Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-22
EMMoNs COUNTY RECORD
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of "news" will be dished out to the
people of this county should the time
come that the only paper in existence
would be the local league organ.
Despite the fact that the Townley
forces lost seven of the sixteen candi-
dates for Office, and despite the fact
that the referred laws were defeated
by mammoth majority, the only
were coming from the local league or
gan to it's readers is that the Town
leyitss won with the possible excep-
ton of secretary of state. This in
formation appeared in the July 9TH
issue, and nothing further was added
in the July 14th issue.
The league headings were as fol-
lows:
t"Gov. Frazier wins again. Bal
ance of ticket also carried, with pos
sible exception of secretary of state.
All the forces of Misrepresentation
did not deceive the people, and the
good old doctrine of democracy still
prevails. Returns from 1884 pre-
cincts, out of 1904 in the state, give
Gov. Frazier majority of 1855.
The other 80 precincts are considered
strong nonpartisan league territory
and are expected to swell the COVER
nor's majority to about the 1000
mark"
Now, what are the facts?
Miss Nelson led the league candi-
date by more than 10000. Christian
son is ahead of the league candidate
for sumpreme court. Hall is several
thousand votes ahead for secretary of
the state. John Steen defeated the
socialist, Walker, for state treasurer.
Jack Williams de1eated Dupuis,
Lacquer, for railroad commissioner. :.
Burtness and Young defeated Baer
and Pendray for congress.
In addition, the smelling commit
tee, the state sheriff, and the absent
voters proposed law were defeated
by more than 10000 majority. The
red flag bin, that two league legis-
latures refused to pass, was made a
law by a vote of about two to one.
In addition, dozens Of league candi-
dates for the legislature were defeat
ed, many of them prominent expon-
ents. of the secret caucus during the
past four years.
"The good old doctrine of democ-
racy still lives" Yep, it rather looks
that way. And it also further ap-
pears that the socialist party can soon
withdraw from the republican ranks,
and again put it's own ticket in the
field, for the socialist contingent will
likely be insufficient from now on to
cast the balance of power in the re-
publican primaries for Townley and
his socialist machine.
The Record man asked Sen. Ward
to meet him in debate, before the pri-
maries on the question that the league
was organized and controlled by resi-
dent and nonresident socialists. Sen.
Ward answered that such question
was irrelevant and had nothing to do
with the farmers economic pro-
gram. We believe it has very much
to do with the farmers economic
program" and we further believe that
it is just the reason that the Town
ley socialist machine is doomed to
early disruption.
When socialist delegate to So
cialist convention who has registered
as socialist prior to the organiza-
ton of the socalled nonpartisan
league can be picked up by the Town
ley machine and come within tlous-
and or SO of being nominated as the
republican candidate for state treas
urer, is it possible for the individual
property owner to question the atti-
tude Of those in control of the league
destinies.
Fay Harding himself is socialist
at heart. Yet he pretends to be a
republican for political purposes.
Weld, of Kidder, who barely nosed
out Baumgartner, is also a dyed-in-
the-wool socialist. We wonder how
many of the republican farmers Of
this legislative district appreciate that
fact?
Our attention has been called to a