Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-20
STATEMENT Of
WHEATLEY STILL
NATIONAL TALK

Wneatiey, OF Amerlcus, one OF the del
egates to the Democratic national
convention at st. Louis, gave the
Washington Post, while in the capital
city, continues to be a football of
criticism by both sides in national
politics
1t has been discussed pro and con,
and in every instance the truth of Mr..
Wheatleys statements have been fully
warranted by the strength of William
j Harris, in Georgia and especially
when he was in Macon at the state
convention.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, a
Democrat, attacked the interview sew
eral weeks ago, and now Senator
William E. Chiffon, of West Virginia,
comes to the defense of Mr.. Harris.
Parts of his address in the senate are:
Replies to NewIands.
Il had intended. however, Mr.. Pres
ilent, to call attention to the remarks of
the senator form Nevada (Mr. New
lands), which were made on May IS,
1916, and to a newspaper clipping
which was at that time read by the
senator from Nevada and which has
been again read to the senate this
by the senator from Michigan.
as he himself informs me. As the SEN
ator from Michigan has read it. l
shall not weary the senate by again
reading it. 1t was a newspaper de-
port of an interview with a disting-
uished citizen of the state of Georgia
concerning the popularity of Mr..
Harris in that state, and containing
some inaccurate statements as to
what Mr.. Harris had done in that
state at a Democratic convention.
"The facts are that Mr.. Harris did
not go to the state of Georgia at the
time to attend a convention, but that
he went there upon private business.
A notice had been given OF a public
sale of some property in which he was
and he had to go there up
On that business. The sale was within
a few miles of the place where the
convention was held. AS to attending
the convention, he was on his way
hcme, and stopped over to see some old
friends. He did not go there to rep
resent the administration, nor himself,
nor the Democratic party, but, l re-
peat, he was simply in the state on
business, and dropped by the conyen-
ton to see many old friends.
Harris is Popular.
"Mr. Harris is popular in the state
of Georgia, Mr.. President, as he is
popular here. 1t would be very nat
ural that at a gathering of the Demo-
Gratis of Georgia, as it would be nat
ural for the Democrats in any other
state, to indorse first the splendid adj
of President Wilson. In
asmuch as the president has signally
honored MIR. Harris and Mr.. Harris
had signally honored both positions to
which he had been appointed, it was
most natural that the Democrats would
link his name with that of the great
president who appointed him, and
would thank the president in effect for
making the appointment.
Il wanted to make this statement.
The statement of the senator from
Nevada on May IS that Mr.. Harris was
engaged actively in politics in that
state was made upon information that
was not correct. and / know that the
distinguished senator from Nevada, if
he had known the facts, would not
have made the insinuation which he
made at that time. In his earnestness
to see to it that the federal trade COM
missioners shall not participate in
partisan politics the interview from an
over-zealous Georgian was read into
the Record, and that interview did Mr..
Harris and injustice, even though it
did disclose the fact that he is popular
II, hiS native state