The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-22
Republican Chairman Asks Point.
ed Questions as TO Democratic
Attitude Toward War Efforts
in New Mexico.
POINTS TO INACCURACIES
IN CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY
Democratic Chairman Asked TO
State If Democratic Candidates
Endorse Position Taken by
Democratic Committee.

Gourrc Or Cur. chairman OF tHo
I.pulI.tu state committee. TODAY
uld. puNiy i. roUN uf % letter which
w, wlIlrt yesterday 900 Ar'hur SclE
U.Iu chairman OF the dumuDtntic
state committee. 100 which hy points
out inaccuracies iu the democratic
chursos against the state Council of
lirfousc in the now famous iuUodur
tors blast of democratic newspaper
campaign material known HH 'NtW
Mexico boWocrHtiy 40.
Judge craig asks % number of point
cu qucstous ut the democratic chair.
man. among them being the query
Ir 10 whether ur not the democratic
candidates for congress- and for state
offices endorse ana are committed 70
No., attitude indicated in lhe state.
m,ut. uf the democratic campaign
matter The tN of the letter fol-
october als, 1915.
HON Arthur SciEmau, Chairman.
Democratic state committees.
santa to. New MvNico.
Ny ncar Mr. Srugmans
50. attention has been called 90
certain political publicity matter BIS.
sued for newspaper use w authority
uI your committee designated as Sew
tsiua statements which depart SO radi.
calls from the truth that feel II my
duty tp hrlur theu 20 your personal
attention 1 cannot believe that they
y ory iHslcd with your knowledge rr
Duu4rut Iv Hu h~iivNv would De tiJa
llcuirNN opposed ~ my estimate ~
your fairness IEd regard for truth aud
tutr pluN. inuti"ularly iu political COM
tests ana fhe public business
for, uy tor some time ana would have
boon hid before YOU long since. hut
Tor the fact of our agreement To- re
ftu,u from dHtractlng tho public at
tcutipu with political matters during
tro Liberty Bond campaign our com
mitto, IuN thD t"pubIicHn candidates
have HDIupUluuply adhered 90 that
agreement rh" fact that certain OF
your candidates. notably your Candi-
date tUr the Dnitod states senate hr
Walton have disrrRurded the agree
m,ut and have made political speeches
aud UiuNHsso- in their own behalf dur
ug tht Liberty Loan campaign. ~. I
um -uIr. an occurrence" that was with
uut your knowledge or beyond your
control
Sew McNico Democratic so. g. as
issued 90 newspapers hy authority OF
your committee. ana u copy ut which
lfaph questions, cuch one OF which hy
Inference seeks ip convey false inn
pre- sion pI carries "a mi--tHtrutnt %
tl,t ut 20 loilborutp 10 untTuth Some Hru
ihcluua and within me iutout 10 not
tho iotter ut the espiouag. act since
thty both hr,ns into question the 10y
atty OF titxrns Df uuuurstl1unhlr ioy-
atty. tud seek 90 impede the success
tat waEiup of Tho war ) dosirc, how
ever. tu direct 4uur specific attention
iu but fNr OF the tweuts paragraphs.
being those attacking hy Inference.
ana hg direct statement rhc cttDicn-
cy integrity and patriotism nt the
Sew Mexico state t'0uu,l ut Defense.
I wish O. point out 90 you before pass
Ire 40 specific discussion OF each ot
these five paragraph that the Sew
MrNitp council of Defense has work
,l throughout under thr direction and
has been guided h} The policy of tho
National council lf Defense appointed
.y rur grcn; commander boz chief,
president WILSON ana mat in attack
ur the policy ana efforts of our state
council Nuur puhllDity committee uu
fpoury Dr. deliberately attacking tho
National council of Defense aud Dos
Inference af least ih also attaCkiUg tho
commander boo chief ul our armies
The rr.f uf the paragraph ip
which }uuT particular attention iH di-
It, ftN T.Itn
"Thu thc State Council of Defense
+ hIs had fa-l.nOU 90 spend during tine
pH.t seventeen months aud that 1u
l.JnIlrl report has ever hron issued
l1 trl the people ot tho state how Do
laa been spent
The fact thar "a question wlrh is
appended o. the above docs mot rob
DO of it intent 3s To- direct statement
pI tct 10 is not however "a state
rrnt of Hct uul deliberate untruth
ar sou .ud ether we'll Informed mon
are aware. The ip,croucc is convey go
that S12l.uuu has been sprut hv the
Council ut nefenFe when. ps you
nuW uo su, amount has been eN-
pcudod Tho settlement that no tom-
ilpd report ot the council. cNpcudl
urr- naH over been issued is 1lsproN
ed b., tho fact OF the WIDELY published
report Uf the Hon Charles 4, BrlcV.
Jlshuriur officer of the council. Who
q now Il candidate upOn your party
ticket tur district Judge of the ufth
judicial district and whose integrity
has never been questioned $50 far as
We have beeu ahlc 60 ascertain. save
iu the puragt3ph quoted above hN
lion Nell o.. fiold. in his keynote
speech before your recent party con-
NtutlUU ana in the resolutions written
tur aud adopted by your convention,
As YOU are no doubt aware. Judge
urirp made his report on Council ~
Defense expenditures following de-
tailed audit hy A. +. james director
nf tho TuNpaNcr.' Association OF New
Mexico. certified public accountant
ut kuuRu ainlltt. which ability has
bttu demonstrated hy his discovery