Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-09

the navy 10 become candidate Tor
any political office. and that / could
not take any personal active interest
r a campaign while l continued TO
be an officer on duty in the United
States Navy.
Wanted Business Campaign Manage
mcnt.
While I was considering whether
or not II was my duty 70 become a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate at the November election OF 1918,
said TO Mr.. Allan Tempton, citizen
OF Detroit, who was actively engaged
IN large industry in which I was
stockholder, and who was also presi-
dent Of the Detroit Board Of Com
nerce. tnat II ] should decide 20 be-
come candidate I hoped that Il
would meet with the approval OF my
Detroit business friends and as
! sociates, and that I trusted the cam
paign might be looked after by busl-
ness men OF that description. This
Is as far as I had any direct con-
nection with the selection OF the COM
mlttee OF business men. whose man
agement of the campaign in my be-
half shall remember with gratitude
as long as ! shall live.
Knew Manager King But Slightly.
'eMr. Paul II. King was induced 70
accept the active management OF the
campaign. The selection OF Mr.. King
did not originate with me. It was
not In any way arranged by me. I
knew Mr.. King but slightly. My last
contact with him had been in 1912.
when we were political opponents.
"Tn my Judgment. Paul King is a
man of the highest character and
sterling integrity. and when he had
been selected as manager of the Sena-
torial campaign in Michigan. which
was done without the slightest knowl-
edge on my part he insisted that be-
fore he would even accept, much less
undertake 10 enter upon the work OF
the campaign. he should and must
learn for himself, because Of our diff
ferences in 1912, whether or not mis-
management OF the Senatorial cam
paign would be entirely acceptable TO
me.
HE came 10 New York, and we had
a brief interview there. We did not
discuss. even indirectly, a single de-
4 tail of the campaign. I recall that
during the CONVEX ation had at the
I time, Mr.. King, in answer TO ques-
ton as TO how much il should cost
4 the friends OF Senator Townsend
Il whose campaign Mr.. King had man
aged, said II had cost approximately
Il $40, 600 and added that in view OF the
situation then existing in Michigan,
he thought il would cost my friends
approximately $4,000 to make COM
prehensive and successful campaign
This is the only amount OF money
which, directly or indirectly, l ever
heard mentioned in connection Win
the Senatorial campaign in Michigan
until after the primary election and
the report of the committee was fled
4 Didn't Spend q Dollar In Campaign
81 did not solicit or expend, directly
or indirectly, one single doilar IN the
lcampaign for Senator in Michigan IN
1918, nor did I know of the contrlou-
tions made until afterwards. The two
statements which I made under oath
to the Senate are absolutely and wholly
true. The first is dated August ID
1918. and. omitting the printed form
with which you are all familiar, and
10 which I sincerely subscribed,
wrote in my own hand as follows;
1.-The campaign for my nomination
) TOR United States Senator has peer
voluntarily conducted by my friends
In Michigan. have taken no part III
IL whatever, and no contributions OF
expenditures have been made with my
knowledge or consent.
THE second, dated August 3, 1918
with the same omissions and In al
dition TO the printed form 10 which
sincerely subscribed. 1 wrote with my
own hand as follows. under the heac
, of 'Contrlbutions'-'no with m,
knowledge and consent and undel
, the head of Disbursements mons
, with my knowledge and consent
have read general public statemen
of Paul II. King concerning expe
lures made by voluntary committee
OF my friends. but these We're uad'
: without my knowledge or consent.
r "As every Senator knows, tsis form
refers only TO campaign contribution
! and promises. and 10 nothing else.
II had not the slightest intention o
! misleading anyone in making thi
! statement nor do l believe any fair
5 minded man was In the least deceive'
thereby.
Explains Absence of Expense Report
: THE form OF report furnished b
the Senate under the act of Congress
Y I .fa,, c,tpnNsaT ha tr force fh1i