Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-03
SENATOR FALL ANSWERS
TELEGRAM Il Of: PRESIDENT
Declares He: Has Stood by Him and
Will Continue to Give His
SUPPORT.
WANTS NO BoLsHEyIK PEACE
Influenza in Family Prevents Him
From Active Participation in New
Mexico Campaign-as to That
1898 Appeal.
ss@ta 49,

WASHINGTON, sNovcmber An in
dignant reply from Senator Alber, y
FAN. OF New Mexico, TO the Presidents
message TO tho voters of that state
disappearing OF his election was sent
z to Senator Lodge to-day by the New
Mexico Republican committee. The
entire Correspondence. which included
a message OF inquiry sent by W, r.
Metcalf.to the President in respect 20
Fairs candidacy and thc Presidents
rejoiner, as we'll as the statement by
Senator Fall himself was put into the
record of the Senate upon request OF
Senator Smoot.
Senator Fall in his telegram to the
Republican State chairman. George IL.
the Pres idcnt ana VIII continue TO do
so. He announces. however, that he
VIII not support "BoisheviN German ,,,',
fact that Influenza in his family pre-
vented him from taking any part in
the campaign and says that he left
the Democratic party because Of its
partisan opposition to President Nc
The. Telegram which the rrcsidcn;
sent to Mr.. MetCaif. October 2S. was
as follows: Your question whether
would he willing TO derend upon SEN
ator Falls SUPPORT in setting our for
! would not. He has given such re-
peated evidence OF his hostility 10 this
administration that would be ignor-
No one who wishes TO sustain mo can
intelltgently vote for him: II that
wish to. vote mnon, i is easily deter
mined. WOODROW WILSON"
The Democratic commiitec Of New
the President, publishing it as full
page advertisement in tho. newspapers
of that State: counlcd With an arpca,
9nent When this was done, Senator
Fall sent the following telegram to
the Republican chairman:
.S our wire repcatirg the Presidents
message to Mr.. Mctcalf saying among
other. things in reference TO my can
dtdacy, no one who wishes to sustain
ceived. In the interests Of Democrats
decency and the good name az our
eoIT s,sna sIad his GlsFrnm !,
as President. although Mr.. Wilson
nevcr4has understood this distinction.
always have, !, is true that Roosc,
to the. voters to stand by Mckinley
when;the Democrats in Congress wHrc
ne1 d9TE SO ,T Ths nt11e Of hn
nrinctpal reason why I quit that party.
The martyrrd Mckinley. then comman-
YER had too high conccp-
partisan way to tho voters.
wi I have always WAYS stood by rrcsident
sisan appeal / viii continmc to o." do % SO
until the 4th OF March. next: at any
rate, SO long as he stands by the coun-
try, and ] Will as heretofore give him
the benefit of the doubt. I will no:
support. however. any Bolshcvik Ger
man peace. nor will the great people
OF Britain. France. Italy and other al
lies, nor the people Of this country al
low such 4 peace to bC made. This is
my only public uttcrancc since my
nomination and Will he tho last during
the campaign left my wife. one
daughter and four grandchildren four
days since in AlamoCOrdo convalcscing
thanks 10 that Almighty Power TO
which all but kaiscrs in Germany and
elsewhere eventually turn. came
here to give medicine and what care
is possible TO ten of my people living
on ranch, who arc Yet alive and con-
valescinE. There have been several
deaths among them. We have no phv-
stefan. Am returning 20 AlamoEordo
to-day Tor few hours for tho pur-
pose OF bringing, home my wife and
the remaining members Of my family"
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