The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-21
NO CANDIDATES
GIVEN PLACE IN
STATEPAMPHLET
Publicity Booklet Will Garry
Only Constitutional Amend
ments and Proposed Laws
BIDS RECEIVED FRIDAY
Emergency Board Removes Pos
sible Stumbling Block in
Way of Election

No candidates will oe permitted to
place statements in the publicity
pamphlet to be ISSUED before the re-
cali election of October 2S; Secretary
of State Thomas Hall said today. Con-
sideration of the constitutional pro-
visions had shown that in the event
of a special election only constitution
al amendments, initiated or referred
laws may be placed in the pamphlet.
No statements Of any kind will be
permitted from the political organiza-
tions.
Bids are to be received on Friday
for the printing of the pamphlet,
which Is to be circulated to every vot.
er in the state.
The state emergency commission de-
cided to authorize the printing COM
mission to pring the pamphlet the
emergency commission 10 pay the bills
from the $4,000 fund appropriated by
the legislature for emergency meas
ures. The action followed advice by
the attorney general that the printing
is legal.
Action regarding alleged frauds in
the obtaining Of signatures to recall
petitions, If any, is not imminent, it
was said by officials A force of stem
ographers is now copying the names
of the signatures, for publication.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions of ,he emergency
commission relating to this transfe;
of funds is as follows:
Whereas, Senate Bill No. 25, be-
ing the general appropriation bill
passed by the 1921 legislative assem-
bly, of the state of North Dakota when
it was passed by each body OF the leg
islative assembly contained in it pro-
vision in the sum Of $4,000 for the
expense Of publishing the state pub
licity pamphlet and for postage in con-
nection Herewith; and
Whereas, this provision apparent
ly through error was omitted from the
enrolled bill which was delivered to
Governor Frazier and approved ~
him; be 1t therefore; .,
'Resolved; that the emergency COM
mission upon the presentation OF an
itemized, verified petition by Secretary
Of State Thomas Hall, authorize the
transferring from the emergency fund
to the fund for the purpose OF pubilc
printing by the secretary of state Tor
the payment of the expense OF the
publicity pamphlet and the publicity
pamphlet postage in connection with
the recall election Of October 2S, l92i,
a sum sufficient to pay such expense
not to exceed the sum of ten tnou-
sand dollars ($10,0OO).'
SAYS He Finds Duplication
Duplication .of many signatures TO
recall petitions have been found by
the force checking the $4,000 Names
according to W. A. Anderson, ASSIST
ant attorney general.
"They have found that a lot OF peo-
ple signed several petitions" said Mr..
Anderson regarding checking OF the
list. "This is the only frregularity tnus
far found. We are unable to tell from
the signatures whether or not the
signers are legal voters. We have had
charges made that children signed
some of the petitions"
lMr. Anderson declined TO say
whether or not any action would De
taken to block the recall election, say
ing it was a matter for Attorney Cen
eral Lemke who is out of the city to
act upon. Chairman Liederbach OF
the Nonpartisan state committee mas
been quoted as saying that ne knew
of no movement to stop the election.
Capitol officials generally were
marking time today. Governor fraz'
Ter, who had been asked to speak III
Minnesota this week, decided to re-
main in his Office for some days De-
fore embarking upon speaking tour