The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 13, 1920, Page 7

WHAT'S REPUBLICAN? _ NORTH.DAKOTA’S FIVE KINDS IN HOT FIGHT RISMARCK, N. D. March 18 ‘This was done on the ground the Voters of North Dakota will give lie mpartisans are not good repub- heir idea at the state presidential | leans. preference primary, March 16, of| Two other kinds of republicans “What Is a Republican? |should be mentioned The republican national convention} One is a wing of the Independent of Chicago, in June, may be called | Voters’ association, known as the upon again to decide what a repub-|I V, A. ‘Their loader ix Jerry Bacon, Nean is in North Dakota publi of the Grand Forks Herald As the day draws near for the! ANTETOWNLEY first primary, there are five kinds PAR ders of each » kind claim they are the | wane adude ‘icnwusene only §e © brand, and that all oth-| Langer je attorney general, He was er kinds Rave a “betate oe trade | twice elected on the league ticket mark ns but ly in 1919 began a fight on NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE A. C. Townley, president of the Na AT BOTTOM OF TROUBLE tional Non-Partiaan league At the bottom of the state's politi nis fleht hi cal mixup today is the non-partisan | leaguers and Tow eur league and those who want to oust| Following the February 17 conven the league from power tion all republican candidates were asked not to file their names for the North Dakota primary | When the state election, league won the 1916 it proceeded to t over the republican organization « Meanwhile the MacKenate repub the state, William Lemke, vice pres | licans, Young republicar# and Racon Ident of the league, was named repub- | republicans buried their differences lican state chairman, Nearly and decided to battle at the primary members of the reorganized republic | for the election of an uninstructed an state committee, and most of the | delegation } county and precinct committeemen,| The Langer leaguers met at were leaguers Hillsboro, February 20, They in At the 1918 election the league got dorsed Senator Hiram Johnson for a stronger hold on the state, giving His name was filed, It ts it a firmer grip on the republican or republican name before North Dakota the ' primary Then the Lemke ganization for This year the battle becomes one in which the league tries to hang on, presidential | Feb. | convention to its republican grip, while league|Tuary 27, joined in supporting John opponents are out to break the hold. | 80M. Ax @ result the two league fac Three state conventions have been | tons are united held. Johnson recently oc On January 28 there was a mass | 'M# Cour of the state } convention in Bismarck. This was NON-PARTISAN FACTIONS called by what is known in North WORK FOR JOHNSON Dakota as the MacKenzie crowd, led sd the RinctRonate MacKenaie, former G. O. P. waenne will ty to! ted dekh tion, The | 8 wn on-partisan FROM WOOD TO LOWDEN republicans will work for a But since “then, reports say, the! llewation instructed to vote for MacKenzie feeling has turned to| 7°0bAsen i, ‘Lewden In the event the non-partisans win it is considered probable a contest Next a convention was held in Bis-| wii) be instituted at the nation: ‘This was Marck, on February 17. vention and this body be “as to galled by seven members of the decide whether a non-partisan State central committee, who are|ieaguer can be a good republican against the non-partina M. C./ There also are two kinds of Young, an attorney for the Northern Pacific railroad, was @ ruling spirit) ein this assemblage. The third convention met Febru ary 27, at Bismarck. It was called by William Lemke, who announced “the MacKenzie-Young repress tives of special privilege had at tempted to burglarize the republican party.” The previous conventions had declare! vacant 49 places on the state central committee held by non: partisans, 250 on county committees, and 1,800 on pone committees. democrats in North Dakota and two sets of candidates for delegutes. Mel vin Hildreth, a former publicist for the non-partisan league, is leading a movement for the nomination of Bryan. Bryan's name was filed later requested it be withdrawn the request came too late tryan's name is on the ticket The other kind of want an uninstructed sent to San Francisca garded as favoring the bot A. Mitchell Palmer but and democrats | delegation They are re nomination | RUPTURED? TRY THIS FREE. 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Lodge Presents Compromise! on Article X of the League WASHINGTON, March 12 ator Lodge today presented in Sen the! said I do this In consonance with what |wenate a compromine rewervation to/I have many times repeated to the Article X. of the league of nations senate—that I didn't feel justified in covenant. |inaisting on the defeat of the treaty The compromise is a mod on}on & mere question of wording. If I of the Watson-Simmons — prop< thought what I have offered affected which itself was 4 moc Jon of the| in any way the princi substance of the original reservation, I not only would not have offered it, but I would vote against the ratification of the treaty.” The original Watson Simmons com, | promise Provided that the States “ammume no obligation to em ploy” military, naval and economic force of its resources in preserving | other nations against aggression The amended form provides that the United States “assumes no obil gation to preserve” the territory and independence of other nations agninat agxression. | ‘The first draft, thought, left the obligation serve.” which was the very thing they object to. It provided only re fusal of an obligation “to employ certain meana in fulfilling the obliga original Lodge r The compromise reads: ery “The United States assumes no ob ligation to preserve the territorial in tegrity or political independence of | any other nation by the employment of ite military or naval forces, ite re sources or any form of economic dix crimination, or to interfere tn any way in controversies between na tions, whether members of the! league or not, under the provisions) of Article X, or to employ its milt tary or naval forces under any articie| of the treaty for any purpose, unless | in any particular case the congrom, which, under the constitution, haa} the sole power to declare war or to authorice the use of military and naval forces, shall, in the exercise of full Iberty of action, by act or joint resolution #0 provide.” tion “to preserve,” they In offering the proposal, Lodge The amended draft leay to pre ano doubt, WATCH! FOR HIM w ming NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE Mayflower Photoplay Corporation Presents = To Your GEORGE LOANE TUCKERS PRODUCTION f= the play by GEORGE M.COHAN Based on the story by FRANK L.PACKARD “GUCH a simple old Boob!” He with his child’s heart and his boundless faith in men. What rich pickings for this “sweet young ‘chicken” and her crew of crooks from Chinatown! So the crooks thought—until he believed in them! And when at last he left them with the tears running down their cheeks— See the sum of the human soul’s adven- tures in a crowded hour of unalloyed delight. AG Paramount aricraft Giclure THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, MARCH 1 United |” some republicans eat will Can you pa BEGINNING MONDAY The March Sale of Silks 8,700 Yards of Plain and Fancy Silks are Involved in This Sale PRICES ARE REDUCED TO A LOW be easy. ER LEVEL An event that comes just in time for you to obtain silks for your Easter outfit, from undies to dress. by an opportunity like this when such noticeable savings are awaiting you? No, we think not. Be here Monday morning and see all the glory that is unfolded in these beautiful silks—your Easter dress The Bon Marche |the nenators think, about the intent lor the United States to keep from pledging Iteelf beforehand to engage in Burepean wars, gained none republican votes, it is considered Ukely to lose some demo cratic ones. Hence, the aituation will be uncertain Immediately after Lodge offered |the compromise, Senator Freyling |huysen made a speech opposing it He ta ne of nome days age he would not accept | lution, QUENTIN QUIDNUNC| |} DAILY HE ASKS A QUES- TION OF FIVE PERSONS PICKED AT RANDOM TODAY'S QUESTION What does a man say first when an optician has fitted him with| glasses? | ANSWERS HENRY FACH, Leary building—| |He generally says, “Well, I bope| | they'll do me some good.” FRANK E. BRONSON, Lumber Exchange building—He says, “My, what a relief!" F. KE. ELLIOTT, Seaboard building well, when a fellow breaks his new glasses he says, “Damn.” | | BE. 0. MANN, Arcade buliding—He generally kicks. C. EDMUND SMITH, Smith build-) ling—What does he say? I don’t un-| derstand what you mean. Oh. Well, | come down sometime and see m eon you can find out. |Well, Mr. Mangels, | Does This Square It? Quentin Quidnune, who daily asks |a question of five persons picked at random, and publishes the answers | lin The Star, is still trying to square |himaself with the J. A. Mangels fam-| ily, of 852 W. 62nd st. Mangels is a} | telephone employe. Quidnune \chanced to get Mrs. Mangels on the | |phone last week and asked her, lyou think phone rates too high?" E |mixquoted her as answering: “We |think the rates are too high not withstanding the fact that my hus- |band is an employe." When Mrs.| |Mangels called his attention to the he made a correction, admit- What she actually | error, ting the mistake. said was: “I think the rates too| high,” ete, This correction, however, | |was not sufficient. Mr. Mangels jcalled on Quidnune with the result |that he now wisfles to add, quoting | |Mr. Mangels: “I think the telephone | |i the cheapest public utility we have | today |Urges District Tax for School Work Representatives will be sent from the Seattle school district to attend the educational conference called by | Josephine Corliss Preston, state su |perintendent of schools, to meet in {Olympia March 22. The school board went on record |Friday in favor of legislation allow-| ing school boards the power to levy |a district school tax of 20 mills, after | |such a maximum has once been adopted at a general election, It Isn't being kissed that a girl objects to so much, as the thought of his thinking she wouldn't re went It Rut while this change may have | | hose who told Lodge any modification of the original reso- | ‘7 \Tries ‘Six Times and Gets Divorce PORTLAND, Mareh 13, Most people are willing to give up after following the old adage—if at first you don’t succeed, try, try | {again—but not so with Mrs. Iona| BE. Davix Ore., Davis wanted a divorce from nd Walter, but her suit was | unsuccessful So she tried again and ain. Still no freedom. Bo ts. Dayis sta i) over and her} sixth attempt brought success. Wee t ‘te STARTING TODAY CONCERT NUMBERS |from labor long enough Saturday to * tax 3 1a E The closer a man Better Hurry With is to touch him, Personal Taxes) Swamped with money from taxpay- | ers anxious to get under the wire be- fore the 3 per cent rebate on real [f property taxes expired, County Treasurer William A. Gaines relaxed announce that personal property taxes will draw 15 per cent interest after Monday. Monday is also the last day for rebate on real property Nit cuss fh =. Wy wit iA || WAN AE The Fannie Hurst Cosmopolitan Story “Oats for the Woman” See the play and you will understand what the mother meant when she said: I gave you my youth—you cannot have my daughters! MEN SOW WILD OATS WHY NOT “OATS FOR THE WOMEN” She Paid WITH ‘ AN ALL-STAR CAST SPCCIAL ADDID ATTRACTION JOHN R. HALL AND JACK HAYDEN Duo, Singing “DARDANELLA” And Other Song Hits CONCERT ORCHESTRA LADY ARTISTS PLAYING AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS JOLLY FELLOWS ............. SERENADE—From Les Millions. \G. 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