The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-16

4 A. Yes. sir.
@. And the executive committee
Of the National organization is COM
posed OF yourself, your attorney Mr..
Lemke, and Mr.. +, b. Wood?
A, That is correct.
q. And these gentlemen are also
4 members OF the committee contrull-
ing each state organization?
A. No.
Q. Are there any committees con-
trolling the state organizations?
A. Necessarily.
Q. Each state organization?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Each state organization have
any representation on the National
/ committee?
Mr.. LemlSe: / am willing to allow
the utmost freedom as far as the per-
sonal affairs Of Mr.. Townley are con-
cerned, but shall object to going in
to the affairs OF the National Nom
partisan league, and I think Mr.. Muir
/ ply will agree with me on that.
| Mr.. O'Hare: look upon the
question as simply preliminary.
Q. Well let's get at il this way,
/ you know Mr.. Thomas Keyes?
A. Yes.
Q. Mr.. Reyes is an empIoys OF the
National Nonpartisan league2
Q. You employed him. did you
A As member of the committee
Q. AS a matter Of fact, you did
the work Of employing him yourself?
Q. Now, Mr.. Ksyss lives in St.
Paul. does he not2
A. Yes, sir.
G. And he In addition to being
san league-Or is ii cashier. which?
A. Cashier.
Q. Is likewise treasurer OF the
League Exchange, isn't he?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And he is likewise treasurer or
cashier OF the Consumers United
Stores company, isn't he?
A. don't know as to that.
q. Well, he Is secretary trea surer
Of the League Exchange. is he not?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And shs e treasurer Of the
United States Guaranty Co, is he
not?
A. Perhaps, maybe. am not sure
Of that.
Q. Wen, II you would refresh your
recollection on that point, / wish you
would so so?
A. Wen, don't know.
Q. / have information that be is
but I would like to have 1t verified
by you as a witness at this time
And he is also treasurer or cash
Ter of the Consumers United Stores
Co.. is he not?
A. / don't know
@. Do you know whether he is
connected at all with that organiza-
ton, or not?
A. don't know. I think he may
be.
Q. Don't you know, as matter
OF fact. Mr.. TownIey, that he Is an
officer, or has practically the same
connection with that concern, this
Consumers United Stores company.
that he has with the Nonpartisan
hookkeeper, the man who handles the
details Of the finances and books Of
that concern?
A. wouldn't make that as a posi-
tive statement.
Q. Well, you are familiar with the
affairs Of that concern are you not?
A. In a way.
@. In what way?
A. In a superficial way, I know
who the manager Is.
@. Who Ii he2
A. Mr.. Brinton.
Q. Where is the ONCE OF that con-
Germ?
A. In the National Exchange
building, In St Paul
@. Likewise the once Of the u. s. |
Guaranty Co. is in the same build
ing?
Q. You know Mr.. J. J. Hastings?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Mr.. Hastings is connected with /
the scandinavian American bank at
Fargo?
A Yes, sir.
@. He is also secretary OF the U.
s. Guaranty Co, is he not?
A. I think he may be, I think he /
manages the affairs Of the Guaranty /
Co, in Fargo.
O. Don't you know as q matter OF
fact that Mr.. Keyea, as have indicat-
ed, cashier Of the National Nonpar-
tisan Lacquer Treasurer OF the League Il
Exchange, and cashier Of the Nom
partisan Publishing company?
a. Yes.
q. And likewise. cashier or treas
urer Of the Consumers United Stores
Coz
"A. + believe that he is.
q. So that this employee OF yours
appears then to be connected in the /
capacity indicated In every one Of
these various organizations that /
mention? That is q fact, isn't it,
a. Yes.
Q. Now. these organizations grew
out of the Nonpartisan league, did
they not, you understand mean the
League Exchange, the III. s. Guaranty
Co., the Consumers United Stores
Co. the Nonpartisan Publishing Co,
etc.7
A. Just what do you mean by /
grew out of?''
@. mean they were organized by
leaders Of the Nonpartisan league2
"A. Yes, sir.
q. Mr.. #. b. Wood, who il one oE
he members Of the executive com-
mittee OF the National Nunpartisan