, 1869-01-20
INDIANA.
The, eonaterial Contest.
Spicy Correspondents Between
the Governor and Lieu.
tenant Governor.
4 Bolt Threatened In the
" ,Legialature,: -. $

II 4 - - 49,
4 Bolt Threatened In : the
,Legislature.,, " ) 81
Standing Committees Of Both Houses
:--Amusements.
Special Correspondence Of Tne Chicago Tribune
taptAaAfoL1s, Jsn. IT.
Both branches Of the -Lexislatnru weEc or :.
Ean1zed In accordance with the telegram
from this city to. TIE TRIBUNE, ''ami the
House haa got fairly under headway, and Is
despatchtng legialation As rapidly Is 10 nany
new hands at the bellows could be expected
to d. Bet the Senate having more erest
men has managed to sp:nd almost !ta eutlre:.
time since it, organization IN mangle which
gzeu on. Of the eeustotdA contest, -and ,aL
which your; special kilograms have adyised
Jou from day 10 day. But In order that your
readers may properly understand thccase, ,
wit zeeapltuldte the facts IS connected with
this quarrel which ha1e: not been terrtatote
published:
In, January, 1855, Governor Morton was
clicked Cnfted States Senator to succeed
Hon. Henry 8. Lane, and Lieutenant Gov.
etnor Conrad Baker succeeded to the Gubcr-
natorial chair, md Hon. WILL Cumback;; be-
1ngH member Of the Serate, Ma eleeted It's
presiding officer and acting Lieutenant Gov
Gnor. Iebeing only one year until the Re-
puhltcans would hold State Chrvehnoo to
nominate candidatesfot Governor aud Ltru-
tdnhnt GoyGrnnr, both Governor H.ker and
; Cclopel Cumhack commenced looking Rftet
ther chances for nominations, both being
candidates for Eoresnof. Governor Baleel
had vetoed two or three bills that gained for
him the hostility OF several prominent mem
bers .of both branehea af. The Lexi.latura
These gentlemen espoused tho cause Of Colo.
mel Cumhaek- and Tor time Il seemed IS II
The contest before. the convention would
be bitter one. Colonel Cumback, how.
ever, withdrew from the race for Coy
Governor on the ticket with Governor Ba~
kcr. The caurRss WIS fought through. and
but fow persons knew thAt there Wis not q
cordial feeling between the Republican can.
dldatcs for Governor md Ldeutenant, Gov
ernor- As soou. Is It was known that Ee
lad sncecedet In carrying the Leeilatnre,
I tho fight for tho ssnatorship caumtnced
/ Cnnback ind Baker at oucc became tho
| prominent candidates, but Baker soon d.
| cliued. saying that he preferred to remalp
I 5QFEllkE. 4AEu O44QREA GtC3AQE kuC kHOSE
| formidable candidate. Other prominent gen
tlcmcu were mentioned IN connection with
the position, but 1. eoon became evident that
Cumback had the field, aud the friends Of the
other candidates commenced bitter fight
! against him. During this CONTEXT, and about
the time Of the meeting Of : The
Legislature, il began to Sc whispered
about that some spicy correspondence had
! passed he1Eaen the Lieutenant Governor and
Governor elect, which, being Of \ counden.
tial Character, could not bc made public
without tho consent Of the Lieutenant Cor.
eroor, sud th.. il Eould be damaging to that
Erntleman's reputation: The Senate met,
and, as soon as organised. Senator, opposed
10 the Nomination Of the IieQtcuant Govern
O., offered q resolution calling upon the GoY
e1nof for the alleged correspondence betwcc1
himktlt and the Lieutenant Governor {whlct
for several days between senators Hughc.
and Stem. VITO favored the resolution, ant
Henators Church, Gtsy, Rice md Robinson
who opposed 1t. FIually,Ithe Governor s.n
copies Of the correspondence to the Senate
and placed it In the hands us the Lieutanan
Governor to be disposed OF - be saw proper
! Then the Lientenant GoTeFnos gave his lette
| to the public. but declined 10 make any US
whateFer Of the reply Of the Governor
Here Is the letter Of the Lieutenant Govern
( OF, as well rs bis letter to the Senate:
-"GEar1xxx4 :" or 7nE S1xA1x: herewith piac
1t The aitrorsl Il The Senate copy ef ID mi
lest,rI ever wrote EovcEuo. Bsiir coasainlu
4 e Hdsap ss m
While 90 not deny that GoYetno. Baker dl
not aeeede TO- the suggestion contained In sui
forc TIC srnatc sho petvafe letter recelsed fson
him. 1ims gentlemen 1o's 9sea'cn. sss!.ns,,
tEn.elope marked y Prt1.,c."1 rI to1DAeA'
1dk1zsssuss, Ind, jim. :, 1893.
"Goyerror B.kt,:
.D11R fnexn: |, 1had not a shoasaad thing
70 demand ny attentltn thts week, I would con
up lnd see you. WILL. therefore. venture t
make this uRtestou: l think Hendricks wi
n 1 IT, a1d ., W esst1an
p lnted b. son .ill othef thiaas being equal stsn
II you viii ass1re No Of the a2po;n:uent, / Vii
#tthdIav from the conteat for any position on th
s.ate ticket and tskc the po.1ticn OF E1ector i
not meet with yaur Appreciation, plsaso ret1r
thls letter 70 ma. Iei ne bare Jour reply 1t !
sa1l, az: Do most earnestly hope Eos The unit
4 Wn1 CuaBAcx.r
When this was read to the Senate, Sen Ito
Fisher stated that tho Governor hid place
IN hands letter, together with sealed pacl
aCc containing the entire correspondence
and asked that the letter Of the Governor t
him he lead, which was Ii follows:
"1SDIAxAro1ls, jan Is, 1862.
NHoG. htCafG8 Fisher:
"D1Aa sn: All ALL = possIblc thst PAT q u
e @s eli u. so1ns senssas shoala b tnfasrss
corTctpordenee- !, therefore, Without tndtca
ttg tie contents ct anJ Of the letters, II
70 yor that there sess four II II, d.hl
hsck to mo, dated JsnnIy 9, 1865; e
| repl1 thereto, dated January ), 1868; one ftol
| Colonel Cumback 10 me, cattd Foor1..y Il, 1856
l
| II olonel Cuunaek's letter to nc. Of January
should be read without ny reply oc,n9 produces
:a hs,h e. ns' 81 It, t. Ss s si
fsa, tejseaoa oi t tso p:oposi,ion. @ @ = iuelos o
Feesusi2 alg befare bo2 9snifanea. % rais e. @ eatelo;
S9ssseea eH!issss & asass3ss u + IS
lying ~ tor 4 nc Viii hive befors laeies:sa !,
- rs sGRs: iRso.ed e III 4
! n ii tho c< c<rrespouesacs shall be produce
+ no octa4son 70 act In The matter, and IN eilh
case win return tho enyelopo contataing Il
d "1tis becomes neeeasarr fos Jon tako any =
4 The Senate Or Eate known youz ovn stsnme9t
a III eonttnu.' foufs' truly, ',
!. The Senate then, aftcf some discuss!on, q
c dered the rem mclndcr OF tho correspondent
u | read. which was Al follows.
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= sunn- VIII cnnh,.f Gr.snsrr.s, S5fsc ~, 2, As"o
, 1sIn: YorF eonnnniest,on al II. G,n rn.t.
i w.s retetyed sna sharncn 1re, ths w. et1x ~, -
Q VENTED an imnnedtsts rtnIT 1ha nrancstt;vonp r
! rorrnnt and inorrrnt snr + hsaf hrmtM.tad -
su, bp1,.n hnne shsna e! h1mIea @ ~ ~ :.
c staads5a o, Common motal,t1 A. to 1naSs Il II
1t III hays tho honor 10 be,
~ Your ohedicnt ee1ftnt,
tCopyl "coxzAD aAkxa-'
"G1fxsapcno. Ind. Frh n 1894
~ AGoYK1yoa HAfEA-S7r: AZ Vr arc froso
" | In I common Cause, 1pt On the SANE ttetct it
'7 Of the Utmost importance that cur telat,o
should be friendly.
"N therefore. 1ou will return the no.n fx7,
you Jaonafy 6tn. ind witsdsv iSe 1enlv