Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-18

Nhao. KofteI. Alfred. steel, Alex Nc.
DonAid..4a %. Davis, w. ID. OvSrson.
frank PloyhAr. s H. Nelson. Fred
=. Trsynor, Matt Johnson. g.. NJ. Putt
nam. Geo. HofnnesA e. L. 0ordon,
Chas: Ellington, walter Bond. Victor
Wardropo Fre-ennineHt among the
Democrats sighting : arniiafkcaus in
Burks. Dozens 81 others could Sc
Insntlonsd. Each Of those named.
spent time. energy and
money on, behalf OF tho movement.
which Mi. Townley At this late date,
commenas Who're was ne a. the
timel How does he account for tho
TACT that he did not, assiht? Had any
e tbs state ever hoard Of him
a that time. except q, few small
Ms creditors In Golden Valley county?
".1sn't II stzangc?'
Practically everyone Of the men
WHOSE nAmeeaI have mentioned play
60 an active and important part in
.thisslesislation into law: And
|isn'e%t strAnHe-in fact remarkable
that not q single one of these men
waoee work Mr.. Townley now COM
mends 70 today found working with
MINI On. the. other hand they have
poem among the most strenuous OPP
ponents OF Townleyism within the
state Can It b that all Of them were
honest. n squars. ana possessed OF
excellent judgment ten years, or nj
teen years ago. but have today be-
eome dishonest and corrupt and have
state? And then on the other hand
enlisted with the cause Of Townley-
ism and supporting Lemke and Fra
xier and the league ticket you find
Leslie Simpson, Of Dickinson and Ed
Patterson Of the Mckenzie hotel Of
Bismarck, and those Of you familiar
with the legislative history Of the state
Know that North Dakota never had
Two mon who were more successful
n blocking progressive legislation
"oh, friends. you realize upon re-
nectlon thht Mr.. Townley does not
cause ne admires It or. them. but
rather for the purpose of throwing
dust into your eyes and trying to add
respectability to his cause by linking
IT. up with . movement to which
most of YOU belonged.
Along similar lines I heard the
chairman of the state executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Church, the other even
ing make the claim and bemoan the
fact that for more than twenty years
the mon representing this state in the
United States senate had not been
working in harmony. He tried by that
speech and other similar ones he had
made to appeal to the friends Of for
mer Senator Gronna, and by Infer
ence to link Senator Gronna up with
their cause. but he forgot to tell the
audience about the bitter fight waged
by Senator Gronna against the league
two years ago, and again in the re-
sail election and he forgot to tell
them that Townleyism beat Senai
Gronna for denomination two years
ago. Only another attempt to acquire
q better standing and more respecta-
biltty by attempting to attach them
selves to something or some one more
to h liking Of the people than their
own discredited selves"
Refers to Farm Bloc.
Mr.. Burtness also commented up
Hadd in the same hail a few evenings
Previous wherein the latter urged the
election Of Frazier as an additional
member to the much discussed farm
bloc" Of the senate. Inasmuch
as the farm bloc" of the senate is q
bipartisan organization anyway. con-
sfsting of twelve Republicans and ten
Democrats, Mr.. Burtness insisted
that an active progressive Democrat
familiar with the needs Of agriculture
like Mr.. O'Connor. would fit in just
as we'll on that bloc, and be more
effective than q radical like Frazier,
who you'd arrive in Washington with