The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-27
FIGHTING SQUAD
GOING ON ROAD

The Independent Voters Associa-
ton is, evidently, going to get the
people of the state to studying care
fully the laws which are now on our
statutes as result Of the operations
Of Townleyism within North Dakota.
What is to be known as the I. V. A..
Fighting Squad is being organized
for the purpose of making tour of
the state and addressing all day rallies
at many points in the state. These
rallies are to be held during the first
half of December according to the fol-
|. lowing statement just issued from the
state headquarters of the Association
at Fargo.
"The Things that Make Townleyism
Possible in North Dakota are going
to be given a most thorough going
over" in the next few months. Since
the Independent Voters Association
threw down the gauntlet to Townley-
ism on December 9, 1918, there has
been an almost continual campaign OF
organization going on in the state.
Thousands of people have picked up
courage enough to defy the looters
and boycotters to do their worst. Two
more state officials have also come
out since that time in open criticism
of the leaders and a considerable por-
ton of the program tof the Nonparti-
san League. Hundreds who voted for
the League program last June have
now come to the conclusion that they
make mistake. Other hundreds, who
are still sticking" TO the Nonpartisan
League banner, are suspicious OF the
motives of most of the leaders OF the
League.
Those who take more than passive
or a selfish interest in political and
public affairs, are fast beginning to
realize that the first thing to do in
order to put stop to the ravages of
Townleyism is to fall in line with the
I. V. A. Campaign now on to assem-
BILE into one state meeting all the no.
tions and ideas of what to do about
the Townleyized laws and institutions,
the Townley schemes, and the men and
women, by whose help, Townleyism
now has it's clutches upon us. By
this means it will be possible to work
out and agree on a definite and spe-
cific program of repeating, amending,
and enacting of legislation around
which all who are opposed to Townley-
ism can rally for a "life and death"
struggle with that monstrosity in
1920. The l. V. A. Roundup" of no
tions and ideas is being accomplished
by getting anti -Townleyites in every
community in the state to organize
into local units and to have every
community in the state to organize.
into local units, and have meetings in
each of these from time to time for
the purpose~of discussing and making
Recommendations to the state meet
ing to be- held in January on each Of
the following subjects:
1. Which laws should be repealed.
2. Which laws should be amended
and how amended.
8. What new legislation should we
have? .-,,
4. Should there be any amending,
or adding to the constitu-
ton of the state? ~ 4
After due discussion and agreeing |
on recommendations, these are to be
brought to the state meeting by dele
gates from each local unit or in writ
ing, or both. s.a
This local unit plan is now being !
worked in several counties in the
eastern part Of the state and a large
state meeting of the I. V. A. men,
bers and delegates is already issued.
But, in order to get. the details of this
plan out over the state in a hurry, so