Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1920 — A STATEMENT OF THE FACTS [ARTICLE]

A STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

Which Have Been Grossly Perverted by Political Enemies. Several hundred copies of The Democrat, containing advertising in the interests of James E. Scanlon, Democratic candidate for joint-repre-sentative, were sent, to Newton county last week on instructions and at the expense of Newton county friends of Mr. Scanlon. In this campaign, however, an overseas soldier with a brilliant war record, -counted for *less than the most pronounced pro-German, and Mr. Scanlon went down to defeat with the balance of his ticket. This statement regarding the sending of extra copies of The Democrat to Newton county is made because of the charge of jealous enemies of this paper that they were sent for personal and ulterior motives of The Democrat, which is wholly without foundation. The orders for these papers came unanticipated and entirely unsolicited, and were accepted as a purely business matter, which It was. The list of names of the parties to whom they were to ibe sent was furnished the orders and all the expense was. charged to and paid for by the parties sending the order. *