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North Dakota Nonpartisan League Dominates State Offices
The Nonpartisan League has controlled most state offices and the legislature since 1917, with Townley as organizer. Townley’s group backed Republican tickets to gain power, enacted radical measures, faced internal fighting, and an Independent Voters Association opposition. Outcomes include higher taxes, stalled bonds, a state elevator plan, and a traveling library controversy amid Townley’s sedition conviction in Minnesota.
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North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
League
A.C. Townley
Townley
Beach
Nelson
Republican Party
Independent Voters’ Association
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fargo
Depositors’ Guarantee Fund
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ellen Key
Trotzky
Minnesota