Letter from Kersey Gowin to Attorney General Langer Regarding Keg Party, Fundraising to "Beat the League", April 13, 1918

Authors

Kersey E. Gowin

Files

Description

In this letter, dated April 13th, 1918, from Kersey Gowin to North Dakota (ND) Attorney General William Langer Gowin updates Langer on the situation in Minot. Langer tells of plans being made by "Smith and the PM" for a keg party, and warns that E. H. Stenvick "has a scheme to get a democrat into Dan's place and one they can trust, I am told." He elaborates that the Democrats and Republicans are working to "beat the League men this fall" and gives information on donations locals have been making in order to "beat the League."

Date of Work

4-13-1918

Keywords

Prohibition, Alcohol, Kersey Gowin, Minot, Non-Partisan League, NPL

Organizations Referenced

Democratic Party, Republican Party, Non-Partisan League, Leland Hotel, Second National Bank

People Referenced

Kersey E. Gowin, O. B., Clarence Parker, Robert Barron, Jim Schofield, J. C. Smallwood, Smith, E. H. Stenvick

Disciplines

Political History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Gowin, Kersey E., "Letter from Kersey Gowin to Attorney General Langer Regarding Keg Party, Fundraising to "Beat the League", April 13, 1918" (1918). William Langer Papers. 280.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/280