The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-08-12
PEOPLES PRESS
BEHIND PROGRAM.
LAUD GOVERNOR LYNN ]. FRA.
zIER FOR STANDING BY
THE LEAGUE

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zIER FOR STANDING BY
THE LEAGUE
Mmot, N. Duly 31-State of.
Meals who have stood loyal to thei,
prediction pledges were warmly
praised by the Peoples Press Asso-
clatlon IN annual session here Satur-
day. special mention being made to
the administration of Governor Lynn
j. Frazier.
Upwards Of fifty editors were in
attendance, welcome being extend
ed them by Nonpartisan League Coun-
ty Manager, E. T. Gray Of Minot in
behalf Of the Minot Central Labor
Union. The election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as follows:
John Andrews, president; Peter Nor
gan, vice president; E. T. Sullivan,
treasurer, and Sam S. Haislet of the
Publishers NATIONAL Service Bureau,
Will H. Knight, Woodwork editor
was dropped from the membership
roll, because of his anti-farmer-labor
attitude during the primary campaign.
A novel discussion among the news
paper men regarding the part Car
toonist Bil1ican's caricatures have
played in building up sentiment for
the Farmer-Labor program and a.
wakening Flickertail people to the
menace of Big Business. Fitting rec
ognition was accorded Billican gen.
ius for this special kind of work b.
the Resolutions Committee, Axel He'd
ensten, another aspiring farmer-labor
cartoonist, also being mentioned.
Following is the adopted report Of
the resolutions committee:
"This association hereby expresses
it's sincere appreciation Of the efforts
put forth by the state officials of the
Nonpartisan league in their work Of
carrying their promises to the farm
ers and laborers during the past four
years of League administration. This
association particularly indorses Gov
ernor Lynn J. Frazier and all other
state officials working in harmony
with him to promulgate his honest
and conscientious endeavor to carry
out the industrial program of the
state of North Dakota, and the ma
tion. --..~,',- .--. -~.--- ... . - 90.
Approve Coal Mining
1--WE heartily approve of his action
during the critical period of the fuel
situation in the winter of 1919-192O.
This association expresses it's conf
dence for the future in the governor
I'VE, the editors of the farmer-labor
of North Dakota do here
by recommend and heartily approve Of
the present conduct of the Publishers
National Service Bureau, as exempli-
fled by Messrs. F. B. Wood, Frank
Prochaska and Sam S. Haislet. These
men have restored order from a cha
otto condition and they truly represent
the endeavor to promote the interests
of the common people.
eve, the members of the PEOPLES
Press association of North Dakota do
especially recommend closer fraternal-
ism between the editors and managers
the advisability of exchange of opin-
ions thru the medium of newspapers,
and also we emphasize the need of
intensive county organization politi-
cally.
eve especially approve and hearth
ly appreciate the efforts of our offic-
ial cartoonist, Billican, and also the
work of Mr.. Hedensten. We believe
that the formers caricatures during
his term Of service have done more
to further the Progressive Cause in
North Dakota than any other force,
and we express our implicit confidence
in the honesty as well as faithfulness
Of both men to the cause Of the far
mer-labor movement.
awe condemn the tactics Of the op-
position for their indiscriminate, un-
truthful and un-American misrepres-
entations Of these candidates as en-
colraged and financed by interests
foreign to our state. We indorse
forthwith all League candidates both
state and county, as representing the
will of the majority Of the people. We
recognize that North Dakota Is the in
itial sector in the battle line in the
war between organized predatory
wealth and the workers engaged in
productive occupations and we recog-
nize the Importance Of holding our
sector against all assault Of the un-
scrupulous elements which are now
assembling their combined forces to
crush the growth 'of democracy in our
state in order that other states may
become disheartened."
The visiting editors were entertain
ed Sunday by the Minot Central Lab
or Union and Woman's Nonpartisan
Club Of the same city. A boat ride