The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-11
League in Session Keeps
Name Nonpartisan League,
Decides on Weekly News
paper, Separates Absolute
ly from National Nonpar'
tisan League, Discusses
New Election Status and
hether NOnpartisan
! League Is Now a Party
Insurgents" Kept Down
on First Days Convention

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The Nopartisan League member
ship in North Dakota, once over 40.-
600, was not brought back to that
figure by the organization campaign
conducted by A. C. Townley in the
state from July to November, 1929.
according to statement OF the re-
suits of the Tewnley organization
plan given the special Nonpartisan
League state convention here late
yesterday afternoon.
The report was to the effect that
13,O78R members were enrolled in
the Townley campaign, of which o.
578 paid their $3.50 membership fee
in cash, the remainder giving notes
or post dated checks, few of which
have been collected.
Townley settled with the state
committee for $4,280.00 for conduct
ing the campaign, the convention was
informed. 1t was stated that Town
ley last summer paid the expenses
Of the league headquarters, took care
of Barnes county leaguers' notes
given to keep the Courier-News, paid
a note given by A. A. Liederbach
when chairman Of the state commit
tee to Hillsboro bank, Of $500; and
settled some other bills. There had
been turned over to Townley for col
lection $4,000 worth of old post
dated checks. He figured. 40 percent
would be collected and his fee was
estimated at $500, on which basis
the state COMMITTEES (sa1led with.
him. =
Townley had not furnished the
North Dakota Leader to all leaguers
regularly as agreed, Church said
Some delegates inquired concerning
this. Church said that the Leader,
when published, had gone to many
thousands of people to which Town
ley was not obligated to send 1t, ana
the matter rested without no further
discussion
"Insurgents' Shut Off
In the afternoon session, after
several hours spent in preliminaries
and examining credentials, the con-
vention adopted an order Of busine IS
which was understood to. be designed
to keep down the insurgents" under
Senator J. L. Miklethun and John
Andrews Of Fargo. The order of
business adopted was: naming of
| resolutions committee, name of the
organization, separation from Nation
al Nonpartisan League, designating
official orghn, price stabilization dis
cussion by C. w. Reichert, discussion
of Sinclair Norris bill by Rep. ]. H.
Sinclair, discussion Of future of the
league, ways and means, amendments
! to bylaws, resolutions.
The ."insurgents" never got a
chance to get in an inning during
the afternoon, on more than one oc-
casion when the flare Of revolt was
! sensed, Rep. j. C. Miller Of Bottineau,
permanent chairman, held the discus
sion strictly to the order Of business
and prevented dissension.
! The first question discussed was
the name Of the organization. On
motion of T. H. H. Thor4sen Of Dunr
county the convention voted to leave
the name "The Nonpartisan League:
Mr.. Thoresen declared that the
past campaigns had been discussed
under that name. the voters knew
lit, that many citizens voted "Non-
<partisan" and not for candidates be-
cause they could not read, and that
If another name was adopted it would
be necessary.to to 60 ahead and educate
the voters again.
| Senator Dave Hamilton raised q
new question. He said that William
I tLemke ran for Governor in the in.
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