Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-02

Al VuveE, MeECeF ana
Dunn Counties Who Justi-
fed Lusitania Sinking, De-
clared War Was Only To
Protect Moneyed Interests,
Opposed Draft And Other
y War Plans; Preferred To
Service Man.
a record Of the activities of Charles
L. Crum, formerly q district court
judg in Montana, now candidate
Tor the state house of representa-
tives, endorsed by the Nonpartisan n
league caucus of Mercer, oliver. and
Dunn counties, has been received by
the Herald. Inn
- The impeachment Z proceedings in
1ull are contained in a printed
tana and the impeachment hearing
was held March 20 to % inclusive be-
fore the Montana senate.
A part of the resolution unani-
mously adopted by the Montana sen
ators reads:
I'VE do find the, said Charles l..
j Crum guilty of high crimes, misde-
n1eanors and falfeasance in Office, as
charged. d.sass
Resolved. That the senate sit
ting as a court of impeachment,
do find the said Charles l.. Crum
guilty in the same manner and
form as chargeds*.+ and do
hereby pronounce our Judgment
and conviction against. the de-
fendant and do hereby order and
-adjudge that he be removed from
the Office of judge Of the district
court Of the fifteenth judicial
district Of the state of Montana,
IN and for the counties of Rose
bud and Musselshell, and that he
be disqualified to hold any Office
Of honor, trust or profit under
the state of Montana
Crum is the man selected by the
Nonpartisan convention in the Oil
ver Mercer and Dunn counties dis.
trict to succeed r. H. Walker OF
Yucca. who was drafted by Townley
as his candidate for state treasurer
Service Man Turned Down.
Oliver county service men ro-
quested the vacancy caused by
Walkers promotio ION given by
ToWnlcy. be filed by endorsing
seryicc man. The selection OF
Crum is a direct answer of
Townleyism ta q courteous re-
quest of the American Legion. 4
In the printed and. bound copy ol
the articles of impeachment q
Charles t.. Cr,im. noMssin the bantJ-
II nf J: sttrt dGuaFtel ssss
Oliver county legislative candidate i
found to have been guilty of. %.
Crum's Record. &.
L. Charging that congress
and the president were tools Of I.
the British empire and that if
war were declared against Ger
many, he. Crum, would be ready
to sell out. leave U. S. andAwould +
prefer to fight on the side of the
German empire. in any war be-
tween Germany and the U. S. =
2. That the sinking of the
Lusitania and the murder Of the
passengers on the said vessel
was justified and "a good lesson
for the globe trotting Ameri- &
3. That Judge Crum, during
that the president was merely a
! tool. hireling and puppet of the
British empire and Wall street.
a.. That Crum publicly declar-
ed there would be riots, insurrec-
tons and rebellioons by the in
habitants of the U. S. who were
opposed to declaring war against
Germany.
5. That Crum called Presi-
( dent Wilson criminal and
traitor to the U. S. following the
declaration of the war and de-
clared war had been declared to
protect bankers and financial in
terests.
occasions induced and Influenced
persons TO obstruct the govern
ment and refused to support the
U. S. in the prosecution of the
war. publicly and privately, and
that he insisted that the U. S. in
4 sending an army or armies to
Europe, was acting unconstitu-
tionally: that such men would
never come back to the U. S. and
that the U. s. had no authority
to- conscript or draft men.
r. The Montana senate did not con
slider any of the other articles in tn
impeachment and voted the impeaoh
1nent Of Crum solely after the con
sideration of the first six article
specified. However, had there NO
been enough evidence in the abov
quoted paragraphs Crum was charg
ed further with: ~
other Charges.
T. Advising various persons to op
nose the draft legislation and to re
1 fuse to comply with the draft laws
s 1T Is charged that he declared suc'
leeialation criminal: that"if he wer
q ~ draft age, he would resist tn
draft." That "his son was outsid
the domain OF the Z. s. ana ne woui.
not allow him to return to the Y. :
nor to enter into the mintary serv
= = !. .e THAT he advised riots and in
/ surrectien in opposition to the draf
=. = That icrpm sent his son, Leber
Crum from outside of Montana an
out OF the, U. s. to prevent him fron
being drafted.
IN another article Of Impeachment
he was charged with advising person
not to allow their sons to enter IN
service; with making an assault Wit
a loaded revolver upon "a cltlzen
IA Montana; with carrying conceaie
.s weabons' contrary to- law with refus
tnr to have jurors sit In his trial
cn,irt who were members OF the pa
friotic organization The OverseA
club; /" ana with giving sympathy an
!. AID TO i! w. W. agitators who wer
In the Rosebud U. county jail ate
gS -l;ss I. q.