The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 14, 1916, Page 17

s'eeking information: within its %71 QUESTIONS FROM MQNTANA - Editor Nonpartisan Leader:- . ' ; !, I.received two copies of your live pa £ ‘per. Last year at Grain Growers’ con- gwention ‘at “St. Paul I marveled at’the ‘enthusiasm of the North Dakota delega- < Jion. I now understand the significance Y %of - the famous :live goat so se- "dately bearing aloft & prophecy of what N. D. farmers were planning. e d . !” Montana will siever get what is her _ ‘due until' we diplicate your movement: M5 & new subscriber I would like for sbu’ . 4o briefly outline ing candidates. Ry ;- For all I can’see in your recent isshés Jhere is no Democratic party in N D. 3Yet you say you are supporting gll your method of select- “brand of politicians. It seems- that 'you- -captured the Republican ‘ticket, head, ~body “and ‘tail. Does ' the democratic “icket ‘represents the: so-called -“good ‘government " league” ? i i Or do' you agree to focus on the- dom- inant party? I would rather ' “ be thought & fool than. to be one; hence my " * questions. R = Y A. G. DILLMAN. - - .Conrad, Mon., August 19, 1916. = ~ THE LEAGUE'S METHODS ; ~ Answer: The members of the League met in their voting precincts and each precinct meeting named a delegate to ability to gi the questions on theé legislative record of candidates. questions of any of its readers Itis especially glad to answer give. These district conventions indorsed can- didates for each legislative vacancy and elected a délegate to the state conven- ‘tion, which indorsed’a complete ticket of ‘state officers.” R .. Party considerations were not thought .of in choosing candidateés. In many dis- tricts . Republicans “indorsed Democrats ‘and . Democrats " "indorsed Republicans. :One_ Democrat, - (Mr. -'Casey, candidate for state treasurer) was 'indorsed on the _State ticket. The rest of the candidates Aor ‘state 'office barring. those running ‘on’ “nonpartisan” School* “and ju “dicial ballots, were Republicans. It was “necessary, under the state law, that Re- « publicans should ‘be. nominated by the ) Zvotes of Republicans in' the Republican 7 primaries and Democrats in the Demo- cratic primaries, which ‘was- done. . Interest naturally centered on the Re- - publicanticket, because that is normally -the dominant ‘party: and “most of the League nominations were on that ticket. The’ Democratic party does not repres- -ent the Good Government' League. This -so-calléd-League is a secret organization ‘ofia few men formed to’ fight the Non- - partisan League by any means at its ‘command, There are'a large number of " Democrats in the Nonpartisan League. Republicans: and Democrats alike will disregard party lines to support the en- tire League ticket, while following their - individual preference in county and na- - tional affairs, in which the League takes ho part. R Putting a Premium on Justice the: - legislative = district conventions. : (Continued from page 11) the first opportunity, for umtil it is North Dakota is an attractive field for the tax sale bidder. and manipulator. He has everything to gain and nothing 1o 10se. If the fraud is discovered and: slitigated the tax sale manipulator gets ‘his money back; if the fraud is not dis- covered the manipulator reaps the full fruits -of his fraud—his ' “investment,” - #if you please./ This makes it-a sort of heads I win, tails you lose game, and Wwhen we bear in mind that not one case ~"in-a thousand is litigated this new field Brief Summary (Continued from page 8) " dives off - shore of pond ‘and catches ! fish nearby. She -caught 11 in one : hour for litter of eight kittens. . . - -Sept. 5—English and German officers on ; battlefield fight duel with cane and bayonet, Teuton being kxlled and IN NOBRTH DAKOTA" CARRY. - WHY DON'T. YOU? The ressons for their tdd’::r_lmnp: ns - for, CARR of “investment”. looks attractive. - When 'a court of -equity, either expressly . or = by implication labels money expended in furtherance of an attempted fraud an “investment,” it then finds itself in a position of ‘being compelled to go a step further, in order to consistently support the investment theory, and permit the author of the attempted fraud to apply the maxims of equity so they shall serve as a shield for himself and-'a sword against “the object of his unlawful aggression,” as the Mis- souri court so aptly terms it. of News Events - Englishman wounded _ cane. Sept. 6—Dr. Wiley, former pure food expert, who supported Wilson in 1912, turns against him, and campaigns for Hughes. : ; Sept. ' 7—William Milasus, farmer of South Dakota, has eye put out in fight with a mudhen. - £ Sept. 7—Indians near Deadwood, S. D., " “become-drunk on “peyota” bean bever- age, being ‘unable to- secure manufac- tured booze, -« : by German’s _ TWENTY-SEVEN FROM ‘A FRIEND " 'From an énthusiastic supporter of the ° ‘Nonpartisan: League and its work has ome & letter with checks totaling $81 for 27 subscriptions to the Dakota Daily - Leader. The man is a federal employe - .and requests that his name be withheld, is is the best I could do at present:: east, Hoping the plan may be reali ju- - ppointed over the crop too. So' Pl(;w Boy Tractor Burns kerosefie——four cylinder motor, O §‘\")‘ ,Fully guaranten?d and delivers its full fi." PG LS f AW rated 10 h. p. in draw bar and 20 h. L p. in belt. Price $775.00 f. o. b ‘ z ‘Waterloo, Iowa. Write for dealers’ contract. - PALDA-MORSE MOTORS, Inc. Distributor. MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA ¥ ~a e Az E T J. R. Kirk Commission Co. Inc. # SOUTH ST. PA MINN. 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