The Ward County independent., 1921-11-24

man for the position may perhaps be
assumed. Since that time we have
had an election in North Dakota, the
result Of which would most certainly
have some bearing upon the political
aspects of the question:
Mr.. Richardson must have known
that his candidacy went into the waste
basket before. Did he perchance
think that the result Of the recall
election would boost his stock at the
White House?
Last year he was a Nonpartisan for
reasons of expedience. Now by the
same right he may be something else.
He was all excitement when he drop.
ped in the other day as though NOV
ed by some great impulse. Perhaps
he was just anxious.
William Lemke had a court case
here last week. He tried it and left
town soon after. In former times
William took little time of to talk
over the bond business with his friends
here or to seek out prospective pres
idential candidates.
D. C. Pointdexter, state auditor,
sent here by Governor Frazier to rep
resent North Dakota soldiers at the
Armistice ceremonies, did 50, by join
ing party Of socialists in present.
ing the President with petition for
the release of Debs.
As private citizen, or as an off.
cial elected with the backing Of Town
ley, Pointdexter would have been act I.
ing according to Hoyle. As the rep
resentative OF q great state upon
patriotic and solemn mission he may
have deemed his action quite as fitting.
A poll Of the ex-seryice men Of the
state upon such propriety however,
might be interesting.
Townley and his outfit are passing
from the public's horizon but dark
brown taste will linger long after they
are gone.
The Senate has at last disposed Of
the medical beer bill and it has gone to
the President. The vets now plan
upon carrying their fight to the courts
and in the meantime Internal Revenue
officials are issuing beer permits.
Representative Sidney Anderson, of
the First Minnesota district, is one of
the busiest men in Washington. As
the Chairman Of the Joint Committee
on Agricultural Inquiry it is Mr.. An
derson's business to find out what is
the trouble with the business Of the
farmers.
The meetings of the arms con-
ference overshadows all else and most
of the senator's and congressman are
to be seen in the galleries during the
open sessions. The present special
session of Congress ends in few days
recess. The revenue bill is to be
finally adjusted if possible and the
conference report should be agreed to
and the bill 60 to the President be-
fore the end Of the week. The end Of
the sessions business will then termi-
nate for all hope of the enactment Of
the emergency tariff bill in the inl-
mediate future passed when the
emergency tariff extension was agreed
to.
The extra session was called by
President Harding for the purpose Of
1ctlSu1S lc1A S1uu IdIU1 lOWSs xNlS
has been done to a measurable degree.
The treaties Of peace with the Central
powers have also been agreed to, the
beer bill and other matters that have
called forth protracted debate dispos.
ed of, so all in all, the work of the
session calls for some satisfaction. In
December the way will be open for
speedy action upon the permanent
tariff BILL This will be followed soon
after by a soldiers adjusted compen-
sation bill, if present plans go accord
ing to schedule. The Capper-Vol-
stead bill, in the interests Of farmers
cooperative associations, endorsed in
substance by the Joint Agricultural
Commission, is also billed for advanc-
ment by~friends of agriculture, and
other measures recommended by the
commission should also come up early
in the session.
During the recess many senators
and congressman are planning to &C.
cept the invitation of the Hearst pap.
ers to 60 upon an inspection trip to
Canada to study the working of the
sales tax, in operation there. Sena.
tor Smoot, an advocate of the sales
tax, has strongly urged that a large
party take advantage of the oppor-
tunity. The Hearst Publishing Com
pany is to stand all expenses.
None of the North Dakota legis.
lators have as yet signified their in.