The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-10-07
.O'CONNOR MAKING
MANY FRIENDS

Most encouraging reports come in
the wake of J. r. I. O'Connor's cam
paign tour in the western part of the
state this week and last week. The
anti -Townley candidate has spoken to
large and enthusiastic crowds in Ward
Burke, Divide, Williams, Mckenzie,
Golden Valley, Stark, Billings, Het-
finger, Bowman, Adams, and Morton
counties, covering practically all Of
the third congressional district. He
has been accompanied by r. "A. John
son, the i-Townley candidate for
congress in the district, and both
speakers have delivered telling blows
against Townleyism on their way.
This part of the state includes some
of the strongest league territory in
North Dakota but the crowds have
listened to the speakers argument
with interest and enthusiasm. Reports
received at the headquarters, both in
Fargo and Grand Forks, indicate a
falling off in the league vote in locali-
ties visited by Mr.. O'Connor. Prom
inent Leaguers, who heard him, have
complimented him on the fairness
with which he presents the issues.
O'Connor's tour has added new
vigor to the anti-Townley campaign
in the western counties. Local leaders
are taking new hold and are getting
their forces organized for the final
battle November 2. In many of these
counties nonpartisans have pledged
themselves to vote for the anti-Town-
ley ticket, feeling that the farmers
program of terminal elevator and flour
mill, as we'll as the Bank of North Da-
kota, will get fair deal from O'Con-
nor and the rest of the independent
candidates.
Reporting on Mr.. O'Connor's tour
through the northwest corner of the
state F. P. Bergman, campaign man.
ager for Williams county, says:
"There is no question Mr.. O'Connor
made a tremendous hit and left a
very good feeling every where. We,
of course, realize that this will have
to be followed up by lot of work by
local parties, but judging by the work
O'Connor did in this county-and as
l know that this county surely is
bad one to get results in-I want to
report to you, and emphasize with all
the strength at my command, that you
at headquarters should carry on this
campaign as much as possible anlong
the manner and style that O'Connor
does"
Corroborating evidence of O'Con-
nor's victorious campaign in the north
western districts come from other
correspondents. One writer says that
the anti -Townley candidate is making
friends and supporters everywhere and
continues: "Last evening talked
with a man who happened to be in
Crosby the day after Mr.. O'Connor
spoke there. He said the reports he
heard there was that Mr.. O'Connor
makes a tremendous hit, and one of
the biggest and strongest league farm$
ers in that territory has been wearing
two O'Connor buttons since that time
and says he is proud to wear these
buttons. have also talked with sew
eral parties from Grenora, Wildrose,
Ray, Wheelock and Epping and they
all give the most encouraging re-
ports"
After the anti -Townley meeting in
Williston three nonpartisan farmers
were eating breakfast in a restaurant,
and discussing Mr.. O'Connor's speech
they all agreed that it had been very
clean-cut and gentlenanly; they de-
clared that the speager seemed to be
splendid man, and one of the party
finally said that he certainly was go
ing to vote for a man like that; the
other two said they would do the same.