The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-04-08
VETERANS SHOW
UP {. L. TOSTEV|N
LEGION MEMBERS ANSW y
ISLANDERS ON LEAGUE AND
ADMINISTRATION


Dakota Tostevin, who is recorder OF
the Golden Valley Post Of the Legion
wrote letter to the Home Sector, a
magazine for veterans of the world
war, in the course of which he makes
ibelous attack on the farmer ad-
ninistration Of North Dakota and
claims that all Legion men in the
state are against the Nonpartisan
League.
To give the truth to Legionaires
outside North Dakota 6. H. Gallagher,
Alfred s. Dale, s. J. Boyd, Frank N.
Martin and George Smith, all Legion
members sent signed statement to
the editor Of the Home Sector setting
forth the situation in North Dakota
and the dishonesty of Tdstevin's let
ter. In the course Of their reply they
say-"Mr: Tostevin evidently wishes
to convey the impression that Legion
members I'M the State of North Dako-
Ia are unanimously opposing the Non
partinsan administration If this state.
His statement is glaringly misleading.
Legion men are prominent in every
department of the administration and
occupy high position with the politi-
cal organization which placed the
present state officials in office, in fact
the present State Manager of the
Nonpartisan League is the most prom
inent man in the Lisbon Post of the
American Legion. He is Lieut.
Raymond Craig.
"Nor is he lone example. (Capt.)
P. S. Jungers, commander Of the Heb
ron Post was elected mayor Of Heb
ron, N. D., on the Nonpartisan en-
dorsement, and is now supported by
the same organization as the League
candidate for States Attorney Of
Morton county. Another prominent
official who sees no danger to Amer
lean institutions under Nonpartisan
administration is Judge Mooney. Mr.
Mooney lost an arm at Cantingy, is
member of the American Legion,
and is as enthusiastic in his support
Of our present administration. Judge
Monson Of Fargo is another example.
(Lieut.) Monson,< one of the most
popular and best liked men in Cass
county conducted the Progressive Re-
publican, termed by Mr.. Tostevin's
political co-workers "Socialist" Cam
paign and is active in Progressive pol
itics.
League Supports Veterans
''In the coming primary election a
far greater number of ex-service men
will run for office under the Nom
partisan indorsen'ent than under the
Endorsement of the opposing faction.
For example, Lieut.. Clair Brickner has
been indorsed for states attorney of
Cass county; R. M. Poindexter will
receive the. Nonpartisan support in
Stutsn, an county for clerk of court:
Capt. Martel of Bismarck is supported
by the Burleigh county farmers for
county Judge; Private Mostad of MI
not was indorsed by the farmer-labor
convention for the office of county
treasurer; in fact in nearly every
county of the state one or more ex-
service or Legion men were indorsed
for office by the Nonpartisan League
At the state convection, which meete
in the near future, it is safe to bet
that large proportion of candidates
selected for state offices will be ex-
service men. Es. .......s IS.
"Mr. Tostelvin is in possession OF
the above facts yet deliberately at
tenpts to disseminate among the peo-
5 lie Of other states the idea that the
forrcer service men of this state are
with but few exceptions, bitterly op-
posed to the state administration. 1t
IS such gross n,isstatement of fact
that leads people living outside the
state to believe we of North DaFota
are living under an orgy of Red Ter
rOrism.
Tostevin Krows He Fibs
s'Mr. Tosteyin's allegations regard
Ing the policies Of our state admins
tra+ion are no less rcisleading and
false than his re-.-a-ks co-cerr'rr
the altitude cf our Legion men as in
d:vidua's." contirue the five Terior
aires. Thev show the absurd'ty OF
his charre that there is con'rcun'za-
tion in North Dakota ard testify as
tn the natriotisrn Of the citizens
Fal~e tharpes about radical hooks and
labor legislation are also effectively
answered.
The Letter corcludes WITH this f-art'
criticism Of Tostevir, The Golden
Valley Post 'Reco~der' elilerate'v
bes- irches the coed rarne Of his state
bv declaring the ey;~terce Of an aw-
FIJI Red Ne-are-w,ich has ro evv-
is+crce EVEN IN Mr.. TOSTEvJN's
OWN MIND Nv charr'rg orr rtate
officers with d;r'oyaltv ard rad'calisr'
krowing the wl,i'e that these crarges
hsve no fcurdat;cn n fact snd tfas
I Re cal, produ~e no sat;sfactorv ev's-;
sace or indeed evidence of arv kirdI
. indicate the existence q = disloyal