The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-11-02
Rally AT ELLENDALE
Independents Meet at County Seat on
Tuesday Evening

to Glendale Tuesday evening to at
tend a rally Of Independent workers
Of the county, the meeting being held
in the opera house at the county seat.
Following the singing Of "Amer-
lea" by the audience, Senator T. ].
Kelsh, who acted as chairman, intro
duced Arthur Dixon Of Rolla, candi-
date for railroad commissioner. Mr..
Dixon, while not finished public
speaker, created a favorable impress
sion by his evident sincerity and ear
nestness Of purpose. He talked along
the line Of the independent campaign
slogan, Lets finish the job," urging
all workers to put their shoulders to
the wheel and carry the whole inde-
pendent ticket over the top in decis-
i've fashion. The speaker made a
special plea for the wiping out of old
party lines in the fight for United
States senator, explaining the neces-
sity Of electing the Independent can
didate, J. F. T. O'Connor, even though
democrat, in preference to social
list running under a republican label.
w. B. Default Of jamestown, who
was manager Of the farm loan depart
ment Of the Bank Of North Dakota
from the beginning Of the Nestos ad-
ministration till July 1, was presented
to the gathering and told Of some Of
the conditions he found in the bank at
the beginning Of his incumbency, and
it was a shameful tale Of waste and
extravaganza. $4,000 was the price
paid for the furniture in the bank, as
shown by the records, needless num-
ber Of desks, chairs, ETC., Of mahogany
and other expensive woods being in
the institution. He said he found no
dearth Of typewriters there, even when
they became rushed and were obliged
to put on extra clerical help, as there
were % on hand, half Of which were
new and had never been unpacked.
Investigation showed, moreover, that
someone had been stung, willfully or
otherwise, with bunch Of typewriters
which were not Of standard make and
almost impossible Of use. Bookkeep-
ing, adding and listing machines were
there in far greater number than there
was any use for. The speaker said
that conditions showed that there was
no doubt but that the bank had been
financing the distribution Of political
propaganda during the former admin
istration. An expensive addressing
machine, with a list Of address cards
containing the name Of every voter
in the state, were found, which could
have been used for no other purpose,
as there was another addressograph
for use in bank work, and the large
list Of voters names was Of no legiti-
mate use. Mr.. Default stated that
the records showed that the postage
and stationery accounts Of the bank
always showed an enormous Jump just
before every election. In fact there
were 10000 stamped envelopes Of 1c
and &c denomination left over from
the previous campaign. Blank checks
were found in such profusion that they
were measured like wood, 2A cords
being on hand, weighing over four
tons, and it was figured that at the
existing rate Of use they would last
more than 50 years. $4,000 worth
Of stationery was in stock. "A month";
" bulletin was bsing issued at cost
Of $50, 900 annually, and the bank was
paying $1,000 . month rent for the
building It occupied. The former man.
ager spoke Of the astonishins condi-
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