The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-31
TRIMS FACTS TO AID CAUSE
In Vigorous Statement Randall De
clares That Cooper Has Knowingly
Built His Campaign Upon a
Foundation of Falsehood.


al independent candidacy after he had
been defeated in the primaries of his
Iparty, Judge G. e. Randall, Republican
candidate for member of Congress, to-
day issued statement in regard to
the claims of Fl. A. Cooper for consid-
Grafton of himself as an independent
candidate. Judge Randall does not
mince words in his statement and he
declares that Cooper has sought sub
terfuge Of an appeal to class and pas
sion in order to prevent the people from
Judging him on bis own record.
Judge Randall declares, in giving
out the statement, that he does it to
exonerate men who have stood Loyalty
by him, rather than to dignity
Cooper with response to the state
ments he has made. In his statement
Judge Randall says:
II have read with establishment the
statement to voters made by Mr.. Henry
Allen Cooper, who was defeated for the
nomination as Member of Congress in
the late Republican primaries.
/ .
Cooper against myself and the mem
bers of my Campaign Committee that
call for denial and reputation. Iwould
not be just to myself or to the men who
ably assisted me, if / remained silent
IN the face of these charges.
In the first place, Mr.. Cooper charges
that the pamphlet issued by by com
mittee giving Mr.. Cooper's speech on
War and part of his Congressional
record touching on important War
measures is maliciously false and is
sued with intent to deceive the voters.
wish to state again, as | have
stated before, that this pamphlet gives
| a correct and truthful statement Of
Mr.. Cooper s votes as set forth therein
and is taken from the Congressional
Record giving year and page of the
1record.
Mr.. Cooper bases his charge of false
hood on that question of the pamphlet
relating to his votes on the Espionage
Bill on May 4th, 1917, and May 81,
1917 He does not deny that the
pamphlet states correctly how he voted
on this measure, but claims that he was
opposed to it because of that section
which provided for a press censorship.
/ have personally examined that part
of the Congressional Record covering
the debate on this measure and nowhere
can ] find that Mr.. Cooper made any
explanation of his votes when the
measure was before the house and so
far as / know, none until long after
this pamphlet was issued and he had
returned to the district.
Why did Mr.. Cooper record his vote
repeatedly against this immensely i'm
portant measure if he was not opposed
to its entire purposea Why did he not
give an explanation Of his position
when it was under consideration, so
that the Congressional Record would
show what his position was? If he
tdeemed this matter Of his record Of so
little Importance, then why should he
so severely condemn his constituents
now for taking the Record as it is,
showing his vote in opposition on every
recorded ballot?
Mr.. Cooper says that he voted for the
Espionage Bill when it was reported
out of conference. If he wishes to be
fair and is sincere, why did he not
state that this vote was not a recorded
vote, but simply one by reclamation
and that the Congressional Record does
not show how Mr.. Cooper votedg IF
he wished his record to be interpreted
properly by his constituents on this
vital measure, involving as it did the
safety of the lives and property of the
American people, why did he not call
for the ayes and noes and have his
Voted recorded?
Mr.. Cooper also charges that he was
/ defeated in the recent Primary be-
cause of a conspiracy; that the oppo-
sition to him was malicious, in famous
and false; that he was opposed by the
| big interests and the profteers, and
that large sums of money were used
to encompass his defeat. T wish to
brand all of these charges as deliber-
ately false and to charge that Mr..
Cooper knows they are false.
Mr.. Cooper knows that I did not seek
the nomination for member of Con-
gress, that i was selected by a con-
ference of about three hundred thor
oughly representative citizens from
every County in the District, that this
conference was publicly called apd all
Republicans were invited to be present
and participate; that its deliberations
were held openly and the press and
public admitted to its meeting. I ac-
cepted the nomination at the hands of
this splendid body Of representative
Republicans as a duty and privilege.
feel now, as I did then, that it was