The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-10-23
ers be given the privilege Of control
ling their own afRairs. Stockholders
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chased by the Bffnton combine at a
high figure, to peg the hole left in the
Townley fences by the desertion of
the Morton County Farmers Press,
the original league newspaper of that
shire, were recruited from the ranks
Of the ultra-radical leaglers-men
who could still stomach Townley af-
ter all the disclosures made through
the columns Of their newspapers by
Senator f. w. Mees and Simon J.
Nagel, former farmer member Of the
state board of control. Townley,
therefore. least expected opposition
to his autocratic@ sway from this
source. ~
The resolution introduced at the
Fargo mess" meeting yesterday was
adopted by Mandan News stockhold.
ers at meeting held in Mandan on
Oct. 11th. and 1t. reads as follows:
Resolved. that we, members Of the
National Nonpartisan. League and
stockholders in. the Mandan News, in
meeting assembled, do hereby go on
record as requesting the executive Of
fcers Of the National Nonpartisan
League, within the next thirty days.,
to assist us in forming district and
precinct locals, whereby provision
shall be made that all projects and
matters Of importance that affect the
principles OF political and industrial
democracy and public ownership of
public utilities shall g,be referred to
the membership, through the locals,
for discussion" .; ns
politics" stormed Governor Fra.
zier, when pressed at the capitol last
week for reason for his refusal to
sign. The governor, was in bad
hole. He knew he dared not sign;
he hated to refuse. q, He declined to
give any excuse lntfl the delegates
from the Mandan injecting who pre-
sented the resolution, for his sigma
ture had tagged him down the stairs
to the weiner mill il the basement.
mo political Organization can sue
ceed without q head. was Commis.
sioner John N. Hagens apology for
refusing to assist In the democratic.
ing Of the Nonpartisan League. Be-
ing near the throne, NJ. Hagan has
become thoroughly, syaaAIpsthetc With
autocrats and autocrs&1es. sThe mem.
bership be damned" lolld have more
nearly expressed his Views. 4
wiser heads than ''!y yours will at.
tend to this mattssFf, :, 'naid Justice
James q. Robinson, 4 lsague member
of~tbe. supreme court, ana 4. former
law partner Of William Lemke. Town
ley's chief legal lieutenant.
"we're with you boys until the
cows come home. :" was the ready re-
sponse Of Attorney General LANCER,
Secretary Of state HAN and State Au.
ditor Carl Kositsky, tue only league
state ofacials Who sighed the resolu-
tion. ''Y'', 49,.
The resolution was is presented at
the Fargo convention BY Carl Evans,
former editor Of the .Brinton newspa.
per at Mandan, who resigned because
he could not acquire the acquiescent
conscience essential 70 the success
ful performance q his duties; Charles
Roth. a member Of tie board Of di-
Srectors, william Uoermyer.' a league
organiser in Morton, and other influ.
ential members o, the organization
who have been very strong in their
support Of Townley N the past.
sS.A =. : ei
Seth Richardson. personally repre-
senting Governor Fra6ier, intervened
in the Standard on tax case at Far
go before Judge bAmidon, and the
company was succass3ul in having de.
ferred for six weeks or longer, the
collection Of some; $40, 900 in taxes
which are due from the Standard Oil
Co. under an act 0f the last assem-
bly,, and of which North Dakota
stands SO deeply In need Of at this
time, The Standard. oil Co., which
lost out inst. Paul, where Attorney
General LANCER represented the state
and successfully opposed the granting
by the United States circuit court of
appeals Of an Injunction which would
have restrained the state from col
lecting it's OIL tax from any company.
had better luck in Fargo, with Seth
Richardson as Governor F'razier's pri-
.vate attorney, and it won from Judge
Amidon a continuance of fifteen days
for the briefing Of the company's plea
for an appeal, with a further Stay Of
oRk S,~xl e.