The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-10-02
League Farmers Are Impressed
by His Clean-cut Campaign
.-. Methods
SEE FARMER INCREASE
Other Anti-Townley Speakers
Also Meet With Encourage
ment on Trips

ern part or the SCate TINS week ana
last week. The anti-Townley candi-
date has spoken to large and EN-
thusiastic crowds in Ward, Burke, Di
vide, Williams, Mckenzie. Golden Val
ley, Stark, Billings, Hettinger, Bow
man, Adams, and Morton counties
covering practically all of the third
congressional district. He has been
accompanied by r. A. Johnson the
anti-Townley candidate for congress
in the. district, and both speakers have
delivered telling blows against Town
leysm on their way. Mr. -O'Connor
speaks at Mandan tonight and Bis
marck Monday night.
This part OF the state includes some
Of the strongest League territory in
North Dakota but the crowds have lis
tened to the speakers argument with
interest and enthusiasm. Reports re-
ceived at the headquarters, both in
Fargo and Grand Forks, indicate a
falling off in the League vote in local
tiles visited by Mr. O'Connor. Prom.
inent Leaguers, who heard him. have
| complimented him on the fairness with
" ..
Added Pep.
OConnor's tour has added new Wig
or, to the antiTownley campaign in
the western counties Local leaders
are taking new hold and are getting
their forces organized for the final
battle November End. In many of
these counties Nonpartisans have
pledged themselves to vote for the
anti-Townley ticket, feeling that the
farmers program of terminal elevator
and flour mill, as we'll as the Bank OF
North Dakota. will get fair deal from
O'Connor and the rest of the inde-
pendent candidates.
Reporting on Mr.. O'Connor's tour
through the northwest corner Of the
state, F.. p. Bergman, campaign man
ager for Williams county, says:
"There is no question Mr.. O'Conno!
made a tremendous hit and left a very
good feeling everywhere. We, OF
course, realize that this will have to
be followed up by lot OF work by
local parties, but Judging by the work
OConnor did in this county-and as
know this county surely'is is a bad one
to get results I'M want to report to
you, and emphasize with all the
strength at my command, that you at
headquarters should carry on this
campaign as much as possible along
the manner and style that O'Connor
does"
b Farmers Pledge Support.
Corroborating evidence of O'Con-
nor's victorious campaign in the
northwestern districts come from
other correspondents. One writer
says that the anti-Townley candidate
is making friends and supporters ev-
erywhere and continues: Last even
ing | talked with man who hap
pened to be in Crosby the day after
Mr.. O'Connor spoke there. He said
the reports he heard there was that
Mr.. O'COnnOr makes a tremendous hit,
and one of the biggest and strongest
League farmers in that territory has
been wearing two O'Connor buttons
since that time and says he is proud
to wear these buttons. | have also
talked with several parties from Gren-
ora, Wildrose, Ray. Wheelock and Ep-
ping and they all give the most en-
couraging reports
After the anti-Townley meeting in
Williston three Nonpartisan farmers
were eating breakfast in restaurant,
and discussing Mr.. O'COnnOr's speech
they all agreed that it had been very
clean-cut and gentlemanly; they de-
clared that the speaker seemed to be
a splendid man. and one of the party
finally said that he certainly was go
ing to vote for a man like that; the
other two said they would do the
same.
Other Speakers Successful.
j. F. McGrann, candidate for lieu-
tenant-governor has this week held
successful meetings in Cass, Ransom,
Sargent, LaMoure and Stutsman coun-
ties. This evening he will join O'Con-
nor at the big anti-Townley rally in
Mandan and next week he will make
a tour of Mclean, Ward, Mountrail
and Williams counties.
J. Il. Nelson, candidate for commits
sioner of agriculture and labor spoke
this week to large and entsusiastc
crowds in Eddy. Barnes, Steele,
Griggs, Nelson and Foster.
Reinhart J. kamplin, candidate for
attorney general, and Attorney Svein-
-bjorn Johnson of Grand Forks, have
had good meetings in Cavalier and
Pembina. Mr. Kamplin is making Il
hit with the voters. He is greeted ev-
erywhere as "the man who is going 10
get Lemke's goat.
Women Show Interest.
Particularly encouraging is the in
terest shown by the women voters IN
the state In this fight agai inst Town
leyism. In Cavalier county the wo-
mems activities are all but complete
ly organized and from all parts Of the
state come requests to the headquar-
ters to assist in perfecting the organ
ization work and for suggestions for
further activities.
The Ramsey county women are not
letting the grass grow under their
feet Mrs Albert M. Powell, chairman
of the women activities for Ramsey,
reports to headquarters in Fargo that
the women have arranged for big
tour of the most important points in
the Devils Lake district. The party
will consist of twenty cars and six
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