Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-21

inconvenient. Mr.. Towniey is only recently out Of
Jail, where he served a three months term for sedi-
ton. He is presently to be tried in this state on a
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. And the trial Of the
Waters case might have opened up a lot Of other
things which it is the part OF prudence to keep out
OF the records just at present. (
SENATOR MccUMBER's ANNOUNCEMENT.
Following closely on the heels OF former Sen
ator Gronna's announcement of his candidacy for the
senate, Senator McCumber shes his hat into the
ring, so that the two candidates. which have been
taken for granted are now formal and official.
Senator McCumber's statement differs materi-
ally from that of Mr.. Gronna in that while Mr..
state matters with which, if elected, he will have
little to do in an official way, Mr.. McCumber ig-
|nores state matters entirely and discusses his record
and his purposes from the national standpoint. Lik.
his opponent, Mr.. McCumber states his case from
his own standpoint quite we'll, and outlines a policy
from which everything to which serious exception
could be taken has been carefully eliminated.
The fact that both these statements have been
issued just in advance of the Nonpartisan league
convention may be a coincidence, or it may be due
to shrewd planning on the part Of the candidates
In the latter case, the decided difference in tone
between the two would be easily explained. Mr.
Grouna has made a strong bid for league support
In the faction within the league which is engaged
in a struggle for control with Mr.. Townley he has
many hearty supporters. Whether or not he expects
~ ICS llC I'LL CIlOOI 1QC Ol Tic league con
%vention, and whether or not there exists All under
standing between him and the leaders of the league
instruction, are matters on which the public has not
been informed, but the circumstantal evidence thai
he hopes for the support, official or unofficial, Of
that element is quito convincing. His statement is
conched in such terms as to be as attractive as pos
slble TO the insurgent leagucrs without antagoniz
ing too greatly the voters in the independent group
Senator McCumber, on the other hand, is not
looking for the support of the league as an organ
lied body. A formal league endorsement Of him, il
such a thing were possible, would be more injurious
than beneficial to him, as it would tend to clear thu
way for an independent candidate who would gath
or in many thousands of independent votes which
Mr.. McCumbcr hopes to retain Six years ago Mr.
McCumber received considerable league support
but that support was given quietly and unostentati
ously, and came in response to advice and instruc
tons issues from headquarters and distributed skill
fully in the quarters where it would do the mos,
good. In the meantime the senator was able to keer
his official record free from entang1ing alliance:
which would have antagonized his Irregular" Sup
port.
In the present case the pursuance OF the sam.
policy is indicated, Mr.. McCumbcr cannot have tn
endorsement of the league convention. Presum
ably he does not desire it. He does desire, quite
in the past opposed the extravagances witt
which the league movement has been as
ISOLATED, and to do what he can to discourage tn,
entrance into the field of some other candidate whe
might get these votes away from him,
Thoroughly consistent with this attitude is hi
declaration that he is a conservative Republican
and that he is not a Socialist. There we have tn,
appeal to all who arc outside of the league. The de
hance of one element within the league is perfectl,
safe. MIR. McCumber is not expecting many vote:
from that quarter, anyway. As to the other lcagu,
element, that which is and will remain largely sub
ject to suggestions from Mr.. Townley, regardless o
what conferences and conventions may do, Mr.. Nc
Lumber is not relying on public announcements fo
any votes which are to be had from that group
There are ways and means of explaining in a quie
way that statements made for political effect ar,
not to be taken too seriously.
The situation, then, seems to shape itself some
thing like this: Mr.. Gronna is out after the vote.
OF the league insurgents, and is likely to get most .
them unless the league convention, dominated b>
She Lcidcrbach faction, should take the bits in it:
teeth and nominate a candidate OF its own-Frazier
Tor instance. McCumber knows that he. cannot hav.
the support Of that element, therefore he feels fire..
to assume an antagonistic attitude toward it. H.
hopes to hold sufficient independent support to ore
vent the entrance OF a real independent into the field
He will take his chances on what votes Townley car
deliver to him from Townlcy's own following, ant
there will be quite a lot Of them.
Trotzky says it is not necessary to be polite
it splendid the way they have risen above thu
trivial in Russia?
Invaders Extend Grip on Limerick, Late,
they mean to take all the other poetic forms by
storm.
Short Skirts, More Marriages Says Biologist
But unfortunately most of the marriages are even
shorter than the skirts which produce them.
Der Tag halls the coming Of Ford to HAMBURG
Lac a grave national and economic danger" III
all in the point of view. This country has never
found him grave rave but but q the contrary ifresistiblyy