The sun., 1916-10-25
Macdonald Of Truth Society
Tells Wilcox How Irish
Vote Was Sought.
SLIGHT DENIALS MADE
Mccormick Admits "PrOof Of
Secret Pact" Is Only Hughes's
Rights Speech.

mis- friends for their support were:
An assertion made by William X.
Macdonald Of the American Inde-
pendence Conference hat .O'Leary.
like Henry Weismann OF the German
American Alliance. had been invited
TO confer with Chairman Mccormick
81 the Democratic National Commit
tee. the invitation coming through ex-
Gov. Glynn after n talk with Presi-
Gent Wilson.
A reiteration by Chairman Wilcox
Of the Republican National Commit
tee that neither MFR. Hughes nor tho
Republican National Committee had
sought openly or secretly the aid Of
any such organizations as that headed
by OLeary. but. on the contrary.
would view with deep regret the In
production into the campaign Of the
question Of either race or religion.
Tho admission by Chairman Nc
Cormick hat proof Of the charge that
Mr.. Hughes had entered into any Sc
eret bargain with O'Leary and his or.
sanitation was entirely circumstantia
and rested chiefly on the fact that Mr..
Hushss's Philadelphia speech on
American rights had been described
by those who had waited upon Mr..
Hughes as being perfectly satisfac-
tory"
Pst Oct 20 Offset stone Charges.
With regard to the OLeary charge
the Republicans TAXI the view that il
has been put out by the Wilson man
ayers with a view Of counteracting the
effect produced by the disclosures con-
corning the visits here OF Senator Stone
and Postmastcr-General Burleson some
weeks ago to meet prominent Germans
In the interest OF Mr.. Wilson.
The charge made by Macdonald tina
ex-Gov. Glynn, after seeing President
Wilson at Shadow Lawn, had tried to
get OLeary to see Mccormick. was made
in . telegram which Macdonald UNI
collected sent to Chairman Wilcox yes
lterday from Chicago. Mr.. Wilcox said
that he did not remember ever having
seen Macdonald and had never had any
correspondence with him. Macdonald 10
the secretary of the American lndepen-
ldence Conference and Of the American
Embargo Conference. He was one Of the
-Four men representing the O'Leary or
'Ganisat!on who. with O'Leary. called on
MIR. Hughes at the Hotel Astor on the
Occasion when. rs the Democrats charge,
the secret dear vas made.
In the statement he sent to Mr.. WILL
COX from Chicago he said
II am taking the liberty Of forward
3ng to you by this wire the announce
ment that YOU have our full permission
10 use without being charged with office
theft or envelope steaming the announce
lment that our records include the report
OF the following facts:
That former Gov. Martin n. Glynn
Of New York met jeremiah a. O'Leary
on a train travelling from Albany to
New York or the eve Of Mr.. Wilson'S
kShadow Lawn speech Of acceptance and
hat Mr.. Glynn took Mr.. O'Leary to a
private compartment and held q confer
ence lasting fully two hours
"That at this conference Gov. Glynn
urged Mr.. O'Leary not to listen to the
lwiles Of the Republicans until he. Glynn.
had opportunity to take up the matter
with Mr.. Wilson at a luncheon he and
one or two others were to have with the
President on the day Of the Shadow
Lawn ceremonies.
That Gov. Glynn assured Mr.. O'Leary
that the Democratic leaders were still
Planning to do something to win back
the German American and the Irish
American vote. which these leaders be-
iieved had been turned from Wilson by
his former acts, and as Gov. Glynn was
talking 20 Mr.. O'Leary. an Irish Ameri-
can, naturally stress was laid upon the
deep regret felt because tho Administra-
tion, apparently without protest. had
allowed the abuse OF nuns, attacks on
priests. &c.
"That Gov. Glynn asked Mr.. O'Leary
W ktNc Hlt uts oAhh'
contemplated action until after this
Shadow Lawn conference.
Avpointment with Mccormick.
ssrhat after Gov. Glynn went to the
Shadow Lawn conference he got into
long distance communication with Mr..
O'Leary and informed him that he had
made an appointment with Mr.. Vance
Mccormick and that Mr.. Vance McCor-
mick was very anxious to see ME-
O'Leary, and would Mr.. OLeary let Mr..
Vance Mccormick know where he could
be seen?
THAT Gov. Glynn sent what might be
called a letter OF Introduction 10 Mr.,
O'Leary to be used when he called upo
Mr.. Vance Mccormick. l bel!eve Mr..
O'Leary has this letter. should Gov.
Glynn care TO have II reproduced.
THAT Vance Mccormick tried to get
in touch with Mr.. O'Leary by long dis
tance and local New York telephone and
tried to reach him by telephone at the
McAlp!n Hotel, the American Truth So
oiety offices. Mr.. O'Leary's law office.
my offices OF the American Embargo
Conference and at Mr.. O'Lesry's home"
Chairman Mccormick when shown
this statement OF MacDonald's said that
he had no knowledge of the circum-
stances.
"All I can say" he added. is that !
have never telephoned Mr.. O'Leary In
my life nor authorized any one TO do 40
for me. ! never knew who O'Leary was
until his name was brought up In con
nection with these matters. OF course
] cannot speak for Gov. Glynn."
From Chicago last night Gov. Glynf
wired Chairman Mccormick that ne had
met O'Leary oil the train purely by ac'
cident, had discussed politics only casu.
ally and had not, 80 far as he could re
member. even mentioned President WI.
son, He said he had mentioned his con
versation to Mccormick. bur had never
mentioned II to President Wilson.
For the Republicans Chairman VIII.
cox made II plain that he was merely
giving out information which had beer
volunteered by Macdonald and aboul
which neither he nor the committee hat
knowledge of their own.
That Milwaukee Conference.
Mr.. Willcox's attention was called &c
the invitation alleged to have been SEN
out by Macdonald as an officer OF thu
American Independence Conference. ad
dressed TO Roman Catholic priests anC
iaymen. for a conference In milwaukee,
this morning to remove any doubt tina
may exist as to whether all real Ameri
cans should vote for Charles T.. Hughes, :
II have never heard OF H." said MI
Wilcox. 81 have never been asked abou
II or been asked to participate In II. no
do I'favor any such meeting. ! do no
think that "a political campaign shoult
he carried on along those lines"
The admission by Chairman McCor
mick that the only proof In posses s!ol
Of the Democratic National Commits