The Bowbells tribune., 1921-01-21
LEAGUE STATE CON:
VtNTION MEETS

Bismarck, N D., Jan. IA, 1921
The State Convention of the Ma.
Stionan Nonpartisan League assem-.
bled in Patterson Hall, Bismarck,
today at P. NJ. with every coun.
tv in; North Dakota represented.
The Convention went into per.
manent organization, electing r.
H. Walker of Oliver couty as
chairman and G. p Nye of Griggs
as secretary. after which recess
was stdken until P. NJ. 3.
~ In the evening just before going
into business session the delegates
and visitors gave a great ovation
to Governor Frazier, who spoke
briefly; Of the '.ultimatum'' recent
1y ukased to the Industrial com
mission by the Eastern bankers.
@ Unbounded enthusiasm and de-
termination 10 put the Industrial
program over at all costs was evil
dent'-all through the sessions.
ST The Committee on Resolutions,
c. c. Talbot of Dickey, Stephen
Terhorst of Ward, P. S. Jungers of
Morton, Geo. D. Lard OF Ramsey,
and W. r. Ewes Of LaMoure county,
submitted four resolutions at the
evening session, all of which were
adopted. -. :
: The first resolution asserts alb
solute confidence in the National
Executive Committee; A. C. Town.
-ley,gF. B. Wood and VIM. Lemke,
and pledges them the undivided
support of the League in their
great work. -
3, The second; President A. c..
Townley and his corps of organiz-
:ers the united support of all
Jreae'''ers in the splendid struggle
they are making IN Nebraska, Kan
sas and other agricultural states to
organize the farmers despite the
vicious fight being made OH them
by the reactionaries.
The third; okays from top to
bottom the reply of the Industrial
commission to the Bankers commit
tee. .- - ~--.
The fourth; commends the league
senators and representatives who,
zone and all. stoud> like stone
wall for the rights of the people
and the Industrial Program. en-
Fnrses that stand and pledges full
support of the League.
sThe friends Of. the League are
delighted at the earnestness with
which the delegates got down to
work solving the problems before
them while its enemies are cores
pondingly disappointed.
The last work >of the night ses-a
sion was the nomination Of ten
men from which the League men,
bership will elect (5) to serve as.
the State Executive Committee.
The ballot will be printed in the
next issue of the North Dakota
Leader. ~.
The Nominees
: The candidates for. the executive
committee are: Walter Maddox,
Mountrail; R. H.. Walker, Oliver;
A A., Liederbach, Dunn; w. j.
Church, Benson: S. W.. johnson,
Steele;, Walter Wexford, Pembina;
Thomas Pendray, Stutsman; Ole
Kaldor, Traill; Christ Levang,
Walsh. and Stephen Terhorst.
Ward.
The canyassing board elected is,
of w. R. Ewes, LaMoure;
Otto Simonson, Rolette; C. p. Pet
erson, Towner; D. A.. Cross, Ran
som, and G. F. Hunt, Golden VAL
ley. g5z 80
Resolutions were, also, adopted
declaring that if any Of the nom
lnees should refuse to serve, the
candidate receiving the next high
est vote would become member
IF the committee; that the presi-
lent Of the .Women's Nonpartisan |
Clubs. Of the state be declared an
ex-otficio member of the committee
IN an. advisory capacity.
The delegates also adopted al
resolutton pledging support to the
publishers National Service bureau
Ind the farmer owned papers in
he state.
As the opposition had for long
>een predicting free-for-fight be-
.ween the Left. the Right the
Center and the Soviet, as tnelr
leated imaginations had it,; the
'ublic was a little. surprised at the
nthusiasm ard harmony shown
" all the sdelegates to the convel- T
ion, al Of whom put the welfare
Il the State. the League and the
to maintain the rights CT