The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-06
LEADERS
SQUIRM; ANXIETY
MAKING INR0ADS
Doubt as to Where Lightning Is
to Strike Next Is
Killing
LANCER KEEPS SECRETS
Townley Espionage System Fails
to Work as of
LANCER KEEPS SECRETS

The last As hours have been trying
ones for Townley chieftains at the
FFcanitol. Iii breathless suspense they
are awaiting Attorney General Ian
gers next move in the. Scandinavian
American bank scandal. They are con-
fdent that LANCER has some high cards
up his sleeve, but for once the elabor.
ate Townley system of espionage has
fallen down, and no inkling of Langer's
intentions has leaked out.
Mrs. Emma Clayton, confidential
agent of the Nonpartisan league, the
Consumers United Stores Co. and the
ScandmavianAmerican bank, and IN
whose possession, it is alleged, col
lateral given by the Townley organiza-
tions for their huge loans from the
bank was placed, was in the city over
Sunday in conference with league lead
ers.
LEMKE ON THE JOB
William Lemke, the stormy petrol of
the Nonpartisan forces, also arrived in
the city Sunday, and bright and early
this morning he was at the capitol TO:
a long conference with Associate JUS
tice H. A. Bronson.
Stories have come from Fargo of a
very heated session held by some 81
Nonpartisan managers at the Courier
News office Saturday evening. Tic
night was warm, windows were open
and blinds were raised, and crowd
which assembled on the sidewalk en-
joyed a clear prospect of clenched fists,
gritted teeth and dramatic striding to
and fro, while choice bits Of strong
language foated on the breeze before
some memeber of the conference dis
covered that they had an audience and
brought down window sash and shades
with bang. The Courier-News plant
was busy all day Sunday, it is said,
presumably getting out an extra edi-
tion of the North Dakota Leader with
a view to building backfire in the
farming districts against the conster-
nation which the bank smash has
created in league ranks throughout the
state.
TWO MEETINGS TUESDAY
There will be two important cor.
6erences at the capitol Tuesday morn.
ing. The state depositors' guaranty
fund commission, summoned by the
banking board to meet to provide for
assessing North Dakota's 700 state
banks such sum as may be required to
make up any shortage which results
from the league banking operations ut
Fargo. will meet in the state examin
er's office, while in the governors office
a session of the banking board, ad-
journed from Saturday, will be held.
At Saturdays session of the board
Governo1 Frazier strenuously objected
to daily meetings Of the banking board,
and out of consideration FOR his feel
ings meeting originally scheduled for
Monday was adjourned until Tuesday.
FRAZIER VOTED "AYE"
Minutes Of the state banking boards
proceedings of last Thursday show
that Governor Frazier, who is quoted
by the Courier-News of Sunday, as bit
terly condemning the state banking
board for its action in closing the
Scandinavian-American bank, voted
with the majority members Of this
body last Thursday in favor of the ap-
pointment of a temporary receiver The
governor appeared to believe that a
temporary receiver could step in aud
take charge without closing the bank
doors and making cutoff, as usually
is done. The only point upon which
the governor seriously differed with
Secretary of State Hall and Attorney
General LANCER was on the question Of
closing the bank.
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