Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-26
VIGOROUs REPLY TO
CHARGES AGAINST
TAFT CROWD At
CHICAGO
Representative Humphrey Re-
sents Attempt to Reflect Up
on Integrity Of Republican
Managers in Washington.
NORRIS CALLED UPON
TO MENTION NAMES

W. AAH"7AHW A~NH"AA4 - - AaHN"HN NHAHNN
Washington, July s6,--iE bitter
speech In the house today Representa-
tive Humphrey Of Washington. re-
publican. replied tu Representative
Norris OF Nebraska. who yesterday
concluded speech tn witch no CON
dctunud tue recent chicago kopubli-
can convention and charged that tho
delegates rom che Etnte ot Washing
ton h0u been obtained for President
TAFT through political corruption.
ar Humphrey disayowed any per-
sonal knowledge OF the manner in
which the delegates were selected,
saying he was not ai home at the
time
"But | do resent the attempt of the
gentleman from Nebraska. MIR Nor
rin," he declared. ''to reflect upon tho
honesty and integrity OF large NUM-
her of the citizens Of my state by
quoting the opinion ol some man
whose name he IN not willing 10 give
'rhe gentlemen Ia his speech said
that a certain gentlcnaU Of Wide ac'
quatntanre ana OF high standing.
whose statements would hBvo great
weight with the memhers of the house
ana Of the country. ana who was cOn-
VorHnnt with All the fHCtA. had stated
90 him that ihe Delegates from the
state OF Washington 10 the Ropubll-
can national convention were abso-
lutely stolen"
Mr Humphrey recalled tho fact
that he repeatedly called upon Mir.
Norris TO name his authority.
Mr. Norris. hc aaid. had declared
the man la question Was a supporter
OF President Taft aud candidate for
office and for that reason had re-
fused 70 permit the use OF ms name.
Referring to the fact that Mr.. Nor
rls had once been "a Judge, MT.
Humphrey asked him what he would
J think " ne Humphrey should ace
cuse IS fellow membur uf the house
OF being a Hcoundrci and criminal
and when called upon for prooS. 60.
fuse To name hia informant except
that he was "a man uf national ropu'
intion, a man whose truth ana Vcrac'
| ity' the house could not doubt
what m0nhtrouH proposition
exclaimed Mr.. Humphrey. ~ know
thmt the kVutiemal4 hgm NnhfnHku
does not approve of any such method
am stlll utterly unable TO accodnl
for his using such methods Vr hnVint
used them. 90 fail upon rofieotiOn q
ask tO have this portion Of his Hpeeci
stricken from the records This u
the method OF blnckmailora. the mos
rruei and cUwArdly Of criminals, q
s6tort blood money from his terrified
and helpless victim while Hhioldini
himself This b the method of th'
pitileHs poiHoncr of the domestic peace
sn his neirhbor'F family. This 10 th'
method OF the lowest Of AZ God
Il creatures the Vllo creature who b.
Infamous whispers aHHnHalnaieB tn
reputation of yirtuous Women
Mr. Humhprey said he ala Mr. Nor
riF the Justice of believing he hn'
made his anonymous charges I'm thl
zeal Of his cause or Ia the enthusiasm
Of hysterla.'
He Hcathlngly arraignud the "groa
and good man" whose Identity MI
Norris declined Ca reveal, for refuAinl
- let his namc 1e known bcCauHe N
wRH candidate for office,
May I ask the gentleman from
Nebraska what rule he uses in meas
uring the honesty ana Sfodibiiiiy -
the candldhte for office" dcmandc'
MIR. Humphrey,
"'rhe gentleman from Nebraska
himself candidate for high office,
continued Mr.. Humphrey. "nnd N n
Is 60 subscribe tu the doctrine that u
has advanced that when he IN a can
didate for office he ia eACuHablo 10
acting with ~ party Tint he knows
corrupt; that he IN excuaable for sun
| porting a candidate dishoneAtIy nOmi
natod for the highest office In ~
civilized world that he II eacuAa bi
fOr not giving facts Ia regard to dis
honesty and graft In his own part,
does not the gentleman impeuch him
self and place himself ia pOsiiio
where his own motives may bo jnAtl
questioned"
In strong language Mr., Humhpre
condemned ih0To who charged pa
litlcai corruption and political rotten
ness in the camp Of their opponent
while concrnling the truth nbou
their own party and their candidates.
In conclusion Mr. Humphrey ~
forred to the statement of Mr., Norr
that those who mad supported NJ
TAFT had destroyed the kepnblica
marty. He rctprteh with heat that
nny man had done more 90 dcstfu
the party than Mr. Norris 'the ilemi
, cratic party should erect q cost
stone 10 his memory and should HOun
I his praise Ia HOng ana story down
. the last record ~ tuna"
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