The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-30
MAYOR OF VALLEY TOWN MAKES
STATEMENT AFTER MEET.
ING OF THURSDAY.
FORMAL ACTION TAKEN
Capital Passes Resolutions AssaiIiny
The Muscular at Public Session in
Opera Hous--Arctic Club Member
Writes to Peary.

Hamilton, Oct. 29.-"Tonight's meet
ing and its incidents placed me in u
cruelty embarrassing position" said
Mayor F.. II. Drinkcnberg after the
Cook lecture on Thursday evening
Ninety per cent of the audience was
against him. l did the best could
The Resolution.
Whereas At public meeting held
in Hamilton. Mont. October IS. 1909.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook delivered his
lecture on his trip to the north pole
and at the conclusion thereof, without
offering any evidence of his ascent of
Mount Mckinley or even claiming to
have climbed to the top of Mount
Mckinley. charged two of the citizens
of our county with having been
bribed to sign perjured affidavits and
then, after having been requested so
to do, at first declined to discuss his
alleged ascent of Mount Mckinley
and In order that he might not pub
lish to the world that he had come
to this community with the determi-
nation to meet and challenge his al
legged traducers. as has been pub
lished in the daily press of the coun-
try for the past 10 days or two weeks.
and that he had publicly charged
men who had resided in this COM
munity with bribery and perjury and
that his statements had gone unchal-
ienged. 1t became necessary that some
action be taken to prevent the publ
cation of any such statements on the
part Of DIR. Cook. and
Whereas, In the judgment of those
present, 1t was deemed necessary and
proper that DIR. Cook and Ed Barrill
and Fred Printz be brought face to
face and each be given an opportunity
to make his statement concerning the
alleged ascent Of Mt. Mckinley. to the
end that the audience might have some
understanding of the merits of said
controversy. and thereupon an oppor~
tunity was given DIR. Cook to state
his side of the controversy. which he
declined to do. and only after Barrill
and Printz had given their version of
the affair and the doctor was called
upon repeatedly to ask them any
questions that he saw fit and proper
to PROFOUND. would he make any
statement in the matter. all of which
proceedings were carried on in a fair
and deeorons manner and under the
direction of Joseph NJ. Dixon. United |
States senator from Montana: and
Whereas. The Missoulian. a news |
paper published in Missoula. Montana, |
in its report of said meeting held at |
Hamilton, Montana, October as, 1909 /
stated that DIR. Cook was rough /
housed. and otherwise garhled and |
colored the proceedings To make the |
same square with its editorial policy
the Mt. Mckinley matter.
and did otherwise attack the fair /
mindedness of the people of Hamilton
and Ravalli county. and charged them
with being prejudiced and unfair to
DIR. Cook. which is not true or war
from the proceedings or action
Of the parties concerned: now. there
fore. he Ii
Resolved. That we. the Chamber
of Commerce of Hamilton. denounee
as false and unwarranted and libel
upon the good name of the people of
Rayalli county the statement pub
ished in said Missoulian that the
treatment accorded to DIR. Cook was
unfair or conducted in Il rough house
spirit. as stated. or any other spirit
Or with any other purpose than that
IF extending TO DIR. Cook cordial and
lisnified hearing
SIDNEY NJ. WARD.
&C. S. WAGNER.
''P. ]. SHANNON, +
wv. p. BAKER. j.,
r.. W. BECK"
These resolutions were PASSED 4
onight by the chamber of commerce
n meeting called To consider the
natter Early in the morning hand
,iils We're scattered around the streets
ailing attention to the meeting which
vas to be held in the following
Words: Meeting OF the chamber of
commerce tonight at O'clock. Lucas
'pera house, to take action on The
account of last nights
Meeting"
The meeting MAS called to order at
he specified hour by NJ. A. White, ,
he president. who stated that the ,
Meeting had been called at the sus-
estion of Hamilton business and pro-
esslonal men to consider the manner
n which The Missouiian had handled
he meeting of the night before ,
1, s. Wagner, said to be one of the
ttorneys retained by Ed BarriII. sug- |
ested that the matter be referred to a ;
ammittee. and stated that he thought I
he report Of The Missoulian .'preju- {
iced and uncalied for" ,
Mayor Drinkenberg said that the +
ommittee idea MAS a good one. and /
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