Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-04
TW|CHELL HAS
BEST Of DEBATE
0VERCEO.LOF TUS
Outpoints Him in Argument
Which Crowd Easily 49,.
Realizes. ~
HARD FACTS PITTED
AGAINST VITUPERATION
Explodes Many Foolish Charges
Made Against Him Per-
sonally.

Aneta, N. D., July 3.-Should the
last session of the legislature have
authorized the construction of a state
owned elevator in the city Of St. Pau
is the subject debated this Afternoon
between George IS. Lotus, sales man
ager of the Equity Cooperative Elk
change, and Treadwell Twichell, a
Cass county farmer.
Attracts Large Audience.
Yesterdays debate on the feasible
ity Of terminal elevator in St. Paul
attracted a large audience, but the at
tendance today exceeded that of the
preceding debate. Members Of the
Equity exchange from many other
counties were here in attendance and
there were large number Of non
members, who are interested in the
matter and anxious to hear what are
probably the two best rough and
ready takers that could possibly be
secured on the, question.
Since the adjournment OF the legis.
lature the speakers of the Equity Co,
operative exchange have attacked
members who were opposed to the
terminal elevator proposition. In
some localities the speakers announc-
ed without any equivocation they
would camp on the trails Of these
members and endeavor to prevent
their denomination and reelection.
= Took Affirmative.
Mr.. Lotus took the affirmative of
the question and spoke for an hour
and half on the subject. He called
the roll of the legislature, citing the
names of the members Of each house
who favored and opposed the terminal
elevator proposition and made some
decidedly caustic remarks regarding
some Of those who took an active
part in the defeat Of the proposition.
Approved Amendment.
His main contention was that the
voters of the state had approved OF
the constitutional amendment author
izing the erection Of terminal ele.
vator by such one.sided vote that
the members of the legislature should
have acted in response to This voice
Of the people and authorized the con
struction of the terminal. He con-
tended that the members in failing to
do this showed an entire disregard
of the wishes Of a great majority OF
the voters of the state and were en-
titled to all the criticism to which
they had been subjected and some,
through their activities in opposition
to the plan, had thrown themselves
open to suspicion and had they been
guided by the expressed sentiment OF
the voters they would have favored
the construction of the terminal elc-
vator. ss
Opposed Construction.
Mr.. Twichell, speaking on the neg
ative. explained that he had been a
member of the legislature and had
opposed the construction CT termi-
nal elevator in ST., Paul as a matter
Of principle and supposed that mem
her could do so legitimatelv and not
be suspected of Interior motives any
more than those who favored tie
proposition could be charged with
having been boIsk; by the citizens
of St. i'aul. He called attention to
some of TIE slt RES that hal been
circulated sirrs tie close of ,he l:g-
;slature, cne no rs that hs had been
paid $25, 900 by the Minneapolis Cham
ber of Commerce. Another, that he
had wealthy uncle in the grain bust
ness.
No Wealthy Uncle.
This, he said, was true, except that
he had no uncle who was wealthy
and none in the grain business. An
other report was that his wifes two
brothers were in the grain business
in Minneapolis and he opposed the
elevator in St. Paul to help them out,
all of which was true except his Wife
had no brothers He went through
a list Of a dozen or more. similar
charges printed by. a. tpape:' adyocat-
ing the interests Of the EQUITY CO.
operative exchange in ali stack on
him.
He deplored the attempts Of GER
tain agitators for the Equity Cooper
ative exchange in stirring up strife
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