The following patent has been issued by prominent members of the Nonpartizan league and the press has been asked to give it publicity. The men issuing the statement are men who paid $16 for the privilege of voting for candidates selected by Mr. Townley and are members of the league. The statement follows:
"Because of our pride in this work and our realization of the vital necessity in preserving the independence, integrity and singleness of purpose of an organization which may be destined to play a tremendously important part in American history, we feel in duty bound to call to your attention, as president, certain conditions which we believe must be corrected if the National Nonpartizan league long expected strength, or to beneficially affect the mind and conscience of this country. Moreover, as co-workers in this institution, we desire to point out what in our judgment are the remedies for the conditions which we think are injurious to the league's present growth and absolutely fatal to its permanent success."
These are the opening sentences of a protest to President A. C. Townley of the Nonpartizan league, dated June 26 and by the members of the national management of the league: Joseph Gilbert, Arthur Gilbert, W. W. Leggett, N. S. Randall, Murray King, J. E. M. Jauncey, W. G. Roylance, George D. Brewer, Carl W. R. B. N. S. Shoemaker, W. H. Quist.  Knutson, L. J. Duncan, Arthur Williams and O. M. Thomason. 