The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-08
Weld NONPARTI.
SAN LEAGUE MEETS

SAN utAGUt mEcIS
Members OF the Weld County Non
Partisan league organization held
their first county assembly at the
Weld county court house Saturday af-
ternoon
The delegates to the assembly NOM
mated two candidates to the state
legislature-Frank Ballinger OF
Mead, and E. r. Bliss Of Pleasant
Valley, who will probably be placed
on the ballot by petition. They also
elected the chairman Of the meeting.
Orlando Hit. OF Mead, delegate to
the state assembly Of the Non Parti-
san League which will be held at
Coloado Springs sometime in August.
The meeting was composed OF
about As members, 40 Of whom rep
resented voting precincts Of the coun-
ty. Some OF the delegates represent
ed more than one precinct SO that
practically all the rural precincts Of
the county were represented. NJ. G.
Mead of Mead acted as secretary OF
the meeting. There were three wom-
en- members present.
The meeting OF the league was
harmonious and business was tran
sacted with great dispatch. At the
close OF the Non Partisan meeting.
the farmers who attended adjourned
to an executive session" where can
didates for county Offices were dis
cused. According to men who at
tended the aftermeeting there were
no definite endorsements Of county
candidates. 1t is understood that
the league aims to make itself felt
in the state administration and has
very little desire to take sides In con-
tests for county Office. E. G. Wors-
fold OF New Raymer, one OF the dele
gates at the assembly, said that the
principles OF the league do not call
for endorsement OF candidates for
county Office except In the most ex-
ceptional cases.
At the state assembly 1t is proba-
BILE that independent candidates for
governor and senator will either be
designated or some candidates for
these offices nominated by the old
time parties will be endorsed
j. NJ. Collins. president Of the Colo
RADIO Farmers Union and member OF
the governors war council, attended
the meeting and took part In the
discussion that proceeded the voting
for candidates for representative.
Former members OF both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties were
present at the meeting In about equal
numbers. r. w. Messer OF Denver.
state organizer Of the league, took
part in the meeting.
The following resolutions were
read and adopted by unanimos vote
Of the assembly,:
RESOLUTIONS
President Wilson having said that
the farmers OF America are meeting
periodically and heroically the de-
mands upon them to feed our armies
In the fields and our workers In the
factories. we feel that to protest our
patriotism would be to appear to fol-
low the actions Of the profteer, who
protesting his patriotism then pro-
ceeds to rob our soldiers, our work.
ers and our farmers. We are willing
to let industrial and political activ-
titles be judged by what they accom-
plish in aiding to win this war rather
than by what we might say about
them.
President Wilson In fixing the in
terest on the bonds has determined
the profit that is just and equitable
for those able to give their wealth
to the support of the government,
and has established the limit Of pro-
at beyond which no true American
desires to venture at this time.
Our legislature for years past has
been aLtrolled largely by big inter-
Ell to the detriment OF the farmers
and worker; their paid servants have
had The privileges Of the floor OF the
house and senate and even been fur
nished Offices in the state house to
carry on their work Of improperly in
tiuencing legislation, dealing for the
election OF Governor and United
States Senators.
BY reason Of these things our leg
islature has become the subject of
just criticism and 1t has become al
most impossible to get q. decent far
mer to stand for nomination to the
legislature. We deplore this. We
pledge our candidates for the legisla-
ture to oppose this system and ex-
pose the paid Lobbyist no matter whom