The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-02-13
PLATFORM GIVES
CAMPAIGN BASIS
important Points Are Advocated
As Essential To Good
Government
SAME OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Unique Method Adopted In Working
Out Problems OF The
Convention

A. Association will be continued in the
coming issues of The Leader until the
entire article is printed. Features Of
the convention are the I. V. A. plat.
form. l. v. A. Campaign plans and
policies and l. v. A. resolutions. The
entire article should be read by every
voter regardless of belief as it is one
of the most sound and sane platfol m
ever drawn up by any political party
in the state.
A convention probably without par
allel in the history Of the state was
terminated in Grand Forks when the
two-day gathering Of the North Dakota
Independent Voters Association was
concluded.
Out of the convention has come a
plan of campaign. organization and
| finances that is expected to result in
| union of all forces within the state
that are opposed to the socialist
propaganda as exemplified by the Fra
zier administration; out of it is ex.
| pected to come a cohesion of the citi-
zen forces of the state tina will result
| in carrying the doctrine of good gov
! ernment and free institutions to thou
sands of voters who do not yet appre-
! ciate the menace tn their homes that
4 exists, nsthe. ocialistspropaganda that
has swept North Dakota's plains for
more than four years.
| It was a convention of farmers
it was a gathering from all corners
| Of the state of men who have deter
mined that this thing which the lead
ers of the Nonpartisan league have
| fastened upon the state. mus: be
thrown off.
| When a call was made for a division
Of thC convention. those who were FAR
mers being asked to stand up. all nut
five or ten ner cent Of the men arose.
When another call was made for
those who formerly belonged ~ the
Nonpartisan, league to stand up, the
result was surprising, as a big per-
| centage Of the men in the meeting an
| nounced that they had been with the
league movement, but had quit and
we're now seeking to destroy the now
er held by the Socialists in the state.
mower they have gained through their
domination and control Of the state
administration and the Nonpartisa1'
league.
How the Convention Operate"
I The convention was organized on
| the basis of three l,ig committees.
| One on campaign methods and finance
policies. one on platform. and o1e on
legislation. Each committee had
nersonnel of about so. Each commit.
tee held meetings. at which all per-
sons who had notions on the suS'ect''
in hand, were heard. and the work OF
preparing reports was delegated 10
sub committees Repots of the sub
committees had to pass the muster Oh
+he entire committee before it was re-
ported back to the convention. Every
section Of the state was represented on
, eoch of the three committees.
Platform Adopted
The platform adopts declares the
following points:
Amending the state bank law so az
| to make the state bank real rural
crrdi.s institution; changing the
| workmen's compensation act 80 as to
| "g:ye employees rational rate ava
the employees prompt and adequate
cc,nvensation for injuries: 'sthe les>
tcral;on to the superintendent VI pub
lie instruction of the full duties and
! powers invested in that Office by the
constitution; the creating of bureau
oe markets to co-operate with, the
federal bureaus Of markets.; the
| amendment Of the soldiers bonus act
80 as to extend its benefits to every
! North Dakotan who now is in :he
! service or who has been honsrabl?
discharged; the repeal Of the present
/ board OF administration law: the re-
peal Of the present absent voters
/; Inv as applying to women; limiting
/; the amount of state money to be
/ used in the terminal elevator and
state.owr,ed mill experiment; the
management Of state industries vested
| in boards directly responsible to the
Legislature.
Officers Elected
!. II Following the adjournment . yester.
day afternoon Of the convention, thu,
executive committee held meeting.
at which Ill the ]. old ofncen we're rts.
elected. They are:
.preeid ident- II ". Evers0n. Wallum
81 viss presiAsntJ <. Nelson, Glen