The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-20

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On June IL the Herald published
the statement which Is printed in
border on this page. In another part
OF the same article in the Herald
was printed the copy of the letter
from President Pennington of the 500,
which is also printed on this page,
and the letter was followed by this
statement:
"He admits the issuing of Tree
transportation to the stAwart wing
of the Republican party, not because
he wants to, but because of the whole
sale issuing Of free passes and mile
age books by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads"
Although this article was publish
ed on June IL, Thomas Hall, secre-
tary of the progressive committee
with headquarters in this city, had
received from President Elliott of the
Northern Pacific under date of May
25-almost three weeks before the
Herald published its statement-the
following letter:
Letter to Hall.
May 25. 1910.
Mr.. Thomas Hall, Secretary,
Grand Forks. N. d.
Dear Sir:-Acknowledging re-
ceipt of your letter about free
transportation in North Dakota, I
am sorry that reply has been de-
layed to your. letter for a few
days. beg to advise you that we
have not issued any free mileage
In North Dakota to any Of the
parties you refer to; in fact, we
have letter from the chairman
Of the committee stating that they
did not desire to receive such
transportation. .... i. sa..,..> w..
trust that this answer will ::
satisfy your inquiry. Yours trly,
Howard Elliott,
President.
The Herald article was written by
]. M. Devine, chairman of the COM
mittee of which Hall is secretary, and
IL he knew that letter was in exis-
tence he must have deliberately stated
a falsehood for the purpose Of de-
ceiving, the public; II he did not know
it was in existance he rushed into
a false statement when he could have
found out the truth in moment, for
the same unfair reason.
e. G. Cooper, who Is in charge of
the Republican headquarters, took up
the question with the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads, as to
the issuance of free transportation
/ as charged in the Herald article.
The following letters from the presi-
dents Of these roads show that the
Herald statement swas q deliberate
falsehood. The replies follow:
Louis w. Hfll's Reply.
Great Northern Railway Co.,
Presidents Office.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 15. 10.
Mr.. e. G. Cooper, Fargo. N. d.
Dear Sir:-Referring to yours
Of June 14th, together with clip
ping from the Grand Forks Her
aid on matter Of transportation
and enclosing you herewith copy
of letter l have just written to
Mr.. Devine.
1 have not seen the article you
enclosed until received with your
letter, and replying to your re-
quest for statement beg to advise
that since the last political cam
paign closed in North Dakota we
have not issued any transporta-
tion of any nature with the inten-
tion or for the purpose of in
l fluencing the political situation,
nor have we received any requests
during the current year for such
transportation. In fact after the
close Of the last campaign Mr..
James Kennedy Of Fargo, who,
understand. had acted in charge
of Republican campaign matters
wrote me advising that they would
not make any requests and hoped
we would not furnish any trans
portation Of this class. We have
this year as in years past furnish
ed certain number of annual
passes good in North Dakota. in
favor of state and county officials.
. members of the legislature IRE
gardless Of party), and professors
Of agricultural college. officers
and speakers of farmers insti-
tutes, clergymen and newspaper
editors. All Of these people we
consider are working more or less
along the same lines the railroad
companies are for the develop
ment Of the country, but none OF
this transportation as furnished
by this company was intended to a
serve. political purposes. ~
Yours truly
IA Louis w. Hill, s
President.
Elllotts Reply.
!. Northern Pacific Railway Co..
Office Of the President.
ST. Paul. Minn., June 6, 10.
Mr.. e. c. Cooper, Republican
Headquarters, Fargo. North