Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-11
ARE MnsoUoTED
World-Herald Has Them Say They
Favor Federal Grain Inspection.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Senator'S Paper Makes Them Say
Just the Opposite Thing.
INTERESTING OUTCOME FOLLOWS
Hitchcock Takes His Cue from the
Report in Hts Paper and Gets
An BAD Before the Convention
Bee Report L. Right

senator-G NJ. Hitchcock and his World
Herald were mercilessly man-handled by
the Grain Dealers National association
at the Rome hotel Tuesday afternoon,
following a placid address by Mr.. Hitch
cock, in which he said that federal in
speotion of the Weighing of grain was a
contamination sure 10 come.
At the close OF his speech Senator
Hitchcock Immediately left the conven-
tion hall, pleading a golf engagement.
Scarcely had he cleared the door when
the storm broke. A. z. Reynolds, chair
man Of the committee on legislation, en-
tered vehement protest against the
world-Herald for its Misrepresentation
In reporting the president Of the associa-
ton In favor Of government supervision
Of grain.
President e. NJ. Wayne welded his
Kavel vainly for order. H. s. Grimes of
Portsmouth. o., member of the legis-
latton committee, secured the floor and
demanded angrily that the World-Herald
be required to retraot its statement in as
prominent a manner as IT was made.
The convention unanimously supported
Mr.. Grimes and Mr.. Reynolds and when
the latter submitted a resolution stating
the position of the association on federal
inspection IL was carried without a dis
Benting voice.
Report Is Wrong,
The resolution follows:
"Tnasmuch as the report has gone out
through the public press that this asso-
1lation favors federal inspection of grain
and inasmuch as said association has
heretofore stood in opposition to federal
inspection. be It.
Resolved, That the report of the press
does not represent the sentiment of this
association and that the Grain Dealers
National association in convention as
semblsd does here and now strongly re-
affirm Its opposition to federal inspec-
ton, or supervision of inspection Of grain,
believing that the progress made by this
association in the past In it's efforts to
secure uniform rules governing the grad
ing Of grain, warrants US in believing
that the uniform adoption Of its rules
will soon be accomplished"
Bee is Right.
Charles Quinn of the Toledo (O.) Blade.
who is managing the publication of the
minutes OF the grain dealers convention
and arranging for the publication of a
pamphlet devoted to their interests, ex-
planned on the convention floor that The
Bees reports Of the meeting we're ac-
curate and that no misrepresentation or
false statements had been made by this
paper
Reports from several committees were
scheduled for the afternoon, but after
the passage of the resolution disorder
reigned and few remained in the hall to
hear the reports. Instead the grain deal
ers gathered in small groups and con-
tinued the discussion Of the association 5
attitude toward government inspection of
grains.
President Wayne announced from the
chair that the World Heralds report of
his speech was a Misrepresentation. that
he had said nothing to indicate he was
in favor Of government inspection and
asked that the report be corrected. Il
said If certain conditions were not met
government inspection might result" he
explained following the explanation
with an endorsement of the resolution
and the attitude of the convention toward
federal inspection,
This association said one Of the