The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

Governor Alone Responsible
I'VE will produce certain witnesses
to show you that the plan for the
organization Of this newspaper did not
originate in the minds Of any Of the
defendants who sit here save In the
mind Of one and that one Is the gov
ernor Of the State Of North Dakota, :
sinkler declared.
HE 1t was who formulated the plan
and he will go upon the stand and
tell you that he and he alone was
the organizer Of The Leader and
planned the method Of its organiza-
ton, . method whereby money was to
be used to finance the paper. ana
planned to have 1t circulated among
the people Of North Dakota to tell the
truth, as far as possible. about the
administration.
HE will tell you thai in his brain
the plan was formed and that at no
time did he have In his mind any other
plan than to solicit the employees Of
the state. He will tell you that It
was his intention that the people who
purchased the subscriptions would re-
sell them to get back the money they
contributed.
I'VE will show you that not one Of
the other defendants had anything TO
do with the plan for the organiza-
tion Of The Leader
I'VE will show you that in January,
1888, there was coming into the state
large sums Of money which have con-
tinued to flow into the state for the
purpose Of relieving distress. We will
show you that at the time the COVER
nor was confined in the hospital that
Ewing, relief field representative. who
came here about the middle Of Janu-
ary, saw the governor and that Mr..
LANCER said he could not have any
thing to do with the funds that came
into the state but that the respon-
sibility must rest with . committee.
That he took up the matter and ap-
pointed as chairman the distinguished
Judge Of the supreme court. LANCER
washed his hands Of all that and We
will supplement his testimony with
that Of others to show he had no con-
nection with the applications except
to sign his name.
Were Ignorant Of Law
I'VE will also show you-and We viii
put Ill Of the defendants on the wit
ness stand-that not one Of them had
any intention to violate any Of the
statutes mentioned In the indictment
and never. 1t any time time, knew
that such statutes were being vio-
lated.
I'VE viii show that On May IL.
1888, Harold Mcdonald made the first
solicitation Of subscriptions from the
seven individuals named In the indict-
ment Is being employees Of the federal
emergency relief office In Bismarck:
that Mcdonald was hired for the
purpose by Oscar Chaput, then bust
ness manager Of The Leader, and
show you that on May II, 1898, when
Mcdonald was engaged in the work
Of soliciting state employees. hit went
to . building In the city Of Bismarck
where the state security commission
q located and that after he had 90
liited them he left and In coming
downstairs passed . sign which said
state relief administration and
when he saw that sign. believing that
here were state employees. he went In
and commenced soliciting the people
mentioned IN tho indictment, mis-
takenly believing These people Were
employees Of the state.
I'VE viii shoW you that no one
knew he was going thsre. and no ons
knew be went there. That ~ went
on his own volition and tint thore
never was any combination annung
the defendants TO say ~ should 20
there 70 solicit"
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