The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-23
GOV. NEST0S1 lJLUTH ADDRESS
FEATURES ROTARY CONVENTION

was cheered for several minutes.
This was without question, the most
important address of the entire con-
vention and it will have far reach.
ing effect in restoring North Dako-
ta's good name. The Governor ap-
peared on the stage wearing his Minot
Rotary uniform and just before he
spoke, the Minot Rotarians stood
and sang to the tune Wisconsin,:
"He's from Minot, He's from Minot,
That's the, town we cheer;
East and west or north and south,
Her praises you will hear.
He's from Minot, He's from Minot,
Pride Of the Northwest, ~
Cheer fellowsi eheer, cheer, cheer,
Dakota's best.
The governors address follows:
= Duluth, Minn., March 18-showered
with congratulations for the great
showing made in Duluth at the Rotary
Conference 80 members of the Minot
club left Friday night for st. Paul.
The address of Gov. r. A. Nestos ling
ers as one Of the big features of the
conference. His remarks in full fol-
low: @
Fellow Rotarians, am not going
to tell of the best thing accomplished
by any public affairs committee in the
State of North Dakota. propose to
tell you about one of the things that
has been done by the public affairs
committees of that state and espec-
tally by the public affairs committee
of the Minot club of which l have the
honor and pleasure to be member. :
''This work was started at the great
conference at Fargo last year. was
not then a member of the Rotary club
but have been told about that won
derful meeting in the city of Fargo
and l have been told you Rotarians
from Wisconsin, Minnesota and from
other states called attention of the
people Of North Dakota to the fact
that the public affairs of the state
were not conducted in accordance with
the spirit and principles of Rotary,
and you challenged them before the
next conference to do something to
redeem the state and to change that
condition.
"About two or three weeks after
that conference there was political
convention in the city Of Devils Lake
and after two days of discussion it
was decided to have recall meeting,
or recall election, in the state of North
Dakota and to recall three of the lead
ing public officials of the state. At
ter recall. had been determined upon
they also. proceeded to endorse men
to make the race against the officers
who then occupied those offices and
it became my duty to make the race
for the governorship. When the
Minot club discovered that had
been endorsed, even though they
knew me we'll and knew that the
material was not the most promising,
they conceived this idea: that since it
was more than likely that with the
backing of the Rotarians of the state
Of North Dakota the newly endorsed
men would be elected to. those offices,
if they could get hold of that member
and during the summer imbue hin,
with the spirit of Rotary, make him
a Rotarian in heart and soul SO that
when he became the governor of the
state he would endeavor to govern
that state in accordance with the
principles of Rotary, they would have
rendered service to the state greater
than any other service they could
possibly render. (Applaus).
''Well, they let me in and from that
time on there was conducted in the
Rotary Club of the city Of Minot
such a school of instruction as you
have never seen. They labored with
me early and late BY precept and
practice by those splendid Rotarians
of Minot showing me what in their
own light, in their own work, in theil
own business, in their conduct OF
public affairs real Rotarian ought
to be, they labored until finally when
on the 28th day of October was elect
ed governor Of the state of North
Dakota and on the 23rd day of No.
vember inaugurated into office.
claimed to be as good Rotarian as
Z could be found anywhere within the
confines Of international Rotary
(Applause).
II want to say to you at this time
that while the progress is slow the
new administration has sought to con.
duct the affairs of our state in ac.
cordance with the great principles or
which your order has been founded
(Applause).
I'VE have sworn to get leaders II
their various fields, men that coule
give to the task assigned to them TN
very best that was in them. We felt
there was also the need to get to-
gether in, fellowship. A spirit hat
arisen that had swept over our state
and into many of the other state:
that should not be permitted anywhere
where Rotary is supreme and we hav'
sought to break down those wall!
and make the people Of the state O
North Dakota feel that the govern
ment now is q government all for AM
BY all the people Of the state
(applause) and that even those WIN
have been most ardent in their sup
port of opposition could come into tn
governors office, into the office q
the Commissioner of Agriculture ant
and Labor and be at home as thos,
who had Loyalty supported the mel
who were elected to these various
offices.
'Now, not only that, but there i