The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-04-08
Committee of Twenty one 10 to be
Doubled by the Addition
Of Women
s,ehlN NC TITO
Committee Asserts That the State
is Aided II Sale Of Bonds
is Prevented

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Grand Forks, N. D., April 4.--Plans
for the recall campaign against the
present members OF the State Indus
trial Commission were discussed at a
| meeting OF the Independent Joint
Campaign committee held here Sun
day night and this morning
The first step in the campaign will
be the formation of the committee of
AZ to manage the campaign, whic
will be done by the addition of 21
women to the present committee OF
21. Seven of these women will be
named by the Republicans seven by
the Democrats and seven by the In
dependent Voters Association.
This will be followed by the organi,
zation of the Auxiliary committee to
consist of one man and one woman
from every legislative district Of the
state. These two committees are
aimed to give the Independents
thoroughly Democratic organization
with full representation for the wo~
men it is said.
Committees Views
The following statement was made
by the committee this morning after
its meeting:
"The voters Of North Dakota who
have the welfare of the state at heart
are almost unanimous in their ap-
proval of the Devils Lake convention.
| There has never been such a general
| approval OF candidates and program
at the beginning Of any campaign
since Townleyism became an issue in
North Dakota.
"The signing of the recall petitions
has been taken up with renewed Wig
or New recall petitions are not need
ed.
! There is every indication now that
thousands of Independents who in pre-
| vious campaigns have been inclined
to dodge the fire of the league leaders
will get boldly out in the open for an
| Over the Top drive.
"The wailing, begging and brag-
ging of the Townleyized press indi-
cate that the leaders OF the League
see the handwriting on the wall. They
know that very large majority of
the voters will vote for a program
of financial relief, peace and prosper
ity. Townleyism is doomed. 1t will
November s. It will fall everywhere
shortly after it. falls in our state.
'If by bringing on this recall elec-
tion we have succeeded in preventing
our present state officials from selling
bonds, the state has been saved many
!. times the cost Of the recall election
because as long as the Industrial Com
mission remains as it is and the Bank
of North Dakota is allowed to receive
deposits, money that might be OBJ
tanned by selling bonds would be sub
ject to the same misuse as the cur
rent tax money has been up to this
time. n 's+
View Of Bond Sale =
Under our laws as they are our
state officials can use money obtained
from the sale. Of bonds for the sup
port of bonds Of their political machine
instead of paying back to political sub
divisions the money due them. John
Hagan Commissioner Of Agriculture,
has boldly stated that they are will
ing to spend $1S5.00O Of the public
money for the promotion and 'protec-
ton of their. political machine by pay
ing it out for political advertising.
Everyone who understands our /,
needs. realizes that the state must
get considerable money from outside
Of the state 10 lorder to prevent FIR
thcr loss and get our state and local
governments lack to normal and that
the most profitable and Quickes: way
TO- do II is to issue refunding bonds
as the direct obligation of the state
Gs is provided for in the proposed
constitutional amendment which also
reduced the possible bonded indebt-
edness Of the state from $4,000, 900 to :
$7,750,000.
Y Claim Money Lost q;
y "The state officials to be recalled
have already, been the means Of losing
several million dollars of public mon
ey. The taxpayers must make good
that loss some time. The sooner We
take 1t the smaller It will be and the
sooner we get our credit restored tho
greater number Of people that will be
saved from embarrassment. ss D 4
we : are going over the top this
fall and We viii have the grandeSt
Thanksgiving celebrati ion this fall th6t
North Dakota has ever seen. ;f5