The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-01-19
Card from Lieut.. Gov. CUmback.
BATES HOUSE, January Is, !


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
In regard to the much talked of letter OF January
g. 1868 to Governor Baker, beg in compliance with
request of some of my friends to make the follow
ing statement of the facts that induced me to write
it. Some of the friends of Governor Baker came TO
me at different times, whether speaking by the au-
the same proposition which is contained in the fol-
lowing letter of John w. Burson Esq: fa
f .na5.o BATES HOUSE, January Is, 1859.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CUMBAcK:
DEAR SIR:-Your verbal request to make a state
ment of the proposition Governor Baker made to me
in regard to the position you should have on the
Slate ticket and in connection with the Senat rshp
| make with pleasure.
He said that he knew tina was friend of yours
that had first spoken OF you as proper person
to be President of the Senate, when he became Gov
ernor at the election of Morton to the Senate, and
knowing that was your ne wished h 10 say 20
ganst him for the nomination for Governor and take
the second place. the position you now hold or any
place on the ticket, he would not be candidate for
the United States Senate before the next Legislature
but ,cod use his influence to election to that
position, and told me to see you and learn how you
felt about it. This was the autumn preceding the
last State Convention, and l saw you the same day
anu "Your;s. j. w. BuRsoN.
Afterwards in conversation with the Rev. c. N.
smms, of this city, the subject of the Gubernato
rial race expires sed the opinion that Governor Ba-
ker's feelings were not kind toward me.
He said he would see the Governor and write me,
"a he was friend Of the Governor, ard in favor
his nomination for Governor.
He saw the Governor, and makes the following
statement of the conversation he had with him:
INDIANAPOLIS, January 5, 1869.
"Hos. WILL CUMBAck-Sir: In response to your
reouest for the purport of a conversation between
myself and Governor Baker, concerning the personal
relations existing between you and himself, and con
corning political matters, pace III your han"S .ho
following statement +} .
"At your request called upon Governor Baker, to
ascertain ais personal feelings TOWARDS YOU anu 70
,barra SSlna
between you. This was several weeks before the
Republican State Convention held in this city last
HTbe purport of this conversation was, that there
had seemed to be want of rankness and cordially
somewhere, and that the feelings OF the Governor
we're ever kind and friendly toward you, and an as
surance that there reason WHY you might not
annroach him with entire freedom and trankness as
personal and political friends l alluded 70 your
Senatorial aspirations and the Governor replied that
he was not candidate for that position and that he
much preferred to DO Governor of Indiana to United
with these assurances that you might approach
him cordially as personal ami political friend wrote
to you to that effect: - n cu
"Respectfully, Y. y. oiAAs.
Tia ,a,tar refarred to in the above statement, from
Rev. C. n Simms to me, received on the 4th of
January 1898 two days before wrote the letter to
the Governor about which much has been said.
Twill add nothing in the way OF comment, but SUD
NIT these statements to the consideration OF just
public. W., cr,.,cr
Governor Baker has VIZ itten the following card in
reply to that of John w. Burson.
"INpI AvAPoLIs, January l9, 1859.
To the public:
at is due to myself and to truth 10 say that no
such interview that which is detailed IN the letter
of John w Burson. Esq, published in the Journal OF
this morning took place. and that neither at the
time mentioned by Mr. Burson, nor at any other time'
did any such con versaton ever occur between ns..
"The whole statement from beginning to end Is WITH
out the shadow of foundation 10 MT, Du'soh
statement interpose my unqualified denial.