Resume of the Nonpartisan League, [ca. 1921].

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Resume of the Nonpartisan League, [ca. 1921].

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An opponent of the Nonpartisan League, Bacon reviews its growth in power in North Dakota (1916-1918), lists the League's secret caucus rules, lists and discusses laws passed by the league-dominated 1919 North Dakota legislature, and summarizes conclusions regarding the League's activities by the House Investigating Committee composed of its opponents. The full title of this paper reads: "Resume of the Nonpartisan League, their Officers, Methods, Laws and the Effect on Economic Conditions in North Dakota, furnished by farmer Jerry Bacon, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, for publication in states where requested."

9 pages.

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Bacon, Jerry D. (Jerry Dempster), 1865-1933

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National Nonpartisan League

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The Farmers' Nonpartisan Political League was organized in North Dakota in 1915 by Arthur C. Townley and other North Dakota Socialist Party members. Members sought to bring about reforms in farming-related business and governmental practices through non-partisan political activity. In 1917 the organizaation's name was changed to the National Nonpartisan Political League, and by 1921 branches were established in an additional fifteen midwestern and northwestern states. While the League was most s...