The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 5, 1920, Page 10

1 News Notes From Many,.,‘Sjga_teS WISCONSIN first' state conyvention in Turner hall, Madison, June 15 and 16, It was a conventwn marked by 'determination and unity. Differences of opinion were threshed out' in ‘open debate and in the end every delegate was convinced that the strongest platform had been drawn and the best ticket mominated that have ever. been put before the voters of the state. : In Wisconsin the League is stlll in the orgamza~ tion stage: This will be its first campaign. Labor is also unorganized politically. Tt was therefore THE Nonpartisan league of W!sconsm held its felt by the delegates that an especial effort should - be made to work in harmony with the existing pro- gressive forces of the state. The ticket finally nominated contains representa- tives of the La Follette progressives, the organized farmers and the orgamzed workers. = The candi- dates are: Governor—John J, Blaine, present at*orney gen— eral, who endeared himself to the farmers when he . «e-refused’ to’ prosecute the milk producers’ officials who. were charged w1th violation of the antl-trust laws. Lieutenant Governor—George F. Commgs, farm- . er, Nonpartisan league lecturer. =* Secretary of State—Ebmer T, Hall, labor \man, mayor -of Green Bay. Attorney General—Christian- Doerfler, 3 Mll-b waukee attorney, who-has on several occaswns vol- unteered his services to- protect labor and free speech. & Treasurer — ‘Solonion Levitan, Madison banker, : who- has from the first stood ‘by the Leagus or- ganization financially in this state. The convention indors- ed James: Thompson of - La Crosse for Tnited . States senator. He was “high man on the La Fol- lette ticket in the recent presidential primary. Ed- ward Voight and Julign ° Lampert,. present con-’ gressmen, were indorsed . - in" the 'second and sixth districts, conditional up- on their acceptance of the ' League platform. In the seventh district *J. D. Beck, farmer and mem- ber of the Nonparfisan | league, ‘was indorsed fo = make the race for con- gress against John Esch, one of the authors of the Egch-Cummins - railroad - . bill.- In ‘the ‘other con- - gressional districts further conferences thh labor % will be held before indorsements are made. The platform demands the initiative, referendum and recall; freedom of speech''and the release of political prisoners; public ownership of essential monopolies and natural resources; development of ° o-operatxon in: production-and dxstnbutxon, tax re- vision, with gradual exemption’ of improvements and increased income rates; state aid to home build- ers in ecountry and city; better educational facilities; compulsory school atteridance up to 16 years; ab- * olition of injunetions in mdustnal disputes; central-: ization’ of administrative powers; state develop« ment “of waterpowet, the ‘right of workers ‘and farmers to organize; the eight-hour day in indus-" try; the ascertainment of the cost of farm produc- tion; based: on the exght-hour day, the pubhcatmn 2 of all mcome tax returns.: WASHINGTON GTON STATE Grange ' were overwhelmmgly ‘ictorious at: ROGRESSIVES of the Washington. State . the ammual convention at Aberdeen. Led b ‘the state master, William' Bouck, a vigoro x program was laid down by the progressive elemen “of the: otganization’ -and polit,ic'a C - farmers was enthusmstlcally indorsed v mendous vote of confidence in fhe" n‘fthh the League A fre-’ 1 ate:: m_aster yvas- a0 WITH THE ORGANIZED FARMER “favoring w-operatxve newspapers, praxsmg the in- dependent newspapers, such as the Nonpartisan Leader, and condemning the controlled press for its ‘biased and unfair attitude toward the. farmers’ or-: - ganizations, In the entire ‘session there was but a ' single echo of the Walla Walla outrage of two years ago, when the Grangers were driven from the city: by. hoodlums.” This occurred ‘when a soldiers’ or- . ganization “condemmed” the address of the state A resolution ‘adopted by ‘the convention master. took the soldlers to tagk for their un-American at- titude, after giving representatives an opportunity to present the reasons for their actions before the . body. The state head of the Grange came ount flat- : footedly for the entrance of the farmers into poli- tics, affiliate the Grange with the Nonpartisan league ‘and. the Triple Alliance was ruled out of order by . Master Bouck, not because he opposed such’ action, but because the Grange is a nonpolitical organ- ~ization. However, he declared. that the “Grange is in ‘politics, and in to stay, for the good of the farmer.” WASHINGTON FARMERS WAKING St UP.TO TAX SITUATION' = Figures prepared by Seattle mterests to flght the .. Nonpartisan league program in Washington have proved ‘a. boomerang These figures, purportmgéi’:' 1o give