The Kevin review., 1926-12-02
Voorhees, ActiDe In Eff
forts to Pardon Campbell

jess II. NoorneeS, one OF the Well
known geologists of this state, and
who has been assisting Ralph Ar
mold in mapping out several struct-
ures in Montana recently, writes the
following letter to his brothers. who
live in Leavenworth, Kansas. In
this letter Mr.. Voorhees, urges his
brothers to do all they can in behalf
of his friend Gordon Campbell, who
was recently taken to Leavenworth
to serve a two-year sentence. The
letter in part follows::
Dear Brother Ehp. and family:
81 wish you would read this weeks
copy of the Kevin Review, which is
published in the Hub City Of the
Montana oil fields. The particular
article that wish you to read is
about a wonderful geologist who has
brought in or discovered two CONNER
cial oil fields in Montana in the
last five years, which brought about
the first discovery of oil in Mon
tana five years ago. The man I re-
fer to is Geologist Gordon Campbell,
a truly wonderful man. but whose
) trust in others has gotten him into
I trouble Mr.. Campbell's greatest ]
| fault is his absolute confidence in
his fellow man, before he finds him
to be tried and true. The very men
whom he made wealthy in the last
five years in Montana, by taking
them in with him in his development
work and who were indicted with
him, were the guilty ones but they
turned states evidence and convict
ed poor Gordon. Gordon
Campbell befriended me when I first
came to Montana in 1921 and want
you to do what you can for him ncw.
Dan Anthony, your local congress
man. who is editor of the daily
Leavenworth Times and the Oldest
congressman in congress is on the
pardon board at the federal pen1-
tentiary there Anthony is strong
republican with a powerful follow
inc at Washington and he can help
poor Gordon Campbell Billy Biddle
warden at the penitentiary there
formerly was city editor Of the Leav-
enworth Times when we boys wore
selling papers on the streets there
and this same Billy Biddle, who is
now warden is also on the pardon
board and he was congressman.
Dan Anthonys. political manager,
while Brother Bert was city editor
of the Leavenworth Times and Broth
er Joe was a reporter, so | am sure
that you boys can secure pardon
or parole for Mr. Campbell if you
will start pulling proper wires at once
as you are all republicans and WELD I
considerable power in the republican
party in Kansas and am asking you !
as brother to do so at once.
"a little more dope on who's who E
and why in this Campbell case:
Campbell's attorney in the forming
of his Campbell-KeVin company wGs
retained by Campbell during most of
his criminal trial and this attorney
is now United States Senator B. K. ;,
and associated with him in :,
CampbelI's defense was another U. :.
S. Senator from this state, Mr.. Walsh
and still another attorney acting in
his defense was our ex-attorney gem
eral, Mr.. Ford. Now here's a mouth o.
full: All of his attorneys are demo-
Gratis and powerful in politics in this :
state and more or less powerful in
but unfortunately for :
Gordon Campbell, Senators Wheeler !
and Walsh we're very active in the !
exposing and prosecution of ex-Sec-
retary DENLY and Fall and ex-U. S. :
Attorney General Doherty and there
by incurred the displeasure of the
powers that were and the powers that
be at Washington. Campbell's case :
was a federal one and Doherty, be- :
lore he resigned. personally had
charge of the prosecution. One OF -
he charges against Campbell was: :
That he and Senator Wheeler con-
,pired together to obtain an oil and
yas permit or lease on government
and. This charge was dismissed :
md Campbell and Wheeler was ex- q
,nerated and acquitted. but at this
ime Wheeler and Walsh were de-
ending Campbell and prosecuting
md exposing DENLY, Fall and Doher-
" so YOU can understand why the
word went out to get Wheeler, Cor :
lon Campbell and Walsh. Get me? ,
I'm a republican and believe in ,
wedding out the undesirables in our
,artv. lust as you do for the good Of :