South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-23
PROMISE NOT To BACK VIEWS Of
ROOSEVELT AGAINST GERMANY
WAS GIVEN O'LEARY BY HUGHES

propaganda. had aroused the open
resentment Of the nation.
S-The law. Chapter 392 OF the
United States statutes at large Gas
amended) providing for publicity of
contributions is applicable to all
committees, associations, or organ
izations which shall in two or more
states influence the result or at
tempt TO influence the result Of an
election at which representatives in
congress are TO be elected"
The facts concerning the charac-
ter and aims of the American indie
pendenCe conference, itself, revealed
by these documents. are no less as
founding that the disclosures which
inseparably link TO its activities both
Candidate Hughes and his campaign
managers. These facts establish:
THE personnel and character OF
the promoters Of the so-called Amer
lean Independence conference as
shown by the roster of members Of
its national campaign committee,
who with jeremiah O'Leary at
tended the meetings of that body
held at Detroit on Sept. and at
Chicago on Sept. 30.
Cooperation Disclosed.
2-The alliance and cooperation
between the American independence
conference and the American En-
largo conference as disclosed in the
report of the committee on plans Of
the former organization and by the
fact that Will r. Macdonald, gen.
eral manager of the embargo con-
ference is a member of the national
committee of the independence con-
ference
3.-The permanence OF it's organ
iZatiOn and its uncovered purpose OF
denominatirg American elections.
not only in this presidential cam
paign but. as pointedly proclaimed.
i'm all future elections.
4.-The purely racial and secret
purposes of the organization as
weapon OF vengeance and force
against Anglo-Saxon influence as
revealed in the official report Of the
committee on plans.
5-Its present and future mem
hers are enjoined TO extend their
oath Of allegiance TO the organiza-
ton ITO their children and their
children's children''-the oath of the
vendetta
Those Who Attended.
6.-The avOwed purpose Of the
secret organization 20 secure the
election OF Charles Evans Hughes
and certain favored candidates for
congress. Those attending the
meeting i'm Chicago on September
80 as disclosed i'm the minutes were:
Carl T. Schmidt national chair
man, "A Macomb St. Detroit, Mich:
William Boldenweck. 4649 Dover St.
Chicago; H. Macwitz, Fort Wayne.
Ind. Frank s. Thomas. Topeka.
Kas.. John n. Moore. 26 Cortland
ST.. New York city; Hon. Daniel f.
Cohalan. % z. oath St. New York
city: r. g. Steinke. % Roslyn st.
Cincinnati. o.: G.. Fl. Jacobsen. 1900
\. Hermitage av.. Chicago; Hans
Wuln 404 International Life bldg.
St Louis. Oscar O. Seitz. 50 Wall
ST. New York city; Carl Reid. 1870
W Third st. Cleveland. o. Colon
Scott. 500 Frovident Bank bids. Gin
cinnaUi. O.. Rudolf Pagentecher. so
T. i2nd ST. New York city: c. II.
Lindquist. 1927 Summerdale av.. Chi
cago. Howard Wurlitzer. Wurlit-
ger bldg. Cincinnati. o.; Gustave X.
Carus. 1907 Seventh St. LaSalle. Ill:
Jaspar Trucker Darling. 100 y. Fifth
aN.. Chicago. Fred Klein. 5514 Mag
nolia ST.. Chicago; Edward Gold
heck. 921 Ridge av.. Chicago: Jere-
miah a O'Leary. IS Park Row. New
York city, Will r. Mcdonald. s
Beekman St. New York city: Louis
HainIln. 2711 +. Lake st. NIinneap-
oils. Mimi; August Filter 1910
Eleventh ST.. Minneapolis. Mimi:
Robert F. Ford. 20 Barclay ST.. New
York city; Gordon Strong. Chicago:
Fritz Worm. IaSalle. ILL.,. Charles
Noonan. 351 Fourth av. New York
city. J. =. Mooney. Lakewood. o.:
s.. John Gaffney. Hotel CoUingwood.
New York city; Joseph Frey. Il :.
Washington square. New York city:
Emil Fret 1884 : Grand av.. st
Louis Mo. Hugh O'Neiu. 1922 Con-
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