The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-02-27

l. v. "A. IdMPdlSA
1--WE, the committee on campaign
methods, organization and finance beg
leave to submit the following report
and recommendations:
"Because of the fact that our state
constitution is badly bent, if not brok.
en- up, and that we now have Sc:
of laws that are specially framed
so as to make it easy for a lot Of
destructionists, dreamers and CRATER:
to oDerate for their own comfor!
luxury and satisfaction at the expense
Of the tax payers and home owners
cf the state, we urge that the work
of, or-aniZing the Independent Voters
association be pushed vigorously over
the entire state until considerable
number of voters in each precinct in
every county become so conscious Of
the dangers that confront us that they
will be willing to work as hard and
spend as much money to get the
menace of Townleyism removed from
our books as was done to get it on
us. ct is estimated that approximate.
~ 10000 voters spent from SIG to $1C0
each in two successive campaigns to
get Townleyism saddled onto Nort!,
Dakota; 100000 members at only SIG
each created a campaign fund of $3.50,
900 for one election cmpaign alone).
We submit that If $4,000 voters can be
SO aroused before June first next
that they will work like beavers ard
raise half as much money for politi-
cal effort to stop the rayages Of
Townleyism as was done when Town.
]eyisln was strapped to our backs,
then that menace will either be opcr-
ating in other states or it will be on:
OF the United States in 1920
County Plan Of Action.
CAS- means of developing our or.
ganization to this degree in as uni
form manner as possible, we urge
that the following plan of action be
adhered to as far as practical in every
county.
"Catalog the voters by precincts on
a red, white and blue basis, either
red. white and blue cards or in red
and blue checkmarks on voters lists.
Use the red to indicate the red radical
Socialists, the blue to indicate those
| who are positive in their opposition
| to Townleyism and that cannot be
swayed with either intrigue or bluff
and the white to indicate those who
are not radical Socialists and will
not support the radical laws and
state government which we now have
! when they learn that the leaders of
| the Nonpartisan league are only u.s.
! ing the so-called farmer program as
cloak for promoting practically the
same theories Of government as are
now known to the world as Bolshe
! vism in Russia.
"As a man Of cataloging the vot
! ers. they should be asked to sign a
pledge that they will support anti.
| Townley state. county and legislative
tickets; that they will support the
+. V. A, program Of initiating, refer
ending and opposing legislative and
constitutional amendments; help to
keep our elections free from frauds
and contribute financially in the form
| ut membership fees or donations to
help defray the cost Of the work in
their respective precincts and count
ties as we'll as to help pay the cost
of missionary work in counties and
precincts in which most of the vOt'
ers are still politically bind and asleep
Those who are willing to line up In
fight against Townleyism on pledge
of this sort are to be listed as true
blue. Those, who express desire TO-
hear speakers and read literature aud
give Thought to the matter. be-
|. .fore .decidtng which, way they want to
vote; should be- listed as white and
those who are outspokenly opposed 10
every effort to get the truth about
Townleysm to the people of the state
should be listed as red.
Early Work Urged
I'm order to attain this degree OF
organization, the continued use OF
sneakers. fieldmen, The Independent
and other literature Is recommended.
Also for the sake of having uniform
ity in the work within the various
counties, it is urged that every county
should as rapidly as the organization
wins sufficient momentum to Justl1y
it. have a county committee, secretary
or manager to direct the work OF
developing the organization w1tnln
the county. For the purpose OF cata.
loging the voters and winning over TO
our side those who have been misled
and deceived as we'll as to circulate
petitions and perform other work that
may be needed to keep Townleyism
at bay, there should be in each pre-
cinct q precinct chairman or pre-
cinct committee. Among the counties
in which somewhat similar plans OF
action and similar machinery with
which to put the plans In operation
have been used with marked success
the following are worth special men:
| ton as desirable patterns to use:
Cavalier, Golden Valley, Nelson
Pierce. Penbina. Ramsey, Ransom.
Richland. Towner. Trail, Stutsman
and the 2stn Legislative district IN
Ward county.
"We earnestly recommend that the
executive committee of the IndepenG-
1 ent Voters association be urged to
seriously consider devising plan by
which those who really cannot afford
to contribute SO or $25 for mem
bership in the association, may be.
come affiliated with the /. v. A. upon
| tho payment of smaller sum or upon
ia promise to pay at some future time.
II is also urged that arrangements
be made by which the counties in the
eastern part Of the state in which the