The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-05-06


cation that attended the recent state
convention at Devils Lake has been
signed by all members Of the Stuts-
man delegation.
The Stutsman delegates believe tho
plan worked out at Devils Lake aug
urs for success.
1.-THE convention was truly repre-
sentative Of all counties Of the state,
and Of all factions opposed to tho
Nonpartisan league" reads the state
ment. Full discussion took place in
the convention Of the recall, and mat
ters relating thereto. The decisions
of the convention we're PRACTICALLY
unanimous on the question OF the re-
call election, the officials to be re-
called, the constitutional amendment.
and the laws to be initiated and to be
voted upon at the time Of the recall
election. The decision Of the ccnven-
ton was absolutely unanimous in tho
selection OF R. A. Nestos as candi-
date for governor and Sveinbjorn
Johnson as candidate for attorney
general, and in leaving open to be
settled by the state committee, tho
candidate to run for commissioner Of
agriculture and labor It was tho
unanimous decision Of the convention
that the candidate for commissioner
Of agriculture and labor be an Amer
ican Legion man if possible. Tho
Stutsma2 county delegation concurred
in and voted unanimously for the final
decision OF the convention.
THE Stutsman county delegation
carried to the convention the senti
ments Of the Stutsman county con-
vention as opposed to the recall at
this time. After thorough discus
sion of subject and listening to tho
arguments pro and con, our delega-
tion concurred in the general conclu-
sion developed by the discussion that
it would be mistake for the conyen-
ton to adjourn without a definite de-
cision to have a recall election. The
setting Of the recall eletion for Nov.
s, 1921, gives ample time to bring
all the facts before all the people Of
the state, which is very essential.
THE three officers to be recalled
are the governor, the attorney gen.
eral and the commissioner Of agricu)-
tue and labor, constituting the indus
trial commission which has had
charge Of, and is responsible for tho
mismanagement that has occurred in
the administration of the Bank Of
North Dakota, the Mill and Elevator
associations and the Home Builders
association. This means that the re-
call, if successful, will put new ofic-
ials in place of Governor Frazier, Att
torney General Lemke anG Commits
sioner Of Agriculture and Labor Ha-
gan.
1t was decided that it would be a
bad thing for the state to establish in
our state at this time the precedent
OF recaling. supreme court judges,
and therefore, none Of the supreme
court judges will be affected by the
recall election. Petitions in circula-
ton for the recall of such judges will
be called in and not used.
1T was decided to initiate a con-
stitutional amendment, and all laws
necessary to give the new adminis-
traion,- when elected at the recall
election, full power and authority to
liquidate the Bank Of North Dakota
and convert it into a rural credit in
stitution, to sell state bonds sufi-
cient to replenish all public moneys
Withdrawn from the Bank Of North
Dakota and used for improper pur-
poses, to complete and equip the state
mill at Grand Forks, ready for oper-
alton and to complete the partially
built homes Of the Home Builders as
sociation, and to wind up the affairs
OF the Home Builders association as
soon as II that is done. ssss,Qs.
''This method Of procedure does
away with the necessity OF passing
laws at q special session Of the leg
islature, which, in turn, does away
with the recall Of legislature or mem !
bers Of the legislo ture No recall Pc
titi9ns will be filed against any mem
bers OF. the legislature"
The Stutsman 4 delegates pledge
their support for the success Of tho
campaign. III 3s; ss' $s.& KIN
FEDERAL COURT KNOCKS OUT
STATE GRAIN: GRADING ACT,