The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-07
SEN. FRAZIER
BACKING NEW
LEAGUE DAILY
Proposes to Collect $4,000 in
Subscriptions and More
For Ownership
B TIE ONTIN u E S
Drive on Townley, Lemke and
Others Made -- League
Convention Urged

A movement to launch "A new Non
partisan league daily newspaper,
probably in Fargo. is being headed
~ Senator Lynn j. Frazier. ii $ plan
IS TO obtain $1,000 subscriptions at
So year and others to pay an adj
lit unaI 50 mem rship emitting
them to voice in control of the pa
per. it being the idea OF the Senator
,hat such daily can be published
one year without depending on ad.
vcrt!Sing.
At the same time "Thc Progress.
sivc," the weekly launched by John
Andrews, issues $4,000 copies and is
making strong bid FOR financial sup
port lor lcagucrs.
The Courier-Ncws sale still echoes
with resounding blows in various
league weekly papers. Most Of them
still continue to dCnouncc 1t, al
though the Bismarck league weekly
changed It's position from one week
to the next after Mr.. Townlcy's visit
and now defends the COURIER News
sale.
Drive Cont inucs.
The drive on leaders Of the league
in the past continues. Practically
every lcagucr who has had ruling
voice c,thcr has gone down POLITICAL
" under attacks or is now being
attacked. Seth Richards on, United
States District Attorney, is included
in jibes in THE Progressive" with
telegram intended to convey the idea
tina. Richardson sought to line up for
Senator McCumber in hope Of get
ting the district uttorncyship. The
Andrews paper/declarcs the leagucrs
had endorsed p. L. Garberg Of Hct-
finger.
Under the headline Senator Lynn
}. Frazinsr fell for gang trickery" the
Andrews paper also dcvotes much
time to the senator's position. Sen
ator Frazier had been conducting a
subscription campaign for the Cour-
ier-News shortly before the paper
was sold.
W. j. Church, chairman Of the
league state executive committee,
who was called upon to resign by
the Tidcnle, Norwegian paper pub
lished in Fargo and supporting the
league, is criticized in the Andrews
paper, because Chairman Church said
he was too busy seeding to call
meeting of the state executive COM
m.ttec of the league. Senator Church,
it is understood, has lost several
thousand dollars in various league !
enterprises.
Convention Wanted.
However, "Thc Progressive" de- !,
tends the state committee which the |
Tidendc wants to quit. 1t believes
Senator Church would handle the or
affairs honestly although
for while he had his ear a little !
too close to the Lemkcs and the So /
called leaders"
William Lemkc is very bitterly as
sailed in the Andrews paper and
Townlcy again comes in for criticism
with F.. b. Wood and others.
The Williams County Farmers
Press, which has bitterly criticised
Townley for the Courier News sale,
wants league convention to be
called during the summer.
John Bloom, former business man
agcr Of the Courier News. is under
stood to be associated with Mr.. Fra
sier i'll boosting the proposed ven.
-ure for a new daily.
The plan for financing and man
'gement of the proposed paper is out
ined by Senator Frazier in his let
crs as follows:
Every member of the league and
very one in sympathy with the farm
,r-labor movement who can possibly
TO SO is asked to subscribe for the
PAPER for one year at five dollars per
;car.
Those who are in a position to do
20 are asked to subscribe an addi-
ional S. or more for which they will
'cceivc membership certificates Cone
or each So which will entitle them
g long as they are paid up subscrib-
RS to the paper to have a voice in
he managing control and ownership
# the paper, and no sale or lease of
he property shall be made without
referendum vote Of the holders of
membership certificates, and they
hall elect board of directors and
eterminc the disposition Of the own
rship and assets"
The new daily would be handled
" board of three directors, ac-
ording to the plan proposed in Mr..
'razier's letter. The first board
,ould be named on revolving basis,
nd thereafter the directors would
e elected for term Of six years.
Appeal for Funds.
Senator Frazier further states that
I will receive your money for sub
criptions and the purchase Of equip
tent, and will hold it until it is as
ertained whether sufficient response
received to justify going ahead,
nd if sufficient response is received
, warrant the venture your money
ill be returned to you less the cost
{ getting out these letters and other
Expense incident to this work, which
! no case will exceed 5 per cent"
IN discussing the prospects Of sue
,ss for the proposed daily, Mr.. Fra
err says shat If $1,000 subscribers