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Letter dated April 13th, 1918 from Kersey Gowin to Attorney General William Langer updating 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' 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".
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Date of Work
4-13-1918
Keywords
Prohibition, Alcohol, Kersey Gowin, Minot, League
Organizations Referenced
Democratic Party, Republican Party, Non-Partisan League, Leland Hotel, Second National Bank
People Referenced
Kersey 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 Gowin to Langer about Donations to "Beat the League", 1918" (1918). William Langer Papers. 280.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/280