The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-15

mittee's plan, and A. Y. IoWllle
the two plans. General dlscu
these questions, and it appear
in the afternoon before any c
the delegates. na
There were probably 25o men ana
women in the hall during the con-
vention. including large NUMBER
Of dele gates who had been present
at the state convention IN Fargo
1os+ March. The convention today
was called jointly by the state ana
national executive committees
In the lobbies last night and TO-
dav there was discussed the questioh
If what will be done by the league
+h;s fall. but this matter had nov
Noon reached on the convention moor
+b;s afternoon. 1t was plain thas
the thing uppermost in the minds OIL
the leaders CT the league was sne
election of Lynn J. Frazer TO DC
limited States Senator. All their &C.
,tivities will be pointed toward tnls
end.
Frazier's Election Uppermost ).
Several of the league leaders wah'
to demand support for Frazer from
all the voters in the state as q ne
nuhlran. F. w. Cathro, former
manager of the Bank OF North "a
tkota. voiced this idea. x
eve hold" said Mr.. Cathro, that
the only two real Republican rae
t;ons are the %onpartisan league
and the McCumber Republicans.
,rhev are conservatives; we are pro-
pressiye, but both are interested IN
preserving the Republican party.
The I. v. A. cannot claim to be real
Republicans. They have made an
omen agreement to fuse with the
Democrats, to support Democrats for
office. If Governor Frazier goes TO
the senate you may be sure that
where the interests OF the 1arm
bloc. northwest agriculture are not
naram cunt he will be found on party
questions voting with the Republl-
cans in the United States Senate"
The convention was called to or
der by w. J. Church, chairman OF
the state executive committee. The
convention resolved to continue the
officers of the last state convention
and J. C. Miller, of Bottineau, as
sumed the chairmahship OF the con-
vention, The state and national ex-
ecutive committees agreed upon 9
method of procedure. This called
for consideration first Of the organ
ization plans.
Stephen Terhorst, speaking fol
the state committee, said the state
committees plans proposed that or
canization and direction OF the
league should be in its hands; that
It would work withs executive COM
mittees in counties in which there
were such committees and that 1t
would organize Independently in
counties in which there were no
committees. Membership dues would
he paid to the state committee and
the state committee would have pow
er to send paid organizers into the
field He did not say what member
ship fee was proposed, but it was
understood it was to be $40 or $12
for two-year membership.
Lemke's Idea
William Lemke, speaking for the
national executive. committee, said
that the committee proposed that
organization would be in the hands
of that committee; that the member
ship fee would be $3.50 for two
wears, this to include subscription
to the North Dakota Leader and the
National Nonpartisan Leader, and ex-
penses of organizing. A separate
drive would be started to obtain
money with which to pay off accom-
modation notes which farmers have
signed for the league organization
he said. This drive would be sep
arate from the membership cam
paign.
Mr.. Lemke dwelt especially upon
the obligation he said Mr.. Townley'
himself and F. B. Wood felt regard
ing the aceomm odation notes. he
said that accommodation notes had
been given by farmers to meet
league expenses and that the league
could not clear its obligations be-
cause farmers did not pay 100000
of post-dated checks which had been
given. The membership of the
league, he said, should see thst the
accomm odation notes are paid.
Mr.. Lemke declared league
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