Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-02
A Denial

The Leader is in receipt OF long
letter from Eurt Williams, democratic
candidate for United States Senator,
protesting against the statement that
six years ago be aided in thu defeat ot
his party. The letter is too lorg to
be published in full for reason OF want
of space, but in justice to Mr., Will
Jams we will pubiish excerpts from
the same. He says in part:
in this connection permit me to
say that six years ago | spent over a
month and a halt prior to election IN
the Democratic headquarters at MIL
waukee. having charge OF all the
speakers IN that campaign.
personally arranged for every Demo
cratic speech that was delivered In
that campaign for the state COM
mltsee. conducted all correspondence
with local Democrats, made up the
sche Jules for the speakers and figured
out the train service so that
connections could be conveniently
made. and there was not Democratic
speech delivered in the entire state
in the campaign six years ago under
the auspices of the state committee
except through the arrangements l
personally conducted. During those
six weeks | was in Milwaukee was
so constantly engaged in this WORK
until the last two evenings OF the
campaign, | did not even have an
evening for recreation. We had more
Democratic speakers out in thar
campaign than the party has ever mao
in the history of the state, and to keep
track of all these men, to suooeniy
arrange new schedules or new engage
ments when something unforeseen came
up to prevent locally a meeting or to
take a speaker suddenly off from his
schedule, necessitsted my being all
day and every evening engaged In this
work and ready 50 that | could repond
ut any mo nent to telegraph or long
distance calls, and the letters OF
commentator have received from
officials of the State Committee and
other democrats throughout the state
for my work in that campaign SHOWS
clearly that my efforts were
appreciated from party standpoint. -
"You vii also find if you investl
gate this matter further, that there
has never been campaign in the last
twelve years, but what l have been
engaged, either in delivering speeches
for Democracy or else engaged in the
work of assisting in the campaign as
| have outlined | did six years ago.
NV work of speaking has not been
confined to one congressional district,
but / have spoken In almost every part
of the state. and | nave never vet
asked, expected or received one cent
for nv services as speaker, and with
but few exceptions | have paid my
own expenses as we'll. and am WILL
ing to have you compare the actual
time that l have given up In this way
in each campaign with that of any
othsr Democra in the state.
eff the Democrats of WatertoWn
feel that Charles Weisse is openly
seconding my nomination at the
Democratic convention. declaring that
l was worthy of the nomination and
pledg1ng his county to my support and
then turning around and doing his
utmost to defeat me, as ne is now
doing, deserves their apl roval and
cummenndation for such stand, l
certainly will have no complaint to
make, but / do not want them to
oppose me under the false impression
that six years ago l was helping to
disrupt the Democratic party when
such u statement has absolutely no
basis.
According to the statement OF Mr..
Williams, he has been consistent
democrat and we gladly give place to
his denial of the statement that he
had not been loyal.