The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04
Reader Predicts McCumber's Election

Neduer fEeulctS McOumDer ELECTION
AS result of the regular Republi-
can convention at jamestown the u.
5. senatorship resolves itself into a
question of "lns" and "Outs." Sena-
TOR McCumber represents the Ins.
While Gronna, Norton, Frazier and
possibly others will divide the vote Of
the Outs.
During February and March and
prior to the state N. P. L. convention,
Ex-Gov. Frazier, Hagen and Paddock
went over the state as "feelers" for
A. C. Townley's "balance of power
plan. Then Frazier represented
Iownley. Townley represented the
Mckenzie Gang. The Mckenzie Gang
represented the U. S. senatorship as
held by McCumber. 1t is therefore
very evident that Frazier still repre-
cents the connecting link.
The "balance Of power" plan when
I'd ICED to concrete proportion simp-
ly means that "some mysterious un-
known hand" would advance the face
alue of all unpaid post-dated checks
u the N. P. l.. and as a "balance'
49, reciprocation, those whose credit
ave been used to carry "accomoda-
-itn" notes for campaign funds, for
store stock, for bank stock, for news
papers, for sisal farms, and the like.
According to Liederback amounted to
$500, O0O-would "balance" the accom-
.nodation with a vote for McCumber.
), t the boldness of this plan was too
shocking to the leaguers whose names
re not signed to such notes, hence
Lew scheme was Matched and is
LIKING we'll.
Inc ma ority of the voters of the
state are opposed to the reelection
senator McCumber, but the opposi-
lin is SO we'll divided into three or
:n>re factions that McCumber's cleo
Cl, n seems certain. Here are the rea-
ms: W Many business men, 9TH
clwise opposed to him, will vote for
..cCLhnber as a preference to having
4-aFollette as chairman of the Senate
rlnance committee; (2)The American
Legion has not forgotten the stab
that LaFollete, in fall of 1917, gave
them in his St. Paul speech, and
lence every local in the state is work
ng for McCumber; CD In the VAR
GUS county N. p. l.. meetings over
ne state, practically all signers of
ccomodation notes, disclosed the fact
they could be relied upon to vote for
senator McCumber; "a While many
members of the Independent organi-
zaticn, were original opposers to Nc
Cumber, yet they cannot antagonize
HcCumber, as the Mckenzie organi-
4ation. would retaliate against Gov.
Nestos and the entire Independent
ticket; (5) Frazier was nominated
Publicly by the N. p. L. convention,
but privately by the Mckenzie Gang
to hold the unbelievable league vote
from concentrating upon some oppo-
site candidate to McCumber.
The Mckenzie Gang and Townley
organization have been working to-
gether since 1916. 1t is a we'll known
fact among those connected with the
Townley bankruptcy trial, that one of
McKenzie's lieutenants advanced the
money in 1916, ON post-dated checks
to purchase the Courier-News for Mr.
Townley. and the favor was "balanc-
ed" by leaders of the N. P. L. sup
porting McCumber that year. A
Mckenzie lieutenant furnishes head
quarters for Mr.. Townley and his
leaders when in Bismarck. A Nc
Kenzie lieutenant furnishes the Off
cial Burleigh county League paper at
Bismarck. It is an open secret that
at the Recall election Oct 20, 1921,
that the Mckenzie Gang saved Town
ley's program" from defeat, with
the understanding that the favor would
be balanced" with votes for McCum-
Der this year.
The present status is we'll planned
ard timed. The official J, N. P. L.
rapers are supporting McCumber by
shouting to the hill-tops for Frazier.
The hands of the Independents are
tied hard and fast. Elimination
would be worse than useless unless
the opposition, to McCumber, in both
the League and Independent camps
could work together. To court COM
>remsa between those factions would
be like German and French generals
attending social function together
l,,ring the World War-The imnos.