Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-15
WOMEN \ / | RESENT | 'l|;'| N |
. SLUR||| | QUOTED
By GOVERNOR
Grand Forks Businessmen
I Also Attacked in Address
Made Monday Night.

Governor Lynn j. Frazier's declara-
tion on beflaH Of Mother jones'" L.
W.. w. leader, that women haven't
been trained yet to vote intelligently,"'
didn't make much Of hit with WON.
en- of Grand Forks to judge by many
expressions heard in the city this
morning. "a S@
that the governor is simply peeved
at the large vote piled up against
the Nonpartisan league ticket by the
women at the last election.
asuch statemsnts as that aren't go
ing to help the governor much in the
recall. though" one woman declared
this morning! a+
Quoted Mother JONES'
The statement in question was
made by Governor Frazier during his
speech Monday night at the Grand
Forks city hall. He was telling Of an
interview which he had sought and
obtained with Mother JONES'" the
noted woman I. w. w. agitator. dur
/ ing his recent>trip to, washington to
peddle North Dakota bonds.
He said that he had told Mother
Jones that the women's {. vote was
largely responsible, for the reverses
sustained by the Nonpartisan league
!
Jones then declared that women had
not been trained as yet to vote intel
| ligently, and the governor passed Nthe
comment on to his audience of last
! night.
y On his own account the, governor
! declared that If the people of North
Dakota recalled Attorney General
/ William Lemke' he would have, to ad-
init that they didn't have intelligence
! tn t1,1n pnn1,
! Boost for Bjorgo.
| Governor Frazier took occasion to
pay a high tribute to Lawrence
| Bjorgo, representative from the Sew
enth legislative district In he.legisla-
Bjorgo had not been endorsed by the
league during the election campaign
the governor declared that he had
voted with the league members on
ipractically all important votes
! Commercial Club Tapped.
4 Optside nt NE. II ifxseAs II. Fl. aakstss
and q number OF Aaker's friends
however. the ~ governor APPARENT,
didn't have a very high opinion ol
Grand Forks. and he raped the
|Commercial club in particular for moi
having sold $1,00o,oo0 worth Of mill
and elevator bonds. :.
! 1Ne CluO naQ only SUCCEEDED IN
getting $751; 900 worth Of the. bonds
lsubscribed for, the governor said, and
+, only $4,000 had been, paid in cash
More in anger than in sorrow the
chief state executive admitted that
people around Grand Forks seemed to
prefer to purchase wild cat oil stocks
to investing in the bonds Of the state
of North Dakota. .s,4
In this connection H." H. Aaker
who presided at the meeting. an
nounced that an organization was be-
ing formed to take steps to have the
mill and elevator pushed to compile
tion.
Calls Probe Disgrace.
The governor went. into some detail
as to the difficulties experienced In
attempting to dispose of North Dako-
ia bonds in the. east. He also gave
his own version of the recent session
! of the legislature at Bismarck, char.
acterizing the probe of the state in.
dustries made, by the house audit
committee as a disgrace"
He delivered two addresses, one Al
the city hall, and one at the Labor
Temple before leaving for Fargo or
the Great Northern. ia
A delegation from the Grand Forks
Commercial club attempted to con-
fer with the governor regarding
House Bill rs. limiting the levy Of
cities. but were advised to send in 9
written protest against the measure
being signed. @