Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24

Tried to Shorten Speech.
Before Lederbach began his aA
dress this morning there was soma
sharp complaint from several of thu
ae1ega1es that the convention was be,
In the effort to tire out the dele
gates and send them home before the
business was completed. -
Effort Fails.
An effort to restrict Mr.. Liederbac1
20 an hour in presenting his repor,
tailed and the executive committees
chairman finally got into action read
ing the minutes of all meetings Of the
executive committee since the time Of
Its formation a year ago.
one OF the first things that devel-
oped was that there had been a warn
contest between Lederbach and Wal
ter Maddox for the chairmanshin OF
tne committee with several tie votes
was finally made unanimous.
Grand FORKS Affairs Considered,
incidentally affairs in Grand Forks
county seem to have occupied CON
siderable of the committees attention
The minutes Of one Of the meet
ings showed that the committee de-
clded that they were morally obli-
| e'~~~O>A " e~~aSdA31e lAlG lnuoDCeQneSS on
accommodation notes issued in the in
terest Of the defunct Grand Forks
American to the extent of $4,000.
Ihere was also a record to show
that record Of the Grand Fork =
Progressive club appeared and suK-
gested that one-half Of the leaeue
dues collected in Grand Forks towns
ana cities should remain in the coun-
tIi this. 'here was no action recorded on
Courier News Caused Trouble.
The Courier-News was one of the
chief sources of dissension in fhe
! committee. Mr.. Liederbach declared
and George Totten. Jr.. who was first
once manager for the league. and
later business manager of the Couri-
er-News, also appears from the report
! 70 nave been an influence not exactly
making for peace and harmony.
Conferences in regard to the
Sourler-News were held with men,
b.. bers of the national executive com
mi..ee OF the Nonpartisan league
namely, A. c. Townley. William
Lemke and F.. 3. Wood from the Int.
ter part of April, 1921 on
! Totten, Jr.. and William Canaan
i better known as "Billiken" cartoonist
/! on the Courier-News. were the CHIEF
members of the Little Soviet" Mr..
Gave No Names,
Asked who were behind this it
tie Soviet" Mr.. Liederbach answered
J the minority members of the state
/ executive committee" but refused I'd
give names.
| When the executive committee was
first organized it appears from Mr.
lIiederbach's minutes Mrs. Howard
Wood. president OF the Nonparttsan =
league Women's auxiliary. was an ex-
oft1cio member the committee beliey.
| ing that the constitution of the league
SO provided. Later. however. Iieder-
| bach Claimed that it was discoy Sred
this was a mistake.
! Mrs. Wood md Lederbach Clash.
| At this point Mrs. Wood who wa,
on the floor of the convention took q
hand in the proceedings. and asked
Mr.. Liederbach several pointed cues.
tions as to the facts in this transac.
! tion which resulted in her not being
j allowed to vote thereafter as a mem.
Der of the committee.
! There was a sharp4 exchange be.
| tween the two on this point. Sffs
1 Sent Townley's Letter.
1 Continuing his account of the
Courier-News wrangle. Mr.. IIeder.
bach said that q meeting held early
In May the committee addressed e
A. G. Townley a letter ia which IT. wal
set forth that the Courier-News had
been purchased and financed with