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Britain. directly attacked the British
blacklist n embargo. His declaration
on that occasion received the enthusiastic
approval OF O'Leary and his associates.
The extract from this speech. which
O'Leary and his associates regard as "A
full compliance with the spirit OF the
conference between Candidate HuRhes
and themselves In New York. IL as fol-
lows:
I'VE do not propose to tolerate any
improper interference with American
property. with American mails or with
legitimate commercial intercourse. No
American who Is exercising only Ameri-
can rights shall be put on any blacklist
BY any foreign nation"
This extract. according to the Demo-
cratic statement, was made by Mr..
Hughes to attract the attention and
satisfy the demands OF certain German
Americans" A question as to whether
they believed such a course a. outlined
by Mr.. Hughes prope was waved aside.
Refess e the "RewarA."
The statement then asserts that as a
reward" for keeping his agreement with
the O'Leary faction by making such
speeches as the one In Philadelphia MFR.
Hughes has received not only the UNI
qualined support OF this organisation
pledged TO the destruction Of Anglo
Saxon influence In America but the Will
fication Of President Wilson as typiaed
by the notorious OLeary telegram to the
President"
Not only has the Republican candidate
received this support. the statement con-
tinues. but As further evidence ''of the
secret personal conference between Cam
didate Hughes and the O'Leary commit
tee the following declaration In behalf
Of Charles Evans Hughes was incorpo-
rated In the main plank Of the O'Leary
organization:
1--WE call upon the American people
to use the opportunity which the pres
ent campaign offers to condemn the ABB
feet surrender Of American rights to
| Mexico and European nations. and &c
support a man who openly pledged hin
self unfinchingly to maintain these
| rights against all nations
The Democratic campaign managers
when asked II In their opinion the decla'
ration appeared pro-German. refused to
make any
THE statement speaks for itself" was
the only reply.
Another inatalment Of the alleged "se'
cret agreement" will be issued by the
Democratic National Committee to-day
A member OF Mr.. Hughes's stan. who
has been WIN inc Canuiuatc s'"Ne ""
nomination 4 Chicago. was authority
last night at Montclair, n. j.. where th'
Republican candidate In resting. FOR TN
statement that the meeting between Mr.
Hughes and O'Leary occurred In the no
tel Aston headquarters September i
last.
Mr.. O'Leary n q number OF othe'
gentlemen requested an interview VIII
the Governor" said the candidates ava
land the request was taken To Mr.
Hughes. He agreed to zee the delegation
ms he had agreed to see many others
He did not know who Mr.. O'leary wa
or whom no represented
The date Of this meeting was no
known nv the Democratic State Com
mittee when they began the attack o'
AR Hughes for the alleged secret agree
ment."
said last night In regard to the con
troversy:
II attended the Detroit conference q
100 per cent. Americans on SeptembeI
? and signed the statement presented u
Gov. Hughes. stand by every wore
and thought IN II, however audaciou'
the Democratic National Committee ma
deem my conduct to be. ~,
~ have always voted the Democrati
ticket, The party has honored me witt
ne ,r,portant office Of State Conserva
ton commissioner, but ] am an Ameri
can before I am a Democrat, and In thi
campaign support Charles Y. Hughe
because, unlike his opponent. he stand
four sauare to all the world"