The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

MONY. If they got it and he told the
truth their political structure woulo
fall to pieces.
The committee OF twenty-one meets
in Fargo today to discuss the question
of a recall election. This is a time
when cool advice is needed on a pro
position of this kind. 1t is true tnat
with the present tense feeling in the
state, with the bad mixup financially
and otherwise of the present state ad-
ministration, with the Bank OF North
Dakota admittedly short some millions
of dollars according to Mr.. Cathro.s
testimony, and no money to pay bills
with. it would seem that something
is necessary to be done to relieve the
situation, because there will be MOTH
ing settled and state affairs Will pc
up in the air so long as these condi.
tions exist at Bismarck, but even IL
things are this way, the matter OF an
extensive recall election and its prob
able results should be taken very care
fully into consideration. We are
firmly of the opinion that majority
of the people of the state would vote
YES in the recall if such an election
was called, but the question IS: Is TINS
the psychological moment to pull It
off? Would it not be better to wait
until all this investigation is COM
pleted and then get clean bill to pre-
sent to the voters? The committee no
doubt has thoroughly covered these
points and knows more about the ac-
tual needs and conditions at this time
and their decision will be awaited by
the people with much interest.
If the recall election is going to. take
place-Mr Townley says it WON'T
but then he is only expressing the
hope that it won't-it will not be held
until about the last of June we are in
formed by those who are in position
to know what they are talking about.
The fact still remain, however, that
those who have this idea in hand
should go slow and careful in this
matter. 1t means very bitter fight
to recall state officials and once the
fight is on there will be no chance to
let up until the polls are closed. The
leaguers will retaliate by putting over
recall election on independent Off
Gals and thus we will probably see the
whole official force of the state admin
istration under the gun this summer
It is too early yet to tell who will
head the independent ticket as can
didate for governor but the man most
talked about in this connection is K
A. Nestos, of Minot. Mr.. Nestos has
been most fortunate in keeping out
of these political scraps and should
he be the man selected can go before
the electorate of this state with .
clean record back of him. He is. well
qualified for the position and should
be successful and ought to make the
state fair minded capable official.
George Schaeffer, Of Hettinger, is
most talked Of for attorney general
We know very little of him. These
are only conjectures, of course, and
we are further told that delegate
convention is to be held soon to choose
the men who are to make the race in
the event this election is called. The
only thing to be considered at this
time is as to whether it is, advisable to
call this election or to wait until the
end Of the present term Of the state
officials now holding down the jobs
Many level headed men. who have
studied the situation, think that to
call an election at this time is foolish