The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-17
FRAZIER EVADES
DELUGE OF FIR EE
LOVE TELEGRAMS
Governor Out of State Cam
paigning While Protests On
Library Accumulate
BACK FIRE is STARTED
Newly Organized "League'
Backs Flint, Stangeland and
Chairman TOtten

Nnllc lnc governor is out of the
state, campaigning in Colorado for the
National Nonpartisan league, his Of
lice Is being deluged with letters an!
kilograms from wOmcn's organiza tons
and individuals demanding the resig-
nation Of Chairman George A. Totten
and Robert +. Muir as members Of the
state board Of administration, which
they are holding guilty for the free
love and Rolshcvik literature whose
presence in the state libraries was ex-
posed by Rep. O. B. Burtness of Grand
Forks. AS many as fifty kilograms
have reached the governors office in Il
single day. No single development of
he league movement in this state has
created such IL furOrc. At Jamestown
on Sunday night Senator Tom Pend
ray, a Lacquer, was to discuss the free
love disclosures in the First Methodist
Episcopal church. The mere announce
ment that Senator Pendray was TO
speak on this subject resulted in such
a storm OF protest that the pastor an
nounced at the morning service that
Pendrays appearance had been car
celled. This was done, a local paper
said, "for fear the city could net pro-
vide sufficient police protection
On the other hand there is an equal
~ vigorous propaganda In defense Of
! the state board Of administration and
its selection of reading matter for the
travelling libarics and the state refer
encc library. Rev. John Flint, pastor
Of Trinity Lutheran church cf Bis
marck. members Of whose congregation
have publicly condemned his support
Of the presence Of Ellen Keys love
and Ethics" in the state library, has
i'll letter to the press declared Gov
crnor Frazier moral coward for per-
mitting the discharge of Charles e.
StanScland, under whose direction the
literature questioned was installed in
the library. Rev. Flint expresses ad-
miration for Chairman Tottcn and
states he looks upon him as "a man Of
both ability and honor Being given
to understand that Governor Frazier
sanctioned the action of the board of
administration in dischargins STANCE
land. Flint says: 'If this is so, I
greatly regret to say that I am forcc,l
to term Governor Frazier moral
coward who can only redeem himself
by speedily removing from office, If
they come within his appOintive pow
or, the men causing Mr.. Stangeland's S
removal"
The only members of the board Of
administration who voted for the res
ignation of Mr.. Stangeland who are
within the governors reach are Pat
rick M. Casey. president of the Equity
Cooperative Packing Co.. former
member of the board of control, ami
Robert +. Muir formerly of the state
board of regents. Both were appoin-
tees of Governor Frazier on former
boards which the state board OF ad-
ministration succeeds. and they were
appointed by the governor to places
on this body. Chairman George A.
Totten, the third appointee on the
board. put the motion for the dismis
sal of Stangeland and did not vote on
it. The original motion was made by
John n. Hagan. commissioner of agri
culture and labor and an cx-ofticit
member Of the board of administra,
ton. Miss Minnie J. Nelson. state
superintendent of public instruction
also ex-otticio member of the board OF
administration, and the only member
who is not a Nonpartisan Lacquer, testi
fed before the house Investigating
committee that she had not been pres
ent at any Of the meetings where the
appointment Of Stangeland to head
the state library was under deus
sion. and she, with Mr. Casey express
ed very strong disapproval of the books
which Stangeland had placed in The
state library.
A third source of support to Stange
land and the school Of thought fo'
| which he stands is the newly or
ganized Scandinavian Educa tiona
State Ownership league" which came
into being during the session and fol
lowing the expose made by Burtness
is. A Olsness. state insurance com
missioner, and member of Rev
4 Flint's congregation, heads the resolu
tions committee of this league which
ll gave to the press statement delarini
the library investigating committee
found the charges against the boar,
\ Of administration to be baseless an,
\ untrue, and that we, regard submis
sion to these 3illifying tactics as ut
/ terly unwarranted and yielding
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