Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-29
!. L. Twichen Shows That
Only $52,735.50 Wa.
Raised by Three Political
Organizations 49, Asks
League Head. Few Point
ed Questions.

Fargo, June 2s.-L. L. Twichell,
executive secretary Of the Republican
anti-Socialist campaign in. Uorth Da-
kota. has on behalf Of the campaign
committee, issued a statement show
ing that from all sources there has
been collected $~52,735.50, to fight
TowlGeyism. This amount includes
both the democratic campaign fund,
the I. v. A. campaign fund md the
Independent Republican campaign
fund.
League newspapers here lately
talked a whole lot about a million
dollar fund" which was supposed to
have been raised to fight Socialism in
North Dakota. Secretary ,Twichell
also declares in his statement that
every dollar Of the republican cam
paign fund has been raised within the
borders of North Dakota, and he
challenges the Socialist organization
to make a similar accounting Of all its
collections and disbursements.
Incidentally Mr.. Twichell furnishes
some information as to the Townley
campaign fund, and asks some inter-
esting questions. This is what he has
to say:
According to League figures one
million five hundred thousand dollars
1AotC UCCA OOIkCSISu IA 6AAAP
fees. How and where has this amount
been expended?
Stores capital is being used for polit-
ical purposes? OF more than one
million one hundred thousand dollars
raised, less than one hundred thou
sand has been used for establishing
Consumers Stores.
How much Of the half million
dollars raise in the state payroll II
being used in this campaign? I'D
How much Of the $4,000 auto
mobile fees are being used to save
North Dakota for Townleyisn?
"How many Of the state bank ap-
praisers are now>'appraising' politics
for the administration at 30 much
per day? t
How many Of the employees Of the
Mill n Elevator Association are
worrying their heads about grading
and dockage and how many are &C
lively engaged in the political neld?
How many of the 207 insurance
adjusters who were on the payroll. at
least a short time ago. are adjust
ing" political damages?
"How many game n fish warden<
are drawing state salaries for helping
Townley's political fishermen?
How many Of the capitol depart
ments' employees are away from theil
chair-warming duties in the variou.
offices and bureaus in Bismarck ant
instead hotfootins it over h state
repairing Townley's political fences?
How much of the appropriation
for the tax commission Is being ex
pended on misleading and false state
ments. trying to show that tn
tax bills already in the hands Of tax
payers, and at least partly paid, arr
not what they look like on paper?
How muck is expended By tn
Bank Of North. Dakota in ISSUING
campaign documents by Professo!
Roylance Of Utah. and sent out to vot
ers under the guise Of bank bulletins
How many of h emplyes Of tn
workmen's Compensation Bureau ar
doing compensation" service in tn
political fields instead of taking car
Of the interests OF h working mel
Of the state?
.How many OF the employees at tn
4, Agricultural college are busily engae
ed spreading typical Socialist propa
sanda, such 40 is embodied in Specia
bulletin No. IS, dated April this year
How much Of the $4,000 appro
priation for the smelling committee
has already beer pledged to Town
ley's and Biship Lemke's campatg
fund?
And what about the 100000 ap
propriated for the purpose of encour
aging immigration? Is it not a FAT
that agitatofs are being paid out {
this fund to do missionary work to
Z Townley and his Socialist state &C