Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-26
LEAGUE PICNIC
AT MANDAN IS
GREAT FlZZLE
Attempts to Discredit Lang.
er Bring Townley Men
Nothing But Scorn.

Mandan, June 26.-The great effort
OF the Townley organization to drag
the name of William Langcr into the
dirt in his home town has failed. The
failure is so complete that it is the
talk of the town.
A great two-day picnic was adver-
tised for Mandan for Friday and to-
day. The Townley managers scatter
ed great bills through at least three
counties, advertising the meeting.
Races. band concerts, airplane exhibi-
ton, creased pig contests and similar
amusements were advertised to get a
crowd. And
There were less than 500 people at
the Mandan fair grounds yesterday
afternoon.
| In that crowd were at least 200
women and children. A few came
and few left One man who said
he counted every person declared
there were 496 people present, includ-
ing at least ESQ women. girls and boys.
The actual number of farmers was
! small.
In the automobiles parked around
the grandstand were many bearing
"Ianger for Governor or Morton for
Congress" banners. The applause
was infrequent and weak. The speak
ers were on the defensive. The old
time spirit was gone.
Texan's Attack Fails.
y When Ernest Meitzen. league or
ganizer, who admitted he came to
Nnrth Dakota only. four years asGand
mad gong back to Texas in the mean
time to work in political campaign
m ade@ a vicious attack ON Mr.. LANCER
But the people Of Mr.. Langers home
county and his home town did not
respond with enthusiasm.
League organizers had predicted
failure was far greater than anyone
had expected. With added attractions
today the league organizers hoped to
redeem themselves. They advertised
that A. c. Townley, whom many look
ed for in vain, would be at the picnic
by 4 p. m. today.
Frazier Dope Falls Fiat.
| When Congressman j. H. Sinclair
who wrote a letter to friends in NORTH
Dakota asking them to get up petit.
ton for the release Of Kate Richards
O'Hare. referred to Governor Frazier
as the greatest governor North Dako.
ia has ever had" one man applauded
When Meitzen. at one time. mad,
vertently complimented LANCER, there
was applause. -,
Duncan Mcdonald. Illinois min.
workers Of the ultra-radical type
which attempted to overthrow the
present officials of the United Mine
Workers of America and were charg.
ed with trying to wreck the union, al.
30 talked to the crowd.
Talks Are Contradictory.
He spoke of the drift of farmers to
the city and said "a lot Of US have oul
backs to the farm"
AFTER looking over some Of the
farms in the western part Of the state
here believe I'll go back to the
mines" he said. after telling the
crowd that since the price of farm
products had increased SO greatly hi
thought he might try farming some
place.
but how can laboring mar
farm?" he asked "Why down in IL
llinois land is selling for $500 and $500
an acre. And if you can get $4,000
to buy farm you don't need one."
Mcdonald, who is said to be one Of
the organizers Of a Third party. as
sailed present political conditions.
! Meitzen explained to the crowd how
the Drake mill Is making SS per cen
profit, and declared 1t was the inten
ton to continue making profit unit
all the cost of the mill had beer
wiped out. He also denounced
profiteering.