The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-28
RESIGNED JOB
AFTER HEARING
DISLOYAL TALK
W. J. Sheehy Insists That
He Voluntarily Quit AS
League Organizer
Is VETERAN OF
SPANISH WAR
Could Not Be Silent While
President Was Being
Criticised

Minneapolis, July 28.-Declarine
he was not discharged by the Of
ncers OF the Nonpartisan league but
that he quit them, and threw away
his supply Of literature at Montgon-
cry, where he had been left by H.
{. Schumacher, his instructor. w 7.
Sheehy who started out to learn the
business of organizing for the
league, admitted late Thursday in
st. Paul that he is through with the
organization.
I am a veteran of the Spanish
war, and one of the organizers of
the Bolo club, and could not stand
Tor Schumacher's criticism of the
President" said Sheehy.
L told him at Mortified to quit
that stun, and we had repeated
arguments about 1t at other places.
he wouldn't do 1t, and we quarrel
ed repeatedly.
AT Kilkenny, my cousin, John W.
Murphy, threatened to have us run
out of town. He said we were not
wanted there, II we were going TO
indulge in the kind of talk he had
heard. Schumacher talked with
Murphy for an hour, while 1 visit
ed with my aunt and other relatives
about town.
Il was to have been assigned to
help organize Waseca county, but
when we got to Waseca, Schumacher
would not let me talk to the editor
Of The Herald. and finally told me
would better take LeSueur coun-
I'VE went to Montgomery, and
left me. He wanted TO
get rid Of me, and / wanted to get
rid of him.
Il threw away my supply of lit
erature and came home. They told
me at headquarters I was discharg-
ed. I replied they couldn't dis
charge me, because l had already
1uit them.
II like politics and have been ac-
tive in the game for years. l was
, member of Congressman Carl
committee in the last
but l cannot stand for the
Kind Of stuff Schumacher was hand
ng out, particularly his 'bawling out
If the President
Sheehy exhibited a letter of rec
from James Manahan,
attorney, politician, and one of the
active workers of the Nonpartisan
eague.
The letter is dated July 16 and
aighly recommends Sheehy as one
who knows the game Of politics
thoroughly, and should be strong |
With the Democrats.
The letter states that while |
5heehy has a brother who is con-
lected with the Minneapolis Cham |
Der Of Commerce, his actions could |
lot be controlled in any way by that |
body.
Joseph Gilbert of the Nonpartisan
eague denied Sheehy ever had been |
n the employ Of the league.
"Sheehy never filed an application
,r a bond, and never was in the en-
boy of the league" said Mr.. Gill /
BERT. LAS to Mr. Schumacher. he has
been in the employ of the league as
me OF its superintendents for a long
ime and we have every confidence
n him. He denies he was disloyal
n his utterance, and we believe
lin, for we have never known him
% utter a disloyal sentence. We do
lot employ men who are disloyal to
he government in any way.
Before an organizer is employed
~ the league he is sent out with
me of the superintendents to see if
le is capable. II he makes good, he
hen files an application for en-
,loyment and the application is ac-
byta surety bond. Sheehy
lever filed an application nor a
,ond, and If he will come up here we
will tell him he never was in the
mploy of the league.
Mr.. Schumacher found he was
lot qualified for the work Of an or
.anizer and left him at Montgomery.
That is all there is to it."