The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-11-25
LEAGUE IN BETTER CONTROL OF
DAKOTA As ELECTION RESULT
Have More Complete Sway /. State Government Than
re.rsEDefest State Of1ee TrzItors-foId Industrial
cousnaission and Legfsl.fsre


As result of last Tuesdays election the Nonparti-
League is in complete of the gov
ernment than it has been in the past years The
farmer-abor forces have reelected Governor Lynn
elected William Lemke attorney general E c. Poin-
dexter state auditor John n Hagan has reelected
commissioner Of agriculture and labor A Olsnesz
missioner of insurance and also the members of the rail-
road and warehouse commission it now appears certain
1t is also definitely known that the armer-labor
forces have control of both branches of the Legislature
The antifarmer forces have been claiming control of
both the and lower houses Of the legislature Now
the Fargo Forum admits that Nonpartisn league has
control of the senate but charges that
by the farmers at the polls.
Governor Fraziers lead has reached about 600 with
more than 100 precincts to be heard from.
Big msiorities
The returns from the districts in the western
part of the emphasize popularity William
Lemke- His majority will be than 5000 for at
torney general while John N. Hagan, candidate
election agriculture and labor and
A olsness for commissioner of will have much
larger majoritie Doctor E Ladd's lead increasing
and his majority will be than 10000 according to
estimates by the League state headquarters.
In addition to maintaining control of the gov
ernment the farmerlabor element has elected Doctor
F. Ladd United States senator This is the first
by the farmerabor the United States
senate.
Anti-farmer leaders comfort in the election
returns, they openly admit although leading " A pa
have been compelled stretch their imagination
make it appear that they have gained ground North
Dakota The returns far have established the
that the farmerabor forces elected every
the Republican ticket and that the L V. A cand-
dates if they have been elected will have aortes very
much smaller than in the primary.
For nearly years the antfarmer forces have had
the attorney general the secretary of and the
auditor AS result of the election the farmer abcr
ment will be represented the offices of auditor
torney general of the most important the
government. This has been taken from the " A with
the election Of Mr. Lemke
With the election of governor, attorney general and
of agriculture the farmer labor forces will
complete of the Industrial commission This
charge of the operation of the
dustres such the -four mills elevators, the home
building association the bank and any other
prise the state may decide engage in The states in
dustal program thus in the hands of its friends and
is assured of fair and thorough trial
of Governor Frazier aslo insures the
filling of all appontve offices by and women friend
ly to the peoples With the farmerabor element
danger of repeating legislation being attempted by
the Legislature in connection with the industrial
laws Despite the extragagant claims by anti
farmer papers, evidently made for the of letting
their supporters easily it is generally conceded
that the Nonpatisan league in complete control
of the government than it has been for the past
two years a7-t 19 2 4ti.