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Show CHAIRMAN HAYS DENIES STORY Ansvrers Tumulty and Denounces De-nounces Campaign Methods Used by Democrats. WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Will H. Hays, chairman of the national Republican Repub-lican committee, replying today to a message from Secretary Tumulty, said it was not true that he said to Republican Repub-lican stite chairmen in Chicago recently re-cently that the Democratic leaders at Washington "would even end the war with any kind of compromise if that would insure continuance of the Democratic Demo-cratic party in power." "I did not uso the words quoted in your telegram," said the letter. "What I said then, which I now re-affirm, and which I shall continue to declare, was substantially as follows: "First as to the means resorted to by certain Democratic leaders to get votes, I said: Leaders Publish Advertisements. "Irf the special election in Wisconsin Wiscon-sin the Democratic machine leaders published advertisements undenled sinco by them, addressed to the soldiers sol-diers at Camp Grant, as follows: " 'To the Wisconsin soldiers at Camp Grant: " 'Tuesday, April 2. " 'You are entitled to vote for United Unit-ed States senator from Wisconsin to succeed Senator Paul O. Husting. " 'President Wilson, your commander-in-chief, desires all loyal Americans Ameri-cans lo vote for Joseph E. Davles for United States senator. " 'Davles' election means joy at Washington and gloom at Berlin. I " 'Davles' defeat means gloom at Washington and joy at Berlin." j "I regard this as an infamlous pros-, pros-, titutlon of all patriotic proprieties I and the grossest violation of tho plain- est civil duty, worthy of the severest : condemnation of all Americans. . . From such actions it is evident, and 1 regret to say it, that these Democratic leaders will go to any lengths to carry car-ry the senate and house. "In concluding his letter, Mr. Hays said: ! "I now take the opportunity to ap-peal ap-peal to you directly and to the Democratic Demo-cratic organization to join with us In this effort lo keep partisanship out of the v:ar and the war out of partisan i politics." |