Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-26

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had seen long and honorable service
on the district benches of North Da-
kota. 10y
"To one of them he assigned the
case proper, to the other the juris-
dictional features of that lawsuit. The
records show that shortly before the
case was argued in the supreme court
Governor Frazier appointed William
Lemke as his special attorney and
Lemke in turn got Frederick A. Pike
Of. St. Paul to help him.
when the case came up at Wash
ington, Attorney General LANCER and
Judges Lauder and. Nuchols were
there and nearly the entire time al
lotted to their side of the case was
taken up. by Judges Nuchols and Lau-
der. Mr.. LANCER consented to give
Mr.. Pike 20 minutes, but Mr.. Pike
only used Is of them and made SO lit
tie impression that in the supreme
courts decision Mr.. Pixies argument
was ignored entirely. >.".ss IN
"The Courier-News retracts there
fore the statement that William Lem
Ike won that lawsuit or that Mr.. Ian
ger sold out, and further states that
Mr.. LANCER acted therein in the ut
most good faith and in the interest
of the state. The lawsuit was won
by the unanimous decision of the. su-
preme court Of the limited States.
Mileage Book Again
"At the special session in 1919 the
law was passed reducing Mr.. Lam
gers appropriations. Mr.. LANCER a
few, days before the law went into
effect bought mileage books calling
for 10000 miles Of travel. The Cour-
ier-News charged LANCER with loot
ing the treasury and getting. mile
age books for his political friends to
travel about while boosting for him.
The records show that the 10000
miles Of state mileage were used for
the following purposes: namely, to
pay the railroad fares of Attorney
General LANCER and Judges Lauder
and Nuchols to Washington to argue
the AZ taxpayers suit and return. The
distance to Washington and return is
5000 miles which for the three men
totalled 5000 miles. The 1000 miles
of mileage remaining were used by
Mr.. LANCER during the next six
months in travelling about the state
officially. ~, ~. sa
"There is not scintilla of evidence
that Mr. LANCER ever used one pen
ny's worth of state mileage either
directly for himself or for any Of his
subordinates on political trips. The
Courier-News hereby retracts that
charge made against Mr.. LANCER.
Bank Wrecking Charges
"The Courier News has repeatedly
charged that William LANCER was
personally opposed to thu Bank of
North Dakota and that he as attor-
iney general did all he possibly could
to wreck it. As a matter of fact the
truth is that William LANCER travel
ed all over North Dakota campaign
ing in favor of the amendments pro-
viding for the. industrial program and
alone argued the case before the su-
;preme court when the legality of their
adoption was contested and won the
lawsuit. ~ ".
"He repeatedly stated that he was
opposed to certain provisions in the
law creating the Bank Of North iDa-
kota, especially the provision giving
the Industrial commission unlimited
power to take money out Of the Bank
|'of North, Dakota and to place il at
the disposal Of. the various business
enterprises in which the state might
engage. :'S.s .::,'. * :. ST
tS As fahF as the Courier-Newsg knows
Mr.. LANCER, was honest in his oppo-
sition to that particular provision Of
the law and did not oppose it at the
behest o. the "big bankers y Men
may we'll differ as tolthe advisability
Of the industrial commission having
the right to use the funds deposited
lin the Bank of North Dakota that
way but William LANCER advocating
the passage. Of the amendments and
especially by his opinion stating that
1.-THE bank bonds were valid and legal
did al The could honestly do in:sthe
peftorinance Of his duty fas attorne,
general. v H. f. ;.!5s s. +;
E}s Ssss Il sf!ss $40 .Ss sss;sss L
The Courier News hereby retracts
mot only 81 charges and imputatiopt
but slso its insinuations and 'inninnlu,epp.
|'dos that William LANCER fought. the
Bank Of North Dakota and by4 81 do.
ing helpsd the ssbig bankers 4 and loan
fshark rs ana other enemies Of the Tar,
merB. i.
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aDurins. Mr. anger liis = campaign .fol
governor the. Coufiar.N eyys ID CHARGE