Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-09-16
VOTE FOR LEAGUE CANDIDATE

A study or the primary election
vote as reported by the state can
wasting board throws into bold and
striking relief two phases of the
North Dakota political situation that
every voter, who intends to cast a
ballot for the Nonpartisan League
ticket, true Americanism and indus
trial democracy, should bear in mind
at the election November End First
and foremost, comes the absolute
necessity of placing an X opposite
the name of each candidate endorsed
by the Nonpartisan League, no mat
ter whether the nominees name
appears in the Republican or indie
pendent columns of the ballot.
Secondly, it is of prime Importance,
also, for League supporters to vote
NO on all initiated measures that
will appear on the ballot. These
proposed laws were conceived by the
Independent Voters Association for
the express purpose of hampering
and blocking the farmer-labor pro-
gram of Industrial democracy.
The report of the primary election
canvassing board shows that Cover.
nor Lynn j. Frazior polled SO, 355
votes, while only So, SCI ballots
were cast for Lieutenant-G Governor
Howard r. Wood, a difference OF
1874 votes. In the race for the Re-
publican nomination as attorney
general William Lemke received
55, S31 ballots, whereas Governor
Frazier, one of his running-mates
on the League ticket, polled 1854
votes more.
What is the cause Of this "falling
off, tendency that appears as you
scan the list OF League nominees
from the ~governorship down to Miss
Ruth johnson, the nominee for
superintendent Of schools? And how
can the situation be met? William
Lemke, League candidate for attor-
ney general. Miss johnson, the
nominee for superintendent of
schools, or Ole Kaldor nominated by
the Nonpartisans for state treasurer,
should receive approximately the
same number of votes as Governor
Frazier who heads the ticket. And
they will do 30, if the farmers,
manual laborers and office.workers
of North Dakota take a little more
pains when they mark their ballots,
placing an X opposite the name Of
each and every candidate on the
ticket endorsed by the Nonpartisan
League.
1t is a deeply-ingrained trait of
human nature for us to stress what
appear to be the big things, for
getting that our destinies often hang
upon smaller ones. In the Last
analysis, is not this probably the
reason why Governor Frazier has
always polled a much heavier vote
than his running-mates on the state
ticket as we'll as the League candi-
dates for state senator and assembly,
men? Hundreds of loyal Leaguers
have fallen into the habit of voting
for the governor and then growing
careless as they go down the ticket.
Apparently they think it doesn't
make any particular difference lust
as long as Frazier is assured a re-
nomination or reelection, whatever
the case may be.
Mr.. Voter see to it that you dc
not become fatally Indifferent in
this matter. 1t is just as important
that the Ncnpartisan League has a
good majority in both houses of the
state legislature as that Goyerno,
Frazier be reelected. With eithe,
an I. V. A. Senate or House the
governors hands will be tied and the
farmer-labor industrial program
blocked for at least two more wears
1t is a matter of supreme impor,
lance that supporters of the farmer
labor program go over the ballo
carefully after voting for Governo:
Frazier and place an X after til,
names of each League candidate i,
the Republican column, then, shift,
their gaze to the Independent
Column and mark an X after tn,
name of each of the following candi
dates who were nominated at
special Nonpartisan state convention
to fill the vacancies resulting from
the primary election: Secretary @
State, Miss Alfhild Alfson; Sta.,
Treasurer. Ole Kaldor; Congressman
First District, John M. Baer: Con
gressman, Second District, Ole Fl
Oleson; Railroad Commissioner
F. G. Hildebrand.
In addition to paying larticula
attention to the League candidate
for state offices and congressma
whose names will appear in tn
Independent Column, do not fail t
vote for any Nunpartisan legislativ,
nominee in your district whose name
perrhaDce NAV AMMAN in tho Ind