The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-06-05

MI. Townley:-I would not want t,
say that. a man was a Democrat VIII,
voted the Republican ticket.
Senator Reed:-How about MI. Gil
bert?
Mr.. Townley:-He has no connec
ton with the Socialist Party that ]
know of.
Senator Reed:-Have you any?
Mr.. Townley:-No.
Senator Reed:-So that there is nc
one in connection with it who has any.
thing to do with the Socialist Party
Mr.. Townley:-Absolutely. There
is no man in our employ who is &C.
lively engaged with the headquarters
Of the Socialist Party.
Senator Reed:I did not say that.
want to know if some of them are
Socialists and whether any of them
are connected with your headquar-
tiers?
MI. Townley:-Not to my knowl-
edge. BY the way, l think that one of
the men in the publicity department is
a Socialist.
Senator Reed:-What is his name?
MI. Townley:|I think his name is
Liggett. l saw him wearing a button
boosting a Socialist candidate.
Senator Reed:-Do you think tina:
MI. Lemke is a member Of the Repub-
lican committee of North Dakota?
Mr.. Townley:-Yes, sir.
The Acting Chaiman:-You said
chairman awhile ago.
Mr. Townley:-I think he is chair
man of the State Committee.
| Senator Reed:-How long has he
Ibeen? .".r,~p si~
MI. .Townley:-He was elected at
the last election.
Senator Reed:-Had he previously
been chairman. Or was he elected to
succeed somebody else?
Nh. Townley:-He was elected to
succeed somebody else, I think.
The Acting Chairman: = He was
chairman of the Republican committee
and an officer in the Nonpartisan
League?
MI. Townley:-Yes, sir.
The Acting Chairman:-Isn't that
straining matters a little bit? (laugh-
ter.)
Mr.. Townley:-It may be. This non
partisan organization is made up of
Democrats, Socialists, and
The Acting Chairman:-We do not
generally say that an officer of a Re-
publican committee can be nonparti-
san.
Mr.. Townley:-All the candidates
endorsed and elected in North Dakota
are elected as Republicans. The gov
ernor Of North Dakota has been a Re-
publican all his life.
Senator Reed:-Then this Nonparti-
san League, in which Mr.. Lemke ap-
pears to be a moving spirit, has every
bitterly denounced the Republican
Party as we'll as the Democratic Par
ty, has he not?
Mr.. Townley:-Well, l do not know
whether We have literature b. that eff
feet or not.
Senator Reed was going to ask
you this: How many officers who are
members Of your league have been in
dicted, aside from yourself?
Mr.. Townley:-Do you mean Off
GERS or members?
Senator Reed:-I mean charged with
violations of the espionage act, or of
other acts that have been passed.
Mr.. Townley:-Mr. Chairman, for
the record, it would be unfair to state
the number of indictments without
discussing the indictments.
Senator Reed:-I was going to ask
you how many were indicted and then
how many had been convicted.
Mr.. Townley:-All right. Four or
five officers Of the league-workers
and members have been indicted.
Senator Reed:-Do you know a lady
by the name of Kate Richard O'Hare?
Mr.. Townley:-I know her.
Senator Reeds she not closely
associated in a political way through
your league organization and efforts
with LeSueur?
Mr.. Townley:-Not to my knowl-
edge. She has never been in my office
that I know of, I have never seer her.
Senator Reed:-Gov. Frazier is one
Of your members?
Mr.. Townley:-He is a member of
the league; yes, sir.
Senator Reed:-Wasn't Kate Rich
ards O'Hare arrested for making dis
loyal utterances at Bowman, N Oak,
last fall?
Mr.. Townley:-My information is
that she was.
Senator Reed:-At a meeting under
the auspices of prominent nonparti-
san members of the league?
Nh. Townley.-I do not know what
you mean by that.
Senator Reed:-Wasn't this meet
ing gotten up by members of your
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