Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-16
lNDEPENDENTST0
HOLD MEETING AT
BISMARCK in FEB.
Each Local Unit Asked to
Send Delegate For Every
Ten Paid-Up Members
Association to Be Con-
tinued.

The Independent Voters Associa-
tion has called meeting in Bis
and pending legislation, and to
discuss and determine plans and
policies to be pursued both for the
immediate present and the future
The state meeting is to be compos-
ed OF delegates from the various
local units OF the association, as
provided in the by laws for the regu-
lar biennial meeting. Each local
unit Of ten or more members, whicn
has paid it's dues for 1921 and 1922
campaign, is entitled to one vote
and to one delegate. and to reem-
bursement from the state associa-
tion Of the railroad fare going and
returning for one delegate for every
ten members.
Every local unit is asked to hold
a local meeting Tuesday afternoon
or evening, February II. for the
purpose of electing delegates ana
adopting resolutions voicing senti-
ment of the Independent Voters Of
the community on any question that
occurs to the members OF the unit
as being worthy Of such consdera-
tion.
The state executive committee Of
the r. V. "A. will meet at o'clock
p. m. on February 10th at the Grand
Pacific hotel at Bismarck All local
unit secretaries and members OF the
7. V. A. having knowledge of any
matter that should be given atten-
tion by the association are urged to
get such matters before the COM
mittee at that time
The Association Will BE Continued
Sentiment Of the Independent
voters thruOut the state favors CON-
tinuing the work OF the association.
on account Of public service it has
rendered. particularly in the matter
of initiated 1aw4 and referendum
Of bills passed by the legislature.
The referendum election in 1915 re-
suited in more people studying tie
problems of state government than
ever before. The Independent Vot-
ers Association referred four laws
of the legislature to the people and
these laws were rejected by an
average majority of twelve thousand
votes. The Anti-Red Flag law was
approved by majority of $4,000
votes, altho it had been twice de-
feated in the legislature.
The five laws voted on Nov. 2, ini-
tiated by the state executive COM
mittee of the association "have
helped to restore public confdence
in our state, to break up the news
paper monopoly that had been sad
died upon us, and to protect our
schools from dangerous political
contact That they were approved
by majorities ranging from eight to
nineteen thousand is abundant proof
Of the fact that the plans, purposes
and acts Of the Independent Voters
Association are in record with the
wishes of majority of the voters Of
the state.
Because of the service perform
ed in the past there appears to be Il
very general desire among indepen-
dent voters of the state that the In
dependent Voters Association State
Headquarters should be kept in ac-
tive operation for the purpose of be-
ginning Immediately after the first
of the year to prepare for a finish
fight with Townleyism at the gen.
eral election in 1922 and incidental
ly do everything possible, within the
means available. to keep the Inde.,
pendent Voters of the state uni
formily informed and working to-
gether, always ready on few hours
notice, to render the same service
in the future as in the past