The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-31


knew what the rcmors were on
which Governor Worner based his
charge. | told him did not. nor
do now. | gather. however, from
your public interviews and from
the press notices OF the jury pro-
ceedings, that your so-cal1ed "ru.
mors" rested upon the fact that |
contributed money used In procur-
ing the election o. members OF
the state Legislature: just as |
contributed money used In pro-
curing your election In the same
campaign There wss no mystery
about this. for the facts had been
openly avowed days before your
letter TO the legislature.
IL was in an interview tina. this
was done, given TO one OF the
leading Detroit papers. l was
asked when I had given financial
assistance to any OF the members
OF the next legislature, and | quote
my reply as printed:
I VIII state (safd Mr.. HtftJ that
like the other senatorial candi-
dates / very naturally contributed
to the Republican state committee
fund, and in few cases assisted
county committees where the con-
test was close. AS to the leg.sla-
tive nominees, | did what each or
the other candidates did. directly
or through their friends, that Is,
I gave to them such support as
thought necessary and proper. i
even did this where the district
was close as between Republican
and Democrat, where the aomi-
nee was known TO be pledged TO
another candidate"
These acts by me were legal
and customary, and you were the
chief factor In forcing upon me
this line Of campaign.
In a speech delivered at the
Blair banquet in Big Rapids.
March Is, 1906. you were the frst
speaker. and when my turn came
| pronounced for the election Of
the United States senator by the
people. l asked the chairman this
question: Which would you trust
TO elect United States senators to
represent the people and the peo-
pies interest at washington,
man chosen by the people and
borne TO Washington on their
shoulders, as IL were. or a man
chosen by the legislature. legis-
lature which you know In a sena-
torial year with a sharp contest Is
most fearfully and wonderfully
NADER"
You know well the efforts I made
to secure the ] nomination OF a
United States senator by the gtate
convention. consisting Of over
1000 delegates with large ma
iority elected under the primary
system, and how you opposed and
defeated my plans, on the ground
as stated when you came TO see
me at Saginaw. that the money
and efforts OF the candidates for
the senatorship we're necessary to
give strength and spirit TO the
state campaign.
What HE "offense" Was.
in your washington Interview
90 published you intimate that
because / paid the election ex-
penses OF candidates In other dis
tricts than my own was guilty
OF some ioffense, as though +
might not properly seek the cup
port OF the good will OF candi-
date at a distance.
I contributed, ! think, 80 much
90 you did 20 the campaign fund,
out Of which was paid the ex-
penses Of your special trains run
Ming all over the state, on tho
aldea Of which were btaxoned
"For Governor Fred M. Warner"
and your general election es-
penses, amounting TO large sums,
but ! did not think 20 buy you,
but rather 20 DO my duty by the
party AID win slso your good Viii.
! later got your thanks and your