The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 11, 1917, Page 2

-] e —— e ot . HE newspapers have been discussing the possibility of the 24 hold-over senators at Bismarck standing' out against the farm- ers’ program and defeating or delaying the execution of the will of the people as expressed at the primaries and election. The rumor is persistent that enough of these hold-overs will at least block the procedure for a specedy amendment of the North Dakota state con- stitution, which of eourse must he amended if some of the most in- dispensible parts of the farmers’ legislation are to be carried out. The vote of the people November 7 was a mandate to amend the constitution to permit lhe/Nonpartisnn league program being carried out in its entirety, as everyone knows, but opposition newspapers say that the hold-overs will be suecessful in blocking this, or insisting on an amendment procedure that will delay, if not ultimately defeat, the farmers’ program. But this has not been proved. There has therefore heen a demand among the Leaders’ readers to kinow who these hold-overs are and what their districts favor, and the Leader herewith gives a list of them as a matter of news, together with information coneerning their constituencies and how the latter stand on the farmers’ program: THESE SENATORS IN NO DOUBT HOW THEIR DISTRICTS STAND Senator P. J. Murphy of Grafton, district No. 4, part of Walsh county. This is normally a Republican district and Murphy is a Republican. Sentiment for the League and its program was so strong, however, that Senator Murphy’s dis- trict last November 7 elected a Democrat who had the League indorsement to the Jower house in preference to a Republican who did not have it. C. I Christen- son, League candidate for the house, was elected by a vote of 862 to 750, though he was a Democrat. Senator John E. Paulson of Hillsbore, district No, 8, Traill county. This is one of the districts of the state that is overwhelming for the farmers’ pro- gram. At the primaries it nominated three farmers on the Republican ticket who had the League indorsement, by a vote of nearly two to one, in preference to well-known former members of the legislature who did not have the farmers’ indorsement. At the election it elected the candidates supporting the Nonpartis san League program by a vote of five to one. Senator Charles O. Heckle of Lisbon, district No. 14, Ransom county. This district is so strongly in favor of the farmers’ enure program as expressed by the League that it nominated at the primaries on thé Republican ticket two men for the lower house who ran on that program by a vote of three to one. At the election these League candidates got practically all the votes in the district. Senator J. A. Englund of Kenmare; district No. 2, part of Ward county. This district is strongly in favor of the League program. The farmers’ candidate for the lower house was defeated November 7, but he was a Socialist. The dis- trict, however, went strongly for all other farmers’ candidates supporting the League program, both at the primaries and election. Senator Charles Eflingson of Sharon, district No. 16, Steele and Griggs counties. Senator Ellingson's district is one of the best in the state from a stand- point of support for the farmers’ program. -At the primaries it nominated two League program supporters out of three to be nominated by & vote of nearly feur to one, and at the election it went practically unanimously for these two League men and for the entire League state ticket, especially supreme court judges nominated by the farmers. HOLD-OVER SENATORS COME FROM STRONG LEAGUE DISTRICTS Senator Henry McLean, district No. 18, Cavalier county. This is a banner farmers’ program district. Senator McLean's constituency nominated the three men at the primaries who supported the farmers’ program by a big majority and elected them November 7 by a vote of two to one. Senator Nick N. Nelson of Emerado, district No. 6, part of Grand Forks county. The League had no candidates for the legislature in this district at the election, but the district went strong for the League state officers running on the farmers’ program. Senator A. K. Kirkeide of Churches Ferry, district No. 20, Benson county. Senator Kirkeide represents voters who were over two to one for the League program in the primaries, ‘as shown by their nomination of farmers’ candidates for the lower house over those not indorsed by the