Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
HoWard'S Letters to
President Given Out

The nuCn-tdlkeQ-O correspondents
between Congressman Howard and Pres
ident Wilson concerning the former
entrance into the senatorial race was
printed Thursday morning by the Ma
con Telegraph.
George II. Long, the managing editor
of the Telegraph. wrote the president a
letter requesting his permission to print
it, claiming that Congressman Howard
had several times challenged him 10
print it, and the president replied with
a letter of consent, stating that he DID
so with the understanding from Mr..
I Longs letter that Congressman Howard
| desired for the letters to be reproduced
, Mr.. Longs Letter
Mr.. Longs letter 10 the president and
the presidents reply follow:
Dear Mr. President: The people OF
Georgia are deeply Interested in the re-
suit of the pending race for United
States senator in this state. They have
determined 20 replace Senator 7. w.
Hardwick with a man who has your en-
tire confidence and who will loyalty
support the country and your admin
iStratiOn.
There would have been no doubt. in
my opinion, of Senator Hardwick's over
wheming defeat by William J. Harris
if the loyal vote of the state had not
been divided by the recent entry of Mr..
William Schley Howard. some time
since an article appeared in an Atlanta
morning paper representing you and
the national administration as being In
different 10 the personnel and number
Of candidates who might oppose Sena-
tor Hardwick. | was reliably informed
that this article would be inspired by
or submitted to Mr.. Howard before it
was published.
"Afterward | learned upon what |
believed to be reliable information that
the article did not correctly represent
the attitude of the administration and
that Mr. Howard himself had sought an
interview with you and that certain cor
respondence had passed between you
and Mr.. Howard relative to the latter's
entry into this race Believing this in
formation to be correct l published 1t.
After this publication Mr.. Howard pub
licly denied the statements contained
therein and declared in specific terms
that Il advised and consulted with no
man of public life as to my entering the
race Whereupon / requested Mr.. How
ard to publish the letters which had
passed between you and himself. He
declined to do this and has publicly
| challenged me to publish them.
Since this issue has arisen ! feel
that it is due the loyal people of Geor-
gia to know the facts, and l therefore
respectfully request that you permit me
| to publish the correspondence that pass
ed between you and Mr.. Howard relat-
ing to his entry into the pending sena-
! torial race in this state. If I have I'M
intentionally done Mr.. Howard a wrong
I desire to right it.
Very respectfully,
CSigned) GEORGE H. LONG.
Managing Editor the Macon Tele-
ITO Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States the White House.
The Presidents Reply
TO which the following reply was re-
ceived:
MY Dear Mr.. Long: I am distressed
20 find that any question of fact should
have arisen to disturb the present con-
test in Georgia, and because l believe
that every such question should, in the
interest of all parties, be cleared away,
l comply with your request to furnish
you with copies OF the letters which
have passed between the Hon. William
Schley Howard and myself, understand
ing as I do from your letter that he
has desired that they be reproduced.
Sincerely,
CSignedp WOODROW WILSON"
Mr.. Towards Letter
The letter by CONGRESSMAN Howard
informing the president o. MS intention
to become a candidate for the senate,
and giving the reasons why. was as fol-
lows:
Committee on appropriations, House
Of Representatives. Washington, u. c.,
April, 1918.
MY Dear Mr.. President: Since YOU
were good enough to see me the other
afternoon 1 have gotten in touch
through the press and by letter with