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Show IVA'S AND NP'S IN NEW DRIVES Rival Organizations in N. Dakota to Educate Voters of State (By Newspaper Enterprise). BISMARCK. N. D, March 26. Th two combatting forces in North Dakota Dako-ta politics the Nonpartisan league and the Independent Voters' association associa-tion have undertaken opposing educational edu-cational campaigns. The drive of the Iva's will continue Until the 1922 elections A $200,000 fund ifl being raised by the NTs for a slmllur purpose. The legislative session here adjourn - ed last wek with fist fights- Through-Out Through-Out the 60-day session the two parties snapped, Mnarled and bit-Nothing bit-Nothing was done! The IVA's con- j trolled the House The NP'S had th'- i senate. With the governor and his veto power. Both houses Investigated the Bank o! North Dakota, a Nonpartisan league I creation. The House found it Indul ing In all sorts of bad banking prac- J tlces. The Senate found it conducted along excellent lines. LI .i I MEN I I AD Leading IV A for'.ts in the education- I al drive will be J. W. Brlnton and J R. Waters Brlnton formerly was hoc- i retary to A. C. 'J'ownley, .unuart lo m leugue president. Waters wan one of ToWnley -s lieutenants Both lost their places In the uood graces of the league and hooked til1 with the opposition The IVA's have called a state convention con-vention for March 23 at Devil's L:'.kc Reports are that league leaders have joined forces with Alex McKenzle, for years boss of North Dakota politics. The leugue program, It Is BXpeOted, will be modified so what Is left will I consist of operating the Bunk of North Dakota as a rural credits institution in-stitution and continuing experiments with the state flour mill at Drake and the state-owned elevator at Grund Forks Townlev has been shorn of much of his power in both North Dakota and Minnesota L nn LE .i i I In Minnesota the tendency is for the Working People's Nonpartisan Political Po-litical League, the political wing of the Minnesota State Federation of Li- I bor. to take over the political lead) P" hli of farmers and organized workers work-ers heretofore held by Townley The labor league joined with the Nonpartisan league in the primary and general election campaigns last year , Both times the two leagues were de- 1 feated. The result has been a material mater-ial weakening In Minnesota of the Nonpartisan league. In the other hand, labor men have become more strongly con inced that they must have a compact, fighting political organization. For this reason their league has .grown stronger. |