The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-06-18

8uO 1IUIULn, SOO 8eeUlU 10 L0lnk ~
would be wise to elect Tuttle to sie
and associates upon the Chicago Board
Of Trade He says that failed to
show sympathy with the committee Of
which he was q member.
The farmers are not looking for sym.
pathy;, they demand justice-sympathy
10 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
10 Congressman Manahan was Lead
Ing that fight. therefore volunteered
tiny services to him and he called on me
more than once for help which gladly
rendered: The rules committee did
not consent to permit hearings for the
purpose Of listening to brother con,
kreasmsn. They got enough Of that on
the door Of the house. 1t was to hear
b3pat witnesses from . distance.
ManahAn Is one Of the best lawyers
tn the United States. He knew how
70 preaent the case. II he had wanted
congreogmen to speak before tire COM
mittee he could have had q hundred
Of them instead Of four or five.
ny record upon the Manahan resolu.
ton h shown in q letter from Con.
Gre0man Manahan. to G. ]. Lee.
well known Farmers Equity man. The
letter reads az follows:
Maoahan Tells Of Youns's Help at the
Critical Point.
Mousse Of Representatives.,
Washington, D. c.. June 8, 1914
2f. G. J. Lee, Valley City, N. d.
!; Dear Sir: have your letter Of the
eth tnQniring ~ to how Congressman
Young stood on my resolution to in
vesdsAte the grain exchanges. and ]
an glad TO gay he stood squarely With
I dlod the resolution asked him to
help me get hearing before the rulea
comn1ttee and he Immediately got
busy and saw the members Of the
rules committee urging them to give
mo . hearing. This vas the critical
point, bscauDe knew II had q chance
to show The facts could handle the
question at the hearing.
infer from your letter that someone
6as been trying to make you believe
tha& Young wss not right on this ques.
thAs he va He was prosressivs' and
stood With tho farmers on every Ques.
ton and 10 put It plainly in my opin.
Ion, n would be unjust for the farmers
now to turn him down. He 10 . good
square man and ought to be reelected.
Very sincerely yours.
JAMES MANAHAN.
tas!esssn's Endorsement.
Congressman Helgesen wrote Q
strong letter Of endorsement Of me to
George 8. LOTUS. in which he said my
record respecting mattersDin which the
Farmers Equity 10 interested would
bear the closest scrutiny. This letter
was given the press heretofore. Mr..
LOTUS replied to this letter az fol-
lows:
Lotus Gets His Eyes Opened.
Minneapolis. June 1. ~
Hon. H. T. Helgesen.
Washington. d. c.
NY Dear Friend:
am obliged to you for information
contained In yours Of the 29th. am
free to confess that was lab0rinS
under wrong impression regarding
Congressman Young.
will not take any active part in
North Dakota politics, but will make
It q point to set our boys right on the
Young proposition.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE 8. LOTUS.
Some Of Tuttle's hired men have
been continually misrepresenting my
connection with the Farmers Elevator
Co. at Valley City, in spite Of my re-
peated statements. thus showing dis
position to injure me without regard
to facts. The following letters; one
from H. n. Tucker, formerly q repre-.
sentative Of Mr.. Lotus, and N. Motif
mier, director of the Farmers Eleva-
tor Co. at Valley City. show my record
clearly: .
Young No Eleventh Hour Worker.
Bismarck. N. D., June ., ~,
L. Nokimier, ESQ.,,
Valley City. N. D.
shortly after Mr.. LOTUS became
connected with the Equity movement
he requested me to do what could to
stir up some enthusiasm for their
movement. I wrote fully hundreds Of
letters. even into the thousands, in the
interest Of Mr.. Lotus and the Equity
people. One day when I was at Valley
City had conversation with Mr..
Young and we called on Mr.. Thompson,
manager Of the Farmers Elevator,
whom we interviewed and tried to Sc
cure grain shipments for Mr.. Lotus.
without avail.
Mr.. Young wrote some letters for
me. gave me addresses Of many others
TO whom I wrote and rendered me all
the assistance that lay within his
power.
Mr.. Young was one Of the first who
espoused the Equity movement As a
member Of the legislature he was q
member Of the committee that visited
Wisconsin and called upon Senator
La Toilette In the interest Of the grain
inspection bill. heard Mr.. La Fol-
iette say on the platform, that Young
was the one man that was right.
want to see your movement go for
ward and have great faith in the fu.
ture Of it. You are on the right course
but some Of you are making q mistake
in attacking q man who has been in
the fight all day and rewarding one
who comes In at the eleventh hour.
Yours very truly,
II. N. TUCKER.
Noit;misr oeresets Misstatemsnts of
John n. Anderson.