Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-24
Democratic Committee Makes
Public Official Minutes of
Jeremiah 0'Leay'S 0rgani-
zation, American Independ-
ence Conference
BY RALPH SMITH.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The Democratic
national committee Sunday made public
the official minutes and authenticated
stenographic transcripts Of certain pro-
ceedings Of the American independence
conference.-the high sounding title Of
the secret, racial organization under
which Jermiah A. O'Leary and his as
sociates have been masking their fur
tive and nationwide campaign in the
interests of Charles Evans Hughes.
In addition to disclosing the astound-
ing fact of personal conference be-
tween Candidate Hughes and the MEM
bers Of the special committee represent
ing the O'Leary organization, and the
existence OF a working agreement be-
tween Il and the Republican national
committee. the records reveal the secret
purposes. plans and scope of vhe body
in all their startling holiness and dar-
ing, giving the disclosures a deep and
and national significance far beyond
the interests of the present campaign.
The documents made public by the
Democratic national committee disclose:
1. The personal conference between
Charles Evans Hughes and the special
committee of the organization, held
sometime between September and
September 80.
2. The demand of the special commit
tee upon the Republican national candi-
date. involving an insolent rebuke which
for daring and audacity has no precedent
in American politics.
s. The promise made verbally by Mr..
,1aV inV,
Of his now famous telegram Of congrat-
ulation to Theodore Roosevelt upon the
occasion of the latter's Maine speech.
PROMISE FULFILLED.
4. The fulfillment by Candidate
Hughes of his promise as manifested
by his attack on the British embargo
and blacklist and other campaign
speeches designed to hold the German
vote, and by the acceptance of has can
didacy by the organization.
5. The working agreement with the
Republican national committee for COM
.plete cooperation between the two or
ganizations.
s. The reward-the unqualified en-
dorsement and support of Charles Evans
Hughes by the O'Leary aggregation and
the secret support of certain Republican
congressman.
Z. The concealment by Mr.. Hughes
and his campaign managers of their
dealings with this body, even after the
insulting telegram to President Wilson
by jeremiah O'Leary-part and parcel
of the American Independence Confer
ence's political propaganda - had
aroused the open resentment of the ma
ton.
g. The law, chapter 292 of the United
States statutes at large las amended),
providing for publicity of contributions
is applicable to "all committees, as
sociations. or organizations which shall
in two or more states influence the re-
suit or attempt to influence the result
Of an election at which representatives
in congress are to be elected"
The facts concerning the character
and aims of the American Independence
Conference itself, revealed by these
documents, are no less astounding than
the disclosures which inseparably INK
to its activities both Candidate Hughes
and his campaign managers. The facts
establish:
PERSONNEL OF PROMOTERS.
1. The personnel and character of the.
promoters of the so-called American In
dependence conference as shown by the
roster of members of it's national cam
paign committee. who, with JEREMIAH
O'Leary. attended the meetings of that
body held at Detroit on SeptsmOeT .
and at Chicago on September 80.
>. The alliance and cooperation be-
tween the American Independence con-
ference and the American Embargo con-
ference. as disclosed i'm the report Of
the committee on plans of the former
organization and by the fact that Will
r. Macdonald. general manager of the
Embargo conference, is member of
the national committee of the Indepen-
dence conference.
3. The permanencI Of its organization
and its uncovered purpose of dominating
American elections. no only in this
presidential campaign but, as pointedly|
proclaimed, in all future elections.
l. The purely racial and secret pur-
poses of the organization as weapon
Of vengeance and force against Anglo
Saxon influence as revealed in the official
report of the committee on plans.
:. It's present and future members
are enjoined TO extend their oath of al
Iegiance TO the Organization Ito their