The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-28
HARRELD CAN'T
EXPLAIN THAT
|NEXPL|CABLE
BERGER VOTE
Congressional Record Fails
to Substantiate WObbling
Reason Given for Un-
American Act
BEARING BRAND OF
"UNFORGETABLE SIX"
REPUBLICAN ASPIRANT FOR CN-
MERITED HONORS SEEKS FRAN.
CHISES OF OKLAHOMA MEN
AND WOMEN

Oklahoma City, Oct 2S.--"Driyen
to the last extreme in an attempt to
explain his vote in congress to seat
Victor Berger, convicted OF disloyal-
ty to his country, j. W. Harreld, Re
publican candidate for United States
senator has succeeded in making HIM
self appear only the more ridiculous
and In convincing the electorate Of
this state that his great incentive in
casting that vote was to desire such
Il man IN the congress OF the United
Sta.es' said 4 representative mem-
per OF the Democratic state campaign
committee, today.
'iIarreld has been telling through
out eastern Oklahoma" continued the
speaker, chat he voted against the
resolution 60 deny Berger . scat in
the house so the Griffin resolution
could be- considered, which would en-
able Berger 10 have his Gaze tried IL
Il court OF law, instead OK before O
political body
The vote IN the house was 10
seat or not to seat Victor Berger.
The house. by an overwhelming ma
jority, voted not TO seat him. Had a
majority OF the members so far for
got their honor and patriotism as to
vote to seat Berger, as did Harreld
and five others, he would have been
seated, No matter which way tho
vote went the so-called Griffin reso-
luton would not have been in order
after q vote was taken.
Following publication in Sundays
Daily Oklahoman Of Il Photographic
copy OF the page OF the congressional
record, showing the vote and giving
the lie to Harreld's statement that
: Ferris did not vote ut all, a. well as
TO his assertion that he did not vote
to Seat Berger, John u. Appleby. Sec
retary OF the Republican state COM
mittee. attempts to w!ggle out from
under with the declaration that the
facts have been misrepresented.
"Appleby says on page 1893 of the
Congressional Record, after Congress
man Griffin addressed the house. the
statement appears giving Mr.. Sher-
wood. Mr.. Kleczka and Mr.. Griffin
leave, BY unanimous consent, to ex-
tend their remarks on the record. That
page OF the record Is the one photo
graphed and published. No such state
ment appears and the page contains
no reference at all 10 Griffin. Early
in the debate Griffin asked leave TO
introduce substitute resolution, but
il was denied and nd one knew what
the Griffin resolution was about.
when Harreld voted to seat Vic
tor Berger, q man who had been
tried by a Judge and jury OF his
peers, for treason and disloyalty to his
government. and who had been con-
victed and sentenced 10 20 years
IN prison, he caused $4,000 ex-servlcc
men. their fathers. their mothers,
wives and sweethearts to resent Il.
They resented Il then--they resent IL
now. AZ one OF the leading Legion
naires OF the state put It 'Harrold
made his bed. now let him lie on It,
"All patriotic Americans must like
wise resent the silly statement that
he wished TO take the decision OF
Berger's case from the house Of rep
rcsentntlves TO court OF law. Berg
er had already been convicted and
sentenced TO prison for disloyalty.
THE personnel OF the House OF
Congress showed Republican ma
Jority and Republicans ana Demo
Gratis alike. with the exception or the
nnforgetable six, Joined in denying
Berger a seat.
How proud supporter and fol-
lower Of Lincoln, Mckinley or Roc :
Welt must feel when he is asked to
support man who was willing 10
trade the good name OF his party
and the honor OF his state in the
hope Of securing the votes OF a
few misguided Socialists! lie traded
his political honor for mess OF pot
tage and now the pottago can't bc
delivered"