Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-04
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2, 1870,

MEMPHIS, IkhN,, MAY 4 low.
To the Editor of the Ledger:
In issue of your paper last Saturday
appears for the second time letter OF
G.. A. Hanson, which, with your COM
ments, has induced many to ask if the
statement was correct, as they did not
see my reply. Mr.. Hanson's letter was
copied into the Evening Post, with tam
ing reflections on myself.
desire, in justice to myself, (such
momentous article appearing again.
you would publish my reply at the time;
then your readers can compare the letter
of Mr.. Hanson, with its sentiments there
expressed, with those he uttered at Fer
guson's Hall since, and at the Opera
House as you give it in your issue, and
with the statements of the gentleman:
CARD FROM DR. P. D. BEEcHER.
Editors Post: A card appeared in
the Appeal of May 5, 1869, which re-
quires from me an explanation.
First-I will give below letter of Mr..
Thos. Garvey as to how Mr.. Hanson s
name was ever used
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 3, 1879.
Having seen that DR.. Beecher is
charged with having called upon Mr..
Hanson to become candidate for Attor-
ney General, | would state what my in
formation is upon the matter.
Several days before the Republican
Convention, on the 18th of April, DR..
Beecher and myself were speaking upon
the merits of several candidates for that
office, who might draw large vote from
the laboring classes. | first suggested
Mr.. Hanson, to which the Doctor replied
that Mr.. Hanson was a good man, but he
could not take the oath of Office, for he
(Beecher) had heard him say several
times he was in, or had been in, the Con-
federate army.
THOMAS CARNEY"
After the above, would ask how it was
possible for me to make such a PROPOSE
ton, when | knew well it could not be
complied with for want Of ileligibility to
take the oath. "A
did overtake Mr.. Hanson, as stated.
| did speak to him, but for these reasons
fearing Mr.. H. might hear of what |
had said and he might think spoke Of
it to his injury. so stated, and Mr.. H.
replied it was correct; he could not.take
the oath. No other conversation was
had that now remember of, We parted,
as We had always done, gentlemaniy, and
to my surprise, about a week afterward,
! heard q report which is contained in
the letter helowl
"On or about the 23d day Of April last,
the undersigned we're talking together on
the northwest corner Of Second and
Union streets, when Mr. G.. A. Hanson
came up and offered Mr. Mulvihill his
hand, Mr.. NJ. asking him how he felt.
He replied that NJ ielF bad beeaese, the
night or 10 before that, he said that DR..
p. d. Beecher came TO his house at a
late hour and asked him if he would run
as a candidate for Attorney General Of
the Criminal Court on the Hunter ticket.
This request of Beechers, he said,
greatly tart him-zas liz ayerFea that he
would not plead or practice before Mr.
Gallagher as Judge.
"Mr. Mulvihill having, on Mr. Hanson's
departure, called our attention to his Ian
guage, repeated it over again and
charged MS to remember it. For this
reason ouI recellselion ef this eenyersa-
ton is clear, and the above is q full, true
and correct statement.
p. j. MULvIHILL,
JSo. 0'CoNYELL
PATRICK T. SULLIVAN
Mr. Hanson may have honestly mis-
understood me, but he should have at the
time corrected the errof of misnnder-
standing in his reply.
As TO the personal remarks in the
card, / have no comments, but will sim
ply state that was never a Know Moth
ing, spl care not where a man was born,
or TO what nationality he ,aay helone.
p. ID. BEEcHER.