The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 9, 1920, Page 13

wtea AN 2 R e i NEBRASKA J. BRYAN, in his vecent speeck before the state constitutional convention, declared unequivocally in favor of state ownership: of industries as an effec- t1ve means of preventing monopoly and extortion. The first test of strength between the conservative and progressive ele- ments in the constitutional convention came on a proposal by Cmaha labor delegates to have the new constitution provide for trial by jury in cases of contempt of court. The vote was.66 to 28 against trial by jury. The Nonparti- san league members voted with the - labor delegates. Jesse R. Johnson, state manager of the ' League, accompanied by three representatives from. the railroad brotherhoods, has gone to Washing- ton to protest against the passage of the Cummins railroad bill and to urge government operation of the roads for two years more. Precinect meetmgs were held Friday, January 23, in all League precincts and delegates elected to the county conventions to be held February 12, Lincoln’s birthday. The state conven- tion will be held February 26 and will be foliowed by a League massmeeting in the Lincoln municipal Auditorium on February 27. A second county con- vention for indorsement of legislative and county ' candidates will be" held March 5. NORTH DAKOTA The January report of the Bank of North Dakota shows that in five and one-half months of operation its earn- ings have been sufficient to set aside a surplus fund of $40,000, repay legis- lative appropriations of $28,954, and still provide an undivided surplus ac- count of $5,622 and a net profit of $6,311. In the past month it has loan- ed more than $1,000,000, most of it to farmers. The two anti-League Republican factions in North Dakota, one headed by Judge N. C. Young, corporation at- torney, and the other by Alex McKen- zie, former political boss, have fallen out in a fight to name delegates to the- Republican national convention. They have called rival state conventions and probably will send contesting delega- tions to Chicago. With no official encouragement from any source the Frazier-for-President moveément is making big headway. Leaguers are unanimously for Gov- ernor Frazier, but some believe it is more important that he should remain as governor of North Dakota than that he should be a candidate for pres- ident at thxs time. MINNESOTA Returns from the precinct meetings January 23 show that a majority of the 60,006 members of the Nonparti- san leagun attended in spite of sub- zero weather and heavy snow which made rozds almost impassable. Hun- dreds of precinets reported the enroll- ment of m.ew members. In many pre- cincts oia riembers of the League paid an additional $2 to make their mem- be;shlp fee r-olleqpond with the $18 now in effect. Congressman Franklin F. Ellsworth, who is seeking the Republican nomi- mnation for governor, came out with a statement last week declaring that he : would refuse to be eliminated at any convention of the politicians and that he would welcome Nonpartisan league indorsement. Ellsworth has taken the News From the League States same position in respect to an elimina- -tion convention as was taken a few weeks ago by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Frankson, who also wants to be governor of Minnesota. Sheriff Gowan, who participated in the suppression of free speech and de- portation of former Congressman Lundeen from Ortonville last Novem- ber, has been whitewashed by Gover- nor Burnquist. : COLORADO John Morris, member of the state executive board of the Nonpartisan league in Colorado, was re-elected by the unanimous vote of the state con- vention to the position of master of the state Grange. The Farmers’ union convention was. "held in' Denver ‘January 20-24. At that time J. M. Collins was re-elected unammously as president. - Mr. Col- lins is' chairman of the Nonpartisan Teague board in Colorado. Hundreds of delegates from .the va- rious farm organizations, including the sugar beet organizations, were callers at League headquarters during the past week. They are all boosting. SOUTH DAKOTA In Davison county the auditor a few days ago turned the tax list over to the county treasurer. It shows an increase in taxes over last year of $171,186.92 for the county. In some of the funds the increase has been more than 70 per cent. The taxes in Brown county were raised $271,378.42 over last year. The road tax in this county will be double, or an increase of 100 per cent. The Nonpartisan league is not in power in this state nor in any of these coun- ties, but the increase in taxes seems to keep pace with the League state of North Dakota. In North Dakota the people are getting something for the money they spend for taxes. The Leader is in receipt of a letter from Peter Moe of New Effington, S. D., giving the amount of his taxes for the past 10 years, as follows: 1909, $31.61; 1910, $32.38; 1911, $39.58; 1912, $49.64; 1913, $71.10; 1914, $43.92; 1915, $49.83; 1916, $60.81; 1917, $81.81; 1918, $94.33. Mr. Moe will probably have to pay at least $150 for 1919. These figures are for the same piece of land with about the same amount of improvements. In North Dakota the improvements are now exempt. E. E. 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