The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 19, 1920, Page 4

North Dakota S Trlumphant Vict Ty Frazier Renominated for Third Term, Ladd as Senator, With Leglslature e;ld " Industrial Commission Retained for the People—T raitors Ehmmated ORTH DAKOTA’S overwhelmmg vote for the Nonpartisan league: ticket in the most desperately fought campaxgn ever conducted in the six years’ history of the organization in that state as- sures the farmers and workers of ful- - fillment of their program of industrial democracy and true justice, for which they have fought a quar- ter of a century. Outstanding features of the sweeping victory are: Nomination of Governor Lynn J. sz:er for . a third term. Assurance of complete control of the indus- trial . commission, which will supervise and operate the new state industries, by the true: friends of the farmers and workers.: Unanimous approval of the League program - by the entire electorate of the state. Elimination of the traitors, Langer and Ko- sitzky, from the state government. ; Extermination of . the . ‘Democratic party, the punishment brought on by its ‘'own members who listened to the swan song of the opposition and were enticed. into the Republican primaries to vote against the League. The party failed to poll the required number of votes to continue on the ballot. ; "By placing Langer in the field against Frazier, the opposition virtually admitted that the League ticket could not be de- feated on. its merits and on the merits of its program. So-the traitor Langer, the bogus Leaguer, the man who pretended to be a firm believer in the League program but against the “details” as laid down in the laws passed by the state legislature; . was- put into the race in the hope that he could, by silver-tongue oratory, sway enough League sympathizers and believers in the League program away from Frazier. to bring Langer victory. Had Langer beaten Frazier, the anti- League peliticians would have supported the Democratic candidate in the fall, had the Democrats been able to retain their place on the ballot. The Democratic can- didate was mamed by the League opposi~ tion and is an out-and-out opponent of the . were running close. Pendray’s nomination.. Miss Ruth Johnson, League . ment. of agnculture and labor, all fnends of the farmers’ program. .. The: repudxatxon of Carl Kositzky, state audltor, for his betrayal of the farmers, and the nomination of D. C. Poindexter, Leaguer, is a distinct victory in itself for the movement. Whether or not Tom' Hall, the traitor secretary of state, has been elimi- nate'd' is uncertain 'as 'this is written, although T.eague headquarters in Fargo expressed confidence that Hall’s opponent, Senator J. I. Cahill, Leaguer, --would be ahead when official returns are compiled. The race is close. The result in the second congressional district also was undetermined as this was written. Con- gressman_ Young and Thomas Pendray, Leaguer, League headquarters claims - candidate, is nominated for state supenntendent of public mstructxon, and Seth R)chardson is nommat- THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION - champion in that body to re- -/ ~the upper branch of congress. League program.. He had no contest in tha Democratic primaries: ‘BOTH CANDIDATES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM - Thus, with F'razxer, the genuine, and Langer, the bogus Leaguer, both standing for the program, the vote virtually was a ‘ _unanimous approval of the “New Day” : plans: Of course enemies of the League program voted for Langer, but the fact stands out that indorsement of Langer is an admission that the enemies of the pro- gram are in the helpless minority. This was the first time the opposxtton has attempted to kill the League by “bor- ing from within,” and the decisive repu- : -diation of such tactics by the voters prob- ably will make it the last attempt. North Dakota now has a 100 per cent loyal - industrial commission in the offing, the body which will supervise the construction and ~operation of the new mill and elevator at Grand Forks, and the operation of the Bank of North Dakota, the home builders’ law and “the remainder of the League program au- thorized by ihe last farmers’ Ieglslatures._ x John 'N. Hagan, renominated as commis- sioner of agriculture and la%r, is shown at the left; Lynn J. Frazier, nominated for his third term' by the ‘organized farmers, is at ‘the right. Below is William Lemke, whose ‘battle for the farmers through courts all over the United States has brought him a ‘ reward in.the form of nomination for ator: If elected, these three. will comprise the mew industrial commission. ney. general. . James H. ; Binclah". Langer, as one of the three members of the state industrial commission, which is charged with the supervision and opera- tion- of the new flour mill, terminal: elevator, Bank T .- ~of North Dakota and other new. 2 ; industries of the state, was a tending to be for the program, ‘but against the “detafls," his was a hindrance. eral assures: the elimination of ~all opposition on the-industrial ¢ commission the first of the commg year, The new commis- League congressman, - tenomuuted. : s members. stumbling block. thle pre--- presence on 'the commission His defeat | -~ for the nomination for gover- nor and the nomination of Wil- liam Lemké, Leaguer, to suc- ceed ' Langer 'as attorney gen sion: will be. composed of Lem-. ke, Governor Frazier and Com-. . missioner Hagan of the depart- ; Governor: Frazier, Mr. Hagan and the traitor Langer are the present Langer has been ehmmated by the voters. ed by the League to oppose Snpreme Court.. Justxce' £ Congressman = Baer, Christiansen, ' anti-Leaguer. - Leaguer, whose district includes the hostile cities of ‘Grand Forks and Fargo, was defeated by a small ' majority by a Jerry Bacon protege, O. B. Burtness. All “other state officers. are nominated by the League by decisive ma:;ontxes. The nomination of Doctor E.. F Ladd head of < the state agricultural scheol and long a: champxon of farmers’ rights, to succeed Senator Gronna is one ' of the biggest features of -the ‘League victory. Groma conducted a bitter campaign, but was de-" ' feated by approximately 10,000 votes, accordmg to! ,pamal unofficial returns. ; “The nomination of Doctor Ladd, which cames an assurance of electxon, will give the League its first the farmers have had no real ply to these attacks and to fight for their legislation in The North Dakota' legisla- ture again will 'be in the . hands of ' the ‘people, the nominations: being decisive for League candidates in practically all counties. For - the first time, legislative can- = ° didates are ‘on the ballot in ' North Dakot;; without party designation, as in Minnesota. D. &al’dndum-. u&L . Previously candidates ran on nmuu“w as party tickets.” Early tabula- tions assured the League ma- jorities in both house and senate. Howard R. Wood, Leaguer, was renominated for heutenant, " governor by a big majonty, R. H. Walker, Leaguer, is: nominated for treasurer, and Frank Milhollan, C. F; Dupms and-C. W. McDonnell, Leaguers, for railroad commis- sioners. S . Olsness, Leaguer, has been renominated for commissioner of msnt- ance; also by a blg majonty : REPUBLICAN NOW ONLY N. D. POLITICAL PARTY - state ndihr. 8 _tion campalgn, destroyed - the Democratic . party in this election. There 'was no oppo- sion to the candidacy of J. F. T 0'Connor, anti-Leaguer, on the Democratic ballot, and - ballot. The result was that the Democrat- e pa;ty failed to. poll the mecessary 25 per cent of its last general election vote, - which was 36,733. Instead of polling the ‘cratic party: in existence,; ’Connor receiv- _ ed probably 2,600 or thereabouts. 'Thus, :+ it will be necessary for O’Connor or some . other anti-League candidate to file by peti- . tion as an mdependent, if the opposition is to make any campaign against Fragzier in the general election: ' All other Democratic ' nominges must do lxkewxse, as they can not “run as Democrats. There is ‘only one party publican %arty. 1918 “(primary) .........;.........,54,362 : 1918 (general electlon) e This shows how the League in North Dakota has constantly added toits total North Dakota ‘at the recént primary, as . shown above, wlth the exception’ of the general election in 1916. In that year. after the League victory in the primaries, the regular Repubhcans ‘accepted- Frazier as the Republxcan nominee and made no _ fight on him in the fall election, whxch ac- counted for the big League majority in the 1916 electmn ‘Sinee then, however, the oppomtlon, 51,278. ity is expected to exceed 7,000 votes.. . With about one~thxrd ‘of ‘the vote counted, Docbor" ‘Ladd’s nomination was certain. . He was leading . by more than 2,000 yotes, and itis estxmated that the later returns, which are from. ‘strong League terri~ ' tory, will put his: ma;onty ‘about 10,000 over Gronna. Governor Erazier, in his. after-election statement,.( 5 _ declared the vote was mot i _ representative in the United States senate. Here- . tofore enemies of the League have been able to at- “tack 1t unchallenged in the Umted States senate, ‘and ¢ much as' it was a demand of League program. B y: The L V. A which dxrected the opposx-, so the L-V. A, urged antx-League Demo-- crats to yote for Langer on the Republican necessary 9,184 votes to keep the Demo-: in North Dakota now and that is the Re-’v ‘The following table shows the increase in the League total vote: =~ i “vote in North Dakota. ~The League castits biggest total vote in its’ expenence in. ‘after Frazier captures the Repubhcan, pnmanes, : ¢ goes 40 the Democratic candidate in the fall. : ' The unofficial returns from 1,918 out of 2,064 pre— cincts in the state give. Frazler 56,481 and’ Langer: Vutually all ‘of .the Iema.ming 146 pre-. - cinets are in pure League territory, where Frazier ‘will show an overwhelming lead, His total ma]ox-, b L8