Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-08

the very things the Appeal has been
fighting for; Incidentally it was
prepared with the advice of an Ap-
peal man, Walter Thomas Mills. thei
well-known Socialist lecturer who
conducted correspondence courses for
the readers of the Appeal and who
has, for years. been a contributor to
the columns of this paper" Mills |
also conducted courses of lectures for |
the Secret Caucus members and at
the State Penitentiary for the in
mates.
David c. Coates, prominent Social
list, elected lieutenant governor of
Colorado, and mayor of Spokane,
Washington, on Socialist tickets.
First business manager of the Non
partisan League, was the moving
spirit in the first Townley legisla
ture and instituted the Secret Cau
Gus scheme.
Rev. Geo. A. Totten, leading So
cialist of Bowman, N. D., close friend
of Kate Richard O'Hare: Chairman
of the Board of Administration. the
Townley created machine. which now
controls the public school system of
North Dakota. Totten is said to be
willing to take the responsibility for
! the Free Love and un American pub
: lications being placed in the libraries
, of our schools.
? Walter Liggett, the man who
! Townley stated was a Socialist wher
e under oath before the IT, s. Senate
e Committee, and who has been lectur
S er for the League, their puDlicit,
man in st. Paul, afterwards at Far
: go, and after, state manager o
e League activities on the coast
a o. NJ. Thomson, editor of th'
n Iconoclast, the organ of the Socialis
/. party. in North Dakota when Town
II ley was working as Socialist or
d ganizer. Thomason is now one o
J. Townley's star organizers and lee
h turers.
If H. L. Elliott, Minot Socialist. one
It time State manager of the League i
is North Dakota, and of the Consumer
is United Stores Company.
" ]. w. Brinton at o-c time genel
n. al manager of the Consuners' Unite
is Stores Company. and more recentl
ly head of the strong Townley week.
er Socialist papers. about 80 in numbe
he Axel Strom. manager OF tt
League in North Dakota Nation
ge Committeeman, Socialist party
n 1912.
,rt ]. Arthur Williams, lifetime s
a cialist, organizer and speaker for Il
n League. one time Socialist candida
a for MAYOR of Grand FORKS. Williar
mr. refused to stand up in public NEE
at ing during the war, when the
at chestra played 1.-The star Spangl
in Banner"
,ho C. E. Stangeland, state libraria
he who put the Socialist and Free Lo
,rp books into circulating fforaries
md the state.
ON ]. A. Kulstad, twice candidate
Mayor of Grand Forks on the Soci
VS. ist ticket. for long rfn,- an orga
IN izer for the League. fownley's II
office manager. Now organizer
ing Montana.
ley. Geo. d. Brewer. organizer and !
her turer and state manager for
ect League In various states. forme
her a member Of the Kansas Legislatu
ial- being elected as a Socialist.
These are only a few and lack
So space forbids the printing OF tn
So all.
3 In The men who started the N
adj partisan league gained their I
'un- following In North Dakota am
ong the farmers on the strength OF II
declaration that it was to ens
for the farmers Of that state to sec
the control Of the legislature and exc
,olt- tive machinery of the state gov'
ment, to the end that the farm
the could obtain the passage OF laws
lan- viding for and financing systeI
and terminal elevators. and possibly
for flour mills, so that they could 7
,gue ket the great wheat crop OF the
and independently of the elvators
and flour mills and commission mel
the principal marketing center'
dely Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth.
'ach- cago. etc.
ahst Through the statements OF
uh men whom the farmers believe
Da be we'll posted and trustworthy
were grain growers of North Dakota
,peai been led to believe that they
reefs being robbed of enormous sums
con year through having to SNIP
pro grain through these centers. Ha
tisan failed to secure this legislation
ntroi farmers were ready to take up
Da- -,
ludes Continued on page 4, Col.