Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-10
DRIFT AWAY
FROM LEAGUE
IS EVIDENT
Crop Failures Cause Farm
ers West Of Missouri to
Be Disinterested.
Adjustment of Hail Insur-
ance Losses Changes Senti-
ment of Leaguerx
lBy STAFF Correspondent, 7,

Wy kttAlL SoIJ cSpSlueNL.y
Bismarck. n. D., Oct. 19,-R A.
Nestos, Independent candidate for
governor, today resumed his speak
ing tour after resting here Sunday.
His first address of the week was de-
livered at Wilton this morning
Reports from the districts just west
of the Missouri riverein which Mr..
Nestos. and Sveinbjorn Johnson, the
Independent candidate for attorney
general. have been speaking during
the last few days. indicate that there
has been slight but definite drift
away from the Nonpartisan league in
that part of the state.
This is especially true in Oliver
county, according to reports. While
the Independents do not expect to
carry that county. they say that there
is little prospect that the leaguers will
receive IS per cent Of the vote cast
there this year. as has been the case
at pr,ajous elections.
Both Mr. Nestos and Mr. johnson
spoke Friday at Center. the Oliver
county seat. They were heard by
about 200 people. among whom were
large number Of leaguers. Thers
was no attempt at heckling however,
and 1t was plain that many OF tho
leaguers had abandoned the attitude
of intense bitterness against the In
dependents which has been shown in
former years. a-..sr5'
Ieae~ers Arc Sore,
One of the factors which is said to
have produced a change OF sentiment
among many Of the Nonpartisa n
league members OF the Missouri Slope,
is favoritism which is said to have
been shown in the adjustment of hail
losses in several parts Of the district
In q. number, of cases former radical
Sonpartisans are said to- be deeply re
ing been favoritism . long this line and
this feeling win register itself. when
the votes are counted. it is believed.
Apathy Big Problem.
The main problem. which the lead-
ers of both parties are finding ID con
tend -Rit4-tH+ti ise- fp,zefwestern part OF
| the state is a rather general feeling
OF apathy in regard 20 the recall which
is being shown by the rank and filn
: OF both. the Nonpartian league and
Independent forces.
This is believed to have been caused
IN a large measure by the general
crop failure throughout the district
Many of the farmers are too deeply
concerned with the problem of max
ing both ends meet during the com
ing winter to take any lively interest
in politics. This condition has reacted
III the same way on the people of the
towns. azt-,pLesg.jr Esz-,5s,.'
Leaeuers Most Indifferent. -
| This attitude. however. seems to be
even more marked among the Non
, partisan leaguers than among the In
; dependents. 1t is shown in The, re-
ports which have come in of the
small crowds which have greeted mos
! OF the league speakers lately. Even
in territory where the sentiment has
generally been Overwhelmingly pro.
league the Independent candidate,
have been greeted IN most cases by
larger audiences than those which
! have turned out for their opponents
j Mr.. Nestos will be in strong lea,,u.
territory during the greater part ot
the coming week, and some interest
ing meetings are expected