The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-01
Devils Lake and Minot. To
Stage Big Rallies For
Independent Men
STARK COUNTY
j is LINING UP
Optimistic Reports From
Many Sections Of
The State

Dakota for the nomination of Johr
tSteen in the forthcoming primary
election
Two big affairs already have beer
scheduled, one at Minot and the
other at Devils Lake. while plans are
being worked out in practically eY-
cry county in the state for q cam
pa1gn of the schoolhouse type.
The filings for the state legisla-
ture have revealed that there is q
thoroughgoing organization in each
Legislative district prepared to battle
the nominees chosen by the Non
partisan leaders, and they are. in
variably, making their campaign on
the basis. OF being independent OF the
control OF A. C. Townleys the So
ctalist leader of the Nonpartisan
league who recently went on the
stand before, the military affairs
committee OF the United States SEN
ate and ,swOre that he didn't know
whether Arthur LeSueur, former
Socialist mayor of NLinot, Socialist
instructor in a Socialist college in
Kansas, and attorney for the Indus
trial Workers OF the World, is or is
not a. Socialist LeSueur is Townley's
right hand man in the dictation OF
league policies as relates to political
andseconoTnio problems.
q Devils Lake First Rally.
The first Republican. rally of any
magnitude will be that at Devils
Lake on Monday when. John Steen
and many Of the other candidates on
the Independent ticket win be on
hand.
( The principal speakers the day
| wall be- Henry G. Wick of, Cavalier
candidate for congress in the First
district. and Geo. Homnes Of Crosby,
i candidate for attorney. general. The
Devils Lake, Cando and Rugby
! bands are being billed . and g. big ses-
sion 5sFantdcipateds
1 MinoE ,toARepeaEa
/ At M3nots on rthasnext succeeding
day another rally Will be- held. ar
ranged under the direction OF the
Ward countyscommittee, recently|or-
ganized, and which is making an ac-
tive campaignAfor the election ofHin-
dependent men to the Legislature,
and the election OF independent men
to state office.
Several of the state candidates
will participate in the meeting with
the idea of making it a. big affair.
! Cass County in the Ring.
In Cass county preparations for
the campaign are being advanced
rapidly by the executive committee
chosen at the recent rally in Cassel-
ton. There will be meetings in ev-
! cry township, in the. county, conduct
ed under the4directon of the general
executive committee. as well as I'M
der the direction Of the legislative
district committees.
TE4s-rV M
for the organization of q John Steen
for. Governor club, and between now
and the date of the primary election,
people Of Fargo, and Cass county
| will swell advised of the political
! issues.
Moun&raiIs CountyeiR sFFont.
| ,MountraiI county Is not, tagging in
the matter OF an independent ticket,
and: has a group Of candidates for
the legislature to oppose the league
nominees. b. r. WyckQR.is the cam
didata for the senate, and Henry
iPauIson OF Stanley, and John A,
johnson oG ParshallS 4,are Efhe Candt-
dates for the house.
MIR. johnson and Mr. Paulson4 era
{vEell known Mountrail county farm
erstwho will not stand forsthe Town
tlay4sys tenn OF dictat1on.
A big meeting was heldsina Stanley
tor the purpose Of putting,tthe ticket
i'm the field and planning theScam-
spaign.
Stark County. upaand Fcomins.
That Stark county Is 'Fup and
coming In the matter" OF supporting
the Steen ticket 49, evidenced by the
following account from The Diclin-
son Press OF a meeting held intDick-
tdnson, when candidates were. NOM
mated for the state legislature. The
Press, says:
@On Tuesday; evening representa-
tive citizens OF Stark county met in
1 Dickinson for the purpose Of hear
| ing q. speech 10y Hon. L. F. CraW-
ford. on the subject of the Indepen-
dent Voters association of North
Dakota. q. political organization re-
Gently perfected for the purpose Of
| freeing North Dakota from the
| political, domination of A. G. Town
ley, seIf-appointed leader and dicta-
tor of the Nonpartisan league. About
40 precincts Of the county were rep
resented by men Of every political
faith, many OF them being farmers
and members Of the league. Owing
ito unexpected circumstances, 1t was
ascertained during the afternoon
(
/ to be present, but rather than can
col the meet, and informal meet
ing was called, practically all Of
4 those present taking part in the dis
cussions.
'The platform Of the Independent
Voters association was adopted with
out dissenting vote, and the entire
independent state ticket endorsed. A
committee on organization was, ap-
pointed to perfect O. Steen for Cover
nor club the following evening,
George Sorber of Gladstone and
Ormanzo A. Brown Of Dickinson,
prominent 1eaguers and Farmers
Union men, explained in detail the
danger OF ToWnIey control of state
politics, and also told OF how Town
ley told the Farmers Union delega,-
ton that it was none OF their
damned business" when they want
ed to know something OF the Town
ley Consumers United Stores
scheme.
ION Wednesday evening the COM
nftfes on organization met and come
piated a s'Steen for Governor club =
0rnaanzo al. Brown being named
president, and b. L. Peterson, Sec
rotary. Committees were named on
finance and publicity, and plans OUT
lined Tor a Wlairlwind campaign be-
gcra the primaries, The campaign work
will be left almost entirely TO farm.
ers, many OF whom are members OF
the Nonpartisan league, but are be-
coming tired 0f ToWnleyas guess
tionabIe stand.
Reports optimistics
Reports from various sections Of
The state relative to the candidacy
of John Stesn and the Independent
ticket ere uniformly optimistic.
Ia the rural districts where the