Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
COURT ACTION
EXPECTED in
NEXT few DAYS
Claim Only Voters of 1920
Election Could Sign
Petitions.
COPYING LISTS
PART OF PROGRAM
Newly Elected Independent
Officials Not Worried
Over Prospect.

Connrmatlon OF the report that
members OF the Nonpartisan league
would attempt to contest the result of
the recall election appeared this
morning when the Fargo Courier
News, the official league organ, stated
that within the next few days an ap-
plication would be made the su-
preme court for an order enjoining
the state canvasing board from cam
vassing the votes cast in the election
October %.
The ground for the application will
be the allegation that the signatures
on the recall petitions were not suf-
! ficient to justify the calling Of the
| election.
This action appears to have been
planned by a group Of leaguers headed
by John Bloom of Devils Lake. Other
groups Of 1eaguers have already
placed themselves on record as op-
posing such action.
One Attorney Declines.
The CourierNews states that the
attorneys retained by the leaguers for
the contest will be e. r. Sinkler Of
Minot, S. e. Ellsworth of jamestown,
and Lee Coombs Of Valley City. The
last named. however, has announced
that he has refused to take part in
the affair.
According to the Courier News
SSeAo6IAPueIS are 10 De put TO "OfK
in each county of the state copying
the 1920 poll lists, to be checked at
Bismarck. and the contention of the
leaguers will be that only those who
a voted in the 1920 election were quail
fed to sign recall petitions. as well as
the allegation that there WAS. dupl3
e cation of signatures.
t In Grand Forks. H. H. Aaker visited
/ the county court house late Monday
! ITO make inquiries regarding obtaining
a copy Of the 1920 poll lists. but moth
: ing definite had as yet been done in
1 the matter according to the latest re-
= port from the Office of the county
, auditor.
Action BY Monday.
The canvassing board has been
summoned to convene on Wednesday,
November %. It is expected that the
application for an Injunction will be
, made not later than Monday, Novem-
J Der Il.
Bloom in Charge.
Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 15.-A clear
ing house and headquarters for the
Nonpart!san leaguers contest Of the
: recall election will be established in
: Bismarck with John Bloom OF Devils
Lake, the state fish commissioner in
a charge, 1t was learned here today
+ Bloom is expected to arrive here At
: any time.
: A mass of detail work win be
handled in connection with the con-
: test.
,, Poll lists Of the 1920 general cleo
ton which are to be copied in every
I county in the state will be gathered
at headquarters here, it is understood,
p together with reports upon recall Pc
titions obtained from the various
, counties.
Il May Cause Delay.
Necessity of compiling these lists
may delay the contest which was e1-
pected to be filed here within forty
eight hours. The plan Of the contest
. : Is understood to call for an in3unc-
tional action to prevent the canvazs-
( from meeting or to prevent the newly
: elected officials from taking ONCE
The appeal of George Laird for
t 800 contributions is understood to be
: only part Of the plans for financing
d the contest. Several thousand dollars
: are expected to be raised.
: The whole force of the administra- l.
ton Is expected to be thrown into the
contest, although it will be handled
by a committee composed Of Non
partisans. chiefly from the northern
part Of the state.
that the defeated officials had decided
among themselves that there would
be no contest. He added that frauds
: had been discovered In the signatures
IS to recall petitions which were much
8 greater than had been expected
Il would be found after first examination
IL Another Shakeliown. /
= Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. 15.-The cali
for contributions to finance a contest
of the recall election was character
lied by Secretary of State Hall here
,, as another shakedown" by the Non
partisan league organization to obtair
funds to keep the organization going
These petitions were on file 70,
u 40 days before the election" he de
u clared. THE law provides that the
y, supreme court may be asked to re-
e view the suffciency OF the petitions
e Them was plenty OF time to take
70 court action before the election
II They know that they now have NJ
70 chance Of succeSs In the courts. They
i need money. They can't call 1t a Vic
e tory fund or Lemke fund now, and
SO they cali it Contest fund"
Leaxuen Confer.
~ a meeting Of a number OF Non
:. paftisans was held here late yester
: day afternoon down town. after ths
=. news that Geo. D. Laird had sent on
y AN appeal for funds was no longel
Z - ! secret. It has been reported man!
e times that since the election appeal
fS n Continued on raEe -
u THE WEATHER.