The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-20
HARRELD RESORTS
TOMETHODS THAT
WOULD SHAME A
WARD POLITICIAN
Cam Campb ell Declares;
Says Republican 'Wiggled
and Wabbled' When
Asked for Facts
FERRIS is DEMOCRAT
SIGNED STATEMENT FROM MIS-
SOURI, GIVES DENIAL TO
HARRELD'S ASSERTIONS
REGARDING FERRIS

Oklahoma City, Oct. 2O.-That j. W.
Harreld, Republican candidate for
United States senator is resorting to
methods that would shame ward
politician, was declared by Cam
Campbell chairman of the state Dem
ocratic campaign committee in state
ment here last night.
Mr.. Campbell said
For several weeks Mr. Harreld has
been making false assertions and
misrepresentation the facts and appar-
entity has utter disregard for the
truth.
In all of his speeches he has as
serted that Scott Ferris had been a
Republican in Missouri. When con-
fronted with an absolute denial of the
charge at Tulsa Monday he wiggled
and wabbled out and said he made
the statement on the authority OF
II. c. Carpenter Of Okmulgee. where
he spoke Saturday, October Is.
Who is Mr.. Harrelds authority for
the same charge which was made in
his speeches prior to last Saturday?
MI. Cllcl 6t iebS btNH NAN'A
out reservations. He admits that II
was based upon a statement made 10
him after he had asserted the false
hood for several weeks.
This admission alone is enough to
discredit him in the eyes of every
fair-minded honest voter. Mr.. Harreld
could easily have asserted the facts
Of his charge, but evidently preferred
10 spread the malice without regard
TO its truth
give below a signed statement
from the chairman OF the Democratic
congressional and county committees
Of Neosho Mo-, where Ferris was
born and reared previous 10 settling
in Oklahoma.
"NeoshO, Mo-, Oct. ~,
To the Voters OF Oklahoma:
We make emphatic denial OF
any statement implying that Scott
Ferris was ever Republican or
ran for office as such in tins
county or in Missouri. He was al
ways a clean straight Democratic
voter from 81 up while in Misso-
uri. Any statement TO the con-
trary is absolutely false"
Ned l.. 4. Mitchell,
Chairman 18th congressional dis
trict OF Missouri.
Fred G. Hubert, Secy.
.NeOsnO county ana lotn con-
grcssional district
This is only one instance in whic
Harreld has utterly disregarded tn
truth in his frantic efforts to satisf
the attention OF the voters from hi
vote TO allow Victor Berger TO sit a
member of congress after the social
ist has been convicted and sentence
TO prison for treason to his countr!
Ii will be remembered that the Tu
50 World on January IL, 1920 editor
tally flayed Harreld for that vot,
The World OF course did not kno'
Mr. Harreld would be a candidate fo
the L. s. senate when II condemne
his sympathy for a traitor to Americi
In his speech at Muskogee recent
Mr. Haired made the absolute stat,
ment that Scott Ferris was absei
ON the vote TO allow Berger To retail
his seat. The falsty Of this statemeI
can he asccrtained by looking at pag
1879 of Ike Congressional RccoI
for the Goth congress, 2nd sessio
June IL, 1920. Mr.. Ferris was prescl
and voted against allowing Berg,
TO retain his seat. Mr. llarrcld W;
present and was one OF tho six wi
voted to allow the disoyalst TO s
in the congress of the United State
In several Of his speeches Mr. HARE
has made two other direct tal
statements. to which We have call,
attention. We have challenged NJ
Harreld and the committee to di
prove other charges that he has u
terly disregarded the truth. Th
have not answered the chargcs.