Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
OPTIMISM REIGNS|
i'm NORTH DAKOTA
Political Pot BOils Over and Burns
Old Guard.-Excellent Crops
In Prospect.
By A. w. CONAWAY

One hears so much about the sis
ter state to the west, both in the way
of politics and as to crop conditions.
First of all the writer was ushered
into that state Thursday, June %, by
high wind, only the wind was blow
ing from the other way. In fact it
was a typical welcome there for they
have many of those winds, since there
is little on the prairie to hinder their
progress. We here in Minnesota are
protected with our forests and do not
get the full force of the wind as they
do in North Dakota.
Political Situation Foremost.
Upon entering North Dakota via
Grand Forks it was only natural
wherever we stopped to hear discus
sions on the outcome of the primary
election which was held the day be-
fore and the results of which were
fast being made known to the people.
The first discussion of this was heard
in a barber shop in Grand Forks
where they charged us SO cents for
cutting our hair and telling us that
they were glad to see that United
States Senator Gerald P. Nye PRO
gressive Republican, was leading
Governor George F. Shafer (Conserva-
tive Republican, in the u. S. Senate
race, and that Frank Hyland( 1. V. A.
or Republican, was being showed
under by William LANCER (Nonparti-
SAM for the nomination for COVER
nor. Usually in the early days of the
Nonpartisan League in North Dakota,
a barber shop-the gathering place
of political and sports gossipers-was
filled with an atmosphere of anti
Nonpartisanism, but with conditions
the way they are and the general
unrest of the people. that atmosphere
has seemed to change.
These first reports so soon after
the primary were by no means idle
gossip, for it is seen that not only
did the progressives win the sena-
torial, gubernatorial and congress
sional nominations but many con-
servatives were dethroned from their
seats in the legislature of that state
and progressives named in their
places. The people there awoke to
the fact that a change should be
made. 1t had been said that the Nom
partisan League was dead, but as one
man said "the Nonpartisan League is
not dead but just sleeping"
The general impression one gets
from passing through that state now
with the excellent crop in prospect,
is one of optimism, but of course the
opposing political group-the losers
in the primary-say that the state
will go to the dogs with the state
government given back into the hands
of radicals" The people have again
spoken their faith in progressivism.
Good Crop In View.
An excellent season has been en-
joyed in North Dakota, that is in
every part where it was the writer's
pleasure to visit from Grand Forks
westward to nearly 80 miles east of
Minot The grain is headed and the
fine rains of recent days will take
care of it until harvest, is the general
consensus of opinion. A surprising
spirit of optimism prevails. The aver
age person has a wonderful come
back quality; he takes it on the chin,
economically speaking and then the
following year comes back smiling
for more This fine human trait is
remarkable and is what builds for
the great northwest we have.