Evening journal., 1920-08-19
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INELECTION,
G. 0. P. Hope
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the past conditions you refer to.
you propose an agreement between
you and myself that we should do our
utmost to carry through the forth
coming elections in a clean and law
ful manner.
'-The buying or selling Of votes,
under the Statutes OF the State, is a
criminal act. We, as Chairmen OF
our respective political organiza-
tions in our State. and we, as law
abiding citizens, should report 10 the
prosecuting officers and violations
within Qur knowledge. IL seems to
me The agreement you propose is
nothing more than a promise on our
pari 10 the public that we will do
no criminal act and permit none to
be done during the coming months il
We can possibly avoid it.
81 think the convictions and rec
Ords OF you and myself respecting
such principles are well known, and
it cannot be emphasized by signing
the agreement you propose.
81 am strongly inclined TO the belief
that II there be cause for your fear
that the legal question should be
placed in the hands OF the district at
torney and the attorney general OF
Delaware, with suitable offers on the
part OF both you and myself 10 rem
der our best services 10 have the law
prevail.
81 am writing today 10 the district
attorney and the attorney general Tor
Delaware (copies enclOsed) bringing
the matter to their attention and eX-
tending my services TO assist in pre-
serving the'law in those respects.
fhnN this
eral plan properly preserves the Is
sue between ourselves as moral
one upOn which we should continue
TO do our utmost as chairmen OF our
respective state Committees, while
placing the legal enforcement In the
hands OF the properly constituted
authorities within our state.
"Verly truly yours,
"CHARIlES WARNER,
Chairman Republican State Commit
tee"
The following is a Cory of the letter
sent by Mr. Warner to United states
District Attorney Hughes: ..
"NIr. James II. Hughes, District Attor-
ney, dupont Bldg, Wilmington
Delaware
Dear Sir: Mr.. Henry r. lsaacs,
chairman OF llt BtlllNlA Gtib eNh.N
Committee. has written me as per at
tached copy, also enclosing a proposed
form OF agreement DO be executed be-
tween him and myself in our oiilcial
positions as chairmen Of The Demo-
cratic and Republican State Commit-
tees.
"I enclose copy Of my reply OF this
date 10 Mr.. Isaacs.
Il am personally convinced that the
question he raises is a moral issue Of
much greater Importance than the
legal questions involved, and that so
far as relations between the State
Ohairmen are concerned. it should
rest on The high moral plane Of per
sonal conviction and sincere effort to
forestal any attempts that Mr.. lsaacs
seems TO fear during the forthcoming
campaign.
1.-THE proper enforcement OF the law
doubtless rests either with you, OF
the attorney general OF Delaware, and
/ believe that the best course TO pur-
sue is TO place this correspondence in
your hands, as well as in the hands
OF the attorney general Of Delaware
with my personal offer TO assist you
in every way possible to the proper
enforcement Of any laws, Federal or
State which touched upon the Illegal
Use Of money in political campaigns.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES WARNER,
Chairman"
A similar letter was sent by Mr..
Warner to Attorney General David J.
Reinhardt.