The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-16
M'CREARY
REPLIES TO SPEECH OF BEN
JOHNSON.
Gives Out Statement From His Home
at Michmond-Corrcs-
pondencc.

Richmond, Ky. Dec. 16.-Refer-
ring TO speech made at Shelbyville
last Monday by Congressman Ben
Johnson, former Senator James II.
McCreary makes the following state
ment:
NY attention has been called to a
report in the Louisville Times of a
speech made by the Hon. Ben John
son. on Monday. December ~ at
Shelbyville. Ky. IN which he said
that his Republican opponent, DR..
Gaddle, had made a gumshoe cam
paign of the district, trying to or
ganize McCreary clubs in every pre-
cinct in the hope of defeating him or
40 reducing his majority as TO elm
mate him as a factor in the COVER
nor's race. and that Senator Me-
Creary had been apprised of this
movement three weeks before the
election. as he (Johnson) had sent
Mr.. McCreary marked copies OF reg
istered mail. and that he had heard
nothing from McCreary until Friday
before the election.
Congressman Johnson did not
write to me three weeks before the
election. and did not write me let
ter at all. Clippings from the Louis
Vile Herald were sent to me IN an
envelope. which was mailed In Louis
Vile October 90. but no letter was
written requesting me to speak in
Johnson's district or do anything
whatever. Immediately after the de-
livery TO me of the newspaper clip
pings | wrote to Mr.. johnson. and
registered my mail. and asked him
to please let me know what he wish
ed me to do. and would gladly have
made speeches for him II he had in
vited me. or II the chairman of the
Democratic state committee. whose
Office was only a shor distance in
Louisville from the headquarters OF
Mr.. Johnson, had assigned me to
speak In Mr.. lOhnson's district.
was then engaged in making speech
es under the assignment OF the Dem
ocratic state committee. and could
not go into Mr.. Johnson's district to
make speeches without being invited
or knowing that IL would be agree
able to him. The letter wrote 20
Mr.. Johnson is as follows:
Richmond, Ky. Nov. 2. 1910
Hon. Ben johnson, care Old Inn.
Louisville. Ky,7-Dear Sir: return
ed home late last night from a speak
ing tour in behalf of the Democratic
candidates for congress In the Ninth
and Tenth congressional districts and
received and read this morning three
clippings from the Louisville Herald
in an envelope with your name writ
ten on 1t, and this mail matter was
registered.
There was no letter accompany
ing the clippings, and the clippings
referred TO yoar race for congress
with your Republican opponent
please let me know what you
WIN ht W w. vi tCulSt, AOu huoN
that desire your election next Tues
day as a representative in congress.
and hope and believe all Democrats
In your district will vote for you
81 am not acquainted with your
opponent and never saw him and II
sincerely desire that you will defeat
him Respectfully,
JAMES b. M'CREARY."
The Times report OF Mr.. John
sons speech also contained the fol-
lowing: "He charged McCreary was
a receptive candidate for senator as
against Beckham."
In the light OF the facts I am sur.
prised at this unjust statement. +
made fourteen speeches in Ken
lucky for the state ticket, ten OF
them with Hon. w. ]. Bryan. Just
before the November election in
1907. Soon after the November elec
ton / went TO washington to dis