The Ward County independent., 1921-10-27
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have made greater inroads in the
league strength in Renville count,
had they working organization func.
tioning during the past six weeks. Ar
organization was not perfected unit
the latter part Of last week and it is
now working overtime to make certain
that every Independent vote goes tt
the sI2o polls. ls.n. ,;..,. -.
ed but our organization is going now
and We'll clip about $50 from thu
leagues majority in this county," w
D. Keenan, of Mohall said last night
Burke county has had SO many
political developments since the elec.
tion last November that it is probably
the most uncertain county in the
state. Almost every kind of court
action, both civil and criminal, have
been started. Two Independent coun.
ty commissioners We're ousted, the
former county treasurer is facing a
criminal charge of embezzlement be.
cause he refused to permit the coun.
TVS funds to go to the Bank of North
Dakota and deposited them in local
banks and every time E. r. Sinklel
of Minot, the leaguers' favorite at.
torney, goes to Mohall further devel-
opments are expected. The I. w. WIS
had clash with county officers and
it has not helped the league cause
any. Staale Hendrickson of Coteau
claims the Independents will break
about even with the league in that
county but other Independents seem
more conservative. In November
Frazier secured 1870 votes while o.
Connor secured 1872, majority of
688 for Frazier. At the same time
Independents running for county Of
ficers were close enough to league
candidates to be declared winners
when 81 votes were declared illegal
in an election contest. George III.
Phelps of Bowbells believes the Inde-
pendents will cut the league advantage
from 688 to about 500. Minot men
who have made business trips to parts
of Burke county during the past month
declare Nestos will come within 200
of carrying the county. Phelps fig
ures are considered when the claim
is made that the league advantage in
the counties named will be reduced
by 1900.
In Divide county in November Fra
zier received 2,134 and O'Connor 1855,
a majority Of 939 for Frazier out Of a
total of 1929 votes. In the primary
election last year Frazier had ma
jority of 699 over William LANCER
when 1891 votes were cast. These
figures would seem to indicate that the
Independents are gradually reducing
the league advantage and with splen-
did crops in most sections of Divide
county, and the farmers accordingly
more satisfied with their lot in life.
political observers contend the league
majority will be cut at least 250 to-
morrow. One man who has helped
the Independents altho on the league
payroll is r. w. Frazier, clerk OF
-enllit and managing editor of the
league paper in Crosby, Frazier is
an energetic and partly edrEeeatec
| farmer who seems to appreciate the
sound of his own voice. He hit {
financial snag in organizing an ele
vator at Crosby and is frank in al,
mitting that when the bankruptcy
court completes it's consideration o1
the court he will be cleaned. While
good natured to the extent Of being
somewhat of bore in endeavoring tt
develop an acquaintance, he has {
faculty for keeping the political wal
going on in Divide county IL months
in the year and many leaguers have
been compelled to quit the organiza
tion in disgust because of his connec.
tion with it. He has had severa
open breaks with more intelligent
leaguers in Divide county and since
then the men who clashed with him
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leaguers". If the league suffers {
severe setback in Divide county to-
morrow, Frazier will be blamed. The
Independents have an organization
which has not failed to take advan.
tage of the many opportunities Fra
zier has given it.
Bottineau County returns should
be watched with careful con
sideration. Since LeSueur, You.
mans, Durocher and other Minot so.
cialists became separated from the
league, Bottineau county has taker
Ward county's place as the main con
tributor to the ranks of the states
bread line. Figures on the primary
and general elections last year woulc
seem to indicate that despite the per.
sonal following Bottineau men now or
the state payroll have, the league is
losing strength there. In the prim-
ary election 2,678 votes were cast and
Frazier led LANCER by $50. In the
general elections when 5,465 votes
were cast Frazier led O'Connor by
1883. Many Independents claim the
leagues advantage in Bottineau coun-
ty will be cut down to 600 tomorrow
because of the splendid work which
has been done done by the Indepen-
dents during this campaign. In the
writer's Judgment Bottineau county
will show gain-of about 200 tomor-
row.
McHenry county gave Frazier 3,259
and O'Connor 2,1S3 in November, a
majority of 1916 for Frazier. Fra
zier's majority was $40 in the prim-
aries. b. ]. O'Connell, Towner at
torney, identified with the 1ndepen-
dents cause, claims gain of 500 for
the Independents. He decarled the In
dependent organization has been func-
tioning and its work will shoV re-
suits. When the staetment concern
ing the gain Of 1900 in the six coun-
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