, 1875-08-04
Lcttcr to President Grnnt from
Prominent Local Poll
ticinns.
Expressions of Confidence and O Desire
that He VIII Run Again.
Other Letters incidentally Como to the
Surface.
Mr.. storra After Expressions of
Opinion.

ChAio VI n EcEpsstF yGbtoI&lHy AH0 hnken Ott1 II
ho lad heanl Of