Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-07

4 This Is the punishment that the
Nonpartisan leagues Bismarck or
gan published only during the session
to give league members such news as
terday declared hangs over the head
Of any league legislator who votes
against the administration measures.
A. G. Townley, president of the
Nonpartisan league by grace of a
referendum that he ran, and VIM.
Lemke, his trusted and chief lieuten-
ant, are using the lash over league
members this week. Things have not
been running very smoothly for. the
big Chief" and his bishop" and
they have resorted to desperate meas
line. The caucus has been the scene
of several very stormy sessions. dur
ing which some perfectly good
leaguers presumed to. be Independent,
and these dissensions have leaked out.
with the result that Lemke, who is
running the legislative show, has been
reluctant, to hurry out the league
program. a. Al.
Things took q bad turn this week.
governor controlled hoard supervision
over the public schools, has aroused
much criticism throughout the state
and even league legislators have
come out in the open with their OBJ
jections, -
The tax program is causing no
end of trouble. Fred Mees,<
chairman Of the senate tax COM
mittee, has strenuously objected
to the Reconsideration act, which
is, perhaps, the most important
tax measure the league has pre-
sented, and 1t isi known today
that Townley and Leanke are
putting forth every effort to get
Mees back in line. Yesterdays
editorial in, the Capital Daily
Press may Sbe a threat against
him. At least, 1t is aimed at him
as much as any other league
members, and there were several
of them today who were wonder
ing when they would be kicked
out of the state. '
Following the publication in The
Herald and the Fargo Forum of an
article showing what the leagues tax
program would cost the people Of the
state, Townley and Lemke got the
work in an effort to overcome the op-
position articles, and yesterday their
Bismarck organ contained an inter-
view with Geo. Wallace, slated for
tax commissioner. denying that the
tax bill would go asN high as $685.
100000. Wallace figured it all out for
Walter Liggett, managing editor Of
the Courier-News and the man said
to be picked for commissioner Of i'm
migration at $4,000 a year, but even
Wallace's figures went up to over
| figures for the last biennium. f
So this week the Capital Daily
press, in cartoons and editorials and
articles, has been carrying on cam
! paign Of villihcation against The
Herald, the Forum and the Bismarck
Tribune, and their correspondents.
They. have tried to prove that the
correspondents are working for pa
|'pers directly subsidized by the cham
Der of commerce and that the truth is
not in them
One editorial informed. Miss Min
| ME J. Nelson that she should not al
low the correspondents of The Herald
| and the Forum to enter her office.
But the newsmongers of the league
are not the only ones who are busy.
Townley's paid attorneys. brought
here from Minnesota and Spokane,
are doing more propaganda work
than ever. and the league organizers
are busy night and day. Harry b.
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state as transportation agent, IL
missed. for he was very faithful
i and very successful lobbyist. He will
be here, however. to- help finish
things.
Then there are Townley and Lemke
themselves. They are not idle; In
fact they are buster than ever. for the
whole success Of their program de-
pends upon the work they do In the
next few days. Mees u out-and-out
against them on the tax program;
Carl Kositxky. state auditor. has
shouted that the ship IL sinking"
and they're trying, to keep him quiet.
Other bills are causing trouble In
other corners: more Of the faithful
have dropped out Of the caucus, and
there IL q division in the league
llnembership over liquor Regulation,
gver edueationaG S,matters and over
taxation bills 1on6o will vote for bills,
but against the emergency, and even
some will be found 9TH the minority
on 4administration heASures. 5l "a
Facing gthis situAtiNh Townley's
editor. paid to write what Townlsy
and Lemke want and the way they
want It. pehned the following edi-
torial-a masterpiece Of threat and
fnSinuation and innuendo:
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