The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-25

heckling with the local I. v. A. mana
ger, when they received a Jolt that
will hold them till the next campaign.
We failed to hold a meeting at Lo-
ma, the manager of the hall inform
ing us that the hall had been engaged
that afternoon by the ladies Of the
town.
October 25th was registration day
at Langdon, and it came to our at
tention that the names Of illegal vot-
ers were being registered. Girls whose
ages ranged from II to 20 years were
registered, not by themselves, but by
some Of the over jealous workers Of
the I. Y. A. One of these girls was
called in to office of a local business
woman and was told that her name
had been registered, and that she must
go and vote, but the girl protested
that she was not old enough to vote.
"That makes no difference" the bust
ness woman is alleged to have said,
"you must go and vote anyway"
Governor Frazier held his last meet
ing at Milton the evening Of Novem-
Der list. The theatre was packed and
many could not gain admittance. A
bunch of I. V. AS from Langdon at
tended the meeting, fortified, it is
said, with plenty of "joy water" with
the avowed purpose of "busting up
the meeting" They did heckle the
Governor, but they didn't "bust up
the meeting" as the Governor came
through with flying colors. However,
the I. v. A. bunch came back to Lang
don and reported that they had drive
en- the Governor from the platform!
Perverting the Church
Election day was also All Saints
day, and one of the prominent church.
es in Langdon held services that
morning, and many farmers attended.
The I. V. AS took advantage of the
presence of these people to spread
their vicious lies about free love. They
went among them and whispered that
If the League was again put into pow
er there would be no more marriages
permitted, babies could not be bap-
tized, churches would be abolished and
free love would be rampant. This lie
went over with deadly effect, result
ing in the loss to the League Of at
least craftsmanship by six votes which
we were sure of CARRYING by at least
thirteen before the lie was spread.
One young woman who believed this
lie stated that if the League tri-
umphed she would commit suicide
rather than submit to the orgy of free
love. ~
Reports came to US from different
parts of the county on election day
of Irregularities by the I. v. A. ad-
herents. One precinct reported that
there were fifteen sets of Ballots in
the hands of voters at one time, that
the voting booths were full and vot-
ers were scattered all over the school
house making their ballots while one
mar took his ballots out to his auto
mobile to mark them.
At n of the Langdon precincts, in
the evening when the votes were be-
ing counted, some voter had voted fol
all six. candidates for railroad com.
missioner. The INSPECTOR had read five
of those names when the clerk inter.
rupted him stating that the voter
should have voted for only three
thereupon the Inspector called off thu
names of the three Nv. A. candidate.
and they were recorded.
Threatened Tar and Feathers
On Thursday following the election
when Governor Frazier's victory wa.
assured, MI. Nelson, manager of thu
Consumers Store, and who spent tn,
and one half years in France and Ger
many as a member Of the A.. E. F
and Army Of Occupation, and a mem.
Der in good standing of Ernest D,
Nault Post No, IL The American lie
gion, procured a picture of the Cover
nor, and went out to purchase tws
American flags with which to decor
ate it. He first went to Closes. Drus
Store where he asked for two Amer
lean flaos. hrt was Informed thew hat
none, John Milne being in the Drus
Store at the time. Mr.. Nelson they
went to Howitz' hardware store wher.
he borrowed two flags and DRAINED
them around the Governors pictur.
and hung It In the store window. /,
the meantime someone went int
Green's barber shop and ranorted thai
Nelson had been in to Closes Drus
store irving to buy red fairs. and Thu
lie spread over town and into. I'll.
country with liphtning rapiditv, anf
some actually claimed that thew hat
seen the red flaps DISPLAYED in til,
store window, and there were threat.
Of violence and tar and feathers. Tn
on hearing this MI. Nelson went ii
Mr.. Close and demanded an exnlana
ton. and the latter claimed that i.
thouoht that NJ. Nelson had askAs
for red flags. Mr.. Nelson then de
naanded that MI. Close make 4 re-
traction HI the press hut the latte,
refused to do 8 So the lie is ont ~
ita rounds assuming the n~r0nortion,
Of 4 SNOWFALL. and pennle Win hear. 4
will not learn thetruth until they reas
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