The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-28
RECOMMENDS that
BODY WITHDRAW IT'S
ELECTION PETITIONS
Charges That Original. Idea Be-
hind Movement Was to-,
Disorganize Politics
SAYS CITY HAS SUFFERED
Lieutenant Governor Warns His
Fellow. Townsmen Against
Prime Movers
SAYS CITY HAS SUFFERED

Jamestown, N. D., March 28.-Wl-
In q statement addressed to the peo-
pie Of North Dakota, as well as to
the people Of his own community,
John w. Carr, lieutenant governor,
Saturday scored the proposal to re-
move the. capital Of the state from
Bismarck to jamestown, and urged
upon the interests within jamestown
that are advocating removal that the
petitions for an election on the SUD-
ject be withdrawn. :.
Asserting that the removal idea Is
beaten at the outset-that It had no
chance of successful elimination
MI. Carr asserts that however rosy
the dream may have appeared 70
some people early last January, It
ought to be evident to everyone now
that further effort Will result only IN
. bitter. useless and expensive con.
test. that will do no n any gooo'
and that will do the state OF North
Dakota, and particularly the people
and the city Of jamestown, q great
deal Of lasting harm"
sentiment on removal In James
town. said MI. Carr; Is far from un-
anirnous, while In the county OF otuts
man outside Of Jamestown tneEe Is
little sentiment for removal. In DINER
areas he suggests only hostility TO the
whole program.
Has Harmed. Jamestown
Asserting that the scnenne nas
brought more harm to James
town In the last three months, than
can be repaired by al OF the serv,
ice clubs, civic organizations fraternal
organizations, and the chamber q
commerce, in IS years." he maintains
Dad Getty and It's business interests
are being boycotted,"" and this reel
inc IS gradually growing worse" .
Addressing himself particularly 70
The neonle Of his own community, Mr.
Carr says: s
"sureiy. you people Of this commuI-
itv. Who came here SO, 60, some OF
YOU 10 years ago, and built from Q
wilderness a splendid colnn1unity-a
community proud of its schools,
churches, and other educational IN
stitutiors. and Of the splendid citi-
zenship of its pioneers, do not want
to Zee this community torn apart BY
bitter internal strife that time Will
never entirely heal. Surely you &C
not want the wrath and the resent
ment Of the people Of the rest OF the
state directed at you for many years
to come"
Dealing With the subject Of with
drawal Of the petitions. MI. Carr sale
the attorney general has ruled that
the committee for the petitioners has
the power 50 to do. Instead OF argu-
Ing that they can't be withdrawn, an
attempt to do SO would settle the legal
question" says Mr.. Carr.
Sees Great Expense
Forecasting expensive litigation, the
possibility Of attempts to refer the
capital removal issue. t 1t Is not.
jamestown stands responsible, said
.Mr. Carr, for any grief that may be-
fall the state through destruction OF
its valuable records housed now IN
insecure vaults. The charge that the
sponsors Of the removal have used 1t
for political purposes IS set forth at
4lengta.
"The hope was that stutsman coun-
ty might be entirely disorganiSed po-
litically. by bitterness engendered by
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