The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 15, 1916, Page 10

Fifteen lnnldred ARGER audnences and g'neater enthusiasm ‘than have -éver. be- fore marked political ‘gatherings - in North Dakota, have ‘made the Nonpartisan' League campaign . picnics ' during the. past .week the ‘chief topic:of !:onversatwn thronghout all- parts: of the state where they have been held. With ‘the second wéek now well .advanced and sevml ics a day in progress, prac- i $hibentire state has: for the-time oppéd “other ‘things to -discuss North Dakota “politics. That this will increase ‘in mtenmty as the primary election, June 28, appmaches is amply proven by the growing enthusiasm shown byé farmers, - who are traveling many mflesbytramandautotonachthe strategic: pomts from which speakets and candidates ‘of . the Nonparhsan League ! can addfesS theni. The opening affair at Hoople was an ovation for Lynn J.. meer, and ‘scarce- ly less so for the en corps of speak- " ers who addressed the 1500 eager people, At Nlagara 99" farmers, all’ members of the League, with their families .people gathered at: Hoopl the present oempaugn. “The ‘above picture shows e Jime 7 n'pon the occasion of the first Nonpartlsan Leagne plcnlc to hear Lynn J. Frazier and other pafl: -of -the- crowd thh the Conway Concert bandin the foreground, grouped at:the ‘principal- o&'n'nexb [appy at the Picnics “We’ll Stick and We’'ll Win,” Leaguers Assure Frazier and Pres1dent Townley orowded about him, called to him, reached over each others heads to give him a hand- shake, and surged about him as he made his! way slowly to-the street where they insisted: that “he “head the . parade. “At last the ‘tangle’ .of humanity got itself . ightened out, and the next governor, accompanied by citizens of Walsh and Pembma counties, picked his way on foot up the street to the hotel, where an American flag had been hoisted, and where the place of honor at the tables had been reserved for him. .. The party dined in the hotel as d.1d a8 many others who had feared the threat- ening weather “would - interfere with a basket picnic in the park and so did not come prepared. The 1owermg clouds which threatened rain all - day, plus the backwardness. of the planting. season, combined to cut down the attend- ance at this big opening affair, but at many years, ' “Three things make this year. a mo- mentous one for the farmers of North Dakota. This is the first time that you, as farmers, have had your eyes nveted upon a program of legislation: : Always heretofore you have been divided on partisan lines that ‘meant nothing to your welfare as North Dakota farmers. This is the first time in your lives that you have ever been united as farmers. ‘And third, you stand with the eyes of the entire northwest watching you mtently, while farmers both east and west, in Montana, Minnesota and- South Dakota are wondering what you will do _for yourselves——whether you will achieve your own liberty asyou'can do by main- taining faith in each other, or whether you will scatter your votes in half a dozen different directions, as you have the primaries the stuff is all ofl for them. They have been fattening off your laboni for many years, and now they face thg fact that this great bonanza _may bg ~rent away from them. £ - “Listen’ to. this,” and he read from * folder: - “Our present opportumhes ar? too great, our needs are.too pressing,’* and then the laughter began, - growir to ‘a roar, as-he.continuéd, turning hfi language . of the cxrcular agamst 11;; writers. “There is but one way in whlch thla disaster can with certainty be preventeds That way is for the voters of the state to attend the primary election withou€ fail, and there to register their.voteg against all candidates who are kmown fo be’cooperating with -the:central commite tee of the League, and to bein sympathy with its management and ‘its methods. Mr. Townley declared this was the truth —that the only way' the League can be made to fail is for the farmers thems selves to vote against its candidates in the primaries, June 28. always done heretofore, and lose this The cheering that greeted Mr. Towns gathered for an outing and lunch and that, there were 1509 people there, and cheered the League speaker, N. S. Ran- from one place 185 automobiles were dall, who spoke upon the progress the counted. There were other cars on other League is making. Only one non-mem- streets, and throughout the afternoon, ber attended here, and before leaving as the sun began to come out. addmonal the grounds, he .too joined“the League; making ]ust 100~ farmer-members by count. . At Langdon, a large audience, of. farmers met in the county seat and. devoted both' afternoon ‘and evening to a spirited discussion of their needs and the partles arrived. ‘When Mr. Frazier got back to town, . after a short automobile drive out to his :farm, which he made immediately after dinner, the streets were filled with- peo- ple, who were awaiting the opéning “of ‘the program. A picture of theérowd great opportunity.” Referring to criticism directed by some business men against farmers for patronizing catalogue houses, Mr. Bowen struck a responsive chord, when he said: “Mr. Business Man, if the farmers had that $1000 per family of which they are now robbed of every year, they would be able to spend more of it over your counters, and if they did, then your wife wouldn’t have to send away - to the National Cloak and Suit company for ley’s ‘closing ‘words was prolonged and as he “took his seat again beside Mrs Frazier, ‘the ‘farmers in the audlence shouted back to him, “We're going to stick,” “We'll be there June 28.” MANAHAN TO SPEAK AT PAIGE PICNIC Among 1mportant Nonpatrtisan Leagne picnics to be held during thé next week will be those at Juanita lake, Maddock, Cooperstown, Fort Rice, New Rockford. way to meet them, while at Bisbee in a ° was taken, and then with the band lead- territory flooded with anti-League news- _.ing the way, everyone marched-to “the papers, 600 Leaguers and their friends ‘-park. Here all .arrangements had: been turned out to welcome Mr. Frazier and. -made for 'an afterrnoon outing. Con- several other Nonpartxsan League - fectionery, cigar and soft drink stands orators. ° . had -been erected, -and all the familiar This was one of the- Eest meetings of . forms of fun-makmg known' at> “the the first week;: but reports from several : county fairs and at North Dakota: ple- her clothes, either.” He had to wait Fessendale, Carrington, Kensal, Paige, - for the applause and laughter to ‘cease, before continuing his remarks: to the business men. ‘He declared that their cooperation would help the farmers get Justlce and prospenty and .would result and Walle. These are not all, and tho~ announcement of many others is made on .. the last page of the Leader this week, but at these there will be the best = speakers that can be had in the state or in an increase in all lines of business,. out of it, the leading candidates of the with cash payments supplanhng credlt Leag'ue, and other events that will mske other places. showed that enthusiasm was .. nics: were -ready. “Everyone was ina rising, and that the determination of the : farmers to win at all' hazards in the: - primaries is:being strengthened by this: final roundupy whieh - is' to precede- the - “Frazier Specml” on _its--:1000:mile. journey - over~ the ‘state -the- last weel ;- before the pnmary election. : BIG PICNIC AT HOOPLE ; AN OVATION FOR FRAZIER : " The big pmmc at Hoople was an ova; - tion for Hoople e foremost citizen, Lygn J. Frazier, who arrived. there on thi noon train to preslde at’ the opening [ the picnic campaign and “introduce” the speakers to his. fellow. farmers. - All ‘the way up the main line from Grand Forks, Mr. Frazier was meeting friends; “holiday ~ imood. Some farmers:’-had -brought their families; and there was ‘a «large-sprinkling of women and childrén, but three-fourths of the audierce”was composed of farmers: ' The business men were also present, and a commercial -traveler who had not taken account of - the festive occasion, weént back to* Grand “Forks in the evening without having ~‘been able to find merchs.nts “at ‘home.” NEXT GOVERNOR CHAIRMAN i OF PICNIC MEETING Frazler dxscussed the need that compelled the farmers to organize in . self defense, but used only a few minutes .of time, in" mtrodncmg the first speaker, -A. E. Bowen. - < - ‘As the train . gssed through Walsh & - came down the steps of the car. People the pohhdans haye bound you for so As he: introduced the speakers;. Mr. county, people at the stations gave him Frazier -took occasion to touch 1ipon a hearty handshake,” and finally at .other features of the League program. Grafton, the county seat, the platform . Mr, Bowen was listened to with ‘atten- was filled vnth people. : There was ‘&' __tion, broken at frequent intervals by considerable delay here, and as Mr. Fra- “applause: ‘He first mentioned- the faot " zier stood in front of the station, friends that June 7 was-the date of Norwegian recognized him and pushed forward to independence, and drew a parallel be- © ask about his eampaign.. Many of them' tween June 7, July 4, and, June 28." ‘boarded the train and went on to Hoople “June.28,” he said, “will live in the to attend the picmc. = . . memory of every person who . goes “Wheh Hoople was reached, the wel— “through this campaign, and will mean as ° come that gréeted the mext governor much to the men and women of North was given by several hundred people in = Dakota, as the Fourth of July does to holiday attire who thronged the station us Americans or as.the seventh of June .-platform, and by the Conway concert means to the Scandinavians. On that band, which struck-up a lively air as he’ date you will sever the bonds with wh,i,ch accounts, REAL BUSINESS MEN . WORK WITH FARMERS R.-H. Grace of Mohall, indorsed by the League for the supreme court; was intro- duced, 'and spoke. His rémarks were brief, but were received with “applause. He said the “campaign ‘of prejudice” whlch enemies of the League have been waging‘was rapidly collapsmg ‘4% ¥peak- ers ‘reached communities and” ‘talked directly to the people. He dellared the businéss men of no North Dakéta-town have anything to fear from the‘Nonpar- - tisan League, and that on the othér hand it has become apparent from the most ‘recent campaign developments: that the ‘“real- business men want.just_what the farmers want.”. He warned his hearers that they may lpok .for all. ‘manner of unusual attacks upon their leaders dur- ing the last week before the primaries but urged them not to wayer m support of their own candidates. The climax of applause was reached when President Townley, concludmg the program of speeches, held. aloft-a. copy of the folder being printed by the Grand Forks _Herald -and mrculated .anony- : “mously by the skulking enemles of the League. 3 PRESIDENT TOWNLEY READS FROM BLACK' HAND FOLDER '"They desperate.” he’ said, “They know 1! you farmers stick together at . T PAQEN;HE each picnic_a memorable afl’slr. 4 James Mana.han of St. Paul, former congressman, and a, lawyer who, hs.s .won fame throughout the length and breadth of North Dakota by his hard fight for the Equlty, will be one of the orators at the Paige afialr, June, 21, is an entertaining’ speaker, and will come with a special message to tho North Dakota ““farmers, Lynn Fra.z)er, the Leagiié’s ‘choicé for governor, and other League speakers will also. deliver ad+ drésses. A two day ‘racmg' prograr .and thletic events will add variety. The Farmers’ club of Walle will” hold. its own picnic June 17, where by’ spécial _ request representatives of the League will deliver addrésses. 'Thi§ promxses to be one of ‘the best attended picnics in all ‘the eastern part of ‘the state. Th'n? plaee is*dt the Km’zdso_n farm st lmles ‘east and_ two ‘miles or one ‘mile north church. 25 Ind:ans, Imhan fighters, and farmers will join in' the picnic and flag ralsmg to be held at 'old Fort Rice in Morton “ county, June 24, when Nonpartisan Lea- | gue speskers and candidates will address! an aud.lence made up of patriotic and h of Thompson, of ! ‘the ’ ‘East "Walle »pxoneer society 'members. The local committee has done its utmost to make - flus an attractive affair ‘for people both ~ east and west of the river, and the Non- partisan League headquarters has d its utmost to'furnish épeakers who . (Continued on page twenty). Mr., Manahan ~ A 2 NP O TR I L 1= B ceee s R S