Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-30
PRESIDENT SPURNS
'D|S[0YAL" VOTES
Expresses Indignation Over Tele-
gram From Head of Ameri-
can Truth SOCIETY.
NO "WEAsEL WORDS" HERE
Attitude Toward Campaign and
Summary of Plans Authori-
tatively Given Out.

LONG BRANCH. n. j.. September 90.
president Wilson made it plain to-
night that he wants no .disloyal'
American to vote for him He express
ed Indignation over IL telegram from
jeremiah y. O'Leary. of New York
president of the American Truth So,
cicty. accusing him of being pro-Brit-
ish. and saying he had failed to oh
tain compliance with American rights
The President sent>A Mr.. oI.earv
short telegram. which officials ipdi-
Gated Mr.. Wilson had desired to put in
stronger language. His message fol-
lows:
Your telegram received. would
feel deeply mortified to have you. or
ANYBODY like YOU, vote for me. since
YOU have access to many disloyal
Americans. and have not, I will ask
You 10 convey this message to them
Mr.. o'leary;s telegram given out by
the President follows:
Again We greet YOU with n popular
disapproval OF. your pro- -Rritish poll.
ci"s. Last year from the Twcnty-third
New York Congressional District, and
now from your own state and from tho
voters OF your own party, Senator
MARITIME won because the voters of New
Jersey dotnot went any trucking to
the British empire: nor do they ap.
prove Of dictatorship over Congress.
Your foreign policies, your failure
10 secure compliance with all Amer
lean rights. your icniency with the
British empire. your approval of war
loans ana the ammunition traffic are
ISSUES in this campaign. DO you know
that William S. Eennet. a Republican
Congressman. ran in the Democratic
primaries in the Twenty third New
York Conzressienal District and pollod
&c per cent of the vote? british in
tercst may control newspapers, but il
does not control votes The people
may be readers, but they are not fol-
lowers of the newspapers
when, sir, will you respond TO these
evidences of popular disapproval OF
your policies by action? The MARITIME
election and Bcnnet vote prove YOU
rave lost support amongst Democrats
Every vote for MARITIME was a vote
against you, as was every Democrats
vote that went for Bennett in the Dem
ccratic primaries in the Twcnty-thirI
Congressional District"
AUTHORITATIVE SUMMARY
OF CAMPAIGN PLAN
The Presidents attitude toward the
campaign and toward some issues of
the country We're made known here TO-
day. an authoritative summary Of his
campaign plan being as follows:
Inc President will adhere strictly 10
his determination not TO enter into
personalities or into II political con-
troversy with Charles T.. Hughes. All
the speeches he will make away from
Shadow Lawn will be delivered befor..
hohpartiSan organizations. and will he
devoted entirely 10 a discussion of pub.
lie questions Ey Inference they vii,
have "A political effect
HIS speeches here. however, Will be
more political in tone. Tomorrow he
will tell why he thinks young me-,
shosld-vote the Democratic ticket.
At present American voters are en-
titled TO know, he believes what tho
Republicans at present would do I'm
Mexico, what attitude they would take
about helligercnt nations in Europe
whether they would repeal the Fed
eral reserve act. the Tariff Commission
bill. the eight-hour law for railroad
employees. the child labor law and
other legislative acts OF the Demo-
Gratis.
The President believes that satisfac-
tors settlements of pending interna-
tional questions can only be embar-
raised by partisan discussions of them.
and for this reason is not expected 10
reply directly to the challenge issued
by Mr.. Hughes that he deny or confirm
the charge that John Lind went TO
Mexico with orders to oust General
liucrta. ON this subject Mr. Wilson
takes the position that Hucrta was
ousted that the Democratic admins
trabon opposed him consistently. and
that, therefore, no reply is necessary
The President received word to-day
that John NJ. Parker. Progressive c.rn-
didata for Vice President, plans to
make speeches in opposition to Mr..
Hughes. At first administration Of
ficia,s said the rresideat himself had
heard from Mr. Parker. but later 1t
was stated that this was a mistake.
and that letter announcing his intcn,
ton had been sent by Mr.. Parker to
Bainbridge Colby. OF New York.