The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-30

is presence scarce in the state
vas reported to stem directly
.from the office of Gov. Mon C.
Wallgren" was featured in the
ACM daily press, the Indepen-
dent-Record of Helena, one of
the corporations dailies, giving
it a three-column spread on its
front page on January 81.
Suspecting that this story was of
the same stripe of veracity as other
stories carried during last years cam
paign by this sheet and others of the
ACM Company's controlled propagan-
de sheets going by the name of news
papers, the editor Of The Voice wrote
to Harry c. Huse, state chairman of
the Democratic party of Washington,
requesting a statement from him, and
enclosing a clipping of the story. Mr.
Huse was said in the story to be the
one who had delivered the order to
O'Connell to stay out of the capitol
Under the three-column, three line
head in the center of its front page,
the ndependent-Record. carried the
following Introductory paragraph:
Fired Niendorff, staff correspondent
of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(HearsD, writing from Olympia,
Washington, tells how activities of
Jerry ]. O'Connell have aroused the
ire of Washington Democratic lead
ers. His dispatch follows:"
We publish elsewhere a factual
story written for The Voice by the
staff correspondent of the Tacoma
Daily Times on the work of the brass
check writer, and below we publish
letters received from Gov. Mon C.
Wallgren of Washington and Harry C.
Huse, Democratic state chairman,
which need no comment:
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Executive Department
Olympia
March %, 1945
II. S. Bruce, Editor
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
1t has come to my attention that
the Montana press recently carried
news stories reporting the alleged
removal of Jerry O'Connell as Execu-
tive Secretary of the Democratic Par
ty in Washington State; and stating
further that such a move originated
in my office.
| desire to take this opportunity to
deny these stories and to state en-
phatically that such rumors are not
true and have no factual basis. No
such action was at any time, nor is
now contemplated.
Jerry O'Connell and | served to-
gether in the United States Congress,
and became, and have since that time,
remained good friends. He was named
Executive Secretary of the Democratic
State organization because of the ire
mendous part that he played in my
election and in the victory of the
entire Democratic Party in this state.
He is now doing an excellent job
and the Democrats of Washington, in
Guiding myself, are more than salts
fled with his work.
Sincerely yours,
(signed) MON C. WALLGREN,
MCW:m Governor.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
426 Vance Bldg.
Seattle /, Washington
March %, 1915
II. S. Bruce, Editor
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
In reply to your recent letter in
which you Enclosed a clipping of a
news story featured in the Helena In
ependent-Record, l wish to assure
you unequiyocally that the story con-
aimed therein with reference to Jerry
0'Connell is without any foundation
n fact, and is completely false.
Jerry O'Connell was selected as
Executive Secretary of the Democratic
State Central Committee, because of
he outstanding contribution which he
made to the overwhelming victory
which the Democratic party won in
his state last November.
| can tell you that both Governor
Vallgren and myself are wholly salts
led with the job he has been doing,
md we are glad that he has decided
o live in the State of Washington,
BECAUSE we feel Montana's loss is our
cry substantial gain.
With kindest personal regards I
m,
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) HARRY G. HUSE,
iCH nm State Chairman.
orr purchases Increased