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Show presTdent is , reproachful Resents a Letter Sent to Him by Jeremiah A. O'Leary of Truth Society. Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 29. . President Wilson made it plain to-, to-, nBht that he wants no "disloyal" , American to voto for him. He ex-, ex-, pressed indignation over a telegram . from Jeremiah A. O'Leary of New York, president of the American Truth , soclet-, accusing him of being pro- British, and saying he had failed to obtain compliance with American rights. The president sent Mr. O'Leary a short telegram which officials indi-cated indi-cated Mr. Wilson had desired to put in strongor language. His . message follows: "Your telegram received. I would feel deeply mortified to have you or anybody like you vote for me. Since you have access to many disloval Americans and I havo not, I will ask you to convey this message to them." Mr. O'Leary's telegram, given out by the president, follows: "Again we greet you with a popular popu-lar disapproval of your pro-British policies. Last year from the Twenty-third Twenty-third New York congressional district, and now from your own state and from the voters of your party. Senator Sena-tor Martlne won because the voters of New Jersey do not want any truckling truck-ling to the British emnire nor do they approve of dictatorship over congress. con-gress. "Your foreign policies, your failure to secure compliance with all American Ameri-can rights, your leniency with the British empire, your approval of war loans, the ammunition traffic, are IB-sues IB-sues In this campaign- Do you know that William S. Bennett, a Republican Republi-can congressman, ran in the Democratic Demo-cratic primaries in the Twenty-third New York congressional district and polled 36 per cent of the total Democratic Demo-cratic vote against his regular Democratic Demo-cratic opponent? Anglo-malnlas and British interest may control newspapers, news-papers, but they don't control votes. The people may be readers, but they are not followers of the newspapers "When sir, will you respond to these evidences of popular disapproval of your policies by action? The Martlne election and Bennett vote prove you have lost support amongst Democrats. Demo-crats. "Every vote for Martlne was a vote against you, as was every Democratic vote that went for Mr. Bennett in the Democratic primaries In the Twenty-third Twenty-third congressional district." The president's attitudo toward the campaign and toward some of the issues is-sues before the country were made known here today. It was learned that in his speech at Shadow Lawn tomorrow and In subsenuent addresses ho intends to state definitely that he seeks another term. Following is an authoritative summary sum-mary of his campaign attitude: Not. Political Fight. The president will adhere strictly to his determination not to enter into personalities or into a political controversy con-troversy with Charles E. Hughes. All the speeches he will make away from Shadow Lawn will be delivered to non-partisan organizations and will be devoted entirely to a dlscosslon of public questions. By inference they will have a political effect. His speech here, however, will be more political in tone. Tomorrow he will tell why he thinks young men should voto the Democratic ticket. American voters are entitled to know, he believes, what Republicans would do In Mexico, what attitude they would take toward belligerent nations In Europe, whether they would repeal the federal reserve act, the tariff law, the rural credits act, the tariff commission bill, the S-hour law for railroad employes, tho child of the Democrats. Although several days ago officials here said the president would take occasion to refer frequently frequent-ly to the settlement of the recently threatened railroad strike, It became known today that he has since decided not to dwell on this question. The president believes that satisfactory settlements of pending international questions can only be embnrraased by partisan discussions of them. For this reason he is not expected to reply directly to the challenge Issued by Mr. Hughes that he deny or confirm the charge that John Llnd went to Mexico with orders to oust General Huerta. On this subject Mr. "Wilson takes tho position that Huerta was ousted, that the Democratic administration adminis-tration opposed him constantly and that, therefore, no reply Is necessary. In connection with Internationa questions, an authoritative denial wat made here today to statements thai : James W. Gerard, American ambassa I dor to Germany, is coming here to dls cuss roports that Germany is about to renew submarine attacks on mer chant vessels. It was said here thai Mr. Gerard was returning to the United States only because he greatly needed a rest The president received word today that John M. Parker, Progressive candidate for vice president, proposes to make speeches in opposition to Mr. Hughes. At first administration officials sold the president himself had heard from Mr, Pnrkor, but later It was stated that this was a mistake, and that a letter announoing Mb iiu tentlon had been sent by Mr. Parker to Balnbrldge Colby of New York. nn |