Courts Open to You in Idaho Non-Partisan League Critique
Frank R. Gooding accuses Townley LeSeuer McKaig Schultz Samuels of promoting socialism and Bolshevism linking Debs Haywood Mann and IWW. He cites letters and a Roosevelt rebuke and urges citizens to choose sides in a battle against a supposed Bolshevistic government plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townley
le Seuer
McKaig
Schultz
Samuels
Frank R. Gooding
Debs
Haywood
LeSeuer
McKraig
Mann
Idaho
Aeh
Billings
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
League
Paul H. Alfred
Blackfoot
Citizen
Proof of Non-Partisan League Connec tion With the I. W. W.
National Secretary of the Non-Partisan League writes from Seer to Bill Haywood in 1917 praising Des Moines case outcomes and liberty for the boys. He mentions expenses, Minnesota proposal, and opposition to war measures and spy bills while urging continued radical organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSeuer
National Non-Partisan League
Burnquist
Minnesota
League
le Seuer
Non-Partisan
Bill Haywood
Des Moines
Iowa
Defense Committee
Letter by Arthur Le Sueur linked to Haywood IWW case
A facsimile letter from Arthur Le Seuer, secretary of the Nonpartisan League, ties Le Seuer to William D Haywood and the IWW. Ninety two associates were convicted of violating the espionage act for involvement with conscription and hindering wartime government actions and sentenced to 20 years prison and $20,000 fines. The publication informs the public on the Public Safety mission stance regarding dangerous activities in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur LE Sueur
Wm. D. Haywood
Haywood
Nonpartisan League
Minnesota
Samuels Quit In Face Of Duty In His Own County
Telegram from Bartlett Sinclair denounces H F Samuels then prosecuting attorney of Shoshone county for failing to act during the Coeur d Alene riots of 1899. Sinclair asserts Samuels refused to prosecute rioters, was later disqualified in riot trials, and warned Idaho voters against trusting him with state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett Sinclair
H. F. Samuels
League
Shoshone County
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Seartlett Sinclair
Man Samuels
Frank R. Gooding
Boise
North Idaho
Nonpartisan League
Steunenberg
Steymenberg
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Samuels
Borah
James H. Hawley
J. H. Forney
Coeur d'Alenos
Confession Of Horace Mann Exposes Socialist Links In Idaho
Horace Mann admitted under oath to being sent to Idaho by Arthur LeSeuer to work for the Nonparisan league. He confessed to Socialist sympathies and pro I W W activity, defense of Haywood, and antiwar views. Evidence includes letters from Ray McKaig praising Mann and pro German material, with affidavits of disloyal statements published before his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur LeSeuer
League
Townley
LeSeuer
McKaig
Schultz
Idaho
Bill Haywood
Socialist College
Debs
Horace Mann
Mann
Nonparisan League
Ray McKaig
Haywood
Boise
MeKaig
Gooding County Council of Defense
Letter cites disgust with Nonpartisan League leadership
A 1918 Blackfoot Idaho reader rejects supporting the Nonpartisan League after reading hostile, mudslinging material against Governor Alexander and Roosevelt. The writer cites seditious letters and questions the party leaders while praising loyal citizens who defended the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Idaho
Nonpartisan League
Boise
Sirs
Alexander
Roosevelt
Big Bill Haywood
F. R. Gooding
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