Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20
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Institutions of this state, among OH
ers to-wit: the State University at
Grand Forks, North Dakota, the State
Agricultural College at Fargo, North
Dakota, the State Normal School at
Valley City, North Dakota, and tha
State Normal School at MinOt, North
Dakota, to the end and with the view
that the political influence and Sup
port of the heads of the aforesaid in
situations should be cast in favor of
the election Of the Honorable l.. b.
Hanna, who was then and there a
candidate for reelection to the office
of Governor OF the State of North Da-
kOta but with the secret understand
ing and agreement between the said
Court and said State Board Of Equali-
Zation that after the said general ell
ection the said Board of Equalization
would demand a re-hearing in said
cause and that said demand for a re-
hearing would be granted by the
Court and that said Supreme Court
and the justices thereof would then
reverse it's former decision and de-
eide against the plaintiff and the in
terest Of the aforesaid state educa-
tional institutions in whose behalf
the action was brought; that pursu.
ant to the aforesaid unlawful cOnspir-
acy SO entered into by the Supreme
Court and the Justices thereof with
the aforesaid State Board Of Equali-
cation and the members thereof the
Supreme Court did, prior to said gen
eral election, hold a false hearing in
said cause and did render a false le-
cision in said cause sustaining the
contention Of the plaintiff therein and
in favor Of the interest of the afore-
said educational institutions in whose
behalf the action was brought and
for the purpose Of aiding the politi-
cal interests. Of the Honorable IL. B.
Hanna aforesaid, and that after said
general election and pursuant to the
aforesaid unlawful conspiracy above
set forth, and upon the application of
said State Board of Equalization, up
on petition by Attorney General An
drew Miller, The said Supreme Court
and the justices thereof did grant a
%rehearing of said case, and that by
reason Of the secret understanding
and agreement by the supreme court
and the justices thereof made with
the State Board OF Equalization afOre-
said and the members thereof prior to
said general election as aforesaid the
said Court would, If it had not already
at the date of the publication of said
article done so, reverse it's former de-
cision heretofore referred to in said
cause and decide in favor of the State
Board Of Equalization and against the
plaintiff and the interest of the afore-
said state educational institutions, in
whose behalf the action was brought.
=. Article Attacked.
THAT said article was and is a false
and grossly incorrect report of the
proceedings had and taken in this
Court with reference to the aforesaid
cause then pending in this Court.
That said article was intended to in
fluence this Court in it's decision of
said cause, which the said defendants
and each Of them believed was short.
ly to be decided, filed and announced.
That said article aforesaid was and is
false, defama1aory, scurrilous and
contemptuous and calculated to i'm
pede the administration of justice and
bring the Supreme Court Of the State
Of North Dakota and the justices
thereof into disrepute and obloquy
and to lessen the confidence and re-
spect due the authority of said court
to which it is justly entitled, and is
an unlawful, contumacious and con-
temptuous attack upon said Supreme
Court and the justices thereof, and
the said defendants A. NJ. Baker and
George l.. Nelson, by reason thereof,
are guilty Of cOntemDtuous conduct
toward this court and the justices
thereof contrary to Law and against
the peace and dignity Of the State OF
North Dakota and the dignity and
authority Of the Supreme Court.
"Wherefore, Said Attorney Genera!