The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-16
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The goverper,, Adjutant. General,
Fraser and other authorities are re-
ceiving protests from Bowman PEG.
pie against the: commission of DR..
Mark Mizencr Of Bowman as second
lieutenant in the medical corps of
the First regiment, a berth which
he is understood to be seeking. Gov
ernOr Frazier had no knowledge Of
the fact that Mizencr was a candi-
date for such a job until he received
d protest from BOWmanite, who in
sisted that Mizener should not have a
chance to serve his country because
he is a Totlenite. A Tottenite in
Bowman is one who lined up with
Mrs. Lillian Totten in her recent trOu'
BILE, when. an effort was made to re-
move her as postmistress at Bowman
because of her friendship for Mrs.
Kate Richars O'Hare, indicted for So
dition by the federal grand jury at
Fargo, and whom MIS- Totten is alleg-
ed to have entertained during the So
eialist lecturers stay in Bowman. 1t
is there that Mrs. O'Hare is claimed
to have referred to the mothers OF
volunteer soldiers as no better than
breeding dumb brutes, or words to
that effect
All Up to Hunt.
Adjutant General Fraser has re-
ceived similar letters. Neither he nor
the governor now have a great deal
to do with the naming of men for COM
missions in the First. $50 far as |
am cOncelncd,' said the adjutant gen
eral today, 81 have turned the matter
over to Major C. E. Hunt, who should
be the man to say whom he will have
on his medical staff" Governor Fra
zier may recommend to the war de-
partment men whom he regards eligt-
BILE for commissions, but his appoint
ing power ceased August S, when the
national guard regiments were mus
tered into federal service.
Mizener Here IN Person.
DR.. Mizencr is here in person today.
Typical of the protests received
against his appointment, Isl the fol-
lowing, from prominent Bowman
citizen. whose name is on file in the
Tribune Office
"A, fragrant case Of dishOnorable
practice in controlling appointments
by Governor Frazier to the United
States army came to light today In
the application of DR.. Mark Mizencr
of Bowman to place as second lieu
tenant in the medical corps OF the
First regiment. DR.. Mizener had re-
Gently signed petition to President
Wilson tor the removal of Postmls-
tress Tottcn for disloyal conduct,
which included the names Of nearly
100 patrons Of the Bowman postoffice,
including pastors OF all the churches
in town. Dr.. Mizener desired the rec
Concentration of E. P. Totten, a friend
of Governor Frazier, but Totten made
his recommend conditional on
lMizener's writing First Assistant
Postmaster General, regulating his
signature on the petition. This con-
dition was complied with by Mizener,
who stated in his telegram that all
statements in the petition were I'M
true in every particular, thus gain
ing the recommendation. The honor
of the First North Dakota regiment
is involved in this mercenary APP
pointment." =! 1sy p. :.
Frazier Was Not Advised.
Governor Frazier is reported to
have advised Adjutant General Fraser
upon receipt of one Of these wires
that DR.. Mizener's name had not been
recommended to him by Judge Totten
nor by any other Bowman citizen,
and that his first knowledge OF the
matter had come in the form Of these
protests.