The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-14
STEEN SENTIMENT
SWEEPING STATE;
STRAW BALLOT ON
TRAIN Is TO II
Western District Almost
Solidly Against Town
~. ley Ticket
HAGAN AND LANCER
~. CALLED I'M TALKS
People Thoroughly Posted
as to Issues and Are Co.
ing to Vote Loyal

How rapid is the trend of the
North Dakota voters to the. support
of the steen, or Peoples ticket, is
indicated by the result of straw
ballot" taken on No. of the North
ern Pacific train, between James
town and Valley City. Thursday
evening.
The result: r2
John Steen ..................78
Lynn Frazier ..'1I
Every man voting is a qualified
North Dakota elector, the four Min
nesota voters aboard the train not
casting ballots. ' ~
"That is the trend all over the
Htate,'' said Fargo man who was
aboard the train and participated in
the canvass. 'T have been all over
the Third congressional district re-
Gently, and my business is largely
with farmers. I have come across
only one who Is for Frazier, the 9TH
ers being for John Steen.
1.-TWO years ago covered the same
territory, and at that time it WASH t
safe for man to talk anything but
Frazier.
"The change in sentiment is re-
pie Of North Dakota that the Third
district will go strong for the Steen
and Peoples ticket" g. g. ...-
Haean's Bet Taken.
At Underwood, Mclean county,
where he had attracted a crowd of
from so to so men, John N. Hagan,
commissioner of agriculture and Ia
hor, was making an address when
banner, was driven to the outer edge
of the little group.
"I'lI bet that car doesn't belong to
a farmer" challenged Hagan from
the platform. l-....
He had Is or 30 takers in a
moment, by which time Commits
sioner Hagan discovered that the
crowd was quite aware of the fact
that the automobile did belong to a
farmer, and that the farmer in ques-
ton was a red hot anti Townley and
Frazier man. - .sFs'@a r.
Lanser's Story Called.
At Hurdsfeld;. a. day or two ago, At
SOrney General William Langer made
use Of the John Steen Insurance
money story, as it has come to be
known. LANCER was seeking to cast
suspicion upon the name of Steen
in connection with the administra-
tion OF his affairs, on a detail Of
ffnance that is set forth by Theo-
dore Nelson, manager OF the Steen
campaign, elsewhere in this issue.
you're attorney general Of this
state" called a man from Langer's
audience. why didn't you prose-
cute him If there was anything
crooked about it?'
LANCER abandoned the story there
and then. =, 4
Beach Was Excited.
That the people OF Beach and
Golden Valley were wrought up to
no mean degree when j. w. Brinton,
charged with espionage, was billed
TO speak there recently, is also
evidenced by stories coming from
the western metropolis.
Early on the morning that Brin-
ton was scheduled, to speak, farm :
ers from outlying districts began
telephoning to the city, asking that
they be notified in the event Brinton
did appear, as they had some old
scores to settle with him as result
OF his store venture there several
years ago, and which failed with the
loss OF considerable money to the
farmers.
Brinton, however, made no at
tempt to keep the Beach date, and
walter Thomas Mills, Socialist. lect-
urer and John Baer, held the stage.
Minis gave most of his time to rtdi-,
culing ]. NJ. Still, league member
who has declared his independence
of the Townley-F Frazier rule, and
when Still shook hands with Mills
after the talk, Congressman Baer
advised Still not to take Mills SER
aously.