Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-31

for the recall in November will be
passed this afternoon by a substan-
tial majority.I t.g.
: The recall Question was. debated at
considerable length Wednesday night.
Thee. Nelsbn Explains Situation.
When the convention resumed it's
session at o'clock this evening,
Theodore Nelson, secretary of the In
dependent Voters association, was
called to tha platform to explain the
present status of the situation.
He told of the various steps which
had. been tslen by the Committee Of
p and othet committees which. had
res1lled in the calling of the present
convention. He declared that the Sc
cl.s u The. t~uccess of the .Nonparti-.
san League up to the present time.
was due to The fact that the League
had $4,000 men and women signed
up at SIS each and that they would
naturally follow their honey
At the sclPsc' Of MIR. Nelson's ad-
dress the fomRlittce on credentials
presented its report which showed
that there w|erc 3s1 delegates actual
|ly present, and about 100 more rep
resented by proxies.
General Discussion Starts.
The general discussion of the recall
question wal hen opened, Mr.. Fowl
CT. making the opening speech for
the. faction which is opposed to a re-
call at this time. He declared his
conviction that the recall idea was
still too new to appeal to the people,
that the evidence against the presen,
administration had not yet had a
chance to soak in." and that i,
would be difficult to raise money for
la campaign at This time.
He then made his proposal for a
committee 70 reopen the recall ques-
ton at some. future date.
By general reclamation Mr.. Birch
enough was then called on to speak
State at the Cross Roads.
+ He declared that North Dakots
now stood at the cross roads anC
that the future destiny of The state
would DEFEND to A great extent or
the. action taken BY this convention
The Nargumcnt that the league
should be- allowed to stew in its owl
'grcasc was demolished by the speak.
or who dflared that experience hat
shown that the league. would grow
fat on subj treatment.
He urged the Independents not t.
grow wat weary and declared tina
the opposition to the League. stood a
this time In the same situation as tn
Allies at The end of the third year O
the a
, He wsb wildly applauded at til.
fonclusion of his address. :
housekeeping Times Here.
J Mrs. III +. Arnold, of Fargo, de
l clared th3t this was the season 70
spring hotsecleaning and that sh
believed, that housekeeping in Eortl
Dakota ,shpuld begin with the clean
ing out Of the Nonpartisan League.
Mrs. Mary Strand of Glendale
urged greater. equality for ome i
political lffairs and the reorganiza
state. SIZE declared herself to b
opposed 70 "a recall at the presen
time. q e.
Theodoie E.. johnson Of Nelva, sal
: that he did not believe a recall woul
!, be successful at this time.
r Mikes Use Of Smile.
Mrs. VI. A. Mcintyre Of Gran
Forks, mlde one OF the most int,
4 esting addresses Of the evening. .
t am afraid Of the recall" said MIR
n McIntyref just as ! am afraid Of
gun, hut am not afraid to, use a gu
e should thf occasion arise. n .neithe
am 1 afrAid to use the recall if tn
t is the prbper time for 1t.
q Il believe this is the proper, tin
n and ! an in favor Of the recall"
e John Paulson of Hilsboro. urge
(. that an Election for the recall Of tt
= industriat commission members /
e Eheld on pr about November g..
.Victorl WARDROBE of Leeds, e,
e pressed fhe view that up to the pre-
ent tfma there had been little chang
among the Nonpartisan League men
bers and that q long campaign Of el
! ucation fhould be put OF before a
tempting a recall.
3 At thu conclusion of Mr.. War
dIrope's rAmarks.t the motion to adiOul