The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
WHEAT GROWERS
DEMAND ELECTION
WILL GET CHANCE TO VOTE
FOR NEW BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS AND OFFICERS.

Great Falls, June 2O-Assurance
from the directors of the Montana
Wheat Growers association that the
members will be given an opportunity
to vote fer a new board and new Of
ficers has stopped a mandamus suit,
initiated to compel the calling of an
election and relegated to the polls an
internal row that has divided the
membership into two fractional groups
1t was announced in Great Falls
Thursday by August Nelson of
LewistOwn. Mr.. Nelson is aligned
with the group which appealed to the
district court at Lewistown to force
the holding of the associations an
nual election.
Found Headquarters Locked.
The date originally set for the
election was June 10, and on that
date those who went to the head
quarters offices found the doors
locked and all the officers and en-
plOyes absent from the city Mr. Mel
son stated. Later information was
obtained that the directors had de-
cided that no election should be held.
and the mandamus suit was filed bv
a committee of those who had called
at the offices June 10. Those bring
ing the suit were preparing to pre-
sent their case to the court when as
Surance was received from Bruce B.
Johnson, counsel for the association.
that an election will be called.
The reason given by the board for
Its decision to hold no election was
that little interest had been shown in
the associations primaries or in a
referendum election that had been
called to determine whether the or
ganiZatiOn should continue to func-
ton. The vote cast in the referen-
dunn will be counted June 26, the
next meeting date of the board. but
Mr.. Nelson stated that the result IN
dOubtedly will be in favor of contiD-
mng business. A two-thirds vote
would be necessary to authorize sus-
pension and Mr.. Nelson was of the
opinion that this proportion of the
members did not cast ballots at all. I
Those who were instrumental in
bringing the mandamus suit have no
intention of destroying the organiza-
ton, said Mr.. Nelson. Il was against
the holding of a referendum to de-
eide whether the association should /
continue In business, which may be
accepted as indication of our atti- /
tude. All we are asking for is an
election and we now have Attorney
) 0hnson'S assurance that one will he T
called when the board meets June
20. This announcement from the as
Soclauon's counsel stops the fight so
ar as II concerned matters involved
in the suit.
Demand Ignored
After we found the association
headquarters locked and all the Off
GERS and employees gone from the
'lty, We made demand on the secre-
AIRY that ballots be mailed out This
iemand was ignored and we then de-
1ded to bring suit The chances are
nat a heavy vote will be cast when
he election is held and that differ
enceS which now are dividing the
membership viii be ironed out after
ne board and new officers are
named"
d. R. Cresap of Lewistown is pres-
dent of the association and Ben Swall
II Hlghwcod is vice president. The
BOARD Is composed of w. S. Root.
Jenton; Ben Hollenbeck, Buffalo: Jo-
eph Hoffman, Reed Point; Theodore ]
55ergstrom, Baker; VIM. Mcbride {
'uloertson; Claire Stoner, PLENTY
'oo9d; II. R. Bjorkland. Nashua; Jo- I
ePh Bart, Choteau; John Walton. q
belgrade. :