Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-26
SHUT UP, SAYS
BRlNT|0N WHEN
MlLLOY TALKS
Kenmare Meeting Turns out
to be Like all Other Store
Meetings.

KenmAre, N. D., March 26.-Excite-
ment was running high in Kenmare
yesterday. Several hundred farmers
had demanded. their store notes re-
weights OF. the N%onpatisan league had
been advertised for yesterday to settle
the controversy. Townley,. Howard
Wood, Walter Thomas Mills, Charles
Heck and Hemingway and j. w.
Brinton. the general manager Of the
Consumers United Stores company.
were present.
]. s. Milloy, editor Of the Minot
Messenger. and p. M. Clark of Ken
ton to be present. 1t had been UNDER
stood that this meeting should be open
to the public. but Mr.. Brinton said
no. Milloy and Clark refused to speak
at a closed meeting. However, they
took the platform and answered ques-
tons.
Brinton talked for two hours. Dur
ing his speech the doors were thrown
open to the public. Milloy asked to
address the open meeting. but Brin-
ton refused; he then asked If he could
ask questions, which Brinton also
refused to allow. J. G. Ingie Of Daw-
son wanted TO say q few words. tut he
was als,. refused.
Brinton continually ridiculed Rev.
w. A. Dunnett, because this GENTLE
man had asked for fair play for MI.
Milloy at a former meeting. when the
latter gentleman was being annoyed
by continued Interruptions. With the
opening of .today's meeting Brinton
speakers acted like gentlemen. Rev.
Dunnett remarked that the only way
for Brinton to act like one was to gag
him. Brinton told the minister to sit
down and shut up.
Milloy demanded that he be given
permission to speak. Brinton again
refused. but agreed to allow Clark
and Milloy three questions. The fol-
lowing questions were asked:
1. "Who are the board of directors
Of the Consumers United Stores COM
pany?" Brinton refused to answer
this question, but admitted that there
were but ten stockholders.
2. How many farmers are on the
board of directors?" Brinton said
that the eason farmers were not put
on the board of directors was that
they did not know how to manage
stores. "If you selected men with a
view to their business ability. why did
you put H. l.. Elliot, who was a can
cialist ticket on the board of direc-
tors?" Brinton lodged this question
and would not answer it.
g.. why do not farmers have a
voice in the stores company" Brin-
ton told Milloy to shut up.
Brinton then proceeded to pas the
usual resolutions .condemning the kept
press. big biz, Milloy, etc. Milloy Of
fered to make an affidavit that there
were untruths in the resolutions. and
was again told to shut up: The reso-
lutfons were drawn, prepared and
written before the meeting and pre-
scented to the farmers for their ratin-
cation.
In view Of the fact that they had
been invited to speak, Milloy and Clark
demanded to be given the right to
speak, and although the chairman
had promised that they would, they
were again refused.
At the meeting in Crosby last week
Brinton accused Milloy Of Sinking
his military duties. 'Milloy has on
several occasions tried to enlist, but
has always been rejected. At the
meeting yesterday, Mr.. Brinton .apol-
ogized to Milloy for the statement,
Two meetings were held in KAN
mare last night. The Nonpartisan
heavyweights held one in the school
house and Milloy. Ingle and Clark
addressed another gathering in the
town hall.