The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-16
STATE COMMITTEE
ASSERTS GOVERNOR
PROMISED ELECTION
Recall That Executive Said He
Would Call Special Vote II
10000 Signed
DATE IS HELD UNCERTAIN
Group Says Majority Of Voters
Will Have Opportunity to
Decide Issue

Petitions for initiation Of new beer
law, bearing 35,l4l signatures. were
filed with the secretary of state Fri
day afternoon.
On filing the petitions, A. G.. Sund-
for, Fargo, president and D. E. Ship
ley, Bismarck, secretary treasurer OF
the association for legalizing the sale
of beer, sponsors of the proposed ini-
tiated law, announced Governor Lam
ger had promised that II more than
10000 signatures were obtained he
would call special election.
At the same time, the committee OF
petitioners filed with the governor
petitions bearing 1888 signers, re-
questing the chief executive to call a
special election to vote on the beer
bill.
Got Word at Interview
Sundfor and Shipley said that fol-
lowing Organization of the beer as
ISOLATION, a committee interviewed the
governor and we're told that special
election would be called II over 10000
signers were obtained on the petit
tons, when the election will be called,
they added, lis a matter Of conven-
lent time of the year, it being the
desire of the association to have the
election at a time when farmers IN
particular are not busy and everyone
will have an opportunity to go to the
polls and vote their wishes In the
matter.
It is the idea of the committee that
the solution of the beer question IN
North Dakota is a problem to be put
to the voters and that the majority
should control. It is expected that
Governor LANCER will make his decis-
ion as to the time OF the election IN
the near future"
The headquarters office of the as
ISOLATION for legalizing the sale OF
beer said that over $4,000 signatures
we're available lin spite of the fact
that through the manipulations of op-
position and the use of postoffice box
1854 in Bismarck, some $4,000 OF the
petitions were gotten away with Ten
thousand signatures are required for
placing an initiated law on the ballot
will Continue Efforts
Activities OF the association will con-
tinue in efforts to place before the
voters Of the state "the merits of the
proposed bill and emphasizing to the
voters the large amount of revenue
that will come into the state and not
be sent to other states as is being done
under the present system" SundfOr
and Shipley said.
They stated they contemplate fill
ing additional petitions as the law
provides more signatures may be filed
to support the original ones.
The activities of the committee, .
association officials said. have been
along the lines of the plan suggested
by President Roosevelt to the end
that the beer question may be settled
definitely, also so that the troubled
state of the finances of city and state
governments may be corrected, and
that quick action in the matter or
bringing in renewed and special rev.
enues to state and cities in trying to
meet the present deficits may be met
without further increased taxation"
The proposed law provides for tax
on beer and a licensing system for the
sale of the beverage by legitimate
business Establishments, with the Of
flee of beer commissioner created to
administer the law.
A measure enacted by the last legis-
lature, providing for sale Of beer
through municipality controlled liquor
stores, has been suspended as a re-
suit of the filing of petitions to refer
it, it was to become effective July !,
but its operation is held up pending
the outcome of the referendum. This
issue and the initiated beer bill will
be voted on at the June primary next
year, unless a special election is called.