Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-06-03
CHALLENGE TO J. W. BRiNToN

CHALLENGE TO ]. w. BRiNTON
challenge you, "Fighting Mayor of
Beach," to produce Tom Poole tomor-
row afternoon at the meeting of the
Public Opinion Company and to prove
by him that there were no records Of
receipts and expenditures kept by Pub
lie Opinion and no cancelled checks
showing just where every cent received
went to. Mr.. Poole examined the
books after L left to go into service.
He can tell the stockholders what he
found. You don't dare invite him.
challenge you, Fighting Mayor Of
Beach" and any of your associates to
have E. E. Vessel at the meeting to-
morrow afternoon in Patterson hall, 2
p. M, and tell what he knows. You
know that he and he alone was re-
sponsible to the executive committee
for the keeping of all records and the
financial accounting from January un-
til he went into service in June. You
know that during this time he collected
the money and signed the checks. He
is now advertising manager for the
National Nonpartsian Leader, St.
Paul. A wire tonight will bring him
on Number Three tomorrow. /
challenge you to produce him. You
do not dare.
challenge you, Fighting Mayor of
Beach," to produce the cashier of the
Capital Security Bank and show just
how my Paige car was paid for. You
dare not do this. .
challenge you, Fighting Mayor Of
Beach," to get permission from Wal
ter A. Light, former head of the
Publishers Service Bureau, for me to
make public personal letter to me
regarding the throwing of the Public
Opinion into bankruptcy and subse-
quent events. Telegraph him at the
Munsey building at Washington. You
do not dare.
I challenge you, Fighting Mayor Of
Beach," to prove that the liabilities
of the Public Opinion company are
now or ever were $4,000, not count
ing stock paid for as liability.
challenge you, Fighting Mayor OF
Beach" to prove that any other mer.
Chant or business man of Bismarck
ever boycotted Public opinion but
Edward G. Patterson.
I challenge you, Fighting Mayor OF
Beach" to prove that VIM. Lemke
A. C. Townley and yourself have not
since the alliance with Patterson. dur
ing the first session of the legislature
after Frazier took office consistently
and persistently given your supper,
to tie Palladium rather than the Pub.
lie Opinion. Prove this. Get out
your records and read my letters to
you showing how we had to fight to
get any League advertising, although
the Palladium got it.
I challenge you, Fighting Mayor OF
Beach," to prove that did not last
August hold up the appointment of an
official paper until the contract was
signed, giving the stockholders OF
Public Onion square deal. l chai.
lenge you to show that you supported
that contract and now support it.
I challenge you, Fighting Mayor OF
Beach" to explain why, although that
contract was signed last August, al
most year ago. it's provisions have
never been fulfilled.
I challenge you. Fighting Mayor Of
Beach," to tell the boys you made a
trip to Washington early last fall to
secure the management of the cam
paign of Hiram w. Johnson, and
how you have been trying to dislodge
me ever since my appointment as
state manager. l challenge you to
write thousand letters and ti1ous.
and kilograms to Senator Hiram w.
johnson. You will find him now at
johnson Headquarters, Auditorium
Hotel, Chicago. You will find me
there myself Friday.
l challenge you, Fighting Mayor OF
Beach," to invite the public tomorrow
to your meeting. You dare not do it
RICHARD S. WILCOX.
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