The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
THE RECALL

xnefe seems 10 De COIlSlueEdUlc ScL"
tfment in this section of the state
about starting recall on the league
officials at Bismarck. In the first
place it would cost about $3.50, 100000
for the l. V. AS and like amount
for the leagpers. 1t would require a
great deal of hard work for all con-
cerned, and cost large sum of money
which neither faction can afford to
spend at this time. The leaguers have
not had an opportunity to study the
report of the legislative committee,
those opposed to the recall claim.
They claim also that the league is
responsible for the present condition
in the state and that they should work
out their salvation or suffer the con-
sequences that are sure to come in the
next general election if they fail to
do so. Those who favor the recall
say there will never be a better time
to GUST from office those who have
msmanaged the affairs Of state; that
the republicans and democrats oppos-
ed to the league will all be united
against them where if one waits until
the primaries both the democrats and
the republicans opposed to the league
will have candidate in the field to
split up the vote. They say that
Frazier would have been easily defeat
ed last November had that not been
a presidential election year and are
urging the opponents of the league
to get busy for recall in June It is
further claimed by Independents that
if their fight is allowed to cool of,
the League bosses who never stop
campaigning, and their newspapers
would have in few weeks the people
Of the state convinced that the inves-
tigation Of the state industries and the |,
Bank Of North Dakota, showed these
institutions to be in a sound condi-
lion, and that the Senate committee
and not the House committee got at |
the truth of the matter. This is a
question that should have proper con-
sideration.
Theo. G. Nelson, secretary of the 1.
Y. A. forces, has sent the following
communication out over the state:
AT last, after much careful deliber-
alton, the question Of recall or no
recall has been settled. The State
Executive Committee of the Indepen-
dent Voters Association, the Commit
tee Of 21, and the Independent men,
bers of the House and Senate, are
solidly back of it. The plans for the
fight are being made with the great
est care
"a survey made by the Independent
members Of the legislature and the
independent Voters Association, to
ascertain public opinion with refer
ence to recall election, indicates
clearly that the Independent voters of
the State have become convinced that
there is nothing else for them to do,
il they are going to keep themselves
Fairly respectable, before the people
Of the United States, than to initiate
the program laws that have been de-
feated by the Leaguers in this legis-
iature and to make most desperate
effort to recall the public officials who
are responsible for the squandering
ot hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
and the misapplication Of millions of
dollars Of public money. The sur
rey taken indicates clearly that the
voters Of the State will not be con-
tent with letting the Industrial Com
mission and the Bank of North Dakota
law remain as it is, no matter who
is in office. The gang now in power
went wrong under these laws and it
can be successfully argued that it
would be equally as easy for another
set Of officials to, go wrong under
the same laws. 1t follows, there
fore, that it is absolutely necessary
to have the laws changed at the same
time we change officials, in order to
re-establ stable State govern
nent.
''The survey also discloses that an
overwhelming majority of the indie
pendent voters prefer to have the re-
call election in June. In order to
make it possible to vote on laws at
d recall election in June it will be nee
essary to have the petitions for the
laws circula ted, signed and filed be-
fore the 10th day of March. They
must be filed ninety days before they
can be voted on, while recall petitions
need not be filed more than forty-five
days before they are voted on. 1t
will, however, require only 10000 sig
natures to get recall under way.
In order, therefore, to have the laws
inclMied in the recall election, the petit
tics.s initiating the laws will be sent
ont as soon as they can be gotten
out"
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