The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-27
REFUSED TO DEBATE WITH A TRAITOR

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debate the supporters Of the recall election was called
and his challenge accepted yesterday when W. Brnton
arrived there. Brinton Immediately notified Senator
Lederbach that he would debate him or any representa-
tive of the league that league boss might select
Brnton had previously rented the auditorium for his
illustrated lecture and notified Lederbach that he would
allow the league side to open close would split the ad
mission which Brnton charged and would be glad to have
the league side represented by Cushing Daniels repre-
tented to be brother Of former secretary Of the navy
who had been already named by ederbach as the man
who from New York ready and willing to debate the
l. V. A. on the Bank of North Dakota
Over 1900 people gathered at the Auditorium to hear
the debate and when time to call the meeting to
order became known that Liederbach and Daniels were
attempting to hold separate meeting in the basement
of the Auditorium. The crowd became impatient and
when Bnton took the platform he was presented with the
following resolution and asked to submit it to the audi
ence:
Be It Resolved by the citizens of Fargo assembled in
mass meeting in the Auditorium
Whereas Senator Liederbach did few DAYS AGO as
chairman Of the Nonpartsan League Campaign Commit
tee issue challenge for debate on the issues of the
paign in which T. Cushing Daniels should represent the
administration and any to be thereafter selected
should represent the opposition, and
Whereas j. W. Brinton did accept the challenge and is
present and said Lederbach and Daniels are the
basement Of the Auditorium but have refused to appear
i Now Therefore be it Resolved that we do hereby re-
quest said persons before this audience and enter
into such debate :~> .D,
Brnton after reading the resolution to the assembled
crowd asked for standing vote and the entire audience
voted unanimously accepted it and committee waited
upon the league boss and the much advertised New York
soapboxer The crowd patiently waited for the return Of
the committee which to the effect that they would not
debate with traitor Brnton Immediately announced
the committees report amid the laughter Of the crowd
"Thas good argument in favor of the Bank of North
Dakota" said Brinton. "But surprised that man
supposed to be the brother of fighting secretary of our
navy would suberge and take to basement when he
fight in sight do not believe he is brother Of our
former secretary of the navy the CourerNews claims
can't believe it. think he mposter sailing around
under an assumed name' continued Brnton but have
accomplished something in coming to Fargo and that is
that have demonstrated that the league leaders dare not
face anyone platform who has the proof of embezze
ment Of state funds by state officials especially when one
throw this proof where the audience can
see it-and know who is lying in this campaign"
It that Lederbach and Daniels tried to break up
the Brnton meetings by holding counter meeting in the
building thinking that free meeting would attract
all the crowd but ederbach and his New Yorker should
have gone out to Beach and get acquainted better with
Brinton before attempting to outgenera him in Of
that kind The Fargo people wanted to hear Brnton and
the Auditorium packed they would like to have heard
Brinton debate the New Yorker but he could not be in
duced to engage the former fighting editor before Fargo
audience. They we'll pleased however and listened,
and looked at the Illustrated evidence until midnight The
meeting in the basement broke up and many to join