The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-22
NOW T0WNLEY
/ AND Y0UMANS
i. ARE AT OUTS
Another Bosom Friend of Artful
Artie Is Read Out of Nom
partisan League
"J0BBlNG N DECISIONS"

|'~s Now Grant YourtlaHse ana sArt9Town
ley are at outs ,% -
Time was when Art and Grant were
as thick as two cooties.
Now, says today's Courier-News
Youmans and Townley do not speak
when they pass by. @5a =
And, says the, Courier.News, You
mans is notorious for various bank
deals and promotions. Mot IN Val
ley City, however) - ~ G'Ht
Here's Arts part of the yarn IT
makes good reading: s2''>
"A. G. Townley, president of the
Nonpartisan league, today made pu,'
lie threatening letters written to him
and to other leaguers by Grant S.
Youmans of Minot, nosOriou, for vari
GUS bank deals and promotions. BY
insinkuatiCns in letters TO Mr.. Town
ley, J. r. Waters, p. M. Casey, James
Manahan and William Lemkc, the lat
ter two attorneys for the league, You
mans indicates that uuIess league pub
licatiOns cease attacks on him. he will
pu olSh story to the effect that
TOwnley offered over two years ago to
take $4,000 for securing decision
from the North Dakota supreme court.
'lt''Seems that Youmans virtually
dBathisasame threat to Mr.. ToWnley
in alettera]ast December 4, which the
league president paid no attention at
that time. On the contrary, two weeks
ago the North Dakota Leader, official
league paper in this s:a.e, contained
cartoon and article ridiculing You.
mans for attempting to support the
league traitors at the state house, and
for afterwards jumping on the farmers
at Minot.
Renews His. Threats. .. .
"As result Of the cartoon and arti
Gle which put YOumans in a ridiculous
light he renewed in letters received
from him this week the veiled threats
to publish the stories of alleged trad.
ing in supreme court decisions by the
league preident
y not only never offered to get any
supreme court decision for Youmans
in consid Iteration OF money or anything
else," said Mr.. Townlcy in making
Youmans' letters public. "Thc North
Dakota supreme court is incapa Die of
being improperly influenced by me or
else. Furthermore, twice
told Youmans to go to blazes when he
himself brazenly suggested to me
through other parties that help him
while his case against former Gov
ernor Hanna and others was before
the supreme court. have never be-
lieved that YOumans was a sincere
man Or safe banker. and ! have re-
peatedly warned farmers and others
his banking operations.
That is the reason that he now tries
what amounts to blackmai! upon me.
No man can fight me by insinuating
that he will make public libels upon
me, and am making public You
mans correspondence to myself and
,ther leaguers to show to what
means men of his char.
acte~ will resort.
"Not only was l powerless to aid
YOumans in any way while his case
was before the supreme court, and
not only did tell him so in strong
language, but at one time told him
that If he attempted to go through |
with certain banking promotion he
was contemplating I would warn the
public against him and his PROPOSE
ion, which l considered dangerous.
He never went through with the pro.
notion. Resentment of this attitude
IN my part is, think, at the bottom
If Youmans' present insane effort to
ntimidate me by threatening to pub
ISL damnable lie about me-" #