The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-02-14

while Sinclair is the Anti-Saloon
League favorite, being politically
dry. To endorse either one or the
other, Townley held would be plac-
ing the League on record for or
against prohibition. After a Bit
ter fight in the caucus of the
Third District delegation Sinclair
received the endorsement by ap>
proximately a two-thirds MAORI
ty. Tho many of the delegates
came instructed to vote for Sim
clair they expressed themselves as
being against prohibition and for
Townley. |
Senator Lynn Frazier, who owes
his start in politics to Townley,
came in for considerable criticism
for appearing at the convention to
work for the Sinclair endorse
ment. Delegates expressed the
viewpoint that it would be the
part of political wisdom for the
senator TO have permitted the del
egates 10 make their own decision
without being subjected to the in
fluence of senatorial pressure and
influence. An open break between
Townley and Frazier took place
when the founder of the League
challenged his former prOtege to
come into the Third district fight,
! declaring that he would take on
Nye, Sinclair and Frazier and lick
them all. Regardless Of the Off
cial endorsement given to Sinclair
it is the opinion of impartial OBJ
/ servers that TOwnley will come
out the victor. His candidacy has
developed unexpected support,
among strong Nonpartisan lead
ers and there is no doubt of Town
|, ley's ability to influence the rank
, and file. AS a speaker he is sec
! ond to none in North Dakota and
: even those who have differed seri-
! ously with him in the past over
certain of his policies, admit that
! the Nonpartisan League had lost
: much of its fire and militancy
, when Townley withdrew from &C
I tive participation in its work.
r They also realize that his program
to substitute government control
e of liquor for the present speak
easy prohibition menace offers
more possibilities for a solution
of the liquor problem than any
now up before the voters for then
consideration.
n Townley has established his
e headquarters at Minot where he
a will direct his campaign activitie:
Y in the Third District and also hil
drive to repeal the state prohibi
p ton enforcement law in NORTH
e Dakota.
d A. S. Marshall. state senator
a from Dickey county, was giver
;. the convention endorsement FOL
: the congressional race in the Sec
a ond District. A committee wal
!. named to find a candidate Il
! make the race in the first distric
= against the l. V. A. incumbent, o
B. Burtness.
i Convention Called 10 Order
e The convention was called Il
It order by Roy w. Frazier of eros
n by, chairman of the Nonpartisal
e state executive committee VIII
J. made a report of the activities O.
e the committee during the bienni
; UNI. The names of John Benson o.
e Rollette county and of VIM. Lem
Ike were placed in nomination fol
: the Craftsmanship of the conven
s ton, but Lemke withdrew ant
+ Benson was elected unanimously
t The election of Benson was inter
D preted by some as a victory fol
the Lynner boom but it turned
out otherwise. r. r. Smith of Bot
tineau county was elected secre
tary by unanimous vote.
The credentials committee re
port showed 81 persons entitled {,
seats, the list including SO regu
,e larly elected delegates, four labo
.e delegates and five representative.
r of Nonpartisan women's clubs
5 Three additional labor delegate
e from Mandan, Minot and Gran,
n Forks brought the number of dele
, gates to 100.
While the fight for the guber
Material endorsement was the piec,
It de resistance Of the convention
.e there was considerable interes
e, manifested IN the choice for lieu
le tenant governor, delegate Beake,
IS of Williston being away in tn
q. lead on the first two ballots. On
10 the second ballot he missed tn,
r nomination by two votes and un
d doubtedly would receive the en-
Is dorsement on the third ballot /
" he had not asked the convention
le to pick a farmer, thus followin,
Is the precedent established in select
IS ing a farmer for the gubernatori
7. al race. On the fourth ballot E
a A. Bowman of LaMoure county. 4;
IS former state senator, was nomin
: ated.
e The state executive committe,
N that served for the past two wears
= Roy Frazier, Carl Anderson an,
l. Ferd August, gave way to G. N
E. Lee, Dunn county; l. o. Frederick
son, Nelson county and Mrs. En-
ma Nagle, Stutsman county. It i
N reported that Anderson was tn
le first to bring the name of Bran
ID to the attention of delegates t
s the convention. He rendered val
st liable assistance to Lemke in tn
ID fight to secure the nomination o
a. the Emmons county farmer.
sr Frazier An Institution
J. Tho Roy Frazier occupied no of
to fetal position at the convention h
Of was a prominent figure there an,
Is the delegates seemed to look O,
him as an institution in the Non
III partisan League. His good hume
70 and wit kept the convention en-
TT tertained between sessions and
Of seemed that more than once h