The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-17
ADDITIONALLY
! REV0LTS LOOM
IN TWO STATES
Removal Of l.. J. Duncan, South
Dakota Nonparty Manager,
Alleged Disloyalist, Asked
MONTANA LEADER DEFIAN

Disaffection in the ranks Of the Nom
partisan league in Montana and
South Dakota, amounting in Montana
to open rebellion against the autoc-
racy of A. C. Townley and in South
Dakota to widespread demands by
farmer members that Lewis J. Dun
can, Townley state manager, be re-
moved, has been added to the revolt
of seventeen officials and workers in
Minnesota.
Severe Blow to "NIilking."
just at the moment when Townley
has begun milking" the farmers for
500 life memberships and was pre-
pairing to further his political cam
paigns in Minnesota and the other
states, as told by Rev. S. r. Maxwell
in the series finished last Monday in
the Dispatch, tie league leader has
found his metht ds assailed from the
three states-SOuth Dakota, Montana
and Minnesota.
Duncan Declared DislOyal.
In South Dakota farmer members
fthe league are demanding a hear
ing and the removal of State Man
ager Duncan, and full page adver-
tisement in the Argus-Leader, Sioux
Falls, S. d., gives the Montana record
of Duncan, in which it is shown as
socialist mayor Of Butte, Mont, he
permitted riots. and bloodshed and
openly declared himself opposed to
the United States>in war.
It is shown that, knowing all of
these facts, Townley made Duncan
his state manager, although Duncan
never lived on farm and knew moth
ing of farming.
Yeagarilen Scores TOWnley.
I In Montana a movement has been
inaugurated by Sam Yeagarden, Nom
partisan league candidate for United
States senator, to save the league
for its members and an open cam
paign of 'Patriotism against Town
leyism" has been announced within
the league membership itself
In appeals to farmer members, Yea
garden republics the president of the
league and declares it is time the
members had some say in the man.
agement of their own organization.
Yeagarden asserts his candidacy is
based on an, American platform, that
he is against peace with Germany
until decisive victory is won and
that he is against Townley because
Townley is stumbling block in the
way of economic reform for the
farmers of Montana. 4&
"Boss" Is Held Menace.
"Townley in politics is menace to
Montana" says Mr.. Yeagarden. "He
is stumbling block in the path of
economic reform for the farmers of
the state.
1T is treason to the American po-
litical spirit. It is an unspeakable out
rage upon the honest, patriotic men,
bers of the Nonpartisan league
"Townleyism will destroy the league
in Montana unless the red -blooded,
ptri0tic and sound citizenship Of the
state expresses itself promptly in a
state convention to take over the Or
ganization and to sweep the state
clean of political kaiserism and finan-
cial crookedness.
There is but one issue in this whole
matter-patriotism against Townley-
ism. Under which flag, you farmers
of Montana?"
Candidate Is For Farmers.
Montana newspapers say Townley
already has started a fight against
this league candidate, because he
proved not to be Of the rubber stamp
variety.
Serious disaffection in the ranks Of
the Montana members is declared to
have arisen, as Yeagarden is recog-
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