The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-22
R|CHLAND SENATOR
TO TAKE STUMP IN
LEGISLATIVE Fight
Opposition OF One |. v. A. to
Member OF Same Party
Creates Sensation
OLD QUARREL IS RECALLED
LidgerWood Man Asserts KILL
deer Scion DoubIe-Cross-
ed Him in 1891

State Senator A. F. Bonner Of Lid
gerwocd, Richland county I. v. A.,
will campaign this weekend in the
48th legislative district for the recall
of Senator w. E. Jones, 1t was an
ncunced Wednesday.
This surprising development, one
of the most spectacular in the cur
rent political campaign. is the out
growth of differences which arose be-
tween the two men at the last ses-
sion of the legislature over the bill
to reapportion the state into congress
Sional districts.
Bonner was strong for reapportion-
ment and asserts that Jones also
favored such action until he was
called on the telephone by Governor
George F. Shafer. Is minutes before
the vote. and told that all of the gov
errors hopes of going to the senate
depended on defeat of the bill. Jones
then voted against the bill despite
the fact that many citizens in his
district had asked him to support 1t
and signed petitions asking that he
do so.
Neither Fish Nor Flesh
"As a member of the state senate
Jones is neither fish, flesh nor fowl
Bonner said in a statement received
here Wednesday. He represents
neither the people of his district MOI
anyone else except the politicians
who befuddled his mind SO badly
during the last session that he hard
ly knew what he was doing. My OBJ
lection to him is that he deliberately
threw down the people of his district
to serve the selfish political Interests
of all individual
In the vote on the reapportionmen
bill, on which Bonner asserts Jone'
doublecrossed him, the count was Y
to "a. Had Jones voted for the meas
ure it would have passed by a one
vote margin.
Information reaching here says thu
Richland county senator will speal
against Jones at Center at 2 p. m
and Hazen at p. nj. Friday and a
Dodge at 2:3O p. m. and Dunn Cente
at 8 p. m. Saturday.
w. A. Backs Nonpartisan
Bonzer's opposition to Jones crea
ties the unusual situation in which
an I. v. A. son travels to the op
posite end of the state in support o
Nonpartisan.
The Nonpartisan candidate for tn
state senate from the 48th district 1
Frank j. Regeth. Manning. Non
partisan candidates for the house ar
Nels p. Jensen, Hazen; j. w. Bailey
Dunn Center; and Gottlieb Isaak
Dodge.
Jones' record on a few outstandin!
bills at the last session have beef
listed by state campaign headquar
tiers of the Nonpartisan League to b.
used in the recall campaign. TIL
Nonpartisan document says Jone
voted for bills which would chang
the primary election date from tn
last of June to the last of May, pro
viding for increases in the humble
Of signatures on initiative and refer
endum petitions. raising the gas ia.
to four cents, and the I. v. A. stat
hail insurance measure. He votet
against bills calling for division o
the state into two congressional dis
tricts, repeating the deficiency judg
ment clause in foreclosures; provid
ing for teaching of cooperative mar
keting in schools and the resolution
supporting the Frazier farm relic
bill.
It also is asserted that, on July ]
1881, Jones was placed on the payroll
of the state land department at ;
salary of $125 per month.
AS counter move to the Bonze
thrust, the I. v. A. state organization
tossed Mrs. Ethel H. Cooley into tn
fray. She will invade the distric
June ~ and % in opposition to tn
recall of Jones. Her itinerary viii
be announced later.