The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-11
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dividual column on the ballot with
the designation "Nonpartisan League"
and in SO doing created the Nom
partisan League party.
1--WE are now the second party on
the ticket" said Hamilton. 'Tf
they rule it is party and we stay
in the Republican column the OPP
position can fill up the Nonpartisan
League Party column and confuse
our voters"
Sen. B. F. Baker said that thous-
ahds Of people will vote the Repub-
lican ticket straight, and they can
not be changed. ",
Wants Notes Paid z
In speech, Senator Baker also
alluded to the league in general,
and in particular to the many accom-
mediation notes given by league farm
ers for various enterprises, though
he said he himself had had no stock
in the Townley cooperative stores
or similar enterprises.
Nothing hurts me so much as I +.
go to friend and find he is losing
his home because he signed an Dac-
commodation note to help the Nom
partisan league" said Mr.. Baker.
Sooner or later you have got to
make these good. If you are not
big enough to take care of your
neighbors you are not big enough to
govern the state of North Dakota"
Senator Baker also alluded to the
late, President Harding and his meet
ing with "progressives' in Boston
and other places.
He said that President Harding's
"smile, his grasp of the hand, his
willingness to listen made him great
man." although adding that the
league had disagreed with him OF,
many things.
Roy Frazier of Crosby, who head
ed the committee which referred the
Independent election measure passed
Ey. the last legislature, discussing the
question Of whether the Nonpartisan
League was a party under the law,
said that if the Democratic party
had become extinct as a party
through failing to have a candidate
for Governor at the last election, tho
independents would have accomplish
ed their purpose of having alirn-
Ment between two parties-the Re-
publican and Nonpartisan League
parties.
Rep. Frank Vogel of Mclean
county, when the next order of bust
ness was reached, moved that 1--WE
separate ourselves from the nation
al organization" adding the ques-
ton was almost moot because the
national Nonpartisan organization
was not functiOning.
Sen. B. F. Baker presented the
deliberations Of a group of leaguers
meeting with Senator Frazier in
another room, on the question of a
newspaper 1t was decided, he said,
to recommend weekly newspaper
and not daily, the money-about
81, 000-in Senator Frazier's hands
collection for a daily to be used as
a weekly, authority having 70 been
given by the subscribers. &h
To Have Weekly
A temporary. committee was
formed to incorporate and it was
finally decided that weekly paper
should be published, the incorpora-
ton should be cooperative so that
each shareholder could have but one
vote, and that board of directors
chosen by the shareholders should
control the paper; the editor, how
ever to be- chosen by the Nonpartisan
League State Executive committee.
The committee to incorporate was
S. s. Nc Donald, J. H. Bloom, Roy
Frazier, Mrs. Minnie Craig, Mr..
Daley.
T. H. H. Thoresen urged that the
proposition be thoroughly investi-
gated as to cost, saying that "most
of the farmers papers are hopelessly
insolvent.'
j.. H. Bloom was called to discuss
the proposition. He outlined the bid
Of newspaper plant to publish the
paper. He refuted remark made by
A. A. Liederback previously, declar-
ing the Fargo courier-News former
league organ, which was sold was on =