The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-21
TOWNLEY CALLS
.SOCI ALISTS FOR
STATE CAMP AIGN;;
FEAR THE RESULT
Luninaries Called to Fargo
as Shift in Sentiment
Is Reported
North Dakota is "in DANCER"


Of the most active and faithful Of the
corp Of speakers and organizers.
Fear that the Socialist constitution
will be rejected by the people at the
polls on November 5; fear that Lynn
Frazier cannot. be reelected COVER
nor, and fear that John NJ. Baer,
whose campaign tour Of the First
district has been such a fizzle, will
not be able to beat Fred Bartholomew
of Grand Forks, has brought the
Nonpartisan chief back to North Da-
kota.
In the sudden change Of front
on the part of Mr.. Townley is
seen best evidence of what has
happened in North Dakota. For
months they-th6 Socialists
have been talking optimism, but
they have awakened to the fact
that something is going on, and
that that something BODIES i'll for
them. Mr.. Townley has aban-
dOned South Dakota and Mime
sofa to their fate, and comes back
to the state that first gave him
political prestige.
The call that brought Mr.. Townley
to North Dakota also brought to-
gether other stars in the Socialist
system, including the following:
William Lemke, Mr.. TownleX's
right hand man in the st. Paul offices,
and whom he made chairman Of the
Republican state central committee
Of North Dakota, and who is author
of Grimes Against Mexico" Mr..
Lemke had extensive investments in
Mexico and at one time feared for
their safety, so he wrote book about
Mexico. Here's what he has to say
Of President Wilson and Mexico:
at i'll becomes President Will
sacredness of our FLAG. Others
have made it great-his admin
istration has disgraced it in the
eyes of the world, and the only
comfort that we can get out of it,
is in the anticipation that sue,
ceeding administrations will
again place it on high, and that
the dark blot put upon it by this
administration will be forgotten
in tho achievements of future
A. E. Bowen, former Socialist can
didate for governor of North Dako-
ia.
J. w. Brinton, manager of the Con-
Courier News says, will spend the
winter in Florida, and who went
broke trying to run a weekly news
Taper at Beach, n. D., just a few
years ago.
J. J. Hastings, president Of the
Consumers United Stores Co., and
financial secretary of the National
| Nonpartisan league. whose fancies
run to $4,000 Marmon automobiles
and who was only q, few months ago
a bank clerk drawing sos a month.
Fearless William LANCER, attor-
ney general of North Dakota, who
isn't discussing the numerous com
plants made by North Dakota cities
against high gas and light rates,
prosecution of which cases was en-
trusted to him, and long delayed.
H A. Bronson, Socialist picked
candidate for supreme court Judge.
and who will tour with Townley to
seek votes.
John M. Baer, Democrat, running
on the Republican ticket, endorsed by
Socialists.
Senator il. Cahill Of Morton coun-
ty, Nonpartisan, who voted for limit
ed woman suffrage, and then attack
ed the constitutionality of the act in
the courts.
1T, isn't known, outside of Socialist
circles, whether or not Governor
Frazier was in the city. Walter Thorn
as Mills, the Socialist recently indict-
ed by the federal grand jury for viol-
ating the espionage act, may also
have been in attendance, but no an
nouncement Of his presence has been
forthcoming.
Fellow Worker" Arthur LIE Sueur,
bill" Haywood's confidant and ad-
visor, is believed not to have been in
attendance.
In addition there were several of
the corps Of newspaper writers and
other hangers-on, all in to get their
orders.
Confidence is Gone.
The confidence that formerly was
so marked among the Socialists has
disappeared. They have come, to real
lze that they are facing most formi-
dable candidate in S. ]. Doyle for
governor, and they are finding them
selves more deeply involved in the
Socialist constitution problem each
day. The voters are doing more
studying independent Of the Social
lists than they have for several years,
and the Socialist leaders have final
ly come into the state again in an
effort to stem the tide that has arisen
against them.
oped in the last few weeks to destroy
the confidence of the Socialists. They
have found their own meetings poorly
attended; they have been compelled
to cancel many proposed meetings,
while Mr.. Doyle has been drawing
splendidly wherever ne speaks.
Joint Workers Enthusiastic.
From all over the state reports |
come to the Joint Campaign COM
mittee indicating that the tide has |
definitely turned in favor of Mr.. |
Doyle for governor, and against the |
Socialist constitution and Socialist |
candidates. Likewise, the reports in
dicate that Mr.. Baer, the Socialist |
Democrat running on the Republican |
ticket in the First district for con-
gress, has failed to make an impress
zion in his attempt at campaigning |
single handed, his meetings having in |
most instances been poorly attended, |
while his attempts at defending the
Socialist constitution have wrecked |
havoc with his chances OF being re-
.urned to congress.
The Joint Campaign committee has |
at least $500 committeeman active in /
North Dakota, and it is the cleanest |
Kind OF campaigning in which they
ire indulging. The fact that the /
Doyle workers have everywhere /
stuck to the issue has had discon
sertfng effect on the Socialists, who
nave been compelled to abandon, in
part, at least, their old plan of action,
md are obliged to meet arguments
IN economic issues.
Another thing that is counting, too,
S the war. The boys are writing f
lorne from the front, and they. are
writing intensely interesting and
straight facts on the ]. w. w. leader
ship that has held sway in North Dat