Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-01

A. Well, that was later on. OF
course. after the close Of the session,
when I had . talk with Mr.. Townley
in the Mckenzie hotel in his room.
Q. A talk with Mr.. Townley in
the Mckenzie Hotel?
A: Yes Yes, sig, and Mr.: Brinton was
q, You say the bank bill had been
passed atsthat5 time?
A. Yes; sir, Z
G. And I suppose the Industrial
commission had been having meetings
previous to that?
4. Well. I believe the Industrial
commission had been organized; I am
not positive Of that at that. time, but
i believe they had.
g. Did you put in an application
to the industrial commission? a. No
0ir. I8& Sr
9: Didn't you apply to the Indus
trial commission for the job? "A. No
sir.
Townley Did Appointing
6. 9 Just talked To; Townley
q: Well, in this talk that you had
at the Mckenzie. hotel with Mr..
Townley and Mr.. Brinton. will you
disclose to us what the conversation
was?
a. Yes, 1 will have. to go back and
go into a short explanation Of this
matter. Y
q. Go ahead. A.. 1 was in Florida
and I got a message from Mr.. Town
ley to come back at, once. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Brinton were down there and
they decided they would come back
with Mrs. Waters, and myself. SO the
. Paul. Mr.. Brinton and l went up to
1.-THE Endicott building where the
League headquarters were and found
that Mr.. Townley was in Bismarck.
So we came out that. night to Bis
marck and we then say Mr.. Townley
at the Mckenzie hotel. and he told
me the reason he wired me to come
back was because the Industrial com
mission was going to appoint a man
aser Of the bank and he wanted me
here so there would be no hitch in
the ~arrangement.t
@. Now. after the bill had been
! passed, you had gone to Florida?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. And this message you got from
Townley was after the bill had been
passed, Of course? A.. Yes. after the
Q. Now, what else was said at
that talk with o and Brinton and
Townley?
How 1t Was Settled
A. Well, Mr.. Townley, il I remem-
Der correctly-he called Mr.. Brinton
Jim. and he said, Jim, here and
have talked this owe pretty freely and
1t Is agreed that you are going to be
appointed manager Of the bank" and
1 said, well. Art, there will have to
be some serious talk on this matter
before I decide whether I want. the
Job or not" and he said. well. that
J ia inst Univ fwo oro horo - and a m nm O
other things I said it would have
to be stipulated that the Bank OF
North Dakota would not be a political
dumping ground, that I was to be
allowed to use my own judgment about
hiring the best help I could get. :
q. You say at this conference, Mr..
J. Waters. that you stated this bank
was not to be made a political dump
ing ground? A. Yes. sir. "
O. There must have been some
thing in your mind with reference to
the matter that would cause o to
make that statement at that confer
ence?
A. Certainly. We have all seen
and know that the average political
job-that a man Is supposed to take
care Of his political friends whether
they are competent or whether. they
are not. ~
@. And had you seer evidence up
to that time of incompetents, as you
refer, to them, being taken car Of, be-
cause they were politically right.
wanted to prevent them i: 4. Yes, sir,
lie. Those situations that you re-
fer to were In the State OF North Da-
kota? A. Yes, sir. ly.,N
90. And In the capitol, probably !:
A. Yes, sir.