The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-11-01
Mr.. McCULLOCH
BACKS DOWN
Won't Say Whether He
Contributed to
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN FUND
UreyWOOdsOn Puts the Matter
Squarely Up to Repub.
lican Leaders.
LANGLEY GETS A CHALLENGE

Hon. John w. Langley, member
of Congress from the Tenth district
of Kentucky and chairman of the
Republican State Campaign Com
mittee, in a communication to the
press, last Saturday, replying to
Chairman Vansant of the Democrat
ic State Campaign Committee, on
the subject of opening the campaign
subscription books of both parties
a challenge Langley first made to
Vansant-said:
He refers to Mr.. ]. w. McCul-
loch, seeking to leave the inference
that he has made a contribution to
this committee. One of the reasons
why | wanted the fact brought out
in a way that could not be ques-
toned was that Mr.. McCulloch has
never made any contribution what
ever to this committee, either di-
rectly or indirectly"
A Challenge to Langley.
Seeing this, Mr. Woodscn, editor
of the Messenger, yesterday sent the
following telegram to Chairman
Langley:
Hon. John w. Langley, Chair
man Republican State Campaign
Committee, Louisville, KY: You
said in your statement, Saturday
night, replying to Chairman Van
SAINT, and referring to ]. w. McCul-
loch., president of the Kentucky
Distillers' Association, who, upon
your motion. in the presence of
Judge O'Rear, at Paducah, August
27, was made chairman of the Re
publican finance committee, that
Mr.. McCulloch has never made any
contribution whatever to this com
mittee, either directly or Indirect
Ily. charge that Mr.. McCulloch
has made a very large contribution
to the Republican campaign fund
and | challenge you to get Mr.. Nc
Culloch to join YOU in DENYING it.
"UREY WOODSON."
Following this, Mr.. Woodson
wired to the Louisville correspond
ent of the Messenger, as follows:
See Langley and get his reply to
my telegram of this date; also see
John w. McCulloch, of greensboro,
who is, understand, at the Seel-
bach, show him the telegram and
wire the Messenger any statement
he may make about this matter, to-
gether with Langley's statement.
Barnett Replies.
After midnight the following
telegram from C. NJ. Barnett was
received:
"Urey Woodson, greensboro. Ky:
Your telegram directed to Chairman
Langley has been received by me.
Mr.. Langley is on the O'Rear spec
ial train, in the eastern section of
Kentucky. have no personal
knowledge of Mr.. McCulloch's
whereabouts. but he lives in your
town. Your telegram to Mr.. Lang
ley will be submitted to him i'm
mediately upon his return. If you
publish your telegram, or make any
public reference to 1t, trust you
will be fair enough to publish this
in connection Herewith.
&c, NJ. BARNETT,
"Vice Chairman State Campaign
Committee"
Mr.. Barnett was told by the Mes
senger's Louisville correspondent,
before he sent the above telegram,
that Mr.. McCulloch was then at the
in Louisville, but Barnett |
was not looking for McCulloch.
What McCullOch Says.
The Messengers correspondent
at Louisville also wired as follows:
II coldn't see Mr.. McCulloch un-
til after he returned fromAthe thea
ter. showed him a copy of your
telegram to Langley. He read it
and then said;
+" Il decline absolutely to make a
statement one way or the other. II
did make contribution, 1 did
what every freeborn American cit
Izen had the right to do
II couldn't induce him to say
more"
A Palpable Admission.
Now, what do you think of that,
gentle reader? H