Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-07-27
Indies Complaint

Linde's Complaint
There has been much discussion and
much conflicting report circulated in
this county relative to the removal
tiasco in the so-callcd Lynn case.
Many persons have wondered why the
case never came to trial. Mrs. Stella
Smith Johnson was one Of the persons
named in the proceedings and she has
received numerous requests to know
just how the matter was handled. To
throw some light on the case Mrs.
johnson has secured Il copy Of the COM
plant prepared by Attorney General
II. j. Linde and has aksed the Record
to publish the same. Although it is
quite long, we believe it is well worth
the space required to place it entirely
before the public.
1t will be noticed that the complaint
is based on the relation of five persons,
four only of whom are citizens of En-
mons county and two of whom are wo-
men. 1t is also Il fact that, with the
possible exception Of F. l.. Watkins,
none of the persons making affidavit
made formal request for the proceed
ings. They did make afIidavits Of
facts, the same to be used in any legal
manner that the attorney general
might see fit.
various afiidavits filed with him, such
shall be started on the relation Of five
qualified electors of the county in
which the official resides, or upon the
order of the governor. In spite of
this law the complaint shows that the
attorney general Incorporated the
name Of F. l.. Watkins as one Of the
five REALTORS, as well as two women.
Naturally, unless the proceedings had
been ordered by the governor as based
upon the information contained in the
the sixth of this month and reads in
n complaint as prepared by Linde GER
tainly would not stand.
4 Mr. Lindc agreed to handle the
Lynn case if several aifidavts of fact
were provided and filed with the gov
crnor. When the case fell fiat because
Of Lindc's faulty complaint he at once
and repeatedly promised to commence
the action again and do it legally. His
written promises have been received
by various Emmons county people at
frequent intervals up to the present
time In fact, his last letter is dated
the sixth Of this month and reads in
part as follows: 81 am now ready to
do my part in this matter (the So
called Lynn case) Mote the wording
as coming after his recent defeat foi
denomination. Gov. Hanna wrote ir
one letter, sent some months ago, that
Mr.. Linde would be in Linton the lat
ter part of next month to again TAX
up the Lynn case. He never came. As
result of Linde's action throughout
the whole time, the three leading or
CARNATIONS in the state opposed to The
liquor traffic, the Scandinavian Tota
Abstinence League, the w. c. T. U.
and the North Dakota enforcement
League, before the primary incorporat
ed in circular to the voters denun
citation of Lindc's conduct in the Lynn
affair.
So far as the Record is concerned, il
view Of the fact that the state author
tiles have dallied along for yea
now, it believes that Lynn's future
might better be left to the voters o
the county rather than to the more O.
less tender mercies of Hanna or Linde
The recent primary showed that Han
ma received 318 votes out of total o
085 registered for u. S. senator ant
that Linde received 1926 votes out o
1,0l6 for attorney general in Emmon
county. However, in justice to Mrs
johnson and to all others in the coun
ty who care to know just how the Lynn
case fell through without coming to
hearing, we publish this article. TIL
only other significant fact in connec
/ ton with this matter was Lynn's ped
| ding Of campaign cards, ETC., for Lir
| de during the primary campaig'
Whether or not the oil Organization
4 was ''we'll sticking" as much as on
would infer from the antics Of its hea
Il it nevertheless remains fact that or
Of them was backing Linde, the cand
date opposed to the league candidat
Following is the copy Of the Lyn
complaint as secured by Mrs. Johnsc