taxes in North Dakota in comparison with . those in Washmgton, reveal the fact that the farm- ing countles,;n ‘the- state are beanng the heavmst g . ‘share of the tax increases. for the’ most part a farming territory, taxes be- In Okanagon county, tween 1916 and 1919 increased 52 per cent. In the’ .same. time, taxes in Masen county, which is prin-' - cipally‘a timber district and owned by Weyerhaues- er and other interests, showed increases totaling | only 26 per cent. In 1916 Stevens and Clallom 5 counhes were paying approximately the same tax- i Three years later the former county was pay-. mg $6,000 more in ‘taxes than the latter, m splte of the rapid: rise in lumber prices. -~ : -With county» conventxons Theld or under wa y in /every county of ‘the state Washington’ League farmers are: preparmg for their state ‘convention - at Yakima bepinning July 19, Farmers are; co-: i : operdtmg with members of the Tn@le Allian : i ‘other workers" ‘and 'gan 12 " throughout the' stnte in these county “conventions, There will be s:x other labor ox. »progres:lxve bodxes '-’ Ean . progressives’ A motion on the fldor of the convention to- * electrical’ system. - isfied with this increase and has«petmoned the com-- _mission to reopen the hearmg, stating among other . reasons’ that they are £00 “poor to. nge eflic nt :service at the: present rates.. for .Tuly 10, "‘a plan of campaign: ; ated—an executive: committee: of five, a state com-~ . mittee of 50 and an advisory committee of 5,000. A - C. A. Sorensen of meoln, ‘attorney for the N. atxonal # Nonpartisan league in Nebraska, was chosen chair- ‘dianola treasurer.. _ two'men and one woman working in’ every: - in the'state, and tons of lzterature will be: distri “uted between now and 'election ‘day. Plans for ;_,.,, - finaneing the campaign: were also ‘worked: out and . 5;varrangements for a most vigorous y 7 '.campazgn ‘were made. manager in ‘Nebraska, npon his return We’ll Suck and ik v»We’Il Win IDAHO ONSIDERABLE excitement and comment has > been: caused in Idaho and Utah by ‘the fihng” ‘before the United States commissioner at . Pocatello, of a complaint charging President - 'Heber J. Grant of: the Mormon church, together: = . with other lugh officials in the church who are also. ~high officials. in the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, with prefiteering:. i " specific charges of profiteering, the penalty for each ' The complaint’ sets forth: four - of whlch should the men be convicted, is two years ;. in prison and $5,000 fine or both. Until this com- plaint wag filed, thousands of Idahoans and Utah- ‘ans were ignorant of the fact that officials of the. Mormon church controlled or partially contro!led i the Utah-Idaho Sugar company. . y Recently: the Idaho Power company. petxtloned § the public utilities commission of the state for an. . increase in electrical irrigation pumping rates of ‘60 per cent. The case dragged over several months ~and the power company ‘was finally granted an in- crease in various classes of service which amounts to an average of 30 per cent thronghont the entire The power company i8 not aat- ok ~/Ex-service men of the state are greatly pug,out R - over the fact that’ ‘the Republican delegates to.the ' ; j natxonal conventlon m ‘Chicago’ re-elected John THIS KIND OF A HARVEST IS UP TO YOU Hart as national comm ~ light ‘'when he was sum- . marily discharged from “the state . exemptlon‘ board by the authorities “at Washington when. 1t" was learned that he was = ; mstrnmenta! in. exempt- % ing’ his. tlu-ee sons from ' service in the war and " also the ‘son of Frank R. Goodlng', former gover- & “nor of Idaho and now - and for several years a * States 'senate. . Bankers of Idaho are again advising: ‘their de- positors who desire to - bership ' "dues, to haye’ 3 orgamzatxon, " “disloyal.® - it is The lateet' .-bank in American Falls; . -Idaho, of which Governor iR T DoW. Davxsxsthe presa- i dent. : 23 The state convention of the National Nonparhsan % league in Idaho has been called for July . 17 at ‘Boise, while’ eonnty conventlons have been called D h AN EBRASKA by the farmer-labor conventxon held at:Grand” ‘ THE central campaign commxttee provzded for A -perfected; its’ orgamzatlon. It also. adopted ; Three committees were cre-. man of the exetutive ‘committee, George B. W ylie: 2 of Fairbury secretary, and Edward Shugroue of. In- B 1t is proposed to ‘have at least . dcinct Frank A. Harrison; Hiram Johnsons campa:gn, eago bitterly denoxmced ‘the conduet of 't ‘delegahon in desertmg Joh'nso -""after him-a pertunctory vote gL &ec"inres - ‘teeman for Idaho. Mr. “Hart came into the lime- . .- candidate for the Umted i ' pay their League mem= - : " nothing to do w:th the : _offense of this kind was = recently practiced by a * Island May 4 met in Lincoln June 15 and. »