South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25
D LEARY BRINGS
SUIT FOR LIBEL
Asks For 100000 Damages.
Hughes Wants Only
american Votes.

Mccormick, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic national committee. was
served late Monday with a summons
and complaint in a second suit for
libel brought against him by Jere-
miah A. O'Leary, one Of the heads
OF the American independence con-
ference. The action, which is for
100000. is based on statement
Mr. Mccormick is said 20 have Civ
en- 90 the newspapers on Monday
This statement, il was asserted, was
in connection with charges by the
democratic national committee that
a secret agreement was made be-
tween OLeary and his associates
and Charles F. Hughes. republican
presidential nominee. by which Mr..
Hughes made speeches 10 conform
TO demands" OF the American In
dependence conference.
OLearys first suit against the
chairman Of the democratic national
committee. was based on a state
ment by Mr. Mccormick was said
10 have made, concerning O'Leary
after the latter had sent a telegram
to Pres't Wilson crlticizing his ad-
ministration. The president replied
in substance to O'Leary that he
would feel deeply mortified" if
OLeary or anybody like you"
voted for him
Issue Third Installment-
The democratic national commit
tee Tuesday night issued its third
installment of charges involving
Mr.. Hughes and the American In
dependence conference. What pur-
ported TO be confidential commit
tee reports were made public and
we're declared 20 reveal in detail
the secret purposes, plans and scope
of the racial, political organization
promoted by jeremiah A OLeary
and his associate prOpagandists. -
Simultaneous with this service of
notice by O'Leary, on the demo-
cratic chairman, Charles L. Hughes
told an audience that crowded
Scheutzen park hall in Queens
borough. in language quite similar
10 that employed by Pres't Will
son recently. that ne did not want
the support "Of any one who has
any interest superior 10 that of the
United States, who would not in
stantly champion the right and in
terest of America against any
country whatever, who wants i'm
munity for foreign aggression, or
who would have the power of this
nation held captive TO any foreign
influence or swerved by alien ma
chinations."
Mr. Hughes declaration was
made at the first of three meet
ings at which he spoke in New
York city, Tuesday night The other
two meetings were held in Harlem
and the Bronx.
Denies Secret Understanding.
1T is hardly necessary to say
that if 1 am elected" Mr.. Hughes
declared 1--WE shall have an eXclu-
sively American policy in the ser
vice of American interests. ! have
no secret understanding no unsaid
purposes. If any one sUpposes that
in case Of my election, the right
and interests of American citizens
will be subordinated 70 any Interior
purpose or to the interest of the
policies of any foreign power what
ever, he is doomed TO disappoint-
ment
Il am an American, free ana clear
of all foreign entanglements. We
propose TO have an administration.
and American administration, while
dealing with all nations on a basis
Of 2 ~. CT
maintain unshakingly American
rights on land and sea.
No Foreign Intrigues.
I'VE shall not tolerate the use of
our soil for foreign intrigue. We
shall not permit threats from any
quarter or any foreign influence 10
swerve us from our action. 1 be-
lieve that the great mass of Amer
lean people are sincerely patriotic.
81 said long ago in my speech Of
acceptance that whether native or
naturalized, of whatever race or
creed. we have a common country
and ~e could not tolerate a divided
allegiance.
L. =. Mus re Supreme.
ct desire the support of every
true American who stands for my
principles. whatever his race. and
do not want the support of any
one who has any interest superior
20 that Of the United States. The
United States must be supreme.
And as 20 any who would have
am allegiance that is not single and
complete. as 20 any who would not
instantly champion the rights and
interests of America against any
country whatever. as 70 any who
would seek immunity for foreign
aggression or who would have the
power of this nation held captive
60 any foreign influence or swerved
by alien Vaccinations. let them not
vote Tor me"
Chairman Mccormick and former
Gov. Martin II. Glynn denied Tues
day night a statement issued from
republican national headquarters
quoting a telegram from VIII r.
Macdonald. OF Chicago. IN which ne
charged that Mr.. Glynn had con-
ferred on a train with OLeary Just
before Pres't Wilson's speech OF ac-
ceptance. The Macdonald telegram
said Mr. Glynn had asked OLeary
90 use his influence 20 induce the
American independence conference
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