Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-09-22

Fargo, N. d. Sept. 14.-(Speciall' J
Petitions demanding the recall of
Lynn j. Frazier, governor; William
Lemke attorney-general, and John
Hagan, commissioner of agriculture
and labor, was filed with Secretary
of State Thomas Hall this morning.
The petitions filed contain 74,034
signatures, leaving a margin Of safe
ty of about five thousand. The num-
Der of signatures recorded the IN
dependent state headquarters aggre-
gate more than $4,000.
The original intention was to file
the petitions next Monday but these
plans were changed at the recent con
ference of workers. In letter to
the secretary of state Manager Theo..
G. Nelson on behalf of the Joint
Campaign committee asks. that the
date for the election be set as Fri
day, October 2S, and explains the
reasons for. this request, The letter
says: ~, .is @st; 4 I.:,, n 4.
1--WE are today, September Fifteen
th, filing in your office petitions ask;
ing for the recall of Governor Lynn
j. Frazier, Attorney General William
Lemke, and Commissioner OF Agri-
culture and Labor John N. Hagan,
and respectfully ask that you call an
election to determine the matter OF
the recall of these officials as provid-
ed for in the constitution of North
Dakota.
Wants Election Oct. %. i, &
GIN connection with the filing of
these petitions, this committee res
pectfully 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 campaignA the
principle questions involved are
whether or not public officials shall
be required to render honest public
service and not be permitted to APP.
propriate public property for their
personal gain These are funda-
mental principles of public govern
ment and civilization, itself. It is,
therefore, proper and very important
that the citizens of all occupations
should have an opportunity, If pos
sible, to express themselves at the
polls. Large numbers of the voters
Of North Dakota have duties that re-:
quire their absence from their hom-,s
es during the greater part Of each.
week, and particularly during the
first days of each week. By having
4 the election on Friday q great many
railroad men, 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
/ 1--WE understand that you have au-
thOrity to call this election for any
day between the fortieth5 and forty
fifth day following the date of the
filing of the, petitions. We are I'LL.
Ing the recallN petitions now SO that
you can call the election on the day
requested and comply with the law
with reference to length Of notice to TO.
be given. Ii. Y. 81 s5 ta5 y Y
L Hss5E IN demanding the recall against
the three state officials the ind en-
dent forces charge the members Of
the Industrial comm mission with mis-
use and squand dering OF more, than
six million dollars Of public funds
and with the destru lion of the cred,
sit #of. the state SO that the farmers
and the nessmen cannot get the
necessary none to fine anee their af:-s. Il "A.
fairs. HI & ": sS
In the charges ag ainst the three,s
sO officials it is also asse erteds that they.
are guilty Of resortin to ab0odle and
graft and that they have abused
their trust as guard dfans 0f public.
funds by having suseds them Tor PIT
& Rasfi 81 Il 4 II icf mant "A lia nrass