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

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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 9. IA.
l.. Noltimier, Esq,
Valley City, N. D.
Dear Sir:
Shortly after Mr.. LOTUS became
connected with the Equity movement
he requested me to do what I 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 I had a conversation with Mr..
Young and we called on MI. 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.
MI. Young was one of the first who
,espoused the, Equity movement. AS a
member of the legislature he was a
member Of the committee that visited
Wisconsin and called upon Senator
La Toilette in the interest of the grain
inspection bill. I heard Mr.. La Fol-
lette say on the platform, that Young
was the n man that was right.
I want to see your movement go for
ward and have great faith in the flu
ture of it. You are on the right course
but some Of you are making a mistake
in attacking a man who has been in
the fight all day and rewarding one
who comes in at the eleventh hour.
Yours very truly,
Noltimier Corrects Miscellaneous of
John M. Anderson.
Valley City, June 13, IA.
H. N. Tucker, Esq,
Bismarck, N. D.
Dear Sir:
1 acknowledge receipt Of your letter
Of June 9th. In reply will say that 1
agree with you that George M. Young
by the Valley City Farmers Elevator
to the Equity COOPERATIVE Exchange,
and a been against the Minneapolis
Chamber Of Commerce.
My attention has been called to a
report Of a speech in. the Bismarck
Tribune in which John M. Anderson
is reported to have saidi
"a year OF so ago., the Valley City
Farmers Elevator Co. appointed Mr..
to investigate the Society of Equity.
We had at that time a standing offer
to pay the expenses Of anyone who
would make an investigation Of this
exchange. or farmers company.
"Mr. Noltimier told me last week, at
Valley City, that he. tried for six
months to get Mr.. Young to Minneap-
oils to make investigation, and he re-
fused to come, and finally he reported
to the company, that he was satisfied
with the service rendered by the Min
neapolis Chamber of Commerce; and
what we would like to know is, why
does not Mr.. Young make this expla-
nation when he goes out campaigning
for reelection ?"
I cannot believe that The Tribune
has correctly reported Mr.. Anderson's
speech. If it has. then Mr.. Anderson
is mistaken Is to the facts. The facts
are, that not n yea ago, but three
years ago I served on a committee
with Mr.. Young for the purpose Of
trying to put the Farmers Elevator
at Valley City upon the pro rata plan
and to make it genuinely cooperative
and also to turn it's sales through the
Equity Cooperative Exchange. The
committee was not able to accomplish
anything because the bulk Of the stock
was held by men who were against us
on both proposals. Mr.. Young did as
much Is n of us to help on that
committee.
I am a director. Of the Farmers
Elevator Co. at Valley City, and know
that Mr.. Young v was appointed
upon any other committee, so Mr..
Anderson was either misnuoted, or
does not understand the facts.
Yours truly,
L. NOLTIMIER-
AS the limit of my lawful campaign
allowance has nearly been reached, I
cannot spend much in postage to dis
tribute this message. I must therefore
depend upon those who read it to give
it publicity. If you believe I am right,
as I feel sure all fair minded men do,
including nearly all the Farmers
Equity members, I hope you will tell
the contents Of the letters of Manahan,
Helgesen and LOTUS to as many peo-
pie rs possible.
The issue of this campaign has
finally resolved itself into this: Is an
election to Congress from this o
g%ressional district a purchasable thing?
Tbo opSuyor will ha uiuan on lima %