The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-16
GOV. FRAZIER
is UNDER FIRE
Independents Use Weapon They
Once Denounced to
Gust Officials.

BISMARCK, N. D, Oct. 15.-withla
two weeks the $4,000 voters Of North
Dakota win decide whether to recall
the governor and chief members OF his
administration.
This IL the first time a state has
employed the recall against q governor.
The election results from the filing
pf more than $4,000 petitions. II viii
be held Friday. October %.
Curiously, the recall is being employ
IA by the forces which fought It's adop-
ton. and IS being used against the
forces which put the recall. initiative
And referendum Amendments into the
constitution.
It II a continuation or the warfare
between the Nonpartisan league farm
er-labor organization and its OPP
ponentm
Officials Attacked.
The forces behind the recall election
want Governor Lynn j. Frazier, now
serving his third two-year term; At
torney General William Lemko and
Commissioner OF Agriculture and La
bon John N. Hagan turned out Of Of
flee.
These are tho 'sbig three 'of the
state administration, for they compose
the industrial commission charged with
the management Of the state-owned.
operated industries which the
Nonpartisan league champions.
The independent candidates are r.
"A Nestos. for governor Sveinbiorn
johnson for attorney general, and Jo-
seph A. Kitchen for commissioner OF
agriculture and labor.
with the recall the forces opposed to
the administration also seek to initiate
constitutional amendments and laws
to put into effect the, platform OF the
so-caIled independent organization.
The Independents embrace both re-
puhficans and democrats who are op-
posed TO the Noppartisan league.
which has captured the machinery Of
the republican party and whose Off
clala were nominated In q general re-
publican primary and elected on re-
publican ticket.
Townloy'a Program.
The meteoric political career OK Arr
thur Q. Townley, who drew together
the farmers and Industrial workers Of
= North Dakota into the Nonpartisan
league and swept his candidates into
office with overwhelming maiorities
ia 1918, excited interest over the entire
country
Again. ia 1915. the league was sue
cesful and last November Governor
Frazier was elected for the third time.
The Townley program called for
state-owned. state operated flour mills.
and elevators. for packing plants, for q
new state han insurance law. state in
surance on public buildings and state
bonding department to bond all puhlic
officials. an association TO build homes
coseng SIS 900 or less, and q state bank.
The program as conceived by Town
10y was essentially a marketing pro-
gram: It was elaborated upon later. He
proposed to market North Dakota
wheat IA North Dakota terminal eleva-
tors. make flour In North Dakota and
remove North Dakota wheat from the
great grain market and mills Ia Min
neapolis.
Called Socialism.
From the start the program has been
fought bitterly as state socialism.
TO inauguarte its program the league
amended the constitution by popular
vote. H provided for bond issue max
imum Of s17.o00.0Q0
The administration established the
Bank OF North Dakota and put all pub
lio funds in 1t. II purchased a small
flour min and began the erection OF a
s2.000.0O0 mill and terminal elevator.
il established a homo building assoc
citation. enacted many laws favorlng
labor and a grain grading act designed
to cure unfair practices.
Program Blocked.
The program has not attained ita
fullness. Bond sales were blocked by
court action. The s2.00O0o0 min is in
complete. The Home Builders associ-
alton Is dormant. The flour mill lost
$4,000 ia it's first year.
Due to lack OF reserve fund. han in
aurance payments have been held up
as long rs rs months.
The Bank Of North Dakota was
shoI& Of q large part OF its public
funds By tho enactment OF an initiated
law permitting the withdrawal OF
county city township and school
FUNDS. This happened after It had
madA large advances 10 the Home
Builders association. The bank was at
tackled for freezing" tax money in
permanent investments.
The fight eliminated in investiga-
lions conducted by the legislature. one
controlled by independents and the
other controlled by Nonpartisans.
Independents Charges.
Tho independents charge that a
Sroup Of Nonpartisan league leaders
ave used the league TO build a great
politlcal machine. diverted public
.unds OF the Bank Of North Dakota
nto leaeue-controlled banks 70 be
loaned to league corporations COM
qiied BY leaders Of the league: have
stea great sums Of money in en-
"1ea pesEolia ana benefits for polit-
SAT iaForites; have driven money from
~ state ey constant attacks on finan-
ial interests.
the ieaxue answers that the indus
aiaA ptosfatn has not had trial; has
zen blocked ana fought at every turn