The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-04
Impeached in Montana
Goes to North Dakota
FORMER JUDGE DISBAKRED FOR
pRO.GERNANlSNl PROMOTING
NONPARTISAN POLICIES
to The Examiner.

SbeciaI TO ] ne hAdtUlliST.
Center, n. D.-Charles l.. Crum.
former Judge of the Fifteenth dis
trict OF Montana. found guilty by the
senate Of Montana of high crimes,
misdemeanors and malfeasance in
office. imp6ached and disqualified
from holding any Office of trust or
honor in the state of Montana. is the
Nonpartisan League candidate TOT
the legislature from Oliver county,
North Dakota and is making speeches
in behalf of Lynn J. Frazier and the
Townley ticket in this state.
Judge Crum came to Center. the
county seat Of Oliver county, some
thing over year ago. He opened
up a law Office, said nothing about
his former place OF residence. and
Immediately became active III pro
noting the socialistic doctrines of
The Nonpartisan League. He found
many welcome hands among the Non
partisans and has been doing we'll in
the practice of law. A short time
ago he announced himself as a can
didate for the legislature on the Fra
zier-Townley ticket and is working
actively fer the office TO support the
Townley program in this state.
The former status Of Judge
Charles l.. Crum was investigated by
the local post OF the American Lee
gion. which is lighting the Nonparti-
san League in this state. and Burton
:. Wilcox OF Hensier. secretary OF
the post, is in receipt Of Information
revealing the fact thai this Judge
who is seeking to become a social
istic leader here IS the same man
who was impeached i'll Montana, b"
ing found guilty of ro-Ge:manlsm
amounting to Sedition. The senate ot
the state Of Montana voted uuan-
mously on the last article Of the i'm
peachment proceedings which found
him guilty of 'coanseling. advising
the abetting of commission Of acts
and deeds which We're reasonable
and disloyal in their nature, and
were OF such a kind and character
as to give aid and comfort to tie EN-
emies of the United States in time
OF war
Under another article Of the i'm
parchment proceedings. Judge G..
l.. Crum was found to have gloated
over the reports OF every allied dis
aster both before aud after the dec
laration Of war by the United States,
and expressed to the community in
which he lived Forsyth. Mont. his
great satisfaction i'll reading the re-
ports of any German success; that
the said Crum looked upon the bar
barous conceptions and inventions OF
the Germans used in carrying on
their prosecution OF the war. such as
destructive gasses and liquid fire. as
worthy achievements and approved
the violation by the Germans Of the
rules adopted for civilized warfare
| between nations of the world and
approved all the inhuman methods.
processes and practices utilized by
the Germans in carrying on the
war"
| When the question was put TO the
senate of the state of Montana. sit
tiLs as trial court in the trum
case. 81 being present. every sena-
toT arose and voted guilty.
Judge" Crum will he bitterly OPP
posed by the American Legion as
we'll as by the LANCER forces. whC
sec in his election If it should be
possible, the placing OF a dangerous
radical in the legislature OF North
Dakota to assist the Townley-Fraziei
crowd in carrying out their complete
soctalistic program. including the
public ownership OF all land,