The Bismarck tribune., 1921-09-17
PREPARINGF FOR
RECALL BALLOT
NOT EASY TASK
Much Work Entailed For State
and County Officials With
in Short Time
ORATORY FLOOD NEARING
League is First to Announce
That Outside Speakers Will
Help in Campaign

Help in Campaign
The big task of preparing for the
recall election is under way today
The preparation of ballots and compli
ance with the law regarding elections
in other manner involves a great
amount Of detail for state and county
officials.
The official ballot, which will con-
tain the names of at least six candi-
dates and the constitutional amend
ments and initiated laws, is now be-
ing prepared in the secretary Of
states Office. The printing of ballots
and construction of the law offers
possibility Of some difficulties.
The Secretary of State has held
that the law specifically provides that
any candidate may get his name on
the, ballot by the filing Of petitions
bearing 300 names, between now and
80 days from the date OF the election.
The law requires him to certify to
tho county auditors the names of can
didates 80 days from the date of the
election. The supreme court has held
in case that if a candidate mailed
his notice of intention to become a.
candidate on the day on which the
time expires by registered mail with
( the proper number Of petitioners his
name is entitled to go on the ballot,
although the letter reaches the filing
office within 80 days preceding the
election. There is then the possibility
of a candidates name being entitled
to go on the bal!p after the list has
been officially certified to the county
officers. "--,----
Unusual Oratoricai Flood
There is every prospect that an un-
usual food of 0ratory will be loosed
on the state in the recall campaign,
and that the comparatively short
campaign will finish with feverish ac-
ton by both the Independent and
Nonpartisan sides.
The l., V. A. plan Of organization
contemplated the direction of the
campaign by the Joint Campaign
Committee with county organizations
working under their direction, and
probably district managers working
out Of the Fargo headquarters. The
Nonpartisan plan is substantially the
same. s>.;.l. 80. +6 .!st, -,
Chairman Liederbach Of the league
organization is authority for the
statement that the league has $50 vol
unteer speakers on its lists, to mount
the stumps in Cities, towns and coun-
try districts. Neighborhood speak
ing and sctyool house meetings may
supplant much of the personal solicit
tation of past campaigns, although
both organizations expect to reach
every voter by personal solicitation II
pOssible.
Plead Finance Lack
Both campaign organizations nave
pleaded lack Df finances The league
state committee claims that it cannot
and does not desire to put a paid
county manager in the field as has
been the practice in the past PUT Will
instead rely on volunteer organization.
The two campaign organizations will
be much the same.
The first announcement that theTe
would be speakers from outside the
state in the recall campaign comes
from the, league side. John Shelton
Williams, former comptroller of the
treasurer, is the head-liner OF the
league speaking aggregation. Former
Governor John Lind OF Minnesota also
is said to be On the list and the league
expects to have speakers from South
Dakota, Montana and Minnesota. 1t
is denied by Liederbach that paid or
ganizers Of the National Nonpartisan
league will come into the state.
Whether or not there will be speak
ers from outside the state on the
Independent list of orators is not
known at present. 1t is expected that
an invitation will be issued to Cover
nor J. A. q. Preus Of Minnesota to
speak in the state.
Renews Pamphlet Request
Secretary of State Hall renewed his
request OF the state emergency COM
mission, composed of Governor Fra
zier. Commissioner Hagan and him
self for $4,000 for the printing OF a
publicity pamphlet, which he says, is
mandatory under the constitution.
The secretary of state also points
out that provisions must be made
eventually for the publication of a
publicity pamphlet for the primary
election to be held in June, 1922, and
also for the publication Of the pamph.
let prior to the general election to De
held in November, 1922. II 900 is
required for the printing OF each Of
the three pamphlets and is granted
from the state emergency fund, it
would take $4,000 of the $4,000 ap-
propriated by the legislature in that