The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-30
A GOVERNOR
RECALLED FOR
FIRST TIME
IN HISTORY
N. p. League Beaten in
North Dakota; Leader
Goes to Jail

FARGO, n. d., Oct. 30.-The
Non-Partisan league Sunday morn
ing conceded defeat in the recall
election Of Friday.
The Fargo Courier-Ncws, official
mouthpiece of the league in North
Dakota, editorially announced the
concession, understood to have
been agreed upon at a conference
of party chiefs which lasted late
Saturday night.
The paper conceded indepcnd-
ents had won the offices Of COVER
nor, attorney general and com
missioner Of agriculture and labor
by majorities reaching as much as
5000. Passage of initiated laws
was also conceded.
FARGO. n. D.. Oct. 2s.-For the
first time In tho history Of the coun-
try. governor has been recalled
Voters Of North Dako;a turned
against the bipartisan party In .hc
election Friday after five years triat
Latest returns gave r. A. Nestos,
independent, lead OF 1921 over
Lynn j. Frazier, non-partisan incum-
bent. for governor. These came from
,6Gs scattered precincts with ls5
small precincts still missing. Tn, VOTE
was.
Ncstos iO2,4S2 Frazier S9.2Sl.
The missing precincts were expect
ed to have no more than 20 900 votes
cast, To win, Frazier would have to
carry them practically unanimously.
Comedies Defeat.
The Fargo Courier News. official
organ OF the non-psrtisan league. q,
was Understood, would concede defeat
In It's sunday morning issue.
Governor Frazier. attorney. VIII
liam Lemke and a, c. Townley. presi-
dent cf the league. were understood
TO be IN secret conference on the
future of the league. II was believed
statement from them conoeding de
feat. or announcing q court fight
with the -partisans seeking 10
throw out the whole election was an
tlCipHted.
one high non-partisan official said
he favored statement that the
league would "Het back and let the
independents go 10 1t now
Crushed at the polls and beaten In
the courts, rownlcy is going to jail
next week.
Townloy was here tonight watching
the final returns on the North Dakota
recall election. initiated to unseat
high state officials members of the
nom partisan league, towly trickle IN.
To Serve 20 Days.
Townley stands convicted OF having
discouraged enhstmonts during the
war and Is to serve 80 days In the
jackson. MINI. pcnitcntinry His con
Nction was sustained by the United
States supreme court.
The independents tonight faced "a
hard court battle to make good their
claims to victory. The non -pariisan n
league administration has made its
plans for a court battle 20 throw out
the whole recall election, should they
Dec defeated
Thousands ~ illegal signatures
were Obtained TO the petitions asking
for the recall election, non partisan
adhcrcnts claimed.
They asserted only 90, 900 sigma.
lures were legal. The Independents
have 10000 signors. The law requires
ds geo.
The lenguc candidates gained hcav'
Is In Bismarck. which previously had
been a stronghold Of league oppon'
snts. This was attributed to the fact
that a cotcrie OF "uld guards" kno~r
as the "McKcnzic- McCumbcr" faction
opposed staging the recall election
They preferred To fight the battle al
the polls next spring In the regular
primary.
Asa result of this situation the non
partiSrrA captured bismarck 10y
majority Of about 400, again of S,00'
over the figures on the contest 10
governor last November.
Nurth Dakota h the only STATE
where the non-partisan league hai
controlled politics. They have brough
nhout complete revolution q tn
state government In the last NV
years