The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-03-07
POLITICS; q NOT
TO END WITH
SESSION | d OYER y
Leaguers and Independent Lead.
ers Diffuse Activi- /.
>> ties
PETITIONS ARE OUT
Independents Circulate Them
for Laws-League Names
F.. Executive Body
PETITIONS ARE OUT

The political battle in the state will
not subside with the ending of the leg
islature, but the activities will be
transferred from the one center, in
Bismarck to various Spartssof the state,
Until the question sOt recall is def.
nitely settled part lines will be drawn
tight and organization work. develop
ed. A subcommittee Of the Commit
tee OF Twenty-one held meeting in
Fargo Saturday to discuss Independ
ent plans, 1t was stated in dispatches
from Fargo that the first petition for
the initiation Of laws urged on the
legislature by Independents were in
circulation. &.
Nonpartisan league legislative lead.
ers, before leaving Bismarck, held a
meeting in Bismarck and decided to
90 ahead with a finance campaign on
the assumption that there would be
a recall There were two views Of
the action, one that the league could
do nothing else under the circum-
stances, and the other that >the lea
que fastened to embrace the oppor-
tunity to build up it's finances, which
have been low, according to the lea
que men themselves.
New League Committee.
The unofficial reports of election OF
the new league state executive COM
mittee indicate that control of the
league will not be materially altered
in North Dakota. The Independent
program laws for which initiation pc.
titions are said to be in circulation In
clude q law providing for nomination
and election of state officers without
party designation; providing for sep
arate party ballots for primary elec.
tions; public depository law; change
of personnel Of Industrial Commits
sion, rural credits law, dissolution OF
the Bank of North Dakota. m-s =,
It is expected tthat when 10000,
names are obtained on petitions for
the initiation Of these hwst they will
be presented to. the governor who will
be asked to call special election.
If he refuses, further steps will be
taken by Independents to put their
program in operation. If therelis a
recall election the laws will g0obefore
the people at the same time; if there
is no recall election the only way they
can go before the people is by calling
ola special election by the governor.
Convention May Be Held.
In any event it is expected that the
Devils Lake convention will be held
on Mar! % and q and the question.
of recall, as well as Of candidates,
may finally be left to these delegates,
chosen from various parts OF the state
lby local units of Independents
The league leaders here decided to
name recall campaign fund mana
ger in each county, and funds will be
raised by townships, the endeavor be-
ing to get 500 in each township or
about $1,000 altogether. The money
raised will be used also in cleaning
up existing league indebtedness and
helping the Nonpartisan league news,
papers, any of which are In hnanclal
straits since they lost the public
printing in the last election. "a
Objection was raised in the league
meeting to the employment OF state
Jobs Of PERSONS not strong leaguers.
Pressure was brought to bear on Of
ficials to put deserving Nonparti-
sans in Jobs: ,,,oa1,..f,. n91Sh.
: Church Defeat Surprise.
3, The defeat of Senator w. J. Church
of Benson county, for election to the
state executive committee OF the Non
partisan LEAGUE, is the surprise OF the
referendum the results of which have
Just been announced.
cf tho 1o9Y1lp were
nominated at the nominatig conven'
ton held here on January, IA, win
the proviso that the five highest IN
membership referendum should 0e the
executive committee.
The five elected are: Senator Cnrls
Levang of Walsh, Senator A. A. Lied
erbach of Dunn, Representatives Wal
ter Maddox of Mountrail, r. H. Walk
er of Oliver, and o. kaldor of Trail.
Those besides Senator Church who
failed of election are: Representatives
Johnson of Steele county, Steve Ter
horst of Grand Forks. Former Senator
Thomas Pendray of Stutsman, and
Former Senator Walter WEXFORD OF
Pembina county. ~.
The conservative element in the
league is expressing HULL oo'.oi"I
tion over the election OF Rep: Mad
dock He was a leader in the ses-
sion of those favoring the modlnca-
ton pslgram and it is to a great eH'
tent through his efforts that the iea-
euers supported the depository law
leealizing the depositing OF puollc
funds in private banks. i
Levangs Announcement
seator Levang came suddenly nto
more than statewide fame last ian
when he announced that A. q. Town,
ley, president of the league, wouia
have no more to. do with the state al
fairs of the league and that the man
agement would be vested in com
mittee of FIVE farmers living IN tae
state. He has been Lacquer OF tne
upper house, having been-chairman OF
the important state affairs committee.
Senator Liederbach has also oeen
q league leader of the senate. ne
was chairman of the state industries
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