Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-03-21 | Page 7 | Nonpartisans in Hard Fight

i " NONPARTISANS I ' IN HARD FIGHT ( I Executive Committee Tests Townley's Strength in i Convention 1 PAJtOO, N D., March 21. Members RQI r'f the Non-pnrtlxan longo. df-Iouatt h elected at the country convention of " - I'1' frill rno.t hero Thursday. W "Mir. Ii C3. -If, i, if- the first itate- ..'.., n rn h Innre of powar plan uKgested to the lairu' by A C Tfwnii N. president of the National Na-tional Non-pnrtlfan league, and one-, one-, tlmo dictator of the lenjrue policies in North Dakota. This i)ian contemplates dropping nf candidacy for polltlcnl of-fl( of-fl( " by the league member and their support of -itirh candidates of I he r'g-''nr r'g-''nr irtlr-.H ii- th b-iRuo lenders de-elds de-elds on. For the flrpt time since the league - i-pt Into power in thin state In 15H8. the action of the convention In In doubt and this doubt la occasioned by a division In the league forces between follow! "f Townley and the follower follow-er of the executive'commlttee of th league. The buttle between the executive committee and Mr. Townley so ob-rcured ob-rcured the other Issues that few names hive been mentioned as possible candidates can-didates for higher offices should the executive committee find Itself in power pow-er and the convention decide to name I - a full state and national ticket. For i he lower state officers, there iaaT" 1" an aDun(,anco nf candidates. Mem- -(J bers of the Non -partisan league now holding slate offices are expected to have the support of the executive ccm-m ccm-m mlttee In being again nominated for I the positions they now hold. oo