River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-10-16
SkogIno Challenges
IlttemOre to Debate
1t Tittemore Accepts A Debate On
Relative Merits of Marketing Bills
Will Probably Be Held In Ellsworth
fFrom The Ellsworth Record.)

The quarterly convention of the
Pierce County Union, A. S. of E.. held
IN the County Board room last Satnr-
day, Oct. IL, was highly interesting
gathering. The principal business of
the convention was the election of del
egates to the state convention to be
neid next month, but this piece of bus
mess was not reached until late in the
afternoon, owing to interesting devel-
opments concerning the unfortunate
controversy which has been in pro-
gress the past few months.
A short morning session was held.
After dinner President Hanson called
the meeting to order and an hours
time was granted to Senator Geo. B.
Skogmo of River Falls to discuss the
history of the two marketing bills
which held the attention of the recent
legislature. Il
Senator Skogmo gave very inter-
esting talk. AS he was author of
bill PASS, the bill that passed and is
now law, and as he has made quite
a thorough study of marketing, he was
qualified to discuss these two bills.
While he said that the present law
is by no means perfect, it was so far
superior to the so-called Equity bill
that there was no comparison between
the two. He referred to the Equity
bill as legal monstrosity, f1y-by-
night affair, drafted without any
study, and SO loosely connected that
it would not stand water. This bill did
rot even get the support of the Equity
members of the legislature.
Senator Skogmo challenged Presi-
dent J. N. Tittemore of the Equity So
ciety to debate the relative merits of
these two bills at public meeting. 1t
was suggested by Thos. Nimlos that
committee of one be appointed to ar
range for this debate and if possible
to have it held here. J. F. Larson
was appointed to take charge of the
matter. If President Tittemore ac-
cepts this debate will undoubtedly be
held within short time.
President Hanson read number Of
letters which were sent out from Mil
waukee from an office established by
twenty-one organizers of the Equity
who have been laid off. These letters
all seemed to preach good Equity doc
trine, but they held Mr.. Hanson and
some others up in bad light, accus-
ing them of being traitors to the So
ciety and inferring that they had sold
out to the Non-partizan league, etc.
Mr.. Hanson denied these charges and
severely scored the authors of the let
ters. That Mr.. Hanson had the sup
port of the greater number of those
present was shown by the applause
that greeted his remarks.
Thos. Nimlos, author of one of the
letters, was present, and he took the
floor and stated his side of the matter.
At the conclusion of his remarks some
personalities, brief but to the point,
were INDUCED in between Mr.. Nimlos
and Theo. Swanson. Lots more ac-
rimonious debate was INDUCED in be-
fore the meeting finally settled down
to the election of delegates to the state
convention. All this led to nothing
except to show that the majority Of
the Equity members in this county
are out of harmony with State and
National President j. N. Tittemore
and that they are against his reflect
ion, and are back of Mr.. Hanson and
other leaders of the society opposed
Ito Tittemore and his faction.
Delegates
Carl Cooke-Olivet.
E. w. Campbell-Ellsworth.
C. d. Hawn-Rock Elm.
Lars Madson-Gilman.
Theo. Swanson-Hartland.
j. F. Larson-Trenton.
Will Strause-Spring Valley
r. r. Mortimer-Maiden Rock.
Herman Peterson-Martell.
w. H. Richards-Gilman
Chas. Wolf-Oak Grove. /
Carl Holt-Ono.
Alternates
E. j.. Fitzgeraid-El Paso. (
J. E. Foley-Ellsworth.
Paul Failer-Rock Elm.
J. B. Van Schooven-
Archie Moore
John Peterson-Gilman
O. A. Paulson-Hartland.
Frank Thurber-Trimbelle.
Oscar Gilbertson-Martell
Chas. J. Austrum-
Thee. Heckel-Oak Grove.
Lawrence O'Connell-
The state convention will be held
Nov. Is, 10 and 20 at Madison.