South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-24
Further Details Of Conference
Shows That Working
Agreement Had Been
Arrived At.
REBUKE TO PRESIDENT
IN STRIKING CONTRAST
Exclamation of Correspond
enCe With Wilson Given
by O'Leary at Meeting
Held at Chicago.
Neus-Times Special Service:

NpWs-Iimcs Spetlal 0tlfi'f
new YORK. oct. "a. - Charles
Evans Hughes having publicly adj
rnitted his secret personal confer
ence with Jerimiah A. OLeary and
his associates. the democratic ma
tional committee today disclosed de
tails OF the secret arrangement be-
tween the OLeary organization and
", .stern headquarters Of the repuo-
lican national committee IN the IN
terest OF the Hughes candidacy
Todav's statement is based upon
the official records of the O'Leary
organization. 1t follows the publ
cation yesterday OF excerpts from the
official minutes revealing for the
first time the fact of the personal
conference between Candidate
Hughes and the O'Leary committee
and setting forth the demand made
upon Mr.. Hughes with the promise
alleged to have beer made by the
republican national nominee.
Sent Out Invitations.
II also includes copies OF invita-
lions TO a meeting of the American
independence conference to be held
at the Republican house. Milwaukee,
on Wednesday. oct 25. One form
OF invitation is sent 20 the president
of German Catholic societies of Wis
consin and another form 10 Cath
Ollie priests Both are signed by
Will r. Macdonald, who was a
member with Jerimiah A. OLeary
OF the special committee that wait
ed on Candidate Hughes
This, the second installment, sets
forth verbatim quotations from the
official records OF OLeary's Amer
lean independence conference and
Mr.. Hughes speeches bearing upon
the following subjects.
1.-The working agreement be-
tween the O'Leary organization and
the republican national committee
perfected at the secret conference
held i'm CHICAGO on Sept 30th. be-
tween Hughes campaign managers
and Daniel f.. Cohalan OF this city
acting "a the spokesman of the
OLeary organization.
Promise i Fulfilled.
1.-The fulfIlment by Candidate
Hughes Of the promise alleged in
O'Leary's report 60 have been made
to the special committee of the
American Independence confer
ence"
3.-The reward OF Mr. Hughes
and his campaign managers.
A. The cOncealment by them of
their dealing with the OIeary or
ganization
In striking contrast 20 the secrecy
Of the negotiations in the interest of
AIR Hughes' candidacy is the stir
ring. emphatic rebuke of pres't Will
son 20 OIeary at the very time when
these negotiations were under way.
OI.earv's telegram 20 the president
and the latters reply were made
public on Sept %. appearing
throughout the country i'm the morn
ing newspapers Of Sept 30. the date
OF the Chicago gathering OF the
OI.eary contingent and conference
with the republican leaders. In fact
the minutes Of the American in
dependence conference" show that
while individuals and newspapers.
many Of them republican. through
out the country were applauding
OTeary was being secretly glorifed
by his adherents at the Chicago
meeting. an entry shows.
Explains Correspondence.
committeeman OLeary explained
= his correspondence with Pres't Viii
son and read Co the committee the
message he was sending 60 the pres
ident in reply 20 the president
message 20 him"
The official minutes Of the secret
Chicago meeting on Sept so show
that Immediately after O'Leary had
submitted his report OF the Hughes
personal interview as SET forth i'm
Yesterdays statement OF the demo-
cratic national committee. Daniel
Cohalan. supreme court justice of
New York. who attended both the
Detroit and Chicago meetings adj
dressed the Chicago gathering az
length urging the wisdom and add
vantage of a further understanding
with the republican national COM
mittec
The entry upon this point. though
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