League. At the election the district went over four to one for the legislative candidates who supported the farmers’ entire program, thus showing their desire to have that program put into law. Senator A. S. Gibbons of Towner, district No. 22, Towner county. Senator M S . e S O ———————— % [ About Hie Hold-over Senators SO ANXIOUS FOR FARMERS’ MEN THAT THEY EVEN USED STICKERS Senator Edward M. Nelson of Fairmount, district No. 12, part of .Richland county. This district is strongly for the League program as shown by 1t_s send- ing a man supporting the farmers’ program to the lower house and by its vote 1or state officers running on the farmers’ program. Senator W. E. Martin of Mandan, district No. 30, part of Morton county. Senator Martin will not have to go very far to find the sentiment of the people who put him in the senate. His district nominated three men for the Iqwer h'ouse who supported the farmers’ program without opposition on the Republ.lca.n ticket and elected them by practically a unanimous vote November 7, showing a.lmqst a unanimous sentiment for the carrying out of the farmers’ program in -its entirety. . Senator T. N. Putnam of Carrington, district No. 82, Eddy and Foster counties. This is one of the least doubtful districts in the state on the s:ore of the League program. A landslide nominated the candidates who backed the farmers’ program, one of them even being nominated by stickers, and they were elected by majorities that leave no doubt. The district is three or four to one for carrying out the Le'xgue program. SOME HO!.D-OVER DISTRICTS GAVE LEAGUE UNANIMOUS VOTE . Senator . H. Hamilton of Eckman, district No. 34, part of McHenry county, Senator Hamilton's constituency is so strong for carrying ot_xt the farmers’ pro- gram that it picked for its one representative in the lower house a man who supported that program, defeating candidates who did not have the farmers’ in- dorsement. The vote was three and four to one for the League program in the primaries and election. Senator P. T. Kretschmn.r of Ventura, district No. 36, McIntosh and Logan counties. The strong sentiment for the farmer’s program in this district is shown by its election of a League candidate to the lower house and its vote on state candidates running on the League’'s indorsement. Senator Martin Thoreson of Fingal, district No. 38, part of Barnes county. Senator Thoreson will hardly be in doubt about how his district stands, as it elected for it’s one representative in the lower house a man running on the League platform. It both nominated and elected this representative without op- position, showing an actual unanimous sentiment for the enactment of the League program. Senator Oscar Lindstrom of Noonan, district No. 40, Burke and Divide counties. This district is so strongly for the League program that it elected two out of three representatives pledged to carry out that program, neminating and electing them by an overwhelming vote, and giving a Socialist candidate indorsed by the farmers almost enough for electiom, though the normal Socialist vote in the district is small PEOPLE DEFEATED CANDIDATES NOT IN ACCORD WITH PROGRAM Senator F. T. Gronvold of Rxgby district No. 42, Pieree county. Senator Granvold’s constituents are so strong for the League program that they did not even put up candidates at the Republican primaries to oppose the men for the legislature that favored the farmers’ cause. The voters elected men pledged to carry out the 'League pm‘ram by a twe to one vote at the election. Senator E. H. Sikes of Stanley, district No. 44, Mountirail county. “The voters who sent Senator Sikes to the senate are almost a unit for the farmers’ program. They sent all League men to the lowes house by overwhelming majorities because they were for the League program. Senator C. W. McGrey of Underwood, district No. 46, McLean county. This district is as certainly as any im the state almost ungnimously in favor of the farmers’ program as expressed by the Nonpa.rhsan League. It nominated and elected three men pledged to carry out that program by record-breaking majori- ties. Senator McGrey does not have to go-far to find the sentiment in his dis- trict. z : Senator John Young, district No. 48, Mercer, Oliver and Dunn cointies Senator Young's constituents are two fo one for the farmers’ program, electing hands down men to the lower house who backed that program and who ran in the primaries and election against wen-known polmcians who did not support the League program. A BUSINESS-LIKE ADMINISTRATION (Editorial in the Parshall (N. D.) Leader)® Coincident with Governor-elect Frazier’s statement that his administration would be solely a business administration is the statement of Justice-elect Robinson that the incoming state su- preme court is to put in eight hours a day and keep the work up to the minute all the time. He says the new court will insist on its clerk reporting at eight o’clock in the morning, see to it that the court justices themselves report for duty by nine o’clock and { Gibbons-is a Republicah and his district is normally Republican but the voters . . q 7 ti he represents are so anxious to see the farmers’ program enacted that they elect- have the daily rout:lne of w'ork mappe.;d out for them. District - ed by a two to one vote th?e Demo;c_rg.ts to the legislature Nov%r{xber T becaustg judges and county judges will be required to render monthly re- K }i?gynf}f‘j 9 /uecofpai tisnl Leakus Indopsement sna thelr Revnblican; oppasen ports of all cases decided by them, and how decided or remaining A - without decision. i NOT FAR TO LOOK TO SEE =5 ke e e y HOW PEOPLE AT HOME FEEL € New supreme court w. P whole law machinery 5 Senator C. H. Porter of La Moure, district No. 24, La Moure county. Sena- Elg:l’llg. with neatness and despatch, if e gather Ju.stlce Robin- © tor Porter was sent to. the legislature by voters who are practically unanimously son’s intgnt eorrectly. The people of this state builded better & { for the carrying out of the farmers’ program in its entirety. The voters of this onparti : & district at the primaries nominated all Nonpartisan League candidates on the than they thought when the Nonp san League ticket was Republican ticket by a vote of three to one. At the election they put candidates pledged to the farmers’ program into the house by a vote $f nearly four to one. Senator H. J. Rowe of Casselton, district No. 10, part of Cass county. The sentiment of Senator Rowe's district for the League program was expressed strongly on nomination and election of the League candidates for state offices, but the League had na candidates in this district for the lower house. Senator H. W. Allen of Braddock, district No. 26, Emmons and Kidder counties. The district that Senator Allen represents is over two to one for the farmers’ program. It nominated all League candidates supporting that program at the primaries by immense majorities -and elected them by a landsilde in chosen at the primary and later at the general election. If, along with the executive and new supreme court, the other officers show like symptoms of rectitude in the performance of their duties it surely looks as if the state’s political millenium had arrived. And to think that the farmers with their little votes brought it about— - those wild-eyed, impractical, know-nothing farmers! _ e ——————— 5 cruaiere ST AR > e THE DEMOCRACY OF FRAZIER i November. singled out from the great mass of the i Senator L. P. Sandstrom of Bottineau, district No. 28, Bottineau county. According to press reports Governor- Citizens of the state, and invited to ; i This is one of the strongest if n;)t t(l;ebstr&ng;?t disht':ct in Lthe statesin itts susppo(;'t elect Lynn J. Frazier will have no in- take g):;‘rt in a tunct.lon which savors of : 1 of the farmers’ program as outline y the Nonpartisan League. enator Sand- aristocracy. ‘ strom will have no doubts as to how those who sent him to the legislature feel iuigr?}:ebzo{]n:etniigsn;:‘rgx{e tg;g;’;;t Abolishing the inaugural ball may be 3 | The men supporting the farmers’ program were elected to the lower house by a Trt,xis S ore SThe P Tl s of trifling importance, but it may be 1 landslide, defeating well-known old-time political war-horses at the primaries x 2 & taken as earnest of what the new state : 'a:,lr?d carr’ying the lglection overwhelmingly. The voters of Senator Sandstrom’s that ‘the :wind i!s blg)m&g i;‘j th:l rlgl;; administration intends to do in the 1; district, though normally Republican, even went over into the Democratic column S:Eeecg::;o;:.?; Vs e re? on direction of eliminating frills, and get~ . % ting down to solid ‘business in the in- terests of the common people.—BOW- MAN (N. D) CITIZEN ick f eague endorsement and to be for the farmers’ 2 H Lo p,l ?1\ menglknownito Naye the Fa8 There is no sane reason why a cer- ! prostam. . tain number of people should be TWO S,