The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-11

under cover along the route, tits said
and the circumsft ftances Indicate, by
friends Of the administration.
While Blank was absent, the league
paper here has been in charge Of one
Howe, editor Of the league paper at
jamestown. who announced several
times upon his arrival that he was the
official smoother and fxer Of the Brin-
ton newspaper syndicate; that a mis-
take had been made in bringing Blank
to Beach, as he was the same rampant
disturber that Brinton was; that the
paper wanted peace and quiet in order
to get business, and that Blank would
not come back, but that another man
would be sent to take charge of the
paper. 5 n .ls5 u b s35l n
However, Blank did come back Sat
urday morning after having lodged
the law officers all, the way from
Moorhead to Beach, and was promptly
arrested on Gallagher's complaint and
bound over to the district court on
81, 500 bond. Blanks adherents made
much adoo about this and threatened
that unless the case was dropped the
Igovernor would remove both sheriff
and states attorney, and that they:
iknew what they were talking about
IL IL evident from the fact that the re-
;moval papers arrived on the afternoon
train and were served Saturday night
making plain the intimate connection.
between the Bfinton snsWspaper syn-
;dicate and the highest officials - the
state. At least this is the belief O1 gil
here familiar with the facts and who
have, watched the trail Of those who
have long wanted to wrest the Offices
,of states, attorney azld sheriff from
the, anti-leagus forces II naay be said
n this connection that none OF the
county or city officers are filed with
league men, the city and county Being
about 65 per cent in opposition at the
nolls. The county commis missiorers Will
tenn porArily fill the Office of states
attorney and, sheriff today, and II IS
& safs. bst that league men viii not l
have look III, IS it is difficult to see
inst what can be gained by the; gov
ernor' s ackion. The, only solution ap-
narent Il that some ething must be done
"a disctedit the opposition to- Townley
in this county on account, q .tne. psy-
Geological aspect sot its vlolenF oppsDIss.-
tlOn to Cne great l0OOA Y -
;nartiStllar lieutenant, +. W.. Br1nton,
both Of whom once lived here ana sDoth
of whom left many to mourn.
Ills believed here thar the admins
tration' 'ssviewpoint lis that i these VINO
hayesonposed Townley and Brinten can !,
Sc discredited, BY fair means q q S foui,
and the voters Of the county induced
Is believe they have been deceived by
;sheir county officers, the effect Will
5 to not only Ct rid OF some nard
fighters, but also carry the county IN
the primaries and in the meantime I'M
presg the people Of the state that
Townley and Brinton are much abused
saints and their accusers williams OF
The M deepest dye. Politics, not justice
nor desire to serve the people, has
been responsible for all the disturb
ances here for many years. From
Brinton's time to Blank = certain ele-
ment has revelled in rows until the
people are wearied to death with It,
but, now that = perspective can be
had Of the past, large majority see
the motive oft Ill, and neither TOWN.