New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-06-29
LANCER WAS NO MATCH FOR
HEAD OF NoNPARTlsAN
LEAGUE HERE.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PERSONS
BRAVE HEAT TO HEAR
THE DEBATE.

urner Han; Fr1day evening and
willingly paid the admission fee of
so cents to hear the debate between
A. G. ToWnley, president Of the Mons
partisan League, and William Lam
ger, former attorney general Of North
Dakota, who has deserted the farmer
movement and is now aligned with
the big interests that are seeking to
again secure control of politics il,
that state. There were quite nuns
Der OF ladies present, who followed
the arguments attentively.
Townley Wins Easily.
/ There was not the slightest room
for doubt as to which of the two
debaters succeeded in gaining the
point, for President Townley was
cheered and applauded repeatedly,
while Mr.. LANCER, although accorded
every courtesy, even to the extent
of applause when he rose to deliver
his trade, was hooted and jeered
when he demonstrated his small
mlndedness by becoming nettled and
austered by his opponents state-
ments. During the verbal mill, the
word ::eie,. passed between the con-
testants repeatedly and at one time
it looked as though a fstic encounter
was eminent. The excitement SUBJ
sided, however, and similar out-
bursts were avoided.
Pleads Against Bias.
Captain Albert Steinhauser acted
as chairman Of the meeting and in
his opening remarks, pleaded with
the audience TO- put aside all bias
for or against either Of the debaters.
so that their arguments could be
judged solely upon their merits,
rather than upon prejudices. This
suggestion seemed to meet with a
ready response, for both. gentlemen
were given fair and impartial hear
ing, with the exception that the MAJ
jority of those present could not
longer conceal their feelings, when it
became evident that Mr.. Townley
mad ms opponent backed on tne
boards !, It was then that loud
cheering ana applause ensued.
According 20 tne rules agreed upon
for the verbal mill, Mr.. LANCER was
to speak first for a period Of one
nour' Iollo .'''e Dy WI. IoWhiey lor
the same length OF time, Wnereupon
MI. LANCER was 20 De ahowed 10
minutes IN reDuttaL Inese rules
were strlctly adnered 20. Ine sup-
Jectt OF the debate was: Kesoivedi
that the Nonpartlsan League Pro-
gram as managed by the Nonpartisan
League leaders ls detrimental TO the
people OF North pa Dakota
LANCER Talks First.
Mr.. LANCER opened ms tax with a
bitter TRADE against MI. IoWniey,
claiming that pc was tne cause OF the
great dropping OH IN League votes
/ last year, compared with two years
| ago. ne sald tnaJ, whereas Governor
| Lynn j.. Frazier of North Dakota
originally had been elected by a
four-to-one majority, he was res
elected by a bare one per cent ma
jority two years later. The speaker
also claimed that Mr.. ToWnley, VIM.
Lemke, at present attorney general
Of North Dakota, and F. B. Woods
thave absolute control Of the Nonpar-
tisan League. having perpetuated
themselves as members Of the execu-
tive committee. He criticized the
state-owned mill and elevator, as
we'll as the state hail insurance law
land the state banking system, and
held Mr.. Townley responsible for
dated Stores Co. and other co-opera-