The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 1, 1920, Page 6

We'll Stick; We’ll Win Minnesota Anti-League Counties Preparing to ‘Swing Into League Column e OCTOR HENRIK SHIPSTEAD and 2| other League candidates for state and congressional office are closing a whirlwind campaign. tier of connties, which always have re- turnea anti-League majorities, enor- mous crowds greeted the League candidates on their recent tour. Tom Sullivan, fighting candidate for attorney general, Is ex- posing paeker manipula- tion of the stockyards and the thefts practiced against livestock produc- ers and is gaining votes . everywhere. In the sgventh congres- sional district Rev. O. J. Kvale, winner in the pri- maries but disqualified by a judge who had a grudge against the League, has an over- whelming public senti- ment behind him. Anti- League interests admit his election, and that of Congressman O. E. Kel- ler in the fourth district is assured. League cam- paign. headquarters feel sure that at least two other congressmen will be . elected if the full League vote is cast No- - vember 2. ‘While the League has indorsed no candidate for secretary of state Miss Lily J. Anderson has filed as the candidate of-the Farmer-Eabor party and will ‘get most of the - League vote.™ Miss An- derson was originally in- dorsed for state office by the League before. the’ primaries, but could not file because of the delay in : ratifying the woman suffrage amendment, Anti-League interests are spending money like water in an effort to beat the candidates of the or- - ganized farmers. They admit that their case is much more desperate than in the primaries of last June, when they beat Shipstead by only 8,000 and Sullivan by less than 2 ,000. The candidates for state and congressional office and their party designations on the ballot follow:: - STATE OFFICES Governor—Henrik Shipstead, Independent. Lieutenant Governor—George H. Mallon, In- dependent. Attorney General—Thomas V. Sullivan, In- dependent. Justice of the Supreme Court—George L. Siegel (without party designation). CONGRESSIONAL Representative, First District—Julius Relter, Farmer-Labor. Representative, Fuller, Independent. Representative, Third District—R. A. Pomadt, Independent. Representative, Fourth District—O. E. Keller, Republican.- - Representative, Fifth District—Lynn Thomp- son, Farmer-Labor. Representative, Sixth District—Charles A. Lindbergh, Independent. Representative, Seventh District— 0. J. Kvale, Independent. Representative, Eighth District—W. L. Carss, Democratic. Representative, Nmth Dlstrlct—N. E. Thor- modson, Independent. Representative, Tenth Dlstncb—J. G, Soltls, Farmer-Labor.. The Nonpartisan league and: orgamzed labor have candidates for the lower house of the legislature in Second District —H, A, In the southern’ Doctor Henrik Shipstead, League candidate for governor of Minnesota. ' two leagues have indors- “ the state, SRR, 1 TS T S SRS R R i S SR LAST MINUTE CAMPAIGN NEWS 78 of the 86 counties of the state. There are no state senators to be elected this year. - ; Montana Hired Lecturer Attacks Morality of North Dakota Women Following their sweeping victory at the pri- maries, where they »ominated every state and con- gressional eandidate on the Democratic ticket, Leaguers and labor forces have been busily campaigning for the fall election. The opposition to the League’ has imported a woman lecturer who is charging that the Non- partisan league has es- tablished “free love” and “nationalization of wom- en” in North Dakota. Her statements are so directly opposite to the truth that they are help- ing the League ticket more than they are hurt- . ing it. There is no chance to become confused as to the ticket in Montana, as all League candidates list. Women are well ac- quainted with suffrage and are campaigning as actively as the men. Many of the standpat Democrats are deserting the League nominees, but if the farmers cast a full vote November 2 there can be no doubt as to vic- . tory. - Following are the can- didates for state and con- gressional offices, all on .- the Democratic ticket: T STATE OFFICES - Governor—Burton K. Wheeler. Lieutenant Governor—R. C. Arnold. Secretary of State—R. A. Haste. Attorney General—Louis S. Irvin, - State Treasurer—Ella D. Lord. State Auditor — Ole Sanvik. Railway Commis- sioner — John P. Meadors: ‘ Superintendent of Public Instruction— " Margaret A. Hannah. Supreme Court — Harlow Pease, - W. W. Palmer and John A. Mathews. CONGRESSIONAL Representative, Eastern® District — Max McCusker. Representative, Western = District — Bruce M. Watson. The Nonpartisan league and the Montana Labor league have in- dorsed 22 candidates for the state senate, five in city districts and 17 in 'country districts. The ed 71 candidates for the - lower-house in the legis- lature, 28 from city dis- tricts and 43 from coun- try districts. : The Nonpartisan league also has candi- dates for county office in 41 of the 53 countxes of PAGE SIX are on the Democratic’ Arthfir G. Wray, League candidate for governor - of Nebraska, Be Sure That Your Wife Votes ‘Nebraska Townley Draws Record Crowds—Leaguers All on Their Toes OT for many years has Nebraska séen a more enthusiastic' and ‘intensive. po- litical campaign than that waged by the ' Nonpartisan league and labor candidates for -state offices, congress and legislature. Six weeks before election Republican and Democratic politicians laughed at the Independent candidates. Three weeks later they were confidentially admitting they were badly worried. Most old party candidates have not been able to draw more than a corporal’s guard to their meet- ings. But when A. C. Townley, president of the Nonpartisan league, came to the state his smallest crowd exceeded 2,500 people and at one meeting more than 6,000 people came to hear him. Many drove 50 to 100 miles.: At York, his home town, Arthur G Wray, Inde- pendent candldate for governor, spoke to 2,500 peo- ple at one meeting. Governor McKelvie, Republi- can candidate, did not have 250 people at a meeting there a short time before. Railroad men are making a special effort to see that all their fellow employes vote and that their wives also vote.. In Omaha the labor forces are making a house-to-house canvass of the city, have formed ward and precinct organizations and are urging every worker to register and vote. Dissatisfaction with the present state adminis- ' tration among the Republicans, opposition of the Bryan Democrats to the Democratic candidate for governor and the popularity of the Independent candidates for governor and attorney general among women voters are the principal reasons why politicians generally admit that Wray, Mousel and Bollen have “better than a fighting chance to win.” -Marie Weekes, editor of the Norfolk Press and the first woman candidate for congress in Nebraska, has been making speeches in every county in the third congressional district. Democrats admit their candidate is beaten and Republicans are badly wor- ried. In the fourth congressional district, now repre- sented by Copgressman McLaughlin, candidate for. re-election on the Republican ticket, Albert P. Sprague of York, the Democratic candidate, al- though not formally indorsed by the Leagué, has signed the League program, has spoken at several League meetings and will receive a great deal of League support. Following are the League state and congressional candidates, all of whom will appear on the ballot with the words, “by peti- tion”: STATE OFFICES Governor —Arthur G. Wray, by peti- tion, - v - Lieutenant Gover- nor—Robert Mousel, by petition. Attorney General —F. L. Bollen, by petition. : CONGRESSIONAL Representative, Third District— Marie Weekes, by petition. The Nonpartisan league’ and | organized labor have candidates for 18 of the 33 seats in the. state senate, 16 being League candidates -and two" being ‘ labor ' candi- dates. They have 50 candidates for the 100 seats in the house of rep- resentatives, 41 being League candidates ‘and nine being labor candi- dates. * 'The League is " contesting for county of- fices in six counties. ;