The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-28
ANTI FARMER LEADERS NOW
DENY COMPLETELY IN CON-
b sPIRACY 10 PREVENT SALE

shown by the records and also In in
formation provided BY reliable author
ity, are that on the evening before
the Devils Lake convention certain
well known ]. v. A., leaders boasted
that a delegation had been IN Chicago
and blocked the bond sale. The boast
was made during q conversation with
the correspondent Of one Of the big
news agencies who has been ssnt as
pecially to cover the convention.
Gloated Over Feat Once
In that conversation certain !. ".
"A. politicians not only, boasted that
they had blocked the bond sale but
Rloated over it and explained the pro-
cess in detail. They related how they
had called on prominent firm OF
bond attorneys in Chicago and pre-
vailed upon them to hold up favorable
decision on the state bonds until after
the Devils Lake convention. They ex-
planned that it took several days Of
conference to accomplish this purpose.
The gloating Fargoans declared
that when the firm had finally con-
sented to defer the bond opinion 9
well known Fargoan decided right
there in the law firms offices:
eThen we1l SET the recall for No
vember 8"
II was probably q coincidence, but
the convention did set the recall cleo
ton for ..on or before November =.
& Had Buyer for Bonds
Just before this Chicago conference
took place the Industrial Commission
had come to an agreement with the
Chicago bond house for the sale OF
$4,000 200 Of state bonds. According
to press correspondents story OF the
evel,ing-before convention CONVERSE
ton, which took place on the train pc
tween Fargo and Devils Lake, this
fact was known to the /. y. A. as "
had been public property IN financial =
circles in the windy city for several
weeks. The statement is alleged 20
have been made in the course Of that
conversation that it was this Mowl-
edge which prompted the sending q
q delegation to Chicago.
"If the Industrial commission naa
been allowed to put that bond deal
across we would not have stood the
ghost Of q chance Of getting the con.
ventioh to indorse recall election,
the Fargo /. VA. leaders explained.
HWith the recall election decided on
they are going to have sweet chance
Of selling any bonds" !" they gloated.
Plot to Block Sale Found
II was after the industrial commits
zion had secured indisputable evidence
that : conspiracy existed TO defeat the
sale of the state bonds and that the
recall was part Of this plot, that
it was decided to offer the bonds di-
rect to the people. The Bank Of North
Dakota is now selling the state bonds
4 "a almost every state in the union and
the aims Of the conspiracy are about
to be completely defeated. The bonds
have received the unqualified indorse-
I ment Of the best bond lawyers OF the
4 nation, all state and federal courts
have upheld them as legal and valid
ii every respect Investors il ever
increasing numbers buying direct
from the state. III
Thus this method Of selling the
bonds the expense has been greatly re
duced as they are sold 81 pr. The ID
vertisinr cost and all other expenses
do not st all reach the sum that bono
houses would have charged s. com cona
missions, It is claimed:
Champion Prevaricstors
There's no use talking, you've ~
h to eive u to the Z. ". AS % ths
!, charnpion liars,n said Geo. II. Hogue
\ prominent citizen of Steele, who visit
ed Fargo. For instance, there is th'
story about how the Nonpartisans y
Rolette county ~ slipping and tn.
sssmalI and disapp pointing crowd,;
y which greeted Governor Frazier alis
John Haean st Rolls. I happened Y
be in Rolls ~ tue time. The nneetini
K Il was held ~ TIE fair grounds, M
while less than two days Notice va q
4 4 Riven 81 fhe me- ting there we're full!
500 automobiles parked and at leas
1000 people present. And. they cheer
ca 30 loud that you could hear thsn Y
@ half a mile away While the meetiln!ll
was a progress Rolla ~ 4 deserts
village. ssS,sE
s.1 drove "a the third filling static
before Il could find one that vs. ore'
& for business. There were but tso \ l.. y