The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-04-08
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ATTY. GEN. LANCER \ .
Is BANQUETED
Mandan, N. D., March 81.

Mandan, N. D., Marcn 81.
At banquet rendered him last eve
ming, William LANCER, Attorney Cen
eral and candidate for Governor, un-
oualifiedly endorsed an. early conven-
zion. The Hotel Lewis & Clark &C:
commodated capacity crowd at the
banquet and the chief feature Of which
was the speech of General LANCER. He
reviewed briefly the attempt of the So
cialist organization of the country to
impose a socialistic state upon North
Dakota. He pointed out the dangers
of the socialist control of the state and
declared that the only way to prevent
a control was by everybody working
together. ~.
mills, Debs, O'Hare, Townley and
the rest of the outfit knew that there
were people in North Dakota SO desir-
Gus of money that they would take
any kind of job and do any kind of
dirty work for the gang just as long
as they got the money. They knew
that there were men and women IN
this state who had as little sense of
decency and honesty in their makeup
that they would take any kind of a
Job so long as they could carry off a
little honor and that they would do
anything in the world to maintain that
empty honor"
"And that gang of socialists ex-
pected too that when the real fight
came along that there would be the
usual amount Of fellows greedily,
hungrily and anxiously looking around
for state office. But let me tell you
this, that in this last, at least, they
have made the mistake of their lives,
Instead of there being two or three
men out trying to be elected for Gov
erior, we will have only one man out.
We are going to get together in the
State of North Dakota. We are going
to have just one ticket in opposition
to this gang that has brought des-
truction to our state.
x feel that the other men who are
running or plan on running for Gov
ernor Of the State, unless they are
men put in the field by Townley him
self for the very purpose of breaking
up the opposition to him II say that
unless these men are in the pay OF
Townley and under his direction or
indirect control-that these men will
be willing to abide by the result Of 9
convention; that they, with me, will
come out into the sunlight and, say to
the people Of the State "Here are all
our talents, energies and ambitions,
We lay them on the altar Of the State
of North Dakota. They are yours >
These men, if they are honest, with
me will say that there is only one job
in the State Of North Dakota, only
one duty to which every patriotic cit
izen Of the State should dedicate HIM
self, and they will say with me that
we dedicate everything to the fight
against Townleyism.
I'VE should have convention i'm
nediately and after we have this con-
yention, if any man in North Dakota
sticks. up his head for Office who is
not endorsed by it, that man should
be pointed out and branded for the
tool and lickspittle that he will be-
And you, my friends, you should fol-
low the example and stand by these
men. It is your duty, just as it was
your duty during the war, to sacrifice
your time and energies and talents to
redeem the State Of North Dakota.
.'This is your State and Government
You are holding it in trust for pos: