The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-06
Cite Sections of the Laws Of Mime
sofa Which They Claim Have
Not Been Carried Out
CASE TO BE ARGUED SATURDAY
When City Attorney Russell and At
torney Weber will appear Be-
fore Judge Stanton

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brought against the members of the
Bemidji city council, whereby they
are ordered to show cause why they
shall not appoint a Socialist judge in
each of the four wards for the COM
ing city election, by The Socialists
yesterday.
To support their case the Socialists
cite the following portions of Mime
sofa election law, which they claim
have not been followed by the coun-
cilmen in their selection of the
judges, which list was made out on
the eighth day of aJnuary.
Sec. 22S. Judges in cities
and villages.-The council of
every municipality, at least
twenty-five days before any
election, shall appoint, three
qualified voters of each district
[ therein to be Judges
ssSec. 900. Selection of judges
from certified party lists.-At
leastzthirty days before an cleo
tion in any municipality having
two or more districts, the local
committees of the several par
ties participating in the preced-
ing election may furnish to the
appointing authorities list of
qualified voters, certified by the
clerks of the committees, to act
as judges in the several dis
tricts.'' z...-
The leaders of the Socialists claim
that they have complied with all of
the above laws, but that the council
has not done so, and for this they
demand an explanation.
1t will be remembered that the
judges for the various wards were
| named at the meeting OF the council
held on the evening of January s. At
the next meeting, or rather on the
day that there should have been
meeting, but there was none, for the
reason that there was not a quorum
present, the Socialists presented their
certified list of those who they wish
ed appointed judges. 'c:his action be-
ing made more than thirty days before
the day of election, and according to
their views, complying with the laws
of the state of Minnesota.
Nothing was done with the matter
until the next meeting Of the coun-
ell which was held on January %,
less than thirty days before the cleo
ton, and because of this fact the
council refused to do anything with
| the list.
1t was following this meeting that
the matter was taken before Judge
Stanton, and he signed the manda-
mus papers requiring the council to
show cause as stated above.
! Judge Stanton will hear the argu-
ment on the legality of the councils
action next Saturday afternoon at Q
Io'clock in the afternoon at Interna-
| tional Falls, where he is now holding
the February term of district court.
AS the Socialists claim that they
are a party which has taken part in
at least one preceding election, and
/ that they were impose I'd upon, the de-
cision of the judge, as to what action
shall be taken will be watched with
much interest.
In speaking of the matter this
morning P. j. Russell the city at
/ torney, said.
When the judges Of the coming
election were named, the list was
made out without the slightest
Thought as to politics, and could
not for the life of me tell you what
Che politics of more than, one or two
of the Judges is. Z
The socialists do not claim that
they are not satisfied with all the
Judges, but that they want what they
are entitled to.