The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17

were for it. including Congressman
| Manahan.
Manahan was favorable to it until
he saw it was a scheme to perpetuate
the Minnesota state inspection. He is
opposed to it now.
George S. LOTUS is also opposed
to it.
George L. Nelson, editor Of the Co.
| Operators Herald, the official organ of
the Society of Equity, has denounced
the Lever bill, and has sharply criti-
cized Mr.. Kelley's position.
When the provisions Of the Lever
bill become known I do not believe
there will be a single member Of the
Farmers Equity who will favor it
excepting those who are on the payroll
of Mr.. Tuttle.. 1t provides only for
federal supervision Of state or other
inspection systems. If passed, it will
delay the passage of a thorough ma
tional grain inspection bill for perhaps
ten or fifteen years. This has been
discussed ably by the Editor Of the
C~o-operator's Herald, Fargo.
Red Hot Reply to futile.
Washington, D. c.. June Is, IA.
Hon. Geo. M. Young,
Valley City, N. D.
Received Grand Forks Herald today
containing Tuttle's advertisement on
your position on Lever bill. I have
written a red hot reply that will alb
solutely prove his accusations false
and will more than offset the influence
Of his advertisement if you can get it
before the voters. Am mailing copy to
Valley City.
H. T.. HELGESEN.
Manahan Resolution.
Mr.. Kelley also attacked my record
upon the Manahan resolution to in
vestigate the board of which MI. Tut
tie is a member, the Chicago Board of
Trade, and other boards at Minneapolis
and Duluth, and seems to think it
would be wise to elect futile to sit
in judgment Upon the case of himself
and associates upon the Chicago Board
Of Trade. He say that I failed to
show sympathy with the committee OF
which he was a member.
The farmers are not looking for sym
pathy; they demand justice-sympathy
is ont what they ask; it is work they
want done, and / have never failed to
respond to their call. Kelley does not
claim that the committee made any
request of me which I did not respond
to. Congressman Manahan was lead
ing that fight. I therefore volunteered
my services to him and he called on me
more than once for help which I gladly
rendered. The rules committee did
not consent to permit hearings for the
purpose Of listening to brother con-
gressmen. They got enough of that on
the floor Of the house. 1t was to hear
expert witnesses from a distance.
Manahan is one of the best lawyers
in the United States. He knew how
to present the case. If he had wanted
congressman to speak before the com
mittee he could have had a hundred
Of them, instead of four or five.
My record upon the Manahan resolu-
ton is shown in a letter from Con-
gresham Manahan to c. ]. Lee. a
well known Farmers Equity man. The
letter reads as follows:
Manahan Tells Of Youns's Help at the
Critical Point.
House Of Representatives,
Washington, D. c.. June 8, 1914,
Mr.. c.. J. Lee, Valley City, N. D.
Dear Sir: / have you letter of the
9Th inquiring as to how Congressman
Young stood on my resolution to in
vestigate the grain exchanges, and ]
am glad to say he stood squarely with
me from the start. In fact, as soon as
1 filed the resolution I asked him to
help me get a hearing before the rules
committee and he Immediately got
busy and saw the members Of the
rules committee urging them to give
me a hearing. This was the critical
point, because I knew IL I had a chance
to show the facts I could handle the
question at the hearing.
| I infer from your letter that someone
has been trying to make you believe
that Young vas not right on ii ques.
ton but I want to say emphatically
that he was. He was progressive anc
stood with the farmers on every ques-
ton, and to put 1t plainly in my opin-
ion, it would be unjust for the farmers
now to turn him Town. He is a good
square man and ought to be reelected
Very sincerely yours,
JAMES MAMMALIAN.
Helsesen's Endorsement.
Congressman Helgesen wrote q
! strong letter of endorsement of me tt
George S. LOTUS. in which he said my
record respecting matters in which the
Farmers Equity is interested would
bear the closest scrutiny. This letter
was given the press heretofore. Mr.
LOTUS replied to this letter as fol.
lows:
Loftus Gets HE Eyes Opened.
II Minneapolis, June 4. IA
Hon. II. T. Helgesen.
Washington, D. c.
My Dear Friend:
)! I am obliged to you for information
contained in yours OF h 29th. ] an
free to confess that / was iaborint
under a wrong impression regarding
, Congressman Young.
I will not take any active part ii
North Dakota politics, but I will max,
it a point tt set our boys right on TIT
Young proposition.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE s. LOTUS
| some Of Tutt1e's hired men hav'
"a 49,
Z connection with the Farmers Elevate
Co. at Valley City. in spite Of my re
i peated statements, thus showing a dis
!. position { D injure me without regar'
to facts. The following letters; on
j from III. IN. Tucker. formerly a. repre-