The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
F. 7. Holt Maintains Rurnp
Meeting Of Milklnen
Had No Power.
EXPLAINS SITUATION
Declares that Annual Meeting
Had Been Regularly Called
and Adjourned.

''I'm still president of the Milk Pro-
ducers' association and don't you for
get it," declared Frank T. Holt, of
Kenosha today relative to the reports
of the rump annual meeting held in
Chicago recently at which other Of
fcers were elected. "And what's more
Pm in the Office by legal right and l
intend to stay. It's up to the insur-
gents to GUST US if they have any merit
in their claims and we intend to fight
them to the last ditch. The annual
election of officers is to be held on
February the 10th and the meeting
held in the Methodist church in Chi
cage had no authority whatsoever. l
am making this statement to clear UP
the situation for members of the asso-
citation in this district"
President Holt then outlined the sit
uation explaining carefully how the
"old guard" of which he is a member,
were in complete control of the asso-
citation and that the progressives, or
as he calls them "the bolshevists," had
accomplished nothing by their rump
meeting. Notwithstanding his state
| ments, J. H. Burr, of st, Charles, I'LL
nois, is claiming to be present of the
organization and H. A. Knapp to be
secretary, basing their claims on the
outcome of the rump election as re-
ported previously.
Had Gentlemen's Agreement.
President Holt declared that since
the organization of the association it
has been customary for a committee
accommodations in Chicago for the
annual meeting. Early in January in
| preparation for this the proper COM
nittee attempted to secure the room
formerly used at the LaSalle hotel for
February 7th, the date set in the by
laws for the annual meeting. This
could not be secured until February
Goth. Attempts to secure other quart
ers were made but according to re-
ports, the money asked by the hotel
men was enormous.
The situation according to Mr.. Holt
was laid before the directors and a
gentlemen's agreement was reached
that perfunctory meeting should be
called in the offices of the association
on February the 7th and adjourned
I until the goth so as to allow the use
of the LaSalle Hotel quarters.
Demand the Meeting.
Meanwhile Bert Skinner, of Beloit,
A. P. Marck Of Burlington, E. L. Downs
of Chicago, and two other leaders of
the other element in the organization,
came to the offices of the association
with Written demand that the meet
ing be held on the first Tuesday in
February. The directors all confirmed
the reasons for postponement, but still
it was demanded that the meeting be
held. Then the >progressives went out
and martialled their forces with an
idea of stampeding the meeting Tues
day and forcing an election.
Friends of the cold guard" heard of
the plans and they also gathered to
day morning the offices of the asso-
citation were filled to Overlooking by
members of the rival factions.
"The meeting was regularly called
to order and regularly adjourned I'M
til February the 20th," declared Mr..
Holt. "After that forty of these Dol
shevists' angry at being beat at their
own game, had a rump meeting at the
Methodist church, the deliberations of
which can have no force"
Several farmers from Salem and
Bassetts were in attendance at the
rump gathering.
Possession is nine points in the
law" declared President Holt. eve
are holding down the Offices and we in
tend to keep on unless we are regularly
defeated at the adjourned meeting on
February 20. If they have any rights
at law let them attempt to prove them"
Resigning Elsewhere.
The fight in the Milk Producers as
ISOLATION has it's counter part in the
Milk Producers Cooperating Market
ing company except in this latter or
ganization the "bolshevists" are in
control and the cold guard" is oppos-
| ing them. In connection with the mar
keting company's affairs, the following
directors, all members of the old guard,
have filed the following resolutions:
We, the undersigned men, who are
directors of, or have been directors of,
and have held office in the Milk Pro-
ducers Cooperating Marketing COM
pany in the interest of harmony, do
here and now declare that we are not
! ard will rat hn candidates for dir ctnr-