The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 22, 1916, Page 7

" The distant view shows how the farmers gathered under the trees of the park at Hillsboro to hear the speakers of the Nonpartisan 'League, the legislative eandidates' and Hagensen. hands in the campaign Twitchell, the politician who ‘told the farmers’ delegation -to the last legisla- ture to “Go home and slop the pigs.” “There are .only two courses for you Bowen. with an honest farmer on your right hand and an honest farmer on your left and use your vote and your influence in favor of the government of this state by the people who pay its taxes, or yeu can enter the line of ‘maréh’with one hand on the arni of Treadwell Twitchell and another on the arm of E. Y. Sar The laughter and applause left no doubt of where the farmers of Traill county will line up, Talking with President Townley and with others from League headquarters, the most substantial farmers of Traill eounty gave assurances that support for others who helped to make the picnic at that place a success, with Treadwell the League candidates was practlca.lly unanimous all over the county. GOOD WORK DONE -BY THE GANG PRESS S to take in.this campaign,”. said Mr. - “You can go down the street “How -does that - come,” President Townley .asked. one farmer. “You're right in the territory of the Herald-and the Courier-News. any effect on the voters?” “Sure they are,” -said this fa.rmer. “They’re making League supporters out of non-members faster than the organiz- ers could do it. ‘Without their help it would be hard to convince some of these’ farmers thet the “League is really a’ representative ' organization of all the farmers of the state. The Gang papers . have proved to them that it is and have shown them that this js a fight on the part of all the farmers of the state for their political rights. The Gang papers Aren’t they having . have shown them just exactly who is fighting this Nonpartisan League. They \ have found every political crook in North “ ' Dakota lined up against -the ‘League. - How can any ‘farmer with .horse sense fail to come in with us? “You het these Gang papers are hav- ing influence on the farmers. They are cementing this League together so solidly that it will never be blasted apart in this campaign, at least. .The farmers will -stick, all right. The Gang press is helping them to stick. It’s forcing them fo stick.” A farmer from a. township in south- western Traill county was" asked about conditions in his township. “Pretty good,” he said.. “What do you call ‘pretty good,”” he. was asked. “Well, they’ll just about all vote for the . League candidates,” he sald. “In The Hillsboro band furnished music and there was an address of welcome by Mayor fact I don’t know of any farmer in the “township that will not and I have talked to nearly all of them.” “We have about sixty votes and thére are 3 ‘dozen or so members of the TR j “Well, are the non-members all solid, the same.as the League.men?” he was asked. “Sure they are,” he said. “They’re all with us, just the same as if they had helped to build the organization as we . did ‘who.paid our money last year. “Some of these non-members are more -hostile to the Gang papers and the - enemies: of ‘the League than we members are. I know of a dozen or more of them that have ordered their daily papers stopped. Most of the subscriptions to these papers in our neighborhood run out this fall. There will be very few of them renewed.” Work for Your Senate Candidate ORD coming * into League head- - quarters. from all parts of . the state indicate that, outside the -Ieampalgn for governor, the old political gang is centering its principal fight on ‘League candidates for the state senate with the hope of capturing that branch of the legislature and blocking any farmers’ legislation put through by the house. 'While the opposition has not abandoned hope of defeating a- majority > of .the League candidates for the house: and is waiting for an opportunity to break down the League support and shp “inas many.members. a8 possible in ‘the lower branch, it can not be demed that the great and chief ho) f: of the politi- cians and' Big Business senate. ; “The antx-League forces have made a caréful ‘survey of the field and believe, because half the senators only are to be elected this year, there is an excellent chance to get enough of the positions open in this election to eonstimta a majority against the League, eounting the holdovers. Senators ave elected for four years in North Dakota, half the seatsmthesenafebemgopeniotfi.lhng \ the Lea.gue’s ‘candidate “for the senate. The result is a League ticket for the senate that surpasses in ability and staunch loyalty to the farmers any class “of men ever nominated before.for these places.” Every one is ‘a farmer and -member of the League. All have an interest in the state through the owner- _ship of farms that makes their desires one “with the best interests of all the people. If there is to be a senator: elected in- 'your district ‘this year scan over the hst LEGISLATIVE CANDIDA’I""“' FOR SENATOR Nam arty Walter Welt‘ord Chnst Levang ; }s#aégaas' Many of them - are ptom.ment Equity men. P Democrat Republican Republican Republican Démoecrat Democrat - . Republcan’ ‘.. Republican - Republican Republican Republican: Republican’ of ‘the League’s senatonal timber in the accompanying list. and find who is run- ning on the League ticket in your dis- ‘trict. When youfind him in the list you will have put your thumb on a name known throughout your locality and one _that stands and always has stood for the people of your district. He is a farmer and a leader among you—a neighbor in whom you have confidence. You have probably honored him before. Maybe he is your school director, maybe he has served you: in the legislature before or haa been given other local office by you ffice ‘enator .enator “enator Senator _Senator Senator Senator " Senator Senator Senator “Senator Senator Senator "’Senator Senator - Senator " Senator -Senator - - Senator” Senator Address Pembina Adams Shawnee Grand Forks ‘Page Cogswell Valley City .~ ‘ Petersburg Rolette Starkweather Jamestown Oakes Menoken 4 Snrre'y : McCluaky ' B’Hofl'hnd best interests. of the farmers and all the You ]mow he has stood for clean govern- ment, is progressive and a farmer and friend to the bone. Are you going to let the gang slip over one of its candidates _in place of your own candidate? In every district the politicians have trotted out men to oppose the League candidates for the senate. In nearly every case they have put up men who’ have served. in the legislature before. Men turned down by the League district - conventions have in some instances been persuaded to run against the League’s choice. candidate has. served, in the legislaturé before it“is important that you look tp . The reason he was ‘not in- ° . dorsed by the League district convention his record. is more than likely because he betrayed the farmers’ interests in the legislature. These district _conventions ‘were exagt- ing and careful. . They demand that the League’s candidates for the senate should be tried and true, above suspicion of ever having betrayed the farmers, = ' Look over the list of the League can- didates for the senate printed herewith. Find the ca.ndxdate in your district, if there is ome. - Look him up.. Prove to A= your own satisfaction that he is worthy :—the most worthy—in the race and then be sure, reprdless of friendships--or | . enmities; to 'stick’to the League candi~ = date, There can be no doubt about him : < and it is-of the utmost importance that “-the farmers get a majority in the upper. house of the'legislature—a majority: : \ legislative " pr you have indorsed and for League is fighting.‘ If the opponent of the League‘f TR e g