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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
6
A Twin Cities meeting discussed funding Townley’s ticket in North Dakota with calls for $100 contributions from 100 county supporters. Townley aims to replace dummy candidates with a coalition against the Socialist influence, amid mixed state results and emerging anti Townley sentiment.
Rumors of McKenzie and his followers aiding the Townleyites proved to be true as he campaigned in Bismarck and St. Paul, while many former allies split. The piece outlines political cooperation between McKenzie and the Townley faction, noting appointments linked to socialists and the influence on state offices and the industrial commission.
The speaker notes that the socialist party has disappeared from the state, its members joining the Republican party under a farmers program. He cites the current administration as closest to socialist aims and claims ten thousand socialist voters registered as Republicans helped Townley’s slate fail.
The article laments losses from the last legislative session and a special session. It notes Herman Hardt Nesviz Fay Harding Cahill Walker Caddell Gus Wo Bratsberg Pan dray King Fra ter Prater among those ousted or shifted. It argues Democrats faced a rough political reckoning and laments the era ending.
The Courier News front pages heralded Bill Lemke claiming a 20 000 vote majority for two weeks before and after the election. The anti absent voters laws and smelling committee were defeated by over ten thousand, signaling broad statewide voter resistance reflected in the tallies.
The piece notes dissatisfaction with the Townley administration and hints at political maneuvering. It comments on anti-Townley sentiment in Emmons county, the defeat of Fay Harding on the smelling committee, and Bill Langer's fierce and influential primary campaign against a political machine, leaving a lasting impression despite a narrow loss.
The Courier-News gradually admits defeats of its candidates after days of claiming victory. It confirms Burtness defeated Baer, notes George Young’s election, and releases Tom Hall’s nomination as public. It has not yet confirmed John Steen and Jack Williams’s nominations.
Prohibition agents seized seven moonshine stills the largest single day haul in the Northwestern division since national prohibition began. Moonshine traffic was reported in Ivanhoe Lincoln county with 110 gallons of sorghum mash and more than 17 gallons of moonshine whisky found. In California a plane crash near Long Beach killed pilot George Daly and a passenger after an engine failure during a loop.
A notice from Haggart Block in Bismarck North Dakota lists an extracting specialist practice not limited by scope with contact phone 250.
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