The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-05

| Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1922.
FARGO. y. D., Oct 81. f. I.
OConnor, Democrat, has better than an
even chance to defeat former Governor
Lynn Frasier, labelled Republican, for
the seat in the United States senate to
be vacated by Senator McCumber, Re
publican.
But before you jump to the conclusion
that this means something nationally,
please be informed that Mr.. O'Connor is
really the candidate of the regular Re
publican organization which is author
! lied by the National Republican com
mittee and which was supplied with
funds in 1920 by viii Hays and his asso-
ciates.
For things are topsy-turvy here and
| the fact that MIR. O'Connor, who was
nominated in the Democratic primaries,
| is openly supported by the Republicans
means that the Independent Voters
association. the organization created to
=, combat the Non-Partisan league, is de-
! lighted to administer another defeat to
! the league.
| On the surface it would seem as if
| Mr.. O'Connor should have much the
| better of it because in 1920 when he was
running for governor against Mr.. Fra
| sier the latter won by about 5000 votes
while Mr.. Harding carried the state for
! president by 122. 900 Majority. Mr..
O'Connor is a strong candidate and one
of the best speakers North Dakota has
/ ever produced.
The general impression seems to be
| that many of the votes which Frasier
received in the Republican primaries
| against McCulnher will not 20 to him
| IN, Fhu ala gga 10 GTrGfA a II
| that many voted for Frasier so rs to be
/ able to defeat McCumber on the one
4 hand and later defeat Frasier.
| Radicals vs.. Conservatives.
The battle between radicals and con-
| servatives in this state Is such that many
voters do not hesitate to enroll in Re
publican or Democratic primaries. as the
| ease may be, Just to be able to help their
| respective causes.
There were about 1900 to $4,000
votes cast in the Democratic primary
/ of which O'Connor received about 1000
/ He viii get practically all the remaining
! Democratic votes. He Will also fail
/ heir to 1000 or 1000 cast in the Repub-
| Ifcan primary for OrmSby Nciarg by
/ those voters who don't care to vote either
for McCumber or Frasier.
There's no telling what the Met lumber
supporters win do. For while il
seemed as if they would prevail upon Mr.
McCumber to run as an Independent and
i thus help Frasier but the plan fell
! through.
/ The truth is the foes of the Non-Parti-
san league are making considerable
/ Roadway. They were successful i'm fore
/ ing Governor EraSicr out of office by a
/ recall election two years ago and they
/ have managed to align Democrats and
Republicans in the common cause.
/ For example il was agreed several
4 months ago between the Democrats and
4 the organization which represents the
i old line Republicans. that after the pri.
maTics they would get together and agree
to vote against all Non-Partisan league
candidates who had been successful ii
the primaries Thus. this year the reg.
ular Republicans won tho primary
fight and X. A. Nestos viii receive the
II support of the Democrats whose Candt
date is making no campaign at all The
Non-Partisan league is running William
Lempke for governor as an Independent
and il can readily be seen what would
happen if the Democrats fought the reg
ular Republicans. incidentally, Lempkt
is under Indictment in connection with
his conduct while attorney general, from
which office he was recalled. He is max
ing a race for vindcation.
Careful Task to Vote.
The North Dakota voters win have t.
do some careful scratching. therefore, Il
| IN press tIltAI CHOICES ana tiitIt Will Us
very few straight tickets voted. For in
stance, under the Republican column on
finds Mrs. Nestos. a foe of the NOn-Par
tiSan league, and further down the sam,
column are the Non-PartiSan candidate
who were successful in the Republican
primaries. The Democratic column, OF
the other hand, contains a candidate 70
! governor whom most Democrats hay
agreed to forget about SO as To help tn
conservative on the Republican side
And besides all this. there's still thir,
column where the Non-Partisan leagu
men have placed candidates for thos
Offices which they lost iii the Republican
primaries.
What would Mr.. O'Connor do
elected to the senate in this Overwhelm
4 ingy Republican state? He says h
! will not oppose protective tariff dutie
1 on farm products, he will join the farI
4 bloc at once. he stands with Presiden
Harding on the bonus. that is, he say
he believes in it but that some suitabl
provision must be first made to pay tn