The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
TROUBLE NOW BREWING
Discord Said To Be Ripping
The Nonparty League
TICKET THE REAL CAUSE
Prominent Blue Earth County
: Member Is Welding the
! Battle Axe

Dissention is brewing in the Ma
t5onal Nonpartisan league and a
Prominent Blue Earth county mem
Der OF the organization is said to be
openly fomenting the discord, He is
lot going at it with stealth and quiet,
but in clarion tones. 10 all members
of the league, has announced that his
scalping knife has been whetted to a
keen cutting edge and he proposes to
sever the Townley machine from the
radical, socialistic elements which he
claims are running and bringing it in
to disrepute.
Meeting Reported Called.
1t is reported that this member has
called a meeting Of ali life members
OF the NOnpartisan league, Of which.
there arc said to be some $500, and
that at the meeting he hopes to have
these members go on record to purge
the league OF the radical clements.
1t is his contention that the social
lists have gained control of the organ
iZation and that the rights of the
farmer. for whom it was primarily orr
sanized,, have been wholly ignored.
Was Given the Boots.
This member, so il is reported. at
the recent sessions of the league in
St Paul was ordered out of one of the
meetings. Ii is sail that he still has
faith in President A. G. Townley of
the league but fears that the social
lists. ''have got him by the throat"
II is not known when or where the
gathering OF the life members of the
league will take place but certain ii
is that the Blue Earth county Lacquer
proposes to start the fireworks
when the opportunity is offered. Those
interested in the league movement
will watch with int er EST for future
Gevelopments
1.-The farmers have been ignored in
the selection, OF state candidates sup.
posed to represent the NOnpartisan
league" declared the objector to pres
ent. conditions, land believe me there
are members of the organization who
do not propose TO stand for this slight"
. Schmahl Is Emphatic.
ST. aul, April Julius Schmahl.
candidate for the republican nomin
alton for governor, ''frowns on" dark
horses and wants no strong arTing"
in the republican elimination conven-
ton when. such a gathering is called
for the first week in May. He made this
clear yesterday in emphasizing points
made in his speech TO the Mime
apolis Lincoln Republican club We'd
necday night. .-.-....- e..
The republican state central COM
rlittee will meet. Monday at 2 p. m,
at the Ryan hotel TO issue the call
for the eliminating convention.
Here is what Mr. Schmahl has to
say about dark horse" candidates.
Frown On Dark Horses.
Dark horses should be frcwned on
The people have the right and should
exercise the right of demanding that
candidates announce their candida
cies before the caucuseS and conven-
lions are held, so they can be publici
" discussed and their merits passed
upon by the individual voters.
THE voters have learned by sad
experience that dark horse candi
dates, sprung as convention compro-
mise candidates. are always men who
dare not go publicly before the people
on their own merits -
And here is what Mr.. Schmahl has
to say about the conduct of the pro-
posed elimination convention:
Record Must Be 100 Per Cent.
There should not be and must not
be any shadow work, ghost dancing,
machine N ethoding strong arming. in
tereSt- influencing. bareain ountering,
secret conniving or shyster- politick-
inc methods emnlnyed in connection
with these caucuses, county or state
conventions"
Moreover, Mr.. Schmahl would insist
that all candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination must have record
for loyalty that will not be open to
SUSPICION.
mo nan who has strutted in uni =
form in time of peace. and promptly
laid it away in moth balls when the
husle blast Of war summoned Ameri-
cas- loyal sons and daughters TO the
defense of the flag. should be consid-
cred" Mr.. Schmahl says.
mo man of military age who shirk
cd his military duty should receive
the Endorsement of Minnesota repub-
lioapco