The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-24
FALL CAMPAIGN
THROUGH STATE
GATHERS FORCE
Month of October to Be Busy
Time Throughout North Da-
kOta for State Tickets
HARDING A VORIT E
Cox's Only Hope for Under
ground League Supp0rt-Debs
Will Get a Big Vote
HARDING A FAVORIT E

The fall state campaign is Begin
ming to warm up.
The month Of October will see for
ces actively in the field for the fusion
state ticket The league organizers
already are on the ground.
Active work on the national tickets
is tagging. Interest is felt among pol
itcians over the prospective visit OF
Senator Warren G. Harding to Nor1n
Dakota. The senator will make tour
through the middle west and there is
likelihood that he will come into both
South and North Dakota.
Straw votes taken in various parts
of the state show that Senator Hard
ing is a decided favOrite among the
people of the state at this time.
Though Governor Cox made tour
across North Dakota it is believed
that he made few votes. The senti
ment of the state against the league
of nations, shown in the vote for John
son in the primary, and the sound pro-
gram on which Senator Harding is
making his fight are looked upon as
evidence that the Republican candi-
date will roll up huge vote in No
Vember.
... League His Hope.
Cox's only hope is that NOnpartlsan
league leaders will work an under
ground movement for him. Though
the league-controlled Republican com
mittee gave Harding lukewarm en-
dorsement, league papers have not
hesitated to give Cox undue promi-
nence and cast slurs at Harding. This
has been particularly true in the
Courier News, William Lemke's per
SOnal organ.
Eugene " Debs is expected to poil
5000 to 10000 votes in the state. 1t
may be more if the socialist league
organizers from other states cast thelr
ballots here. Farley P. Christensen
Farmer-Labor candidate, has not filed
in the state. 1t has been reported
among politicians that league leaders
have successfully kept the third party
ticket out of the state, fearing rise
in power of counter-attraction to
the Townleyized league.
The crew of organizers of the Nom
partisan league are working overtime.
The gold flood-gates of the NonpartI-
san league treasury have apparently
been opened.
Lots OF Money.
The league has organized the state
as careful as general plans a. bat
tle-and with little regard to cost.
In Mclean county, for example, they
have a captain" and four "lieuten-
ants, in charge of various parts OF
the county and a captain" over all.
The "lieutenants" have their precinct
workers..
In Kidder county the league has 2
German county manager They arc
working overtime propaganda among
the Germans in behalf Of Governor
Frazier, and are raising the rellglous
issue on all sides. ..
Ernest Meitzen, who calls himself
a "carpetbagger from Texas and 4
crew of league organizers were in Bis
marck this week. A. c. TOwnley ami
Ray Craig, state manager, were mere
Yesterday. In Burleigh county Bill
Prater, who was drawing $4,000 year
from the home building association,
resigned" to be county manager. MI
merous new names have appeared on
various state pay-rolls.
Class Hatred Run Out.
No old-time politicians ever dream
ed of having the corps of paid organ
izers that the league has in the state
Independent forces, without such an
organization. are working steadily.
They believe the voters will resent
the style of campaign conducted by
the league. They are counting on the
majority of the voters of the state ex-
ercising their own thinking powers
They believe the league leaders nave
carried their campaign OF villiflcatlon,
class hatred, socialism, boycotting and
their false propaganda too far.
Women are preparing to exercise
their franchise. Many women's clubs
have been formed through the state
Women in North Dakota, having voted
for some offices already, are perhaps
more familiar with the machinery OF
voting than the women in most states