Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
LOYAL [ A !. d, L,A]N &c
OPPOSE LEAGUE
DISLOYALlSTS
.Langdon Defense Society
Force League to Send
Substitute for Randall.

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That Fargo loyalists were not alone
In the demand that N. s. Randall. the
convicted ,Nonpartisan league agita-
tors should not be permitted to make
q tour OF North Dakota, ito carry the
truth to the people,. rs announced by
the North Dakota Leader. oficial orr
gan Of the Nonpartisan league. is evil
denced by a story coming from Lang
DON, Cavalier county, in which county
Randall was billed.
The Langdon Defense society, It APP
pears. took an active hand in the sit
uation, long before Governor Frazier
wrote a letter to the Fargo war Or
ganization saying that Randall would
not speak in the state, and 1t was be-,
cause of the direct action taken by
the Cavalier organization. hat Ran
dali failed to fill his dates at the Diff
ferent towns in the Sarles branch last
week. s@S- Y
Another interesting. feature In con-
nection with the Randall incident 10
the fact that the N~onpartisan league
speakers bureau put l.. l.. Stair 8of
Bottineau county, on the tour when
Randall was barred. Stair is tho
Nonparttsan who was a candidate for
United States marshal against. g.. J.
Doyle. and failed to, land.
Iangdon InyallstsN Took Action.
The Cavalier, County Republican,
published%at Langdon, details the ac-
ton taken by, the loyalists of Cavalier
county against Randall as follows.
filed on account Of Mr.. Blair being
dated to speak in Langdon. the local
Defense society was positively. and
unquali1edly promised by Mr.. Moore.
the manager of the league speakers.
tina no person, whose loyalty was at
all questionable. would be sent to
this county, ia |t
only q few days ago Mr.. Randall
was convicted in Minnesota after
trial that lasted several days.. HeEwas
sentenced to a term of four months
OF $3.50. At present he is on a stay
OF sentence. presumably pending an
appeal. This action on the part Of
Mr.. Moore Is an unqualified failure to
keep his promise. His attention. was
called to this by Secretary Fletcher,
and prominent league officials were
appealed to by Attorney Crimson to
stop such ~disgraceful: proceedings. It
was finally arranged to nave a substi-
tute sent out in Randall's place
The same condition obtains else
where in the state. as Horst, another
fellow charged with disloyalty, is al
son out filling speaking dates: A petit
ton has been forwarded to Bis
marck to the governor to use his in
fuence to have Horst dropped from
the speakers list, but to date Cover
nor Frazier has made no statement
as to whether he intends to act or
not, or whether he just as soon have
~disloyalists parade their ~disloyalty
over the state. Such a condition is
~deplorable. for we do not know of
another organization that would want
the public to know that they harbor-
ed such s%coundrels, much less send
them out as representatives.
III this combination Of circum-
stances is not sufficient to give the lie
to the leaders and organizers claim
Of loyalty. we do not know what is
required. and no loyal citizen need
entertain a shadow Of doubt as to their
deeds"