Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
(PAID POLITICAL ADVER-
TISINu.)
Cong. HANNA
BROKE LAWS
Illegally Used His Official Frank
to Mail Personal Political
Literature.
IGNORES WARNING
Persistently Violates Laws A.
ter Being Told Not TO
Do SO.
IGNORES WARNING

Heeced the government and cOIlSc'
quently, the people, out OF *lS,75O
in postage and stationery with
the illegal use Of his oI1icial frank
and official stationery during the
primary election to advance his
personal political interests ac-
cording TO mathematical c%alcula-
tions based upon the distribution
Of five separate circular letters
sent TO 12J,OOO tax payers III
North Dakota. Figure it your
self. Base the value OF the sta
tioncry used at one cent, then add
two cents for postage. 1t would
cost 1880 to mail 10000 let
tiers. and to mail five letters it
would cost five times 1880, on
xIs.75O.
When complaint was made by
u North Dakota tax payer about
Congressman Hanna illegally us,
ing his ranking privilege to pro-
mote his political interests in the
primary election to nominate II
republican governor, Postmaster
General Hitchcock tried to shut
Congressman Hanna off, but Mr..
Hanna flooded North Dakota with
his political literature under his
official frank.
Mr.. Hanna's "P. s.
Here is Il copy Of u letter from
Congressman Hanna to Mr.. W..
II. Cabaniss, Grove, n. D., writ
ten on official stationery and sent
under official frank, the letter
that caused Mr.. Cabaniss to com
plain of the way Congressman
Hanna was illegally using his Of
fetal frank:
"lIouse of Representatives.,
"Washington, March II, 1912.
"Mr. w. II. Cabaniss,
"Grovc, N. D.
"My Dear Sir:
81 am in receipt Of your favor
asking for certain Farmers Bul-
letins.
81 am very glad indeed to com
ply with your. request and have
ordered the bulletins sent ON to
you and you should receive them
within the next two weeks. |
feel sure that they will be a help
and benefit to you. If for any
reason the bulletins Ito not reach
you, advise me, and | will have
them traced up. IF at any time in
the future there should be any
thing further that | can do for
you in any way, shall be pleased
to have YOU write me.
"With best wishes. | am
Sincerely,
(Signed) 81. B.. Hanna.
"P. =. | am a candidate Tor
governor Of our state and would
much appreciate the help and
support of yourself and friends
Hanna is Guilty.
This is a copy of the letter Mr..
Cabaniss received from Postmast-
er General Hitchcock in response
to his complaint about Congress-
man Hanna's illegal use Of his
official frank:
"Postofficc Department ..N...
"United States Of America.
coffee Of the postmaster general
"Washington, March q, 1912.
"Mr. w. ri. Cabaniss,
"Grove, n. D.
"Dear sir:
"In reply TO your letter Of the
14th inst, which the president
has referred to me, inclosing a
circular letter dated March II,
1912, addressed to you by Con
gresham Il. B. Hanna. | beg to
inform you that the law. cmbod.
led in section 500 of the postal
laws and regulations. restricts
the correspondence which a mem
Der Of Congress- may send in the
mails, free Of postage, under his
frank, to that which is upon Of
fetal .or departmental business.
"The postscript referring to.
Mr.. Hanna's candidacy for GOV
ernor of your state, at the bot
tom Of the circular letter, can
not be regarded as upon official
or departmental business Mr..
Hanna was advised on the 18th
inst. that such circular letters,
when mailed, were subject to
POSTAGE.
ss11he envelope and letter sub
mitted by you are. herewith re-
turned.
"Respeatfllllv,
(Signed) n. Hitchcock,
Postmaster General. J"
Sends Political Letters.
Although this correspondence