
session yesterday, John b. Paulson:
iof Hillboro, was called upon BY Chair.
man Frank il yland. Devils Lake,
and he devoted ~ some attention to
features in the last session of the
state legislature
The Rapublic lican: part orrglI.anizas
ton in this state was stolen, bod and
|solnl the slgonpa tisanS leag ssid
M. aulson. d time rolled On, D. they
added the word ffarmers' to the title
ofsthe league.
s;s. am M favor of the gan izationi,
iofS farmers, but when they 3do organize.
they holld tthei own 81 iza:s
fionEsa lead of having iits5 head con-
Itrolled by sa. sdesig igning poll tieian. Can
social alism 81 teYers yon like
Ithey dictated the pol icies of the last:
Those ofs aBs lI no Is had been elected
as Republi Cans undertooIk ana did
pasas siin good II 4. n III pianks
Ieallsd for lby tlhpe platf forn ofs 1916,
these ssmsasnres mn being pprosyeds M slby ISL
line senate 81, lbe tlhlro,wlns 81 out Aot
Ethe wind doMs the D shoulss 81 d shicl M As
Iabsplut AZ controlled py the lllonspalrg,,
aalsocinI. i. discusJsins winter
meetings held Iiltsboro and which
onti tinpsd IS !n