Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-06
NEsTos SPEAKS AT LINTON

Candidate For Governor Against Fra
zier In Coming Recall Election
Makes Favorable Impression on
Hearers.
R. A. Nestos, of Minot, appeared
in Linton Monday night for political
address as advertised. With him was
Lieut.. Dan E. Richter, who has been
employed on the I. v. A. staff at
Fargo. A crow of about $50 people
met them, and people from all parts
of the south half of the county were
in the audience. g
Mr.. Richter spoke for few min
utes relative to the attitude of other
states towards North Dakota, and al
SO repeated SOME Of the claims the
leaguers made in other states for
North Dakota. In the state of Wash
ington, for instance, Richter found
that North Dakota was pictured as a
veritab1e heaven on earth where the
farmers and working men had COM
bined, had seized the government and
where life was one grand, sweet song.
Mr.. Nestos shows by his voice that
he has been doing considerable cam
paign speaking, but his voice grows
hetter as his talk progresses. For an
hour and a half, he placed before his
hearers one continuous string of facts
and figures to prove the incompetency
and even dishonesty in public affairs
Of the present administration. One
Of the most telling points in his ar
gument was the discussion Of John
Hagan's illegal action as commission
er of agriculture. Mr.. H. is mem
ber of the industrial commission. As
such he is prohibited by law from
profiting in any way from official ac-
tions of the affairs under his control.
Yet, he has twice violated the law.
Ee violated the law when he secured
the building of residence for him
self under the provisions of the home
builders law, and he violated the law
when he secured loan through the
Bank Of North Dakota. Not only did
he violate the law, but he had prestige
enough with the loan department to
! sneak in ahead of 100 or 1900 prior
applicants. In other words, his ap-
plication number was 1919 and his
loan number was So. In other words,
/ he sneaked ahead of 1888 prior ap-
plicants.
Mr.. Nestos dwelt on the lack Of
any business management whatever
in the homebuilders department, on
the many troubles that have come up
on the state as result of loaning
tax moneys, school funds, hail funds,
and all other sorts of funds to the
elevator association and On farm
lands, etc., without first having the
money available to make good the funds.
This power of diversion of funds was
the greatest weakness Of the league
laws, according to Mr.. Nestos-
"A strong point made by Mr.. N.
was the necessity Of year or SO be-
fore the next session Of the legisla-
tnre to get ut the bottom Of the esn-
ditions in the various state depart
merits. In other words, if the inde-
pendents did not win, or did not have,
the recall, but won the fall election
next year, the legislative session
would be upon them before any light
had been turned upon the conditions
of the states affairs. 5.s
But the strongest point of ali was
the necessity Of proving to outside in
I vestors that radicals no longer con-
trolled the state government in order
that we might get them to again In
8 veet their money in North Dakota,
money that has been withdrawn from
I the state in millions during the last
four years and which our people
pecially the farmers-sorely need.
There were people in the audience
from Emmonsburg, Hampton, Winona,
Putnam, Glanavon, Westfeld, Stras-
burg, Omio, Dakem, McCulley and
Highland, as well as Linton and vicin-
ity. The points SO forcibly brought,
out by Mr.. Nestos in his talk will
thus be carried to all communities in
the south end of the county. His
talk the next day at Hazelton will
bring about the same condition
through Northern Emmons II.
From expressions that have been
made it is evident that the indepen-
!, dents will not suffer defections from
their ranks Of more than half dozen
votes that they could count on last
Il fall. AS to the number Of defections
from the league ranks, it is:a hard
II ~.