The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 11

- Roosevelt Hired by Minnesota Special Interests and Anti-League Politicians to | Mask Attack on F armer-Labor Candidates Under P-atriotic Camouflage Persons Mentioned in the Correspondence ‘A. A. D. Rahn, who signed the letter and telegram and arranged Roosevelt meeting—Paid lobbyist and political .agent at Washington, D. C., of the Shevlin-Carpenter lum- _ bgrt }ilntez':sets of Minnesota, one of the big special interests of the state., - T TELEGRAM : Washington, D. C., September 28, 1918. F. H. Carpenter, F. H. Carpenter Lumber Company, Min- neapolis, Minn. / Roosevelt will speak in Minneapolis afternoon and evening of Tth, preferably in connection Liberty loan if possible. ~ He would like to meet boys from all parts of the state in the afternoon, especially those boys from Duluth. Can you get Wilcutts to get delegation together? See Lindquist to get the boys from other parts of the state. Roosevelt will leave Billings 7:22-p. m. Saturday night; arrive Minneapolis 10:20 p. m. Sunday night, October 6. "Make reservation at the Radisson hotel, parlor floor, for himself and one servant. Roosevelt will leave Minneapolis Monday night late train for New York. We must provide transportation from Min- neapolis to New York; drawing room for himself, lower berth for servant. Make the best connections possible at Chicago. Will you attend to this? Has a great speech, meeting the Nonpartisan issue. Streets of Baltimore crowded; park where he sp(ilgz I:]i?\lmmed * % ® F. H. Carpenter, to whom letter and telegram were directed and who also helped arrange Roosevelt meeting— Millionaire lumberman, president of the Shevlin-Carpenter company; Republican political boss, former chairman Re- publican state committee; anti-League agitator; at one time tried to buy League;I= emgloy(i= to “expose” the League. Wilcutts, who was ordered to help arrange Roosevelt . meeting—Republican politician, member ‘of Republican state committee; former customs collector at Duluth under President Taft. * * * Lindquist, who was ordered to gather the “boys” from with thousands. all parts of the state—Secretary to Governor Burnquist, T who is now running for re-election against candidate in- A - dorsed by labor and farmers; also chairman Republican state committee. : ' LETTER (On letter head of Shevlin, Carpenter & Clark Company.) Washington, D. C., September 29, 1918. Mr. F. H. Carpenter, care F. H. Carpenter Lumber Company, ° Minneapolis, Minn. 3 Dear Sir: I am attaching herewith a confirmation of my two telegrams sent you on the 28th inst. _ R Mr. Roosevelt will speak in Minneapolis on the afternoon and evening of Monday, October 7. It is imperative that the Hennepin county committee get together at once and arrange things in such a fashion so that his reception at Minneapolis ° will be the most enthusiastic ever accorded. Get in touch with Secretary Lindquist and have him-advise the press through- out the state, and to invite all parties interested to meet Mr. Roosevelt on Monday afternocon. We should have a big re- ception. We must bear the expense of this. trip, but the only ex- pense’ involved is that from Minneapolis to New York. Mr. Roosevelt will be accompanied by one servant only, and you should arrange to get a drawing room for him and a lower berth for the servant; leaving Minneapolis on one of the late trains, preferably on the C. M. & St. P., because the North- western does not carry a diner. Mr. Roosevelt would much prefer to talk on the Liberty loan, and this should be arranged if possible. However, if the date for his appearance is too late, or if for any other reason he can not talk on the loan, he will put up'the “loyalty” ques- tion, especially with reference to the activities of the Nonpar- tisan league. Get as much data together as you can on the Nonpartisan league, especially the” photographic copy of:Mr. * * * Adjutant General Rhinow—Head of Minnesota Na- ~ tional Guard; appointee and political henchman of Gover- nor Burnquist. Startling Revelations in Correspondence . Roosevelt’s widely exploited “patriotic” speech boost- * _ing the Liberty loan at Baltimore was merely a political T o e e move engineered by Rep}rlblic’:*an goliticians. A paid lobbyist and political agent at Washington of ; - Minnesota special interests arranged the Minneapolis ¥ speech of Roosevelt. e Fat The speech was staged as a patriotic demonstration ; - and boost for the Liberty loan, but was really intended as e a political boost for the candidates of the Minnesota po- : litical gang op}l)osing the candidates indorsed by the farm- “ers and union labor. R ' Bt i Anti-League politicians had the chief part in arrang- ¥ ing the Roosevelt speech, and one of its chief purposes was- to discredit the League, not only in Minnesota, but . = throughout the country.* : s ] iy Gilbert’s letter to Mr. Haywood. In his speech he touched on gE i Pt a2 ' Jea RIS S _ the grain situation and compared it with cotton, and also S " Roosevelt depends for his “information” about the the state-owned elevators of Illinois and their method of hand- Leagué on the gang Republican politicians fighting the ling same with the promulgation of the Nonpartisan league in: | farmers and on the representftivis of special interests. North Dakota and Minnesota. If possible, however, a talk on - the Liberty loan should be arranged. ~ .- See Adjutant General W, F. Rhinow and Governor Burns | ‘quist and arrange to have them turn out the national guard: | - for parade: Monday afternoon, or if possible for all of the. | ‘national guard to be present; arrange the parade for Monday evening, say about 7 o’clock. See if you can not get the reg- : ; - ulars up from Fort Snelling to take part also. We must have | S Benlin e S s R ey . 1| as big a military display as possible. - Talk to Adjutant Gen-: | In denouncing the League and boosting candidates eral Rhinow and see if all draftees can not be in the parade. -"opposed 1o its candidates,_ DosevLLy s not quakmg 2 Thls'll‘%x: fig?ghggiésgg%lgg:gyvjvaé under the auspices of the 20 -unpre;y f-hced .p}lbhc ma'hrll Who '}ll-a d ma_de 111 ;mpzrtl}? 1 # . Liberty loan. At 3 p. m. the streets were lined with people mYeStlgatl,OP-; H-,e ‘was a ,red‘ RO l,p;c‘al,._@peg_gr ang the | and:the park was jammed. Thig whole demonstration was “facts’! ‘he used gbout the League were merely the.views -|' engineered by the Repum_iggns.pf Baltimore, and it is a great . th iticians-and special interests menaced b; 1" opportunity for us to have:him in Minneapolis. _All the con- ‘ Wb & 'y | gressmen will try and behomgeat thaf time, =~ . - & 7 Advise':me fully by -wire how’,'atrange_mentsv,',qrep,p?og Tessing. . Imperative the e . gi ‘reception i . . . Roosevelt’s expenses,:including railroad fare for him- . - - self and “servant,” were paid either by-the Shevlin-Carpen- ter-lumber interests or by the Republican state committee. Rahn'in his letter says “:ve” znus‘g payit.: o oo S e e e g e R PTG Rt e e T e O TS AR