The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-02-27
Arnold Says He Never Hopes To Be
Able To Entirely Wipe Out Wrong
Done BY His Vote Demanding Lang
er Observation-Disclosures In Demon.
stration.

Reeder, N. d., Feb. 20-Two Nor
partisan league Legislators yesterday
repudiated the league leaders, and de-
clared that in the future they would
give their time and devote their ener-
gy to the righting of wrongs that had
been attempted under the discretion
of the league Socialist leaders.
~Pert Arnold. who made a public
statement in William LANCER meet.
ing at Scranton. and H. o. Bratsburg,
who publicly pledged last night in
Reeder following a LANCER meeting
that he intended. in the future. to go
square with the people Of his district.
admitting that the leaders of the lea
que had dealt crooked politically. and
that he would do what he could to
right the wrongs. are the leaguers
who have repudiated Socialism.
The Arnold confession occurred IN
the afternoon in the midst Of big
LANCER meeting. and created a tre'
mendous sensation. Word of the Ar
mold repudiation travelled rapidly
throughout this region. and the big
crowd that gathered in Reeder last
night to hear LANCER, was expectant
and excited. #t1-
Mr.. LANCER talked for three hours,
barring the record of the Socialis:
leaders Of the Nonpartisan league
After his talk. the crowd remained in
the hall. and H. O. Braatsburg, a. ]ea>
que member. of the Legislature, who
was irI the audience, became the cec,
ter Of interest. He undertook, at first,
to defend his record.
AS point after point was made,
Braatsburg made a public declaration
repudiating the Socialist leaders of
the league. and that he would devote,
his attention to squaring the wrongs
that had been done.
The little town, filled with farmers
who had come from q wide radius to
attend the meeting, celebrated the
victory throughout most of the night.
and Atty LANCER was the center Of
the gathering that cheered itself
hoarse at the Developments OF the day.
Scranton, N. D.. Feb. 20-One of the
most dramatic episodes in the ever
spectacular North Dakota political sit
nation was enacted in Scranton yes
tterday afternoon, when Bert Arnold.
Nonpartiaan league member OF; I. tho
state Observation-Disclosures theplatform.
from which Attorney General William
LANCER was speaking, and publicly
confessed that when he voted in the
recent srecial session for q resolution
demanding the resignation Of Mr.. Ian.
ger. that he had done a grave intust'''"
to the attorney general. which he felt
that he could never right.
Mr.. LANCER had been speaking for a
half hour when Mr.. Arnold requesed
an opportunity to speak from the plat
form. Mr.. LANCER granted the request
an Mr. Arnold came forward. ,. =.
1T Mr.. Langer's statements are true.
and I believe they are. and wh!>c
speech Of mine will never repair the
wrong have done, am glad to take
this opportunity to publicly. CONFESS
that I was wrong, and all | can say Is
that il I live Is years more, I can new
er renair the damage. said M.
Arnold.
II have had considerable dealings
with Mr.. LANCER, and have always
found him honest and square, and !
believe that he today is a real friend
Of the farmers, square with the people
of the state, and absolutely honest IN
his present desire to rid the farmers
movement Of its rottenness."
tremendous Denomination.
The crowd, already keyed to tense
point by the talk that Mr.. LANCER ,nan
made: let 60, and 9 demonstration
probably unequaled in Intensity, began
AS LANCER shook Mr.. Arnold by the
hand. the crowd gave the two men
tromanf10us ovation. ..ti;s.$S sf35: 5ff
Mr. Arnold had been league mem.
Der OF the state legislature during the
past two. sessions. He has been one
Of the most enthusiastic supporters OF
the program put over in the Legislature
by the league leaders, and he Is the
man whose name was put at the head
of the roll call in the house as y
mems OF indicating to other league
members how. they, should vote, the
man whose name, by alphabetic order
should be at the top, being 2 novice At
voting and sometimes leading the lea.
que legislators astray by voting wrong.
Farmers; Travel ss3S3
LANCER was greeted BY q tremen.}
t,ous crowd. He had spoken at Mar.
Bowman, Rhame and sAInidon5
prior TO the Scranton meetin
Representative Arnold was II the;
audience. made up :of farmers. nnanynf,