Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-03

| Carl Nelson Keeps Mum at
IL. Polls But Makes Attack
In His Paper.

S4nuO, N. D., Dec. 1.-The Hal
Parker post of the American Legion
here n special meeting assembled
ON Sunday afternoon, November 80,
passed series Of resolutions con-
demning Carl Nelson. editor. Of the
Cando Record. the local Townley
sheet, and condemning an article
published in his paper In which he
charges the Independent Voters as
sociatton with voting mo less than
20 returned service men,. who had
no right to vote in Townerl county.
The resolutions in full follow:
Whereas, the following article
appeared in the November ~, 1919,
edition Of the Cando Record. paper
edited by CARL Nelson Of Cando,
"The I.'v.'A.'s voted no less than
20 service men in Cando, many Of
strangers here and who possessed no
more moral right to vote In this cleo
tton than the Ahkoond OF Swat.
The additional vote on this oc-
casion was cast by returned soldiers
and service men who had not estab-
lished residence, and by floating Ia
borers who called Cando their home.
Going by" the decision Of Attorney
General LANCER, that any service man
40 ShtASA0A ~ NVkC WIcEOV0E l0 IA&1y
be, II he has not previously estab-
lished. a residence by voting. the fol-
lowing service men were allowed ito
veto IN Cando: Leighton Joiner,
Clark Harris, r. c. Clark. d. B.
Blount, R. G. Powell, "A. M. Harder,
John v. Dorm, Andrew westergard
+. 8. Westergard, Glenn Ransier,
Conrad, "Jorgenson. Roy Miller. Ar
mold, Fosteson, Bert Jones. Harry
Harder, Martin Skars, w. III. A. Todd
w. M. Anderson, Arbor Ellsworth
Joe McCune, Sever Moen, Bernard
CIeary, Will Bacon and others. Many
of these were doubtless entitled >tc
vote here. because Cando has always
been their home, but several had nc
moral right to vote in this election. !.
| Whereas. The said Carl Nelson,
editor Of the Cando Record, sat on
| the election board at the said cleo.
ton and did not challenge these sol.
diers votes.
Whereas, The purpose Of the Ha,
Parker post of the American Legtor
ID: ITO work for the best interests
fso1 its community, to sanctify it's com.
radeshtp In mutual helpfulness;. te
/ keep free from partisanship and poll.
tics; to exemplify 100 per cent Amer.
icanism and to keep faith with the
constitution of its democracy
\ And whereas, although the Ha.
Parker post of the American
Legion is not attacked as az
forKanization in the above quot
ed i article and only individ.
EuaL members Of this organisation arr
! mentioned, nevertheless the post, be
Ffgying that such an, attack upon it,
EmembArs d also one upon the organ
izatiop, feels that It Il Incumbent up,
on this poststo defend Hs5 member.
and the Organisation; therefore.
Be II resolved. by the Hal Parker
posts6f the American Legion in q spe
.cia1 meeting assembled at Cando, N
1 D., Sunday afternoon, November 80
l9i9. that we. condemn the .articl.
4 printed in the Cando Record Of No,
venber a., 1919, and that we alss
condemn the action OF Carl Nelson
the editor. for allowing the articl,
4 to be printed. ns -
Il Be It further resolved That thh
! resolution be forwarded to every pa
per. in Towner, county. also to al
state daily papers, and thereby givel
\ hrna at circu1afto So. q,