The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-18
THE Mp. LEAGUE
CARRIES WISCONSIN
BIG BUSINESS ROUTED BY CON-
mon PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN
LEAGUE NOMINEES WON ~

Madison, wisconsin Progressives
declare they have won the greatest
victory in the history of the Nonpar-
tisan League movement. Although op-
posed by the malefactors Of vast
wealth and all the invisible powers of
special privilege, the Leaguers en-
erged triumphant, electing their aspir-
ants for every important office except
|, the United States senatorship. Wis
| consin is state with four times the
population of North Dakota and many
1 more plutocrats, yet the League came
/ out on top and the old Demo- -Repub-
lican gang is specializing on how it
all happened.
The League elected a governor,
lieutenant governor and secretary of
state by majorities Of from 125, 1000
to 25O,O00. Some Of the figures are as
follows:
In 2,100 precincts out Of 2,425,
Blaine, Lacquer, has 33O,138 against
229, 500 for Mccoy and 62,918 for
Coleman. This shows majority of
10O,629 with 1926 precincts, nearly one
eighth of the state yet to be heard
from, the sections where the League
is strong. All the cities and towns
have been heard from.
Leaguers far Ahead
Here are the figures on the other
candidates:
Comings, League candidate for lieu
/ tenant governor in 1,404 precincts
thus far tabulated, has 261 ,483 agoinst
57,755 for Kliest.
On Secretary of state 1852 pre-
cincts give Hall the League candidate
273, 3,241 against 77,507 for Silverthorn.
Eggs were thrown at the League
speakers, free love and bolshevist cpl
thets were hurled at them as from
machine guns, and while they were
confident of winning the result has
been more than they dared to hope
for.
. The League owes it's victory largely
to the magic power Of LaFollette's
name and to the impress which his ca
reer and his teachings have made up
on the electorate Of the state. But it
Esast be remembered that the forces
Of reaction have had control Of state
government, including all the state
department for six years. The League
had to overcome all the influences of
state patronage.
There is a good reason to hope that
the Nonpartisans may control the leg
islature to an extent enabling them
to put thru at least good part of
the program of legislative reform as
outlined in the League platform. The
huge majority for Blaine, who stated
again and again that he stood square
ly with both feet upon the League
platform, cannot fail to have influence
with the next legislature. Efforts will
be made to secure concurrent resolu-
tions submitting a constitutional
amendment for the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall.
Adopt League Platform
The regular Republican platform on
which the new senator's and assembly,
men have been elected contains sever
al important planks lifted from the
League platform and rewritten. A re-
adjustment of the tax system was de-
manded, as we'll as increases of the
income tax on larger incomes and a
reasonable exemption from taxation
of improvements to promote home
building and home ownership.
The League indorsed only seven
candidates for the state senate and
/ 3s out of 100 candidates for the as.
sembly. Seventeen Of the indorsed
candidates for the assembly were
but a number of those who will COM
pose the next legislature are distinct.
I " progressive and can be depended
upon to stand with the governor for
many needed reforms.
The League indorsed seven congress
sional candidates and the following
have been elected:
Allen Cooper in the First district
by 81 900 majority, Edward Volght IN
the second district by $4,000 major
;+y 1nhn M Nelson in the Third Dis