184 THE GREEN RISING 



Frazier, a successful farmer and a graduate of the 

 State University, was nominated for Governor. He 

 was normally a Republican in politics and a pro- 

 nounced prohibitionist. 



The Nonpartisan League entered upon a vigor- 

 ous campaign throughout the state. Candidates 

 who were in sympathy with the League program 

 were selected or endorsed. The opponent of the 

 League candidate for Governor was a progressive 

 Democrat who did not make an active campaign. 

 The primaries were held on June 28, and, in spite 

 of one of the worst thunderstorms in the history of 

 the state, the farmers turned out to the polls and 

 Frazier defeated his opponent by a substantial 

 majority. 



In the general election in November all the League 

 candidates for state offices were elected. Eighty- 

 one Leaguers out of a total of 113 members were 

 elected to the lower house of the legislature, giving 

 the organization the control of that body. Eighteen 

 League candidates were elected to the Senate, 

 which was a great victory, but the number did 

 not insure the League's control of the upper 

 house. 



The legislature assembled in January, 1917, with 

 the Nonpartisan League in complete control of the 

 lower house, but it soon became evident that the 

 Lieutenant Governor and a majority of the state 

 senators were not in sympathy with the League 

 program. A conflict arose between the lower house 



