Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-01
AL Persons Interested in
Securing Good Govern
!. rnent For North Dakota
Urged to Become Mem
bers of Association; Two
Days Session Likely.

IS t . .- . . .
A statewide annual meeting of the
Independent Voters association has
been called to be convened at Grand
FORKS. N. D., at 10:00 a.. m. on
Thursday. February s., 19201 1t is
expected that the meeting will extend
Its sessions >over at least two days.
Among; matters that will come before
the meeting for its careful cons:dera-
tion are the following:
III The Program: ~
I) Which of the laws passed at
the recent special session should be
referended and when, and which laws
should be repealed or amended by
means Of initiation by petition, and
popular vote. ~ ~
(2) Which Of the laws enacted and
constitutional amendments previous
~ adopted that now make Townley-
Ism possible should be repealed and
how. which should be amended and
how. y s1s.%".1,,5-
60 What new laws and constitu-
tlonal amendments are needed.
4) What should be done with ref
ence to the constitutional amend
ments pending for popular vote at
4 the next general election.
! 60 Campaign methods and flnanc-
ing. #s
:, le) What to do with reference. to
candidates for all public offices.
state, legislative and county.
90 The election of five state ex-
executive committeeman to take the
place of five whose terms Of office ex-
pire att this annual meeting.
This meeting will be composed Of
lnembers at large and delegates rep
e.efenting local units of the Independ-
mt Voters association in the same
sense that all fraternal or business
: organizations have general meetings
In which only those take part who as
= sociate themselves with such organi-
zations in the regular way provided
: for in each case The meeting will
probably be thrown open to the pub
licEat some sessions, when It is likely
that speakers Of national reputation
! on subjects in which voters of the
4 state are interested. ~
The following invitation to the vot-
eraiof the state. is issued by the I. "
I &. Ipvita.ion to Come In.
All people who. now realize that
/ our state is in danger, and who be-
\ Neve that one organization must be
i met with one organization and that
popular government cannot e:erdurs
4 Without political, organization are
n tn Independent sVotsrs' u association
sIA thus help to n yapr ont in i:this
slssp ssssa ass aa MI sf'inssEa byssa.
Ozone united unpenetrabIe ssfineul
pGDtect and promote the welfare oi
tli3 state and Incidentally furnish
I Tdnleyasm with its Waterloo In
! Nefth Dakota. We urge the thou.
/ sands in this state who are criticisine
I farmers and Others Mfor supporting
I The Nonpartisan league movement tt
/ show their own faith Sin organizing
! political effort. Members of the
konpartisan league who are now in
doubt about which way to vote can.
mot be expected to come and build ar
Organization for anti-Towhleyites OF
for the gathering and disseminating
Of information in opposition tc
ETownleyistn 1T Is the duty Of those OF
US who now realize that there Il
more bad Than good in Townleyism tc
join our efforts to, convince those who
are In doubt that we are in the right
North Dakota. can be set right side
( up again in 1920 If all of US who are
now opposed to Townleyism will get
/ together and pull together for. one
purpose. ~