The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-07
North Dakota Women Take
a Hand Political Battle

Grand Forks April 4--Plans for the recall campaign
against the members Of the state industrial
mission were discussed at meeting Of the independent
Joint campaign committee hele Sunday night and Monday
morning
the Committee of 42 to manage the campaign which will
be done by the addition Of II to the present Com
mttee Of g. Seven Of these women will be named by the
republicans by the democrats AMI seven BY the in
dependent voter association ssEs
This will be followed BY the organization Of the aux
iary committee consist Of and from
every legislative district Of the state These Two commit
tees will give the Independents thoroughly democratic
organization with full representation for the women
Voters Approve. Candidates
The following statements was made by the committee
after its meeting:
he voters Of North Dakota who have the welfare Of
the state at heart almost unanimous in their approval
the Devils Lake convention There has been such
la general approval Of candidates and program at the be-
ginning Of any campaign since Townleyis became an is
lsue in North Dakota. Ss@
"The signing Of the real petitions has been taken up
with renewed vigor New recall petitions not needed
'There is every indication that thousands of in
dependents who in previous 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.
= League Sees Handwriting
"The Waing begging, and Dragging of the ToWnley-
indicate clearly that the leaders OF the league
the handwriting the wall They know that very large
relief peace and prosperity Townleyism is doomed
will fail in North Dakota not later than Nov g. will fall
everywhere short time after it falls in our state
IF by bringing on this recall election we have sue
ceeded in preventing present state officials from SELL
bonds the state has been saved many times the cost OF
the recall election because long the industrial
mission remains is and the Bank Of North Dakota
is allowed to receive deposits money that might be OBJ
tanned by selling bonds would be subject to the same mis-
the current tax money has been up to this time
Willing to Spend Public Money sa@'%
"Under our laws as they state officials
fhoc Of Tho Of
their political machine instead of paying back to political
subdivisions the money due them John Hagan, commits
soner of agriculture has boldly stated that they will
ling to spend of the public money for the promo
ton and protection Of their political machine by paying
out for political advertising.
Everyone who understands our needs realizes that
the state must get considerable money from outside of the
local back to normal and that the most profit
able and quickest way to do it to issue reundng bonds
at the direct obligation of the state as is provided for
the proposed constitutional amendment which also re-
dces the possible bonded indebtedness of the state from
$12 OO0O 600 to $7,7500000
Millions Lost to Taxpayers. 1,~~
"The to be recalled have already been the
means Of losing several million dollars Of public money
The taxpayers must make good that loss some time The
sooner we take it. the smaller it will be and the we
get our credit restored the greater the number of people
that will be saved from embarrassment.
"We going over the top this fall and we will have
grandest Thanksgiving celebration this fall that North
Dakota has ever seen'
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