South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25
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Mcdonald. dated oct. IL. 1916, for
Illuminating details Of the personal
conference with Candidate Hughes.
the demand made upon the candi-
date. Mr. Hughes full compliance
with such demands in the estima-
ton Of the propagandists. as well
as details Of the conference with Mr..
Hughes campaign managers. The
letter states in part:
1T is possible for me 10 notify
you that our delegation was accord
ed the same consideration as has
been given TO George Perkins and
his followers and Mr.. Hughes very
gladly listened to our request that
he state just how he stood upon
American issues.
Don't Like Wilson's Policies.
Mr. Hughes was told that the
bulk of the people did not consider
Mr.. Wilson's foreign policy TO be the
/ best thing for American interests.
He was asked TO outline his ideas of
what he would do as president.
I'm answering these questions Mr..
/ Hughes declared that he was per-
\ fectly willing TO tell all the world
! Just how good an American he was,
and he was perfectly willing to state
/ his position on any specific instance
/ that might be brought up. He de-
| clared that he had no reason TO con-
ceal where he stood on the question
of mail seizure. etc. and then TO
show the people just exactly how he
felt he made his speech in Philadel-
phia and touched upon these ques-
tons.
Speech Satisfactory.
This speech was perfectly salts
factory to all of our leaders in the
/ east. north, west and south. His
speech should have assured every
one that in this election we will Sc
cure the issue Of a real American
president and from this time on il
is TO be understood that organiza
ton leaders will instruct all of their
section leaders and others to do al
that is possible TO bring about the
election of Mr. Hughes"
Concerning the secret negotiations
between the representatives of the
American independence conference
and Mr.. Hughes campaign man
ayers the Macdonald letter says:
What follows is a report of the
results accomplished by the delega-
ton that left our Chicago confer
ence 20 confer with certain repub-
lican leaders.
1t now appears that in addition
TO the consultations held in Chi
cago by Daniel +. Cohalan as
spokesman OF the OLeary organic
alton. Chairman Wilcox OF the re-
publican national committee person.
ally conferred in New York witt
! Mcdonald. Chairman Wilcox ha.
made this public admission concern
ing the conferences:
Il think that Mr. Macdonald anC
Mr.. Seiberlicl1 did call at republican
national headquarters. Chairman
Mccormick of the democratic ma
tional committee. summed up th'
facts today as follows:
Chairman Wilcox is making ;
strenuous attempt TO beclOud tn
issue but the American public ha
too much horse-sense to be easil.
deceived in a matter of this kind
The cold facts are that Candidat,
Hughes received a committee from
the American independence confer
ence headed by JeTimiah A. O'Leary
that what he said TO them caused
the committee TO go away satisfied
and that their report was so crafty
ing to at least one member OF tn
conference that he moved tn
O'Leary aggregation to begin worl
at once for the republican tickle
J without going any farther.
That a committee headed b.
; Daniel F. Cohalan, who evidentl
had found experience a bitter teach
er. called upon members of the re
, publican national committee at Chi
cago on Sept. 80 and brought bacI
such favorable reports that Cohalal
received a vote OF thanks from IN
= conference that it was then decide
that the members should return Z
] their home states 10 inaugurate a
aggressive campaign in behalf o
: the candidacy of Charles +. Hughe
and they did so. and that follow
, ing the exposure OF the America
independence conference yesterda
a statement from Frank Seiberlic
Of Boston. a member of the com
, mittee headed by J. A. O'Leary tina
/ conferred with Candidate Hughe:
Z was given out by William r. Will
S cox. chairman of the republican ma
b tional committee
b Furthermore when Jerimiah 4
+ OLeary dared 10 insult Pres't vii
son and the presidents telegram i
2 reply brought that insult 20 publ
attention and while all OF the sub
sequent exposure OF the viciou
propaganda of disloyalists was hllin
the public press Candidate Hughe
, and Chairman Wilcox remained 81
lent on this great issue.
That is what is going 10 impress
every patriotic American REGARDLESS
of party Affiliations and il consti
b tutes an indictment against Nj
= Hughes that viii be passed upon b
! jury OF his fellow Americans o
) Nov. =
so far as the democratic ma
! lfionaI committee is concerned IL give