The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-26

of course. had no direct knowledge OF
that conversation and his version of
it conveys a very false impression, no
doubt unintcntionally Oh his part, but
the impression it conveys is so false
that | write to ask whether or not it
is your intention yourself TO correct
that impression.
every truly yours,
'WOODROW WILSON
ITO Hon. William Schley Howard
House of Representatives.
(Note the change from "My Dear
Mr.. Howard to MY Dear Sir" and
from sincerely yours" to Very truly
yOurs.D
Committee on Approximations, House
of Representatives, Washington, D.
c., April %, 1918.
"My Dear Mr.. President:
'Your note of the Goth inst. handed
mo last evening at my home, where |
am now confined by illness, very great
iy distresses me.
"After you were gracious enough
to receive me for an interview in the
Executive Office, | conlided exactly
what | understood your position to be
to three of my intimate and personal
friends for the sole purpose of counsel
ing with tlnm as to whether or not
should further pursue my candidacy
for the United States Senate.
81 have never expressed directly or
indirectly, anything 70 my friends but
that you thought Mr., Harris should
make the race against the junior sena-
;0r from Georgia in the approaching
primary in preference to any one e'F'a.
81 recognize, however, that Mr.. Hol-
I0mon's article may convey different
impression as to yOur attitude in rel
erence to Mr.. Harris candidacy
81 am. dear Mr. President, with great
respect,
BEAUTIFULLY yours,
CIVILIAN SCHLEY HOWARD.
"To the President,
"The White House"
If is clear from these letters lhat
CONGRESSMAN Howard sought out our
honorad President, brought him INTO
H., Georgia Senatorial situation. FOUND
the President strongly favored Hon.
William ]. Harris, voluntarily gave
his solemn promise that he would nor
no candidate and broke that promise
os soon as it was given. 1t is also clear
that ne dcIiI.nrately let a false account
of his interview with the PRESIDENT
published in a prominent Georgia pa
ner. go uncorrected until a CORRECTION
was demanded Of him by the PreSl-
dent himself. in the face of the fact
that the newspapCr's false information
must have come from Mr.. Howard
himself. It is so clear that the Pl'aSi-
dent did not thrust himself into the
Georgia Senatorial situation. 1t IS also
clear that when the President was
brought in by Mr. Howard there was
M doubt as to where the President
stood.
Read These Iettars which passed hc-
tween MIR. Howard and President WI
son and then ask yourself the du"a-
tior: Can ! vote for such man lor
Senator?" If Congressman Howard
broke his nromise voluntarily given 10
fine President. and tried to deceive
Tho nc0pIo of Georgia as to what tranf-
r;rod in his sclf-sought interview with
~, President. will not the people fear
lie would deceive them again? At least
The poonle of Georgia want a man as
their Senator whom the President can
trust. At least tt"v want senator
whose word and pledge once given are
never broken.
Mr.. Howard had a perfect right to
RIM for Senator without consulting
the President. But he did consult the
President He found the President for
Hon. William ]. Harris, because the
President had long tried Mr. Harris
and nc,rr found him wanting. Mr.
Howard etilI has a riGbt to run for
Senator. Rut he cant claim TO be run
ming on the friendship or the conf
dence oy the respect of our Command
er-in-Chicf (ady)