Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-15
WOULD | PERMIT / /
ALL I @ CAST
THEIR BALLOTS
Says Joint Campaign Com
rnittee in Explaining Rea- 4
son For Request.
STATEMENT INDICTS
LEAGUE OFFICIALS
Checking Of Names is Ex-
pected to Be Finished
by Friday.

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by Friday. 8
{ Bismarck. N. D.. Sept. 15.-Pett-
tions said to bear over $4,000 names,
asking for the recall Of Governor
Lynn j. Frazier, Attorney General
Lemke and Commissioner of Agricul5
ture and Labor John Hagan are on
file in the office of the secretary OF
state today. The petitions are being
will not be recorded as officially filed
until this checking is completed.
Secretary Of State Thomas Hall ex-
pected that the checking would be
completed by Friday. 4
If the work of checking is complet-
ed the election will be called for FRI
day, October 2S," Mr.. Hall said. Ks
1t has been previously announced
at Independent headquarters in Fargo
that the recall date would be Novem-
Der J.. The law requires the secretary
of state to carl the election not less
than 40 nor more tnan AS days after
the filing of the petitions
Fargo, n. D., Sept 15.-Petitions
demanding the recall of Lynn j..
Frazier, governor; William Lemke,
attorney general, and John Hagan.
missioner Of agriculture and la
bor. have been sen: to Secretary OF
State Thomas Hall. The petitions
contain 74,034 signatures, leaving a.
margin of safety of about five thou-
sand. The total number of sigma
lures recorded at the independent
state headquarters aggregate more
than $4,000.
The original intention was to file
the petitions next Monday, but these
plans were changed at the recenty con-
| ference Of workers. In a letter to
the secretary of state Manager Theo.
g. Nelson on behalf of the joint CAM
paign committee asks that the date
for the election be set as Friday, Oc-
tober 28.s and explains the reasons for
/ this request. The letter SAYS. u ,ss5sS
| I'VE. sse today filfng in your ONCE
!; petitions asking for the recall or Gov
ernorsLynn J. razier.dAttorneyx Cen
eral William Lemke and Commission
er.of Agriculture and Labor John N.
Hagan and respectfully ask that you
call an election to determine the mat
ter of the. recall OF these officials as
| provided for in the constitution Of
North Dakota.
| Wants Election October 20.
] ''In connection with the filing Of
F., these petitions. this committee re-
spectfully suggests and requests that
the recall election be called to be held
on Friday. October twenty eight for
the following reasons: In this recall
election campaign, the principal ques-
tions involved are whether or not pub
lie officials shall be required to rem
der honest public service and not be
permitted to appropriate public prop-
erty for their personal gain These
are fundamental principles Of public
government and civiliza ton, itself. It
is therefore. proper and very impor-
| tant that the citizens of all occupa-
tions should have an opportunity, IL
possible, to express themselves at the
polls. Large numbers of the voters
of North Dakota have duties that re-
quire their absence from their homes
during the greater part of each week.
and particularly during the first days
! of each week. BY having the election
| on Friday a. great many railroadmen,s
teachers. travelling men and others
can be at home to cast their ballot
some time before the polls close that
night and have ample time, to be back
to their respective places of duty by
| Monday morning.
We understand that you have au-
| thority to call this election for any
day between the fortieth and forty
| fifth day Following the date of the,
| filing of the petitions. We are filing
/ the recall petitions now so that You
can call the election on the day re-
quested and comply with the law with
reference to length of notice to be
given
Reasons for the Recall.
In demanding the recall against the
three state officials the independent
| forces charge the members Of the in
dustrial commission with misuse and
| squandering of more than six million
dollars of public funds. and with the
| destruction of the credit of the state;
SO that the farmers and the business
men cannot get the necessary money
| to finance their affairs.
1 In the charges against the thres
| officials it is also asserted that, they
! have abused their trust as guardians
of public funds by having used them
| for private gain.
| These are the main reasons for the
recall of Frazier. Lemke and Hagan.
Other Issues in the Campaign.
On next election day the voters will
be asked to decide on one proposed
/ constitutional amendment and six IN.
/ itiated laws. Az
! The constitutional amendment, for
the purpose of strengthening the cred
it Of the state and limiting its poss1-
Bile future Indebtedness, reduces the
possible bonded debt, of the state from
s12.o 900 to $7,500.000, the maxi
mum amount needed to restore all
4 public funds TO normal i555S#
4 Under this amendment it is propos-t
i ed to issue bonds for IS. 900, 900 or
as much thereof as may be needed, TO
4 restore Immediately to all political
subdivisions of the state and to indt-
vidua's the money now due them
a from the Bank of North Dakota.
u IT is also proposed to issue bonds
for So, 500. 900, or as mitch thereof al
4 may be needed, to pay back to tho
state and political Subdivisions the
!, Ipublic money that has been tied up
|, or lost in the mill ait elevator prof.
u ect, and to complies and provide
i working capital for the mill and ele-
. a yator project at Grand Forks subject
to its being otherwise leispossd Or 81
bthe interest Of the grain growers 81
u the state and to tha satisfaction II
the majority Of them. &
j, It Is also proposed to Issue bends
y for : sc50, 900. or as much thereof a.
may be raeeded, to dtsposs of the home
!, building venture and rfnd up the af-
= fairs Of the HcmebuIldlns associaxfora.
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