Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-06
MEEEA MDRIAs
n.snAy MORNING, AUGUST s. 1923.
-, INTERFERENCE WITH STATE ELEc
)FFiCLaL TONS

pfFich Tl0NS.
-. Of the up- ,o-t6e. hubs" go inc
:, ,ho,e who have confidence in the spot
''' .;,v Of the prtsen, Administration, and
:" 80. been made to believe that the mem'
che Cabinet would as soon think oil
INTO The Potomac as to NEEDLE with
,..,;ons in the S,ates-wil be surprised
,,,v read what f,llows. We confess we,
i lie =, we are,--oui OF the pale Of Jackson
,D,o, but be surprised at the unblush'
.s.or,erv of those who, not long since,
ID III. ,ials Of their wrath upon Mr. AD-
nd Mr.. Clay for alleged elec,ionsering
ference. and now are guilty OF the very
,me thing themselves!
n, ErscAIp is a candidate for Congress from
.,,,,esr District, (Kv) He became obnoxious
IL. Jackson Party, and, in order to make
-. If his defeat, representations were made
IL, Chief, in Washington, urging his dc
,orcsment! Mr.. X. got wind Of some letters
~, were written Gin reply 10 these represen-
,,;oo,. and against him) from Washington,
"A immediately wrote the following letter 10
s, respectable gentlemen, who, he understood
n ,,v something concerning them. The letter
dated ,1,. 1000
y c,,,L,m,n Il have learned you were present
g dav, since al Mr.. VIM Rice's tavern IN
H. ,own Of Harrod burg, when Mr. william
tr,rr,r Editor Of The Watchtower stated IN
Mic conversation, tina, he had The evening oe.
= 49, r.rciyed four letters, one from The Honor
f5le I. P. Moore, Minister to Colombia; one
Noon he Hon. Van Buren,, Secretary OF the u
lined States, one from MIR. VIM. Barry, Post
<,I,s,e- General Of the United States; and onr
&,om Mr.. Robert Johnson Clerk in the office
<s,he Fourth Auditor Of the United States -
fIbar Major Moore made calculation IN his
aerer Of the 2robah.e result Of the election in
Liz District aud elected Mr. Booker by ma
kori,v Of 400 yoIes over me. That Mr. Barry
<xnressed strong desire that Mr.. Booker
&hould be made 10 beat me. That Nh. Van
{Buren stated in his litter, that he did not know
kiher Of the gen,lrmen, ba, nom tie in:orma
Mon re had re Rived he was desirous that Mr..
<Booker should De elected Tha, Mr.. Johnson
wished me beat, but did not wish Mr. Booker
Elected. That, Mr.. Tanner further said, that
Ahe affairs Of this district seemed 10 be as well
tnawn q, Washington City as al hume. These
)euers il is believed, all came by the same mail.
Mr KrcAID then desires these gentlemen to
! MORN him il they heard Tanner make these
declarations. To this reques, they reply as
blows:
BARRopsBvRe, July 18th, 1929.
n SR-ln answer 70 your inquiry, We the un-
2ersigned state, that In conversation with Mr.
Em. Tanner, Editor Of the WstchIower, he
aid, that he had received letter from Major
Moore, dated New York July sIh, in which he
|al made calculation, in relation TO the Con-
Irsssional contest in this District and that he
|ad elected Booker over Kincaid 500 votes.-
He (ranner) further remarked, that they SEEM
"a 10 know as much about The Congressional
iecIion in Washington City as we do here
ha, he had received a letter from Maj Barry
POST Mas;e, General, and one from Mr.. Van
pren Secretary IF State, and another from Mr..
aooer, Jonston, one of the Clerks in the Fourth
AUDITORS Office. He was asked whom they
Rished elecred. That Mr.. Van Buren, said he
I'd not know either OF the gentlemen, bu, from
Fhat he could hear he thought ,ha, Kiacaid
fSghI TO be beaten. Ina, Mr.. Johnston sta
ed that nc wanted Kincaid beaten, bu, that he
fid no, want Booker elected.
This IS substantially, IL not literally what we
feard MIR. Tanner state in relation to the let
FRS he had received from Washington CITY,
MS conversation was graruirous on ,Ae part
p Mr. Tanner, and took place in Mr.. Rice's
'birfoom IN The presence Of half dozen gen
fe@sn 10 guard against any error the fore
gong statement was presented and read to Mr.
amer BY The gentlemen who were present at
EAe conservation, and was admitted by him TO
r. correct in their presence and to a number
f' other gentlemen;
WILLIAM PAWLING, sc.
"eIea'e this plain s,a,emen, Of facts, with
POI word Of comment, to the candid reaec-
ION Of all candid men.