Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-01
VIM. J. BROWN
ANSWERS ACCuSERS
SHOWS UP FALSlTY OF CHARGES
IN OPEN LETTER TO THE BAN
NER AND OFFERS $500 FORFEIT
IF CHARGES CAN BE SUSTAIN.
Ed.

To the Editor Of the Marshall coun-
ty Banner,
Argyle, MINI. -
Sir:
In connection with the several ar
tlcles contained in your paper in the
issue Of June 33rd, and at various
times in subsequent issues, I desire
In this open letter to briefly discuss
the charges and the insinuations
made against me.
l. Touching the fact of my alleged
connection with the Brewers Associ-
alton, you state in the article that
I'VE do not presume to place the seal
OF condemnation upon Mr.. Brown
simply because he represents the
Brewers Association in Marshall
County, no doubt for no small COM
pensation", and elsewhere in the
same article you state: The Brew.
ers' Association is said to have ap-
propriated from it's Doodle fund the
sum- of S30e for each county in the
state, the same to be used in influ-
encing Republican County Conven-
tions to vote down county option re-
solutions. Wonder if our county at.
torney could tell us how the amount
apportioned to Marshall county was
distributed?"
Generally concerning this allega-
ton and the insinuation carried with
it, will say that the statement, that
l in any way represented the Brew
ers OR had any connection with them,
or was in any way influenced by
them, or received any sum of money
whatsoever from them, is absolutely
false.
Just because a man might differ
from you in ideas, or because you
might have personal difference of
opinion with another, is not a good
reason for attacking his official char
acter and heaping abuse and ridicule
upon him. Proofs of charge, either
direct or circumstantial, is what is
convincing but your simple assertion
of facts cannot be accepted alone. 1t
sometimes is a. fact that a person must
90 away from home to find out the
news. The people of Warren should,
better than yourself, know whether
or not I have any connection with
the Brewers Association or any other
organization of the liquor element,
and I challenge you to- produce a
statement of any reputable business
man of Warren sustaining your
charges.
If you have any proof to offer, how
ever remote the same may be, it is
a duty you owe the citizens of this
county to forthwith produce it. If
you have not the proof to sustain the
charge or to back up your insinua-
tions your conduct is in my opinion
subject to severe criticism for making
malicious and unfounded charges
against an innocent public official.
Concerning the charge that 1 con-
trolled the convention, and that
"the resolutions, committees, and
names of delegates to the
state convention were all pre-
pared in typewriter form at Warren
and presented to the convention
for adoption" is likewise false.
did not know the names of the dele.
gates to the convention at Argyle
from the various precincts until ar
rived in Argyle on the morning OF
the convention, and the only sugges'
tion which I made prior to the con.
vention concerning the organization
of the same, was that suggested to
the delegates from Stephen the name
of Mr.. N. s. Hegnes, of Argyle, for
chairman of the convention, and
did this out Of courtesy to Mr.. Heg'
mes and In recognition q II
valiant work done by Mr.. Hegnes
for the Republican candidates gener'
ally during the campaign OF two years
ago.
No resolutions, no names OF com
mittees, and no names Of delegates
to the state convention were prepared
in Warren or elsewhere, prior to the
convention, 50 far as I know, and ]
believe that those things were all
worked out IN committee at Argyle.
Personally only know concerning
the committee on delegates, and