Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-04
vindicattou of senator Carpenter.

Nin6icattou of Senator Carpenter.
The New York Times prints an elaborate vim
dication OF Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, in
regard TO the charge connecting him with a dls-
reputable transaction at Long Branch last
summer. Letters OF President Grant Senator
Spencer, and Mr.. Farror, room clerk at the
West End Hotel, Long Branch, are given as
evidence, and sufficiently establish the Senator e
innocence. They are as follows
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Octsber 20. 1873.
DIAN JUDGE: Much has been said in the pab-
Tic prints relative to your colleague, Senator
Carpenter, during his visit to Long Branch this
asst summer One charge made against him |
Know TO be untrue. He spent an hour or more
with me during the evening OF his stay. and |
can answer as 10 his being ut the time strictly
SOBER, giving no evidence Of having been drink
ing TO mark its effect at that time. The other
charges | know nothing about, and made no
inquiry about, thinking them impossible,
Yours truly, L. S. GRANT.
Judge Z. o. HOre.
DECATUR Ala, September IL, 1873.
MY DEAR SENATOR: l was at Long Branch
the day after you were there last summer, or, at
all events, the day the first telegram appeared
in the New York Tribune concerning your visit
here. ! went to the West End Hotel, and was
told by the clerk that there was not vacant
room IN the house, and had not been for several
days; that they had been compelled TO refuse
many persons.
/ saw the Tribune correspondent (Nr. Rams
del) few moments atterward, and, referring
10 the telegram IN the Tribune, [ asked him
what it meant, and whether there was any
truth in it. He admitted to me that there was
no truth whatever in what would be implied in
the telegram. 1 afterwards talked with the
room clerk upon the same subject, and he told
me you were refused a room only because every
one in the house was occupied.
l am, very sincerely, yours,
Hon. Matt. Carpenter, HiIwautee, WIS.
wILLARD's HOTEL, &c
WASHINGTON, Oct. p, 1875
Hon. T o. Ho,ce
Senator Carpenter at Long Branch the facts
are simply these: Mr.. Carpenter came with
several others, and there was not a vacant room
in the house. | told him SO, aud gave him
note of introduction to the Ocean House, II
the President had called at the same time for
room ! should have toldl him the same thing
Mr.. Carpenter was neither intoxicated, nor
guilty ofany improprietes whatever.
GEORGE II. FARRAR,
Room Clerk West Ind Hotel.
The Times says edtorially:
Z" The true facts have been known to us for
some time. The husband or the lady, who, for
very natural reasons, desires not to bring hi
wtte's name before the public, and therefore
does not wish to publish anything under his
own signature, some time since called on us
and informed that the charge was utterly
false, and requested us, in case the Islander was
kept up, to publish statement of the facts
The Philadelphia Press, referring to the
matter, says:
"Of the lady, we can freely state that we
have known her father, mother, brothers, and
sisters Tor many years, and we have never met
more irreprOachable woman than herself, or
more respectable family than that whose
name she bore before her marriage. For her
sake and theirs we have deplored the publicity
that has been given TO the charge az liust a
public man who has done so much honor 10 our
public councils as Senator Carpenter"
The Washington correspondent of the Balt
more .fmeriean has the following to-day
alt was rumored yesterday that Senator Car
penter would take the first oppoI tunity to make
a personal explanation in the Senate with re-
gard TO the charges affecting his char acter, and
which appeared originally in the New York Tri-
bune last summer. That he has already taken
steps TO vinGicate himself the editorial of the
New York Times Of yesterday shows This ed-
tOrial, with the letters embodied in it, were
very generally discussed last evening, and have
been the leading topic Of conversation to-day.
While those who know Mr.. Ramsdell discredit
the statement rejecting on his integrity, it ia
thought Mr.. Carpenter stands acquitted of the
serious charge made against HIM. 1t is fact
that Senator Carpenter was registered at the
West End Hotel, Long Branch, under the name
of Henry Carpenter, but this is explained by
MT. Farrar, the room clerk, now at Willard's
Hotel, as follows:-When Senator Carpenter
arrived at the West End Hotel he asked the
clerk (Mr. Farrar) to register his name as Hen.
ry Carpenter; and, on being asked why he
wanted this done, he explained that he had
come to see the President and If he was known
to be there, and on such an errand, he would
not even get time to sleep, he would be so over
the name as requested, but on looking at his
list afterward found he had not vacant room,
and so Mr.. Carpenter had TO 90 elsewhere. Mr.
Ramsdell left here for New York last evenin &