The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
BLOW FALLS0N
NON-PARTISANS
IN SIX STATES
Crushing Defeat Admins
tered in North Dakota,
Home q league.
LONG CONTROL ENDED
Legislature Passes Into
Hands of Independents;
Old Laws Upset.
TOWNLEYIsM IS CRUSHED
Minnesota, Montana, So. Da-
kota, Idaho, Colorado Join
Growing Anti Forces.

ganization attempted to gain control.
Even IN North Dakota. where the
control by the Townley leaders has
been complete for four years, there
were such serious setbacks admins
tered by the voters that their hold on
the State government has been
Ioosened.
This Is a summary Of the results Of
Tuesdays election as It affected this
organization; founded and controlled
by Arthur c. Townley:
North Dakota-Although Gov. Lynn
]. Frazier has been reelected by a mar
row margin, control Of both houses OF
the Legislature has passed into the
hands Of the independents. Two anti
league Representatives were elected.
Laws directed at Townley control were
| passed.
Minnesota--All league candidates for
State office showed under. League
failed to make a single gain. Even the
good roads amendment was adopted
despite the powerful opposition OF
Townley.
Montana-Joseph NJ Dixon, Republic
can, defeated B. X. Wheeler. Democrat
and Non Partisan Lacquer. Democrats
joined with Republicans In opposing
Wheeler.
I More Defeats for TownIey Men.
South Dakota--Non-P Partisan League
made a miserable showing for Its can
didates. who were on a separate third
party ticket.
| Idaho--Not a single candidate carry
ing Non-Partisan League Endorsement
was elected.
| Colorado - Republican landslide car
ried all Republican nominees to victory.
| Non-Partisan League had captured con-
troll Of part of the Democratic organiza-
ton. including the Governorship nom
ination.
The curtailing of the power Of the
| Non-Partisan League in North Dakota
is especially significant. For four years
the league has completely dominated
| the government OF that State. II was
founded there and swept into power In
1916. Loss OF the Legislature Is the
severet blow that could be dealt.
The anti-league forces in North Da-
kota now have majority OF three
members in the lower branch OF the
Legislature and a majority Of one in
| tho State Senate. Only half the Sem
ators were elected this year.
Without the Legislature the league
will not be able to branch out In any
! of the State ownership propositions
and II will find itself hard pressed to
continue some OF those now In opera
ton.
The league Is taking comfort In the
fact that DR.. e. F. Ladd OF Fargo was
elected to the United States Senate
Ladd did not have serious opposition
from regular Republicans. He was a
resident of the state long before the
Townley group got into power He is
looked upon more az q Republican than
an out and out Non-Partisan Lacquer
John NJ. Baer. cartoonist, the first
man elected to Congress by the Town
ley organization, has gone down to do
feat 10 o. B. Burtness OF Grand Forks.
George NJ. Young. who was opposed by
Non-Partisan Lacquer IN the Second
North Dakota district. has apparently
been elected. That will leave Townley
with just one Congressman. ]. F. SIN
clair OF the Third district.
Non-Partisan Laws Upset.
The lead for Gov. Frazier over J. f. T.
O'Connor. Fusion candidate, will be
small one. With less than one-fifth OF
the precincts still TO hear from. OCon-
nor still has a lead, but the reelection
OF Frazier is considered a certainty. for
the territory still to hear from IL made
up Of league strongholds. The Frazier
lead in the end will be very narrow.
1t 10 now apparent that several Of the
laws initiated by the Townley opposi-
ton and aimed at Townley control will
T. .t,.rr
stronger than Is O'Connor. One OF tho
laws will permit an audit OF the Bank
of North Dakota By the State Board OF
ADULTS, something which has not been
possible heretofore. Another Will make
possible printing Of legal notices in
newspspers--one In each county. Town
ley was able to drive many country
newspapers out OF business.
In Minnesota, J. A. Q. PreuS Repub-
llcan, and his associates on the state
ticket have average leads OF more than
10000 over tho Townley candidates.
This Ia all the more remarkable when II
is considered that In the primaries last
June the Townley candidates we're de-
feated for the Republican nominations
! by very narrow margins.
Andrew ]. Volstead. author OF the dry
enforcement law. defeated his Townley
| opponent, the Rev. o. j. kvale in the
! Seventh Minnesota district. In the prim-
arts Kvale defeated Volstead for the
nomination. but was later disqualified
By the courts.
The defeat of the league in Colorado.
! Montana, Idaho, Nebraska and WASH
lngton WAS overwhelming.
Much credit Is given tho women vot-
ers for tho defeat OF the Towniey candi.
dates In tho various States. In Minne-
sofa this was particularly true. In
| North Dakota women In the towns and
| cities voted In much larger proportion
| than in the country districts
| Special Despatch 20 THE NEW YoRK HrnLp.
CurcAuo, Nov. DIR. y. r. Ladd
Senator-elect from North Dakota and
president of tho North Dakota Asricul-
tural College, who is the fret Non-Par-
| tisan League candidate to be elected to
the United States Senate, is In Chicago
TO attend the conference Of the Farmers
Marketing Committee Of Seventeen.
81 voted the Republican ticket In the
last election and intend to cooperate
Fundamentally with the new Adminis-
tration In dealing with the problems
with which It will be confronted" said
DIR. Lsdd.