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endum petitions ‘and prevented this law from going into effect. Governor Stewart then called the legislature in special session and a new law attack- ing the direct primary was enacted. The League again circulated referen- dum petitions and this law was also tied up. Both proposals were voted upon -at the recent general election and both were voted down and as a result the primary stays as it is. Although B. K. Wheeler, League candidate for governor, has been de- feated, he polled a vote far in excess of the vote polled for Cox, Democratic candidate for president. Normally Montana is Democratic by about 30,- 000 votes. ahead of Cox, Mr. Wheeler, in a nor- mal year, would have carried the state by 40,000 to 50,000 votes. As it is, with a total vote of about 75,000, he is beaten by 85,000. League and labor forces appear to have elected four senators in addition to holdover senators elected last year, and 11 or 12 representatives, thus add- ing materially to their leglslatlve strength. Numerous election frauds and irreg- ularities are reported. Anti-League interests are estimated to have spent $1,600,000 in the campaign. In spite of their efforts the League candidates polled twice as many votes as they - polled at the primaries, women voting both at the primaries and at the gen- tral election. Colorado Collins Runs Ahead of Ticket— Leaguers Full of “Pep” Although defeated for governor of Colorado, James M. Collins, League candidate, ran more than 10,000 votes ahead of Cox for president. Colorado is normally Democratic and in & nor- mal year Collins would have been elected by from 20,000 to 60,000. ‘With+60 precincts missing, all' ex- pected to be favorable to the League, the vote is Collins 99,670, Shoup 161,- 443. Collins’ total vote is expected to pass 105,000. The League has elected two state senators in addition to the two holdover senators, elected two years ago, and five representatives, in spite of the Republican landslide. The Colorado Leader reports more than 500 letters from League mem- Co-Operators in Running more than 10,000 . dence on this score, bers since the election, many inclosing checks 'and money orders for the next campaign. All are optimistic and de- clare they will “stick” for final vie- tory in 1922. -Dozens of women are ‘ volunteering to organize Women’s Nonpartisan-clubs.. The victory was an expensive one for the opposition. It is estimated that the anti-Leaguers spent $500,000 in Denver alone. Ten or more women were working in each precinct under pay. Banks and stores were closed while the proprietors herded their clerks to the polls. “Free love” prop- aganda was handed women voters at the last minute when the League had no time to answer the charge. Since the election labor has organ- ized and plans to go ahead with a campaign of education and organiza- tion throughout the next two years. Minnesota Official Canvass Shows Big Gains for the League Minnesota was the first state to complete its official count. Shipstead got a total of 281,402, or 21,000 more votes than the Leader gave as the es- timate of his total vote in the last is- sue. “Tremendous gains by the League everywhere were shown by the offi- cial canvass. The total vote for the state in 1918 was 380,604, and in 1920 797,945, an increase of 417,341, or 109 per cent. In 1918 the vote for Evans, League candidate for governor, was 111,948. In 1920 the vote for Shipstead, League™ candidate for governor, was 281,402, an increase of 169,454, or 161 per cent. In 1918 Evans’ vote was 29 per cent of the total vote. This year the vote for Shipstead was 35 per cent of the total vote. This showing was made in spite of wholesale violations of the election laws by the Republican machine. Evi- gathered by League and labor workers, is now be- ing presented to the authorities for action. The final count showed Rev. O. J. Kvale and' W. L. Carss, indorsed by the League for congress, both defeated by narrow margins. On the other hand, Congressman O. E. Keller, in- dorsed by the League and labor for re- election? won by a plurality of 16,182. Production Field Sugar Refining, Coal Mining and Milk Condensing Are Being Planned ONSUMERS’ and produc- ers’ co- operative organi- zations “of the western states are practically be- ing forced by economic circumstances to enter the field of production. For instance, the growers of sugar beets in Califor- nia are being paid poor prices for their crops by the refiners, and in many localities the "idea of a co-oper- ative sugar refinery is becoming pop- ular. A branch society of the Pacific Co-Operative league is mnow being formed at Buena Park, near Los An- geles. The farmers in this district are in earnest about the launching of a co-operative refinery, using the local co-operative society as a distributive center. The plan is considered feasi- ble, although caution will be exercised. in order that success may be guaran- teed. The entire output of a coal mine in New Mexico has been contracted for by co-operators in the Southwest. The miners in the New Mexico coal fields are anxious to assist in starting a co-operative coal mine. A suitable mine is being sought and preliminary plans for taking it over are now being considered, detdils to be announced later. For years the Pacific Co-Oper- ative league has distributed coal to its members in California, saving them many thousands of dollars. A co-operatively owned and operated coal mine within the near future is almost a certainty. Farmers in various dairy sections of California are considering the feas- ibility of starting a co-operative milk condensary. 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