The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-10
FORD YIELDED TO WILSON;
ENTERED SENATORIAL RACE
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headquarters together, Mr.. Ford said
to his companions, 81 noticed that
you did not join with the others when
they insisted that should win tomor-
row."
"No," replied Mr.. Pipp. Il could
mt agree with them. l don't think
you will have plain sailing. l think
you have fair fighting chance, but
only a fair one."
But that wasn't what you said
Saturday."
mo; if the election had been held
Saturday you would have won. But
today is Monday and it's different
story"
"Do you mean that you think the
Wilson letter."
| The Wilson Letter.
''In my estimation,' interrupted
Mr.. Pipp, "the Wilson letter cost you
10000 votes. You could spare that
many. There were people in Michi-
gan who had forgotten all about par
ty lines; they only remembered that
you were a candidate and they want
ed to pay you the highest honor they
could. The Wilson letter jerked
them up. 1t reminded them that
they were Republicans and that you
are running as a Democrat. l would
wager that letter cost you their vot-
es. You could spare 10000 votes,
but you can't spare many more"
Then you think the Hughes state
ment-''
The Hughes statement will work
more havoc than anything else could
have done. People will not have
time to learn the truth. If l could
have gotten a reply out in time for
it to reach every voting precinct it
would have helped some. Upstate
and in the rural districts they won't
see tomorrow's papers, but you can
be perfectly sure that they'll get
word of the Hughes report. If they
don't see it themselves some one will
pass it along The gossip that you're
keeping a German working in your
cylinder department will reach them.
Coming from man Of Mr.. Hughes's
prominence, it will carry weight. |
think I know politics and I think
I know that last-minute rumors Of
ten turn the tide. In my opinion
you have a fair fighting chance to-
morrow. You may pull through by
a narrow margin. You probably will
lose by between 5000 and 10000
votes"
The first election reports gave the
state to Commander Newberry by T.
567 votes. The official recount, some
eighteen months later, changed the
figures somewhat, but not the result.
Mr.. Pipp had been right.
Far Reaching Results.
The results of that contest were
far reaching. If Henry Ford had
won there would have been an equal
number of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in the senate and the vice pres
ident, a Democrat, would have cast
the deciding vote where there was
tie. Moreover, the Republicans
would not have had the chairman
ships of all the committees. Finally,
but for the Republican majority of
two in the senate, the league of ma
tions might have been endorsed.
The many good Americans who
are opposed to the league of nations
feel that it was fortunate for the
country that Commander Newberry
was elected. Many others, firm be-
levers in the league, regard the out
come of the Michigan campaign as
a defeat, not alone for Henry Ford,
but for the hope of permanent peace.
Certainly the whole nation, perhaps
the whole civilized world, was involv'
ed in that contest. 1t was not until
a short time ago, on May 2, 1921,
that the case was finally disposed of
by the decision of the United States
supreme court at Washington, which
set aside the conviction of Senator
Newberry in the Michigan district
federal court and declared unconstl-
tutional the corrupt practices act un-
der which he had been indicted. i
There are those who say that Mr..
Hughes never made the statement
attributed to him, and that he would
not have stopped to such campaign
methods had he been aware of the
Republican committees plan. THE
statement was held back until the