Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-15
hOlNTS
TO BE DECIDED
BY LEAGUERS
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mittee would have power, to send or
ganizers into the field: He did not
posed, but It was understood 1t was
to be $40 or SIC.
This would be for a two years
membership. * :
Lemke Gets Busy.
William, Lemke. speaking for the
national executive committee, said
ganization work would be in the
hands of that committee, and that
the membership fee would be $3.50
for two years, this to include a sub
scrtption to the North Dakota, Leader
and the National N~onpartisan Leader,
and expenses of organizing.
A separate drive would be started
to obtain money with which to pay
of. the accommodation notes which
farmers I'VE SIGNED for league or
g~anization, he said. This drive would
be separate from the membership
campaign.
Lemke dwelt especially upon the
obligation he said Mr.. Townley, HIM
self, and F.. b. Wood felt regarding
these accommodation notes. He' said
that h accommodation notes had
been given by farmers to meet league
expenses and that the league could
the farmers did not pay up $Soe, o00
OF post-dated checks which had beer
given. The membership Of tho league.
he said, should see that these accom-
mediation notes are paid.
Lemke declared the league must
have $4,000 members in North Da-
kota and that the fee must bel ow
enough to make this possible.
Townley Explains His Job.
A. c. Townley. outlining the two
plans. said there vas a difference Of
opinion between the national execu-
tive committee and the league state
committee but denied that there was
any hostility in the attitude of either
of HEM. He asserted that both were
willing to abide by the decision Of the
convention.
Explaining his own work, Townley
said that he had undertaken h ma
uonal organization work, that he
would organize for the league in the
southern states in the winter months
and In the northern states in the sum-
mer months. He declared that so or
| ganizers had been "mobilized" in
Minnesota for organization work, that
Minnesota had accepted the national
committees plan and that $50 organ
izers could be put in North Dakota il
necessary, to get membership. He
urged the necessity of trained men
for organization work.
1t was agreed hat the delegates
should discuss he plans n that
later Townley, Lemke, Terhorst and
Church should argue for their re-
spective plans and the delegates
would decide.
Demand for Autonomy.
During the progress of the conven-
! ton there was an o%utcropping Of the
old feeling of hostility, which arose
when the league adopted its plan of
autonomy for North Dakota. when
some members objected to the So
called autocracy of the national exec
utive committee. These outbursts
were met by other leaguers who en-
! phatically declared that there was no
such principle involved. ----
Delegate J. v. d. Sunburg of Eddy
| county was one Of those who saw in
the situation the question of whether
or not the leaguers would surrender
their separate state organization
which. he said, I'VE fought for so
long" He declared that the inter-
ests of North Dakota were para
mount with the leaguers n that
North Dakota leaguers should not
bear the burden of the league in 9TH
er states.
Wants National Work.
In a statement previously. A. c.
Townley had said that the 1reateat