The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
LESEURER EXPOSE
SCORES A HIT
WIDE PUBLICITY GIVEN THE
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE LEAD
i. w. w. CONNECTION.
PERFIDY Is CLEARLY PROVEN
ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT ATTORNEY
GENERAL HILTON WILL FALL
BY WAYSIDE.

ST. Paul, Oct. 8-The Minnesota
State Safety Commission, scored a hit
of its official existence when it put
into general circulation last week fac
SMILES of letter from Arthur Lee
Sueur, active in Non Partisan League
organization work, to William d.
Haywood, head of the Notorious l.
w. w. Practically every paper in
Minnesota gave it prominence and
many papers from reighboring states
! reproduced it. he letter is one that
figured in the recent trial at Chicago
of Haywood and one hundred of his
]. w. w. dupes, on charges of a viola
ton of the Espionage Act. II is the
most damnable bit of Anti-war pro-
paganda yet made public and leaves
no doubt as to the bond of sympathy
, existing between the league heads
and notorious /. w. w. Here is a
sample paragraph: "This damned
war business is going to make it
mighty hard to do good organization
work or good radical work of any
kind, but / think the fight should be
now conferred against spy bills and
Consumption" There are other letters
in existence bearing Haywooi's. and
lie Seuer's signatures just as damn
able and they too will be given full
publicity in due time. They like the
one just furnished will open the eyes
of the loyal residents of Minnesota
as to what Haywood, Towaley, lie
Sueur and their followers have been
trying to fasten on Minnesota and
other Western States, under the guise
of political control for farmers and
organized labor. LeSueur few into
rage when the fac-simile of his per-
gdy was made public. 1t was before
the-war stuff he said and in no way
committed the Nonpartisan league TO
an anti-war policy. His salutation
"Fellow-Worker" which begins his
letters to Haywood, who with a score
or more of his followers are now serv-
ing lengthy terms in federal prison.
however, neaves no doubt as to his
sympathies or views. The letter is the
worst blow the Townley bunch has
yet received.
The fight of the Nonpartisan Lea
que on Attorney General Hilton is re-
ceiving the attention of many
throughout the state desirious OF
keeping this particular department out
of the cluthches of the Townley crowd,
and as a result, an active volunteer
campaign has been started in Mr.. Hill
toms behalf. Hilton clubs are being
organized and the fight for clean
Attorney Generals office carried into
every county in the state. The pres
emit Attorney General was among
those selected for humiliation by the
league at the late primaries but Mr..
Hilton managed to weather the storm.
The present scrap for his official
scalp is even more intense but if the
bunch gets him, it will not be because
of any inactivity on the part of him
self or his friends.
For the first time in many years
campaign headquarters have been
opened in the interest of sitting MEM
bers of the State Supreme Court, now
seeking reelection. The headquarters
are being handled by men interested
in keeping the present Court intact.
A threatened invasion of the tribunal
by the Nonpartisan League is re-
sponsible. Because of the Nonpart-
isan feature of the Court, any help
from several partisan committees is
impossible and the opening of the
headquarters is largely because Of this
fact. The Judges seeking reelection
are Calvin L. Brown, Oscar Hallum
and Andrew Holt. They are doing
some work on their own account but
have refused to enter into the general
scramble characteristic of others seek
ing state plums. The three candidates
opposing the present incumbents and,
who if they have no official endorse
ment of the Nonpartisan League at
least command the Leagues best
wishes are putting up spirited fight.
They are touring the state and dis
tributing literature.
In Praise of Music.