The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-19
w. II. STUTSMAN COMMENTS
ON THE SEVEN LAWS
Mandan Speaker Gives Reasons Why
Voters Should Turn Down the Meas
ures to BE Referred on June 26.

w. H. Stutsman of Mandan, was in
Minot Monday enroute to Berthold,
where he gave an address relative to
the seven bills which are to be voted
on June 26.
Mr.. .Stutsman, at the Berthold meet
ing, took up each bill separately and
gave, the reasons why the electors
should vote mo" on them.
Speaking of the industrial bill, he
said that the commission comprising
the governor, Secretary of Agricui-
ture Hagen and Attorney General
LANCER. The governor, he says, is alb
solutely under the control of Mn
Townley. No matter how splendid
gentleman Mr.. Frazier may be per-
sonally, he will follow Townley's COM
mands, he said. "Gov. Frazier is Mr..
Townley's rubber stamp" the speaker
said. Mr.. Hagen is also controlled by
Mr.. Townley. According to the law,
the governor has the xeto power to
veto anything which the board may
90. Therefore if the other two men,
bers should meet without the COVER
nor, all they could do would be to ad-
Journ. The affair is thus in the hands
OF one man, the governor, who will
have the power of directing the expen-
diture Of millions of dollars. While
the state owned mills and elevators
are provided for in the industrial bill,
the speaker sal dthat this law still re-
mains on the North Dakota statutes
and all that will be necessary to put
that part of the program in action will
be the action of the legislature.
q OF TO- h. L -
for the redistricting of the judicial
districts. He said that the three new
Judges had already been selected, all
radical socialists. The man Totten,
who entertained Kate O'Hare, the wo-
man sent to the federal prison for
making seditious statements when she
spoke in North Dakota. is to be placed
in charge of the Mandan district.
While Townley men are a majority on
the North Dakota supreme bench, he
says, there are times when other
Judges have to be called in from the
district benches to the supreme bench
and at the present time there is not
district Judge in North Dakota, in
Guiding Judge Cole of Fargo. who was
elected with Townley's support, who is
favorable to the big boss.
The educational bill was passed as a
slap at Miss Nelson. and this should
be voted down to show the people who
elected Miss Nelson that their wishes
are to be respected This should be
done, he saws, even if the bill did not
have the Objectionable features that
it has.
He also spoke of the newspaper bill
that is nothing but graft measure to
build up Townley paper in every
county seat town, taking the business
from the other papers thatsare en-
titled to their lust share. These pa
pers will sing the praises of Townley
and hundreds of the Independent pa
pers will suspend if the law stands.
The immigration bill is another
graft. measure, passed to furnish fat
jobs for some of Townley's elect, he
saws. The people pay the bill.
The banking bill. he says, is not
sound. The state bank is organized
for the purpose of receiving the funds
from the sale Of school lands and this
money is to go for dubious state-9wn-
ed enterprises.