Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-03-04
LANCER CONTlNl
FIGHT f [ AGAIN :
TOWNLl : SM
Attorney General { : ing
Fight Against Leagt ,ss-
es Into Bismarck, Gets Big
Reception.


mant. aliam LANCER, the insuc-
gent attorney general, held a huge
crowd at the auditorium for over
two and 4 half8hours with tense
sness seldom IN evidence at political
gathering Of this. character.
This was the first time that Al
tsrney General LANCER has appeared
IN public in this city and his address,
delivered in rasping, non-theatrical
voice and manner, was genuine
surprise. Nothing but message
over-laden with pointed shafts in
stead of glittering generalities could
have eentered the answering atten-
ton Of such an audience as greeted
Mr.. LANCER. His reception and the
interest and applause which accom-
panied his speech were a tribute to
the man and his message and not an
evidence OF Mr. Langer's oratorical
powers.
Langer'sE Ehallenge.
Mr.. LANCER con1ned his speech to.
the hve pointed fchallenge:which he
issued to a. G. Townley last October
ana which. challenge Mr.. Townley
has consistently refused to recognize
These points, which were outlined at
great length and in all their details.
were
the Valley City bank deals y
1-The looting Of the scandinav-
.ian-American hank Of Fargo.
- ma Minnie elson centro~gg
very over the. office 6fs superinten-
dent Of public instruction. Il
4.-Tle activities of J. 3. Waters
a. bank examiner and manager Of
the Bank of North Dakota.
5.-Proof that the organization OF
the Nonpartisan League is not DEM
ocratie and that A. C.. Townley was
as autocratic as the most despicabie
reign of any of Russia's most tyran-
nical czars.
Proceeding the main portion of his
speech when he took up each of the
i've points in detail, Mr.. LANCER told
how he and other state officials had
toured the state telling the voters
they should vote for the ten amend
ments to the state constitution and
how Townley and Governor Frazier
had repudiated their spoken and
written promises given during that
tour time and again.
Promises Broken.
1--WE all-Frazier, Townley; Tom
Hall, myself and others-had prom:
ised you in those speeches that no
measure passed by the state legis-
lature would become law before the
people OF the state had a chance to
decide directly whether they wished
those laws or not said the attorney
general. ':But after it was all over,
the legislature, which was controlled
lock, stock and barrel by Townley.
pinned the emergency provision on
them regardless Of their promises
made in the campaign. That is how
Townley and Frazier, thru their
league controlled legislature. kept
their solemn promises.
''Last spring in the referendum
campaign. you were again told to
vote yes on certain laws. OF these
seven laws, two were the most VIC
ious that were ever presented in any
state; the newspapr graft law ana
the board of administration law. On
these two Tom Hall and I advised
you to vote mo- but they were finally
approved thru the influence of Town.
ley's machine.
Miss NELSON'S Fight.
\ .The first trouble I ever had with
Nj. Townley was over = woman
Miss Minnie ). Nelson. Afte-s
OF the most bitter untruth,
MISS Nelson won the Office Of super
intendent Of public instruction.
From that time until she was to as ,
sumo her duties. Miss Nelson was
prosecuted. insulted, humiliated and
the proudest act Of my official career
was the opinion furnished showing
that Miss Nelson was qualified for
that ohice.
n 1T took q sheriff with 9 lot OF red
blood In his veins, who does not be-
lieve IN men making war on women
to oust Neil Macdonald from the
position which he thot he held: for
lie. That man was Sheriff Rolin
Wslch sofs this, COUNT and he had 'to1
take Nj. Macdonald by the nap Of
he neck Il he has, q neck-and sby !