The Bismarck tribune., 1920-12-13
T0WNLEY'S MEN
SEEK ING FUNDS,
ENTER NEBRASKA
Twin Cities Reports Say That
Chief Has Divulged His
Plans for Future
TO BE DUPLICATED HERE?
Report That Organizers Will
Wind Up in North Dakota
After Other States
TO BE DUPLICATED HERE?

A campaign to fill the treasury OF
the Nonpartisan league is now under
way, according to information reach
ing here. Nebraska is said to be the
first objective of A. c. Townley and
his organizers. Meetings now are be-
ing held at some points in North Da-
kota for the purpose of collecting
funds to clear up the existing indebt-
edness of the organization, it is said.
The campaign to be Waged I'M
mediately in Nebraska is to be dupli-
Gated later in Kansas, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin and finally in Minnesota and the
Dakotas, it is reported. Nebraska has
been picked for the first campaign be-
cause with successive bumper crops
in Nebraska farmers are in good fin
ancial condition, and the recent slump
in the grain market has famed the
flames of discomfort and made or
ganizers' work easy.
Finances Law
Owing to the depleted state OF
league finances, it was learned today,
the annual convention to have taken
place this month has been postponed
until February. By that time it is ex-
pected that receipts from NebraskA
will have swelled the treasury, says
the Minneapolis Journal.
New methods avoiding mistakes Of
the past have been adopted by the
league organization and after recoup-
ing his fortunes in Nebraska and other
states, ToWnley hopes to come back in
Minnesota and the Dakotas. Temper
arily, however, these states are left
to themselves and to the efforts of
county organizers. s.a
"Townley has established his new
headquarters at Grand Island, Neb. He
came up from Nebraska yesterday and
is in the twin cities today. but is to
return to Nebraska soon. He now is
making his home In Minneapolis. He
has leased quarters in the Belmont
apartments, on Franklin avenue in the
Lowry hill district.
''The new fsteam roller campaign
plan includes financial cleanup Of
each state as 1t moves, by getting
wealthy farmers in each community
to advance funds on the postdate
checks, which the league has been find
ing hard to turn into cash. The plan
was revealed by Townley himself and
his associates. 4
"The new Townley plan it to concen-
trate on one state At time and do the
work with highly trained and success
full organizers. The steam roller,
with Towlfley himself as engineer, will!
move from one state to the other
Meanwhile a similar plan will be used
on the far western states, with Dewey
C. Dorman as chief engineer.
Minnesota Speakers Withdrawn
"All the best organizers and speak
ers of the league are being withdrawn
from Minnesota, and the Dakotas for
the winter drive in Nebraska. For this
campaign the league recently bought
so new automobiles Of popular type
and Townley has leased an entire floor
of the Koehler hotel at Grand Island
for campaign headquarters
Nebraska has been picked for the
first tour Of the new model steam
roller because the farmers there have
the money, and the league is about
broke since the 1920 campaign,
About $1,OOO,OOO in postdated checks
lie in the league treasury, or are scat
tered in banks throughout the north
west, unpaid because the farmers are
refusing to sell their grain and live
stock at prevailing prices, and have nc
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