The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11

Bill Lemke's attempt to come out as
a supporter of Miss Nelson's will pro-
badly not meet with any more hearty
support from that state official than
did his mad venture to .kidnap Sena
tor Hiram w. Johnson and his cam
paign organization. ~ .- ...-
Does Townley realize that he is los
ing his hold on the people? Is he go
ing to attempt to camouf1age Town
ism as Progressive Republicanism.
Clerk Coghlan of the supreme court,
one of Townley's henchmen, has sent
letter to all league Office holders or
dering them to dig into their breeches
and flop the gold and silver over to
the contribution box of the Progre-
sive Republican party. Said money he
admits however, will all be used to
bolster Townleyism. But this letter,
like that of Jim Waters "Our prayers
have been answered" was not intend
ed for publication. A. H. Gallagher
who was one of Frazier's mining SUI
perintendents and former organizer
of the Worlds War Veterans, is now
out organizing Progressive Republi-
can clubs, the purpose Of which he de-
clares is to bring Governor Frazier
! out for governor.
Brinton's newspaper trust bill
comes up before the state supreme
court March 18. Governor Frazier in
tervened through w. A. Anderson,
Minneapolis Socialist lawyer, now at
torney for the North Dakota state
bank and the secretary Of the state in
dustrial commission, and this will
cause considerable delay.
Manager Waters and Director Gen.
eral Cathro should have more rehears-
al hereafter before they come out in
: the public print or maybe their prinla
<donna temperaments make it impossi,
BILE for them to get together and make
their stories fit. Whatever the trou-
! BILE is, each of them has an altogether
different explanation of the reason
why the state bank has loaned so lit
tie money to needy farmers. Tine for
mer livery stable hostler maintains
that it is because Attorney General
Langer's Office does not o. n. Che 40
stracts rapidly enough and the esteem
ed director general who permits the
state to pay his expenses while he is
at home, gets all indignant wore it and
charges it is because Eastern capital
lists will not buy the state bonds. Boss
/ Townley is having as much trouble
with them as attorneys do with abb
witnesses. Two-headed management
doesn't even make for efficient falsify-
ing.
+ r. Selden Wilcox, state manager for
Senator Hiram W. johnson, has sent
word to all his county managers, urg-
ing them to get out big vote for
johnson March 16. The opinion is
practically unanimous all over the
state that Senator Johnson's tour was
remarkable demonstration and
greatly strengthened his hold on the
'progressives and won to his camp the
majority of the conservatives of his
state who liked his firm stand on his
record and principles, his refusal to
compromise and his refusal to allow
any organization to climb on his band
wagon.
Attorney General William LANCER on
invitation of numerous farmers, most
of them League members, spoke last
week to large crowds at Harvey, Fes~
sender, Darlington and Wimbledon.
The last named town is the home of
Nelson A. Mason, secretary to Cover
nor Frazier, and other state league Of
ficials.
Simon J. Nagel, president Of the
State Federation of LANCER Clubs, has
announced that the organization of the
clubs is now proceeding rapidly in ev i.
cry county of the state. A surprising
number Of former leaguers, he declar-
es, are joining the LANCER organiza-
ton. "The people realize that Bill
LANCER, if he is elected, will give them
the best administration any governor
ever did,, says the former member OF
the Board of Control, "And without
any financial backing we are enrolling
thousands. 1t is great spontaneous
movement. The voters have decided
that this time they are going to be
the ones to select the states chief eS-
ecutive.
A recent issue of the Appeal to Rea
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