The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-29
Published bv Request.
Committee.

oerSlgneQ, FARMERS ana cltlZenS Oh
Trail county. North Dakota, do here
by certify that we attended the meet
ing called by Senator Paulson in
Hillsboro on the evening Of January
90, 1917; that we were in attendance
at said meeting until Sunday morning,
Jan. 81, and saw. and heard all that
took place and saw and heard all the
men who spoke at the meeting.
We further certify that league rep
resentatives were there by invitation,
and further that Senator Paulson in
vited the league representatives pres
ent to address the meeting, and that
they did not address the meeting I'M
til invited to do so; that the meeting
was called by public notice to hear
all sides and that Editor Davies Of
The Grand Forks Herald was among
non county residents VINO attended
and sat on the platform near the
chairman of the meeting.
We further certify that no reSolu-
ton was passed. or no votes taken, in
any manner whatsoever in opposition
to House Bill A, Spd further that no
resolution was offered against the
measure and further that no persons
Senator Paulson. w. ]. Burnett, o. ].
Sorlie and Atty. Kaldor.
We further certify that q vote was
taken in favor of house bill ~, sub
uniting to the people a new constiru-
ton to be voted on this year. and that
only two or three in the entire audi
ence voted against said measure: that
when a league representative thereup-
on attempted to read resolution en-
dorsing house bill a., the chairman,
DR.. Hagenson, declared the resolution
out Of order and refused to- allow 1t
to be read. ~.
We further certify that at about
midnight, while Atty. Kaldor was ad-
dressing the meeting, league men,
Der arose in the audience and asked
that the resolution be put. complain
ing that it was getting late and the
farmers wanted to go home: that Atty.
Kaldor shouted, well, 60 home them"
This is what broke UP the meeting
and the farmers left the hall. after
midnight.
We further certify that If any reso-
luton was passed at this meeting it
was passed after the farmers went
home, after midnight. and on Sunday
morning.
We further certify that The Grand
Forks Heralds account of the meeting,
claiming that 500 farmers of Trail
county condemned H. B. No. a and
passed resolutions to that effect, is
false and untrue. and misrepresents
the sentiment of the farmers Of Trail
county; further that the said false
and untrue account of said meeting
was knowingly published as the writer
and author of said article in The
Grand Forks Herald. Mr.. Davies. was
present at the meeting.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, do
hereby denounce and condemn the
said Grand Forks Herald and it's edi-
tor, Mr.. Davies: we further announce
and declare that the said Grand Forks
6nnG not rnMTARanf T.
ment Of the farmers of Traill county, |
and that it is not a truthful publica-
ton, and 1t is our belief, that it is not |
published for the best interests of the |
state but for the benefit Of big inter- |
ests outside the state which it ap-
parently represents.
We ask and request that this state /
ment be published by The Fargo For
UNI, Fargo Courier News and The
Nonpartisan Leader of Fargo, to right
an Injustice that has been done the
farmers of Trail county, by the said |
Grand Forks Herald which has gem
eral circulation throughout the state.
Signed:
Andrew Swenson.
L. d. Best,
Invalid Peterson,
Dan Engel,
Henry Meyer,
Z. f. Quinby,
Sam. B. p. Nelson.
VIM. Meyer.
w. j. Henning,
M. H.. Johnson.
s. II. Smith.
Harry M. Chase,
Henry Mergenthal,
VIM. Zimmerman,
A. G.. Frendberg,
William Spiering,
Chas, Major.
o. o. Engebretson,
e. C. Kaufman,
r. A. Mather.
G. j. Berdahl.