The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-01-09
.BRdNTON MUST
GO SAYS RISHOFF

GO SAYS RISH0FF
Bismarck, N. D. January 9-.''There
are going to be some criminal arrests.
The only way this can be prevented
d is to cleanup the whole mess, and see
1 that every farmer who has put money
Il any of the League papers gets his
money back or else stock that repre-
! sents actual value" said O. T. Rishotf,
manager of the Publishers National
Service Bureau which is the league: or
thization; controlling the Townlev
newspapers established through the
Brinton Newspaper grab act.
Rishoff rendered his resignation to
h F.. B. Wood, director general OF the
8Brinton-To -Townley subsidized press, and
/ made the above: statement to Wood.
iss3 ".We must get rid of Brinton. The
farmers are on to him, and it will be
impossible to reorganize the Publish
:ers Service Bureau and meet our
debts unless we absolutely sever all
connections with Brinton, said .Rishoff.
Wood said this couldn't be done.
55ss .'Well I'm going to be out of it,
clean out of it, and r. am not going
to be in on the criminal prosecutions
when they are started said, Rishoft
..No one can afford to be mixed up in
this mess, because before it is owe,
with he would be so smeared he would
never recover ssF
After this revolt by RishoF he was
approached by both Lemke and Wood.
\ Bishop Bill Lemke insisted that Ris-
lhoff remain as manager of the Towa
ley prepared dispatch service. But
RishoF refused unless Brinton be side.
tracked for keeps. tLemke then Offer
ed a big inerease in salary, but Rishoff
was firm p : ii .ss5 ss5.,: s.7 s44.
Lemke insisted that Brinten could
{ not be fired. 4,
Rishoff originally was editor of the
1 Milton Globe, and when the league
was organized joined its ranks. He
was the organizer and editormanager
!. OF the first Non Partisan League news
paper, the Bottineau Courant; then
went to Fargo as head Of the North.
.sylastaEna Service Bureau, the origin!al "a
leaeue newspaper combination, then
went TO st. Paul as the head Of the
/ League National Bureau which pre-
xpared the canned dope for the papers
il all the states where the Townley
prob baganda is being carried on.
When Brinton conceived his famous
stGrab" scheme he established sepa1.
,,ate bureau at Fargo and made himself
sihe head of it. He secured options on
/. 80 newspapers, one in each county in
the state, then secured the passage Of
! the bill which gave the administra-
! ton the power to name an official
paper in which every line Of paid for
legal advertising should be printed: =
AS a result of this, AZ weekly news
papers Of the state have suspended
publication. and abont so more are
struggling along, barely making both
ends meet pending the end Of the auto
cratic control Of the state and the re-
turn of business to normal.
'tThe organization is autocratic and
the farmers have nothing whatsoever
to say about the conduct, or method
of operation, management of the.
League newspapers" was what Risho1f
told Wood. ls.
Risbo1 charges that Brinton, thru
Townleys Lemke and Wood, is stu
lhctuallysin direct management OF the
League newspapers and the organiza
tion Of the papers. Brinton, Lenlke,
tTownley, and Wood through their
commop stock absolutely control the.
newspapers. Then too, the service &C
bureau charges for service at such e e
rate that 1t eats up any profit.
" Risho1f poured out his heart, not TO-
say anything about his personal opin-s
ions, in talking to a representative OF
gthis bureau. s,sSs5 @
{ a It is evident that Brinton is having
q hard time to find party who is will vi j;
1 ing to sbe the political editorial cats
paw to pull his schestnuts out Of the fire
First Walter w. Liggett bo'ted Il and lrs
said Brintosls must needs SO and (. 4is3B b. B.
!. RUSSELL. associate editor Of #the Nom on
Partisan Leader refused to take q Lis
gett's Job as head Of the :Pnbiis shers {. IS,
Service Bureau Of North Dakota Then