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Show RIVAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS IN FULLSWING North Dakota Politics Develops De-velops Strong Opposing Factions in Parties HI8MARCK. N. D, March ti Tha two combating forces In North ra kota politlca the Nonpartisan Icagua and tha Independent Voters' aasncla. tlnn have undertaken oppoalng educational edu-cational campaign. Tha drlva of lha IVA'B will continue until the l:i elections. A lnnnoo fund Is being raised by th" NI'H for a similar purpose. The legislative session here adjourned ad-journed Inst week with fist fights. Throughout the iO.dsy aesslon tha two parties snapped, snarled and bit. Nothing waa done! The IVA'H controlled con-trolled the house. Tha XfH had tha senate, with the governor and hla veto power. 1'olh houses Investigated th flank of North Iwkota, a Nonpartisan league creation. The house found It Indulging In-dulging In sll aorta of bad hanking practices. The senate found It conducted con-ducted along excellent lines. LEAGUE MEN LEAD. 4 IVadlng IVA force In the educational educa-tional drive will be J. W. Tlrlnton and J. II. Water. Ilrintnn formerly waa secretary to A. ?. Townlev. Nonpartisan Nonpar-tisan league president. Walter wna one nf Townley'a lieutenants. Tloth lost their places In the good graces of the league and hooked up wi'h the opposition. The IVA 8 have called a atnte con-ventlnn con-ventlnn March !J at Devil's Uike. Ileports are that league leader have Joined forcea with Alex Me-Kengie. Me-Kengie. for years boss of North Dakota Da-kota politlca. The league program. It la expected, will be modified an what I left will consist of operating th Flank of Norlh Dakota aa a rural credits Institution Insti-tution and continuing experiment with the state flour mill at Drake and the alate. owned elevator at fJrand Fo-ka. Townley ha been shorn nf much of hla power In both Norlh Dakota and M:nnesota. LABOR LEAGUE. In Minnesota the tendency Is for th Working People's Nonpartisan To-litlcnl To-litlcnl league, the political wing nf th Minnesota State Federation of Labor, to take over the political leadership of firmer and organize dworkers heretofore here-tofore held by Townley. Th labor league Joined with th Nonpartln league In the primary and general election campaign laat year. ltoih times the two league ware defeated. The result haa been a material weakening In Minnesota of the Nonpartisan league. fin the other hand, labor men hm " become more strongly convinced that . they must have a compact, fighting poiit'ral nrganliation. For this reason their league haa gTuwn gtrongrr. |