The Ordway new era., 1921-01-28
SCHEME
IN STATE Barred
From Denver News.
Members of the Nonpartisan league


ere watching closely the develop
ments in the state legislature ro-
garding the proposed constitutional
convention, with the aim of making
the drive for delegates in the conven,
tion. If the proposal ultimately is put
up to the people.
This watchfulness is in harmony
with Yours for solid front in
I9Z2, the slogan printed at the foot
or letters now being sent out to sup
posed subscribers for membership in
the league by r. w. Morser, state
manager for the organization in Colo
rGdo.
ORGANIZE FORCES
The league began organizing its
forces for the election in Colorado
and other states next year almost be
fcre the general election last Noyem-
ber was over.
"A correspondence school conduct
ed by the Nonpartisan league had ell
rolled its full capacity of students
before the election had ended, and On
Nov. 3, began teaching Nonpartisan
league organizers and speakers the
plan of action, according to re ports
here
The results of the election hero
were not satisfactory to the league
ficulties in raising money for league
activities.
Farmers have showed a greater in
clination to change their minds after
G'gnifying their willingness to Join
the organization, end the post-daled
checks which have been accepted
generally by league organizers in
payment CT membership fees have be-
come more and more unreliable.
CHECKS UNACCEPTABLE
These post-dated checks in Colora
do and elsewhere are not accepted as
collateral security because they can
be cancelled by the bank depositor
! issuing them at ary time before they
| fall due by simple notification to the
! bank.
pracice already extensively en-
rloyed in Nebraska fs said to be used
now in Colorado by the league to
mako post-dated checks collectabla.
| w tn what opponents of the league
soy ic keen appreciation OF psy-
chology,, agents Of the league go to
n wel'-to-do farmer, whose loyalty
| to 'he league can be counted upcn
/ dated checks. say, for six two-year
| 7e-nhccs!.p fees at SIS each, or sos
in all.
GO TO FARMERS
Thev offer them to him at dis
'ount in order to obtain his cash.
! They then go to the six farmers
Who o.ie nally signed tie checks and
ell them their friend and neighbor,
! 'ot their ''auk." is hcldng the checks
FORM OF RECEIPT
'rha receipt form which the league
\ is sa d to be using in Colorado for
I ~ practice reads:
/ This is to certify that I have on
/ 'be above date received from-------
/ of the sum of s.. which
it. p loan tc the National NonpartisaI
! league.
/ "The above sum is to be turned ov-
! er by mo to r. w. Morser, as state
mrra ger
"Upon receipt CT stated sum, R.
! w. Morser for the National Ncnpar-
/ .isan league, will make and sign
1 Ncte -for$----, payable to------ of
! .-------, Colorado. and this note
/ VIII he secured bv post-dated checks
i 10 the amount of $------.
Interest on the ncte will be at the
ra.a of-per cent per annum. This
receipt is good only until the note Is
received by the man in whose favor
it is made.
COLORADO branch, National Nom
partisan league.
r.. w. MORSER, Manager"
| The organizer signs his name be-
| low this printed name of the state
manager.
In circular letters being sent out
by Mr.. Morser to give advice to pros
pective members that their po3t-dat-
ed checks twill go forward for pay
ment unless we hear from you in tie
meantime" of certain dates, and to
urge them to pay, the state manager
says: !,
"The banker Is against US, alG is
going to improve every opportunity
| to discredit you and us. Why not
send us the amount by money order
and we will return the check to you,
and not let it go to the bank?"
When a final auditing is complet-
ed, they allege also, this practice will
be shown to have hastened the bank
ruptcy of some of the thfrty-e1ght
banks there which have become in
solvent.
SUBSCRIPTION OFFERED
In the SIS membership fee for two
wears the league offers a subscrip-
| tion for two years. at 81, to the Colo
RADIO Leader, the state organ OF the
lleague, and two years subscription
rated at. .S5, to its national organ.
The sum of $3.50 goes to the Or
ganizes who obtains the membership.
The remainder is sent to the national
treasury at st. Paul.
Following the disastrous outcome
for the league and its candfdates-
| ;ndorsees in the Colorado election
| last Noyember-then national organi-
cation decided on concentration OF
activities on one state at time and
has had 1926 or more orgonfSers
work ing in Nebraska alone.
A Denver man recently found SIX
ty-eight of these workers resistered