The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-03
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE IN
THE NEWEERRY MATTER
BRIEFS EVIDENCE
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lidncy was actually announced or
June Ii, 1915.
Rightly or wrougly-and this i,
neither the tim" nor the place I,
discuss il there was a very genera
'ocling that Air Ford did not repro
sent the type Of American. vino. a
hat critical iuucturc, should repre-
sent mia slate in the United stat,
scuuIr.
rightly or wrongly, many people
'"mombercd his campaign against mill
.fE preparedness. Many people rc
rabTcd his wcllmcaut misGudc,
forts To bring about what now dp
1'lrs would have boon u German
peace. Munv people were bitter ovol
ne fact that he was active in IL,
war ana that none Of his family had
become active in the war.
"On the other hand, Commander
NcWberry had had an honorable rec
jrd in the Spanish American war
when, in the navy. he was under fire
lrd actively participated iB overcom
nf a superior force. He had been
Secretary of the Navy in the cabinet
)f That militant American, Theodore
Roosevelt
within As hours, after our country
threatened to enter the world war,
100 volunteered and in the spring Of
lal7, was commissioned lieutenant
commander and made aide to the
'lnmaw9nt of the third naval dis
rict 40 Ncw York. His brothers and
Nu sons also were in military ser
H,r.
This combination Of circumstances
'ou-rd many "a man in Michigan to
lc b'licf that ii was his patriotic
iuN lo do All in his power to assure
DO, s lection of Commander New
1oirE, and We expect to cunclusively
Snow tiau they were prompted not
~ pay but 10y patriotism that they
ser, dctuated not 10y avarice, but
~ Nm,ricmuism.
Getting into this campaign was
not of lhc choosing of Commander
NcWherry. and he entered with the
Utmost reluctance and only after re
lcatcG urging. AS early as August
1917. when il was generally under
"ood that the senior senator from
Michigan, WlliaIi t.Gcn Smith
publisher, a banker. lawyer,
would not be a candidate to sue, cd
himself, q group of representative
'.li"ens had a conference on the Str-
Uurial situation. In addition to tho
governor of the state. there attended
! publisher, a banker a lawyer.
soldier and a business man.
After canvaSsng the qualiflcl-
ions Of other distinguished repubi-
ANS, it was their composite judg-
neut that they should organize n
movement to elect Truman II. New
1crIY.. Their desires were communi-
,atcd to the commander (whO, by the
way, never left his post of duty from
.hc spring Of 1917, until the war was
)yen. Mir Ncwberry expressed doubts
Is to tho propriety of his being a
candidate and after a brief eXami-
lation and discussion he declined TO
ne drafted into the campaign and
-cfuscd to further consider the pro
)osal In December and January
his movement continued to gather
.orce until finally the commander Sc
'iously set out to determine whether
was his duty, and would it be de-
sirable for him to run.
II was not until this had all hap.
'enod that he consented to the use
IF his name. lie stipulated that he
could not leave his duties; that he
'ould not be active and that he could
not contribute one dollar to this
movement. This determination not
% be active nor to contribute one
cent was reigiously adhered to by
lim, from the beginning to the end,
lnd proof will positively show that
not one dollar of his money was ever
handled by anyone,
THE organization that was sub.
sequently built up under the super
;iSion of Mr.. Paul II. King, was un.
loubtedly the most perfect political
organization ever put together. With
I few conspicuous exceptions every
.ownship, hamlet and city in the
state Wis organized The commander
was running against the best adver-
Used man in America. It was indis-
peusabiy Necessary, in the judgment
II these respondents in principal
charge of the campaign that his
qualifications be given the widest pub.
icity. A general advertising cam
1aign Of newspapers, circulars, pam.
Ghlets and similar devices was or
gani2ed III charge of the most skill
rui publicity men who could be found
who did their work thoroughly and
with absolute honesty"
From this point the attorney told
the jury in detail the connection Of
The most of the respondents with the
case,