The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-11-10
The TRUTH AFTER ELECTION

."~I SHdC tc NNtIOA 40 OV0 tc NOuIlcI DclcVc
that the accusation made in the last issue of the Glasgow Demo.
CHA CHARLIE SeFi %ni to a s.sse1 TSe G II wo'sh c It eRs1' WITH sseq Ssyin Matt tt. Msfr sfi
Mrs: Patton at some point in the county in exchange for votes
paign lie that contained no word of truth, was published ma
nciousy ana that the parties who sponsored it knew it was un-
FUTABEE PROOF : in Il it's p .@s ''''"eo 70 nave 'AHN'
The Democrat editor was requested by a committee of Glas-
gov women to show the proof substantiating his statement and
after severa! evasions claimed that the information had been
f1aimed h aG b S% Gy {h a 5 Rss% %sSst T T%sss ~ of ain sdasa " whom hon II he
in Hinsdale who disclaimed knowledge of any such deal being made
Upon being asked by Matt Murray, Charlie GeI Hail slH and the editor
of the Courier to show proof of his charges Mr.. McGovern gave
nor Mr.. Hooking were implicated in the deal that was made &C.
eording to the information in his possession, and gave as his only
charges that he Thought they knew about the deal" and that any.
thing was fair to use against a newspaper during a political cam.
From another angle we are told that Mr.. Frank Van Wagon
on which the Democrat based its charges, against Murray, Hall
and the Courier. We publish below a signed statement Of Edi.
of any kind was ever made by any Of the men accused. In thj
presence Of witnesses at Thoeny on November 9th Mr.. Van Wag.
ray, Hall or Hooking up with any deal to trade votes or double
cross Mrs. Patton and backs up his story with the signed state
NOT The Ts tr 1nr Of the nST Th %1p matter *S1 is THAT MRS; RATION e WAS
ES1rG akA MesoyG SFS k kSR 7 Ta1s c IF Be & f4 TNeT Wien 4H HR
PUBLISHED THE ARTICLE IN LAST WEEKS DEMOCRAT.
K Ks APM 4HE d 90 THE FE EbfTSS DID Of N %5TH MEvH iT SE4E NE
TO TO DO WIT IBr The he MATTER Ia " AM Al ,, YET IT, HE ATTACHES THE
PUEL1sHEP Accusations. On WHICH He CLAIMS La IS e
HAZE F1ANEs 1 Ta EI,UM PROOF, N WH1cH HE NOW RE-
The Courier in the campaign of 1922 as we have always done in
the past, has endeavOred to conduct a clean, open and above board
campaign for the interests of the Republican party. We have
never made a statement which we cannot back up to the limit.
WE WANT THE PEOPLE OF VALLEY COUNTY TO KNOW
THAT MURRAY, HALL AND HOOKING ARE INNOCENT OF
THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST THEM N MIR. McGOVERN
KNOWS 1T. is HE MAN ENOUGH TO ADMIT 1T?
MR.. VAN WAGENENs STATEMENT
To Whom it May Concern:
Whereas it is alleged that a story is being circulated to the effect that
Hall, Murray and Hooking traded Mrs. Pauons votes and that such trade
vas with, by, OF through the office of the undersigned, l hereby make the
following statement:
l do not recall that ever since the primary 1 have yer spoken to C. A.
HaH about tn election, and in fact l do not remeber that he has ever
been in my office, since the said primary.
a Murray as at no time ever traded votes, or attempted to trade votes
and has never approached the undersigned N such a proposition. That Joe
Hooking has not o traded votes and all which has been done has been
u understanding that W believed Joe Hooking was against County
nit have used such argument in the past campaign, Just
why this opinion was formed has been because at n time has the column
OF the Courere ever contained any article against county unit aside from what
Mrs. Patton has written and that Mr. Hooking never spoke a word for ON.
ty unit.
Dated this 9th day of November, 1922.
FRANK VAN WAGENEN.