The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-25
changer Was Single, But
Claimed Exemption
Our Boys Didn't IT,
REFUSE TO HEAR
FRAZIER'S TALK.
Vote Solidly For Steen On
Absent Voters Ballots
Before Leaving


Minot, June 25-"Vote for linden
burg, Lindenburg, Langerburg and
Won Frazierburg, and let's all go tc
hell together, says the kaiser was
the inscription On q banner heading a
big loyalty parade in Minot last
night. 81. -,
The parade, which included many
drafted men, leaving early this morn
ing for Camp Dodge, was Minot'a
answer to ToWnleyism in the inter
ests Of which a Townley rally was
held in Minot yesterday afternoon
with Lynn J. Frazier, William Lam
ger and N. G. Macdonald as the
speakers. The big patriotic rally on
Main street, in which the parade
broke UP and the great farewell to
the soldiers at 1890 o'clock this
morning. brought Minot's red letter
day to a close.
The doings proper began the latter
part Of last week when 1t was an
nounced that Attorney General Ian
ger would come to Minot on Satur-
day to deliver an address to the To-
tai Abstinence association. A large
banner was strung across Main
street, bearing the words: Frazier
said we can't be hungry and pa
triotic. Real Americans can. Ian
i ger was single, but claimed draft ex-
emptions. Cur boys didn't"
/ From the time LANCER first got his
eyes on the banner, the Townleyites
began to see red. The convention Of
total abstainers went on record cor
recting the reported Endorsement by
that body OF the F'razfert adnlinistra-
ton as had been reported in The
Nonpartisan Leader. A resolution
was passed and sent to the head
| quarters of the Independent Voters,
association, declaring that Frazier or
his administration was not Endorsed.
The banner which revealed Lam
gers draft record, was hung from
the building in which the Minot As
ISOLATION Of Commerce has its Of
! fees. Saturday evening the local
! daily, which is a strong supporter OF
| Townley, carried an advertisement
signed by members Of the Associa-
ton Of Commerce., in which the
writer sought to convey the impress
sion that Frazier had used the words
credited to him on the banner for the
purpose Of urging North Dakota
farmers to raise big crops.
| Used Stems Words.
The writer of the advertisement
went 30 far as to steal the famous
declaration Of intention made by
John Steen, when the loyalty candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for governor accepted the indorse-
ment Of the Minot convention on
May 1, and put Stems words in
FraEier's mouth.
When steen accepted the non1ina-
tor. he brought the vast crowd as
|, sembled in convention to their feet
SpfY Al II nlnnRA
every dollar, and every acre and
! every drop Of blood in North Dakota
to the aid Of the nation in winning
| the war" According to the adver-
tisement in the local paper Saturday
| evening Frazier used these words on
some occasion. This local men knew
to be a deliberate falsehood.
Look for Guilty Man.
AS the Association of Commerce
| has never been mixed up in politics
steps were taken to find out who put
the advertisement in the local Town
ley organ and signed it members
| of the Association Of Commerce"
The board of directors Of the As
ISOLATION Of Commerce met and
adopted resolutions censoring the
party using the associations name
and appointed a committee to find
out who put the advertisement in
the paper. The committee learned
from G. A. johnson. owner of the
| paper, that Grant S. Youmans, local
Townleyite and former leading So
| cialist in Minot, was the man who
handed in the copy and paid for the
| space. 1t is generally believed YOU
mans will be expelled from the as
ISOLATION The banner, according to
q statement issued by the board of
directors OF the Minot Association OF
Commerce. was hung on the building
used by the association against the
wishes Of the secretary, who sought
| to keep the association out of poll
| tics. 1t has since been hung on Main
street near the 500 depot.
Soldiers Take a Hand.
When the league men began arriv-
| ing in Minot yesterday to attend the
| league rally they expected Frazier to
| bid farewell to the departing draftees
issued in the local Townley organ
Saturday evening. But the soldiers
were In no mood to listen to Town
| ley's governor and they signed Pc
tition expressing the desire that
Frazier should not address them.
| The petition pointed out that Frazier
was undesirable because he permit
ted men indicted for seditious utter
ances to speak in the state; because
the conduct OF his associates has
stamped North Dakota disloyal, and
because he does not represent 100
per cent AnericaLs = The petit
ton also poiIuSsI ouu that LANCER