Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-03-03
RECALL DATE SET
FOR JUNE FIFTEEN
MARCH CONVENTION
Independents Will Initiate a
Constructive Program as
Well as Attempt to Recall
Sociaistic League Leaders
Precinct Meetings Soon.

-Freclnct Meetings Soon.
Bismarck, N. D., March MEM
bers of the Independent Voters as
sociation, meeting here last night ap-
proved the plans for recall cleo
tion against certain state officials as
proposed by the anti-Nonpartisan
committee of 21 and state conven-
tion will be held March 23 at Devils
Lake to name candidates..
The proposed recall will be directed
against members fthe state indus
trial commission which is composed
OF Governor Lynn ]. Frazier, Attor-
ney General Lemke and J. N. Hagan.
commissioner of agriculture, and
against Lieutenant Governor Howard
Wood, State Auditor DC. Poindex-
ter and three supreme court justices.
Independent Program.
In addition several initiated laws
will be submitted. One would change
the personnel of the industrial COM
mission to give Independents control:
another would limit the industrial
program of the state to $2,50O,000 for
the Grand Forks mill and to wind up
the affairs of the State Home Build
ing association. The Bank of North,
Dakota would be abolished under an
other measure and a. rural credits q
partment created to take over the
banks farm loan business.
Each legislative district in the state
will be allowed one delegate to the
state convention for each 200 voters.
Precinct meetings will be held March
16 and district gatherings on March
Is.
June / 5 Date of Election.
June Is was set as the tentative
date for the election, but this may be
changed later.
tt. G.. Nelson, secretary of the In
dependent association, said prepara-
tions of recall petitions would be
started Immediately. A campaign
fund will be sought.
Value of Initiated Laws.
"A statement recently sent out
said:
"The value of including initiated
laws in an election was amply demon
strated last fall II we had not had
the initiated law providing for an ex-
animation of our public industries, we
would know nothing about the af-
fairs of these even now. The investi-
eating which is being conducted now
is carried on by virtue of the initiat-
ed law, which was approved by ma
jority of over 10000 while our candi-
date for governor lost the election bf
$500. Is it not wise to delay the re-
call election Is or 80 days in order to
include this legislative program and
thus have two ways in which to cinch
victory for. the Independence"
Campaign Education.
The men behind the recall are not
moving hastily. They desire the full
truth and effect of the recent revela-
tions of misuse and waste Of public
funds to reach the people. When this
is done, they have no hesitation over
the success of the recall.
.Ms; QUESTIONABLE.
The tentative date of June IS was
set as result of a QUESTIONABLE sent
over the state, part of which follows:
do the independent voters in your
believe that we could
win complete and decisive victory if
there was to be a recall election on
May Is, in which we would vote on
only (No laws)?
''To delay the election until June
10 or Is and have both the program
laws and candidates to vote on at one
time would make victory more GER
tain because laws have always car
ried by larger vote than candidates.
It would make the election safer be-
cause if we should lose some candi-
dates and carry the laws that will be
the means OF transferring our affairs
Into the hands Of committees OF which
a majority are Independents, as ex-
planned in the circular on the pro-
gram laws.
Would the financial embarrass-
menta OF the farmers an dbusiness-
men in your community be SO much !
worse b ydelaying the election until
June 10 or Is that it would not be
wise to do that in order to- !. get an
to vote on both the laws
md candidates?
IF any Of the Independent voters
are opposed to the idea of recalling
public officials how many of them do
you think would fail to vote at res
call election under present condi-
tons? !, 4. 4. q. s3g Z. /, .tis Fl. 4,
!. .How many Of the voters in your
community who voted the League.
ticket last fall have changed their
mind and can be absolutely depended
81 TO vote the Ind depend dent ticket at
q recall election ss 4 y Ss
iaw many signatures could you