The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
Non-Partisan Leaguers in
North Dakota Face Crisis
In Recall Election October z8
Leagues Fate Rests on Result Of Contest on Three Chief State oh.
GERS Called by Petition of $4,000 Voters Socialist Works Prove
Failures; Coalitionists Expect TO Make Clean Sweep.

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BisMARcK. N. D.. Sept. 2f-rhe
on-paftiHan league has decided 20
stake liz power In this state on the
recall election OF October. 20 de-
mandcd by It's o%pponents. known NJ
the coalition party. and announced
to-day It's plans for the campaign.
This announcement makes " certain
that the ieaguore have abandoned any
intention they may have had OF ohnl-
> longing in the courts the right of the
coaltionlNts to demand n recall cleo
ti0n.
The very keyston. of the Leagues
political structure In this state IN I'm
periiled In the election, the officials
Frazier. Attorney General William
lsme ana j. n ilnRnn, oommlssioner
~ agriculture and Mbor. This irium-
vlrate constitutes the state industrial
commission and has absolute control
over the ~sociallzed indusirioH OF North
Dakota. which once were tho boast
81 the loaguers and recently have
proved a source of some emburrass-
mtnt.
80. oO0 sign Htrtali Pcti,ion
Intil the coalition forces ANNOUNCE
cd last week that more than 1000 adj
diti0nnl signatures TO the recall Pc
titlon had been obtained, Il Mas
thought that the leagucrs might
challenge the validity OF the petition
In the courts. The addition Of these
names to the list OF signors. however,
gives tho CoalitiOniets more than
10000 petitioners. about 5000 more
than required by law. The league
leaders are believed to have reached
the deciaion that n effort to prove
1anN0 signatures fraudulent would
he vain.
such n move not only would he al
mod hAVglnua from the nnlNuUf Int
would delay the election until winter,
and a winter election IN something the
non partisan league desires most par-
~ttcuinfly 10 avoid. Their strength lies
In the remote agricultural districts,
and The vote IN these districts weuld
be- difficult, u not impossible. 10 get
TO the polls In the dead Of winter.
The Issue OF non-partisan or cOall-
tion control Of the state is TO be de-
citiod. therefore, by popular vote ON
pstohet Is n Within twenty days
aftcr That. when the official canvass
is complete. the trinmvirute Of the
League VIII he unHentcd or will have
received renewed evidence OF the con
ndence Of tho ma tority Of the voters.
Coalition Campaign Opens To-day
r. 4. Neatos is the coalition cnndl-
date for governor Rveinhiorn John
son is the coalition candidate for at
torney general. ana Joseph A. Kitchen
Is coalition candidate for commits
ionsr of agriculture and labor. Mr..
Neatos will take the stump tomorrow.
His Oompaihons on the coalition ticAei
viii be- In the field within a few DAYS,
The nou-partisan leagues campaign
VIII be assisted by John SHELTON VIII
liams. former comptroller of currency
~ the United States. Another speaker
whom tho league has engaged In be
half u the biz three IN John Lind
former governor Of Minnesota.
Opponents Of the league believe that
they have that organization on the
run In this state. Certainly never be.
fore since II came into power has the
non-parttFnn league hoen in 20 Wi.
ncrnhlc a position.
a. is heing attacked not by mhid
foes of the principles II upholds but
hy men who have pledged themselves
" elected to give league projects IN
which state funds have been sun a
fair chance To survive " they can.
Tho coalition candidate favor lcgis-
latiou to wipe out party lines In cleo
tious TO state and county offices. thus
carrying the nop-pnrtS ballot a step
beyond that in use IN any state al
present. They promise 10 complied
the construction 81 the state mill and
elevators at Grnnd Forks. to place ths
plant under efficient management
and give 10 q thorough test. Thf
league already has sunk 81 00o,0 o In
this project and the plant stands Idle
TODAY.
This project IL only one Of the weat
spots IN the leagues defeuses. accord.
lnr Co !. r. r. OConuor OF Crane
Forks. Independent nominee FOR gov.
ornor az the last election. who asserts
that tho league IL going to be defeated
in North Dakota neNt month by $1,000
votes or more.
situation Of Year Ago
My prediction that the iudcpcnd
rnts viii score a decisive victory nt tn
recall election is not an idle forccas
hut .4 hnsed on "a careful stud Of th,
political and industrial situation owe
"a period Of five years said Mr.
OConnor 'Ho added that even VIII
political defeats the non pnrtiSal
league was .u "a much stronger posi-
ton twelve months q than II !
now Then, briefly. this was the ST
uutiuu:
The state mill and elevator at Gran.
Forks was employing some goo uor
The home builders association W.
operating and employing % large fore,
The Bank of North Dakota ha
from $50. 900. 900 to $40. 600. 0OO on dc
post and carried 100 employees o
itu pay ron
Tho league had subsidized newspa
pera under It's control In v,rtdail
every tuuuty.
% owned two daily newspapers. on
iu Fargo and one In Grand Forks.
Many hanks were established Jnd,
LEAGUE control.
The United Consumers Stores wCi
In operation.
There wus harmony among IN
u"uu-purtiruu league leaders.
League Failures Citcd
For the contrast offered 10y III
present. Mr. Otonuor pointed out:
work has ceased ON the min an
elevator nnd the 1000, 600 enterpri,
is not operating,
The Home Builders association hl
been strapped.
TN, BANK OF North Dakota Is 4,
fIsiuE 60 pay checks Many scho
districts which had their money on d'