Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-24
ADDS TO CHARGES
AGAINST HUGHES
Democratic Committee Issues
Second Installment" in
O'Leary-Deal Case.
DEMANDS COMPLIED WITH
G. 0. P. Candidate Declares He
Has Nothing to Say Concern
ing Latest Accusation.
DEMANDS COMPLIED WITH
IH,. Aspnrintn,l p-nru L

sued what it termed the Second in
stallment" of charges that secret
agreement exists between Charles T.
Hughes, Republican presidential nomi-
nee. and the American Independence
Conference. OF which jeremiah a.
O'Leary is one of the heads
To-night's statement the Democratic
National Committee announced "is
based upon the official records of the
OLeary organizations" and attempts to
show by excerpts from Mr. HuShcs's
speeches what is alleged to be a COM
pliance with the demands" said to
have been made upon the Republican
nominee BY OLcary and his associa es.
The statement issued tonight by
the Democratic National Committee
was read over the telephone to the
secretary of Mr.. Hughes at Montclair,
y. j. Mr.. Hughes declared he had
nothing TO say tonight concerning it.,
0'LEARY SAYS HUGHES
STATES CASE CORRECTLY
Jeremiah y. OLeary, in a statement
tonight, said in part, in reference to
the Democratic committec's statement
Of Sunday:
Governor Hughes has stated cor
rectiy what happened ut our Interview
with him. In order TO prevent any
possibility OF misunderstanding or mis-
representation, we had carefully re-
ruced to writing what we wished to
say to Mr.. Hughes. Our statement
speaks Tor itself. The man who at
tenpts to find fault with any portion
OF 1t. particularly with the question we
asked. whether or not Mr. Hughes
would administer the presidency of the
rCnitcd States in accordance with the
spirit of the fathers and the whole
American people, is not a true Ameri-
can"
Mr.. O'Leary says there was nothing
secret about the conference. and asked.
Why should there be?" He said the
interview was given by request
SEIBEtLICH SUPPORTS
DENIAL MADE ny HUGHES
telegram from Frank Seiberlich
or Boston, was given out here to-day
by the Republican National Commit
tee In support Of the denial by Charles
h. Hughes last night of the Democratic
National Committees charge that the
Republican nominee entered into n Sc
dependence Conference, of which Sci
berlich and Jeremiah a. OLcary are
members. The telegram reads:
The statement made by Mr. Hughes
relative 10 conference with committee
of the American independence Con-
ference is absolutely true. Mr. Hughes
saw the committee. of which l was Il
member. made no promises. did not
criticize Theodore Roosevelt and made
statement to the committee that he
stood for all American rights"
William X. Wilcox, Republican Ma
uonal chairman, said the telegram was
voluntary.
Mr.. Wilcox to-day characterized
the Demo ccratic committees report as
"hasco" attempt to prove 'hyphe-
nate alliance" on Mr.. Hughes's part
There is not a shred of evidence that
Mr. Hughes had knowledge that
OLcary would make statement to
the American independence Conference
of promises to frame his speech to
please the hyphenates," declared Mr..
Wilcox.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
GIVES OUT MORE DETAILS
The Democratic National Committee
made public to-day what were de-
scribed as additional details concern
ing the personnel Of the chief pro-
moters of the American Independence
Conference.-The secret. racial orcani-
cation which it is now admitted by
Charles u. Hughes and Chairman
Wilcox OF the Republican National
Commission has impersonal and direct
communication with both the Repub-
iican national candidate and his cam
paign managers"
The statement gives Il list of persons
whose letters and telegrams were read
at the conference, and says that 1T
appears that Carl e. Schmidt, OF De-
troit, was elected to act as national
chairman of the organization" and
that oLeary was appointed chairman
OF committee on plans. Committees
on PLATFORM and permanent organiza-
ton were also selected, the statement
says These committees subsequently,
it is asserted. made formal reports
which constitute another amazing
chapter in the history of relations OF
this extraordinary secret political or
ganiZation. which will be made public
In due season"
1T is sufficient at this time to point
out" tho statement continues, that
after. and as result of the secret
personal conference between Candidate
Hughes and the OLeary committee. and
after and as q result of the secret
negotiations between the promoters OF
the OLcary organization and MIR.
Hughes'S campaign managers, the fol-
lowing declaration i'm behalf Of Charles
u. Hughes, was incorporated as the
main plank of the platform of the
organizations: We call upon the Ameri
can people to use the opportunity
which the present campaign offers to
condemn the abJect surrender of Amer
lean rights to- Mexico and European
nations, and TO support II man who
openly pledged himself unfinchinEly
to maintain these rights against all
nations"
LANTA-BIRMINGHAM
NEW ORLEANS-TEXAS.