Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-26

10 MS surprise, that Sam Gary was an
nounced as one of the speakers, and he
was compelled in spite of himself to
listen to him.
Mr. Cook remarked that it was
unfortunate for the Democracy that the
Catholic question had been brought in;
that ii was going TO result in many |
Democrats voting with the Republi !
cans, and many more in staying away
from the polls. He feared that this |
alone would lose the State 10 the De |
mOcracy.
Mr.. Thurman replied, emrhatically /
y e. We shall lose tthe State; the id
priests have OVerdOne the thing by
sticking their noses into our politics,
and they deserve To be beaten 10 teach
them their place. The Democracy only
have themselves to blame in submit
ting To the demands Of the priests in
the way they did. 1t was unfortunate
indeed, that the Catholic question was
.lugged into the campaign. The De-
mocracy is the only party that ever
did any ything for the Catholics, and ii
would seem that the more that is done
for them the more they will demand.
Their arrogance is insufierable, and as
we shall be defeated any way, hope
it will hereafter teach these meddle-
some priests lesson that they will un-
deTstand-that is, to let politics alone.
Tor one don't propose TO stand any
further nonsense from these fellows
The Senator went on to defend the
position he took in his Mansfield
speech, saying that he had been most
outrageously abused and misrepresent-
ed by the Republican press; that had
he come cut fiat tOOtedly in opposition
10 the financial plank in the State plat
form, he would have been more bitter
~ abused by his own party press than
he was by the Republican press for the
position he had taken in that speech;
therefore that position was the best for
his own personal interest.
! The above report of the conversation
is correct as far as sentiments uttered
were concerned, the language may vary
little. His expressions in regard TO
Cary, the priests, and acknOwlelg-
ing that the State was lost, are given
in his exact language. VISITOR.
CLEVELAND, August 19.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received here to-
day:
PUTIN BAY, August 10.
Editor Cleveland Leader.
''The letter signed Visitor in this
mornings Leader, is tissue OF false
hOud5. Please publish this telegram.
r, y. G.. THURMAN"
This the Leader will publish, togeth-
er with letter from its correspondent,
now in this city, reattirming the report
of Senator Thurman's conversation as
published on Wednesday. The CORE
spOndent, who is Vouched for by the
! Leader as a man of unquestiOnable in
tegrity, submits also the following
AFFIDAVIT:
! STATE OF OHIO, CUYAHoGA CoUN-
TY, S. S.
"E. c. Nelson, of lawfnl age, being
duly sworn, upon oath says: That he
is a resident of the city of Cleveland,
that he is the author Of the communi-
cation over the signature of Visitor,
published in the Cleveland Leader un-
der date of August IS, 1875, narrating a
conversation that occurred between
Mr.. Cook, OF Cincinnati, and Mr.. Thur
man, at Put-in-BAy on Sunday fore
noon, August 10; that the report
of that conversation is true
in every particular, so far as the senti-
ments therein expressed are concerned.
the exact language of Senator Thur
man in several expressive passages be,
ing literally quoted. E. c. NELSON"
"Sworn TO by the said E. q. Nelson
before me, and by him subscribed il
my presence. this 10Th day OF August
+ 1875.
CARLOS NJ. STONE, Notary Public,
In and for Cuyahoga County"
The matter eXciteS great Interest
here, as the conversation, as reported
expresses so exactly the general verdict
I0f seriOus-miDded Democrats, that Il
reads like an old story.
The correspondent describes at length
other things said by Messrs. Thurman
and Cook, and tells how the talk be
gan and how it was finally interrupted
Ibv the arrival of IA mutual friend Will
a string of fish, and the adjournment o
r the trio to have the fish cooked fo
dinner. You can put the report GOwi
| as true.
Card from the Reporter.
.'To the Editor of the Leader:
'In reply to the telegram of Senate
!, Thurman, which you have shown ne
I saying that my statement of his con
+ versatiOn with Mr.. Cook, of Cincinnati
/ published in the Leader of Wednesda
}. last, is tissue of falSehOodS, | will Sa
: that on the forenoon of last Sunday
Il when the conversation took place,
= was seated on the lawn, in front of tn
Put-in-Bay House, reading a newsps
;Iper, and while so doing MIR. Thurma
and Mr.. Cook came and seated then
: selves about four feet from me. The
carried on their conversation Openl
! and unreservediy. Knowing the EN-
nence of Senator Thurman as state:
man and politician, it was natural thu
| should listen to his remarks, espec
ally so as he almost forced me to leay
my seat. | am no politician, and
s wrote out the,repOrt OF his cOnverSatio
merely from a sense of the duty | oW
to the people of Ohio, whose servar
Senator Thurman is, for | hold tn;
ls they are entitled TO know his real view
on the political questions of the da,
and qualifications and fitness of cand
r. dates running for office in the gift
G the people. 1t is natural for Senate
d thurman TO dlSuke 10 be placed IN a
to eqIivocal position before the peopi
p. and therefore he has strong notiv,
N for uttering Il falsehOod by saying thi
n my statement of his conversation is
p tissue of falsehoods.' Therefore, all
!. can say is, that l fully and solemnl
" reaflirm the report contained in m
70 letter. [ have no personal motiN
A. whatever to manufacture or distort tt
O. report of the conversation, as charge
IfI by Senator Thurman in his Telegram
a. while he has great motive to den
IN the truth of that report.
70 [Signed L. G. NELSON"
- BRIDGEPORT.
as
N John d. Capehart, father of DR.. Cap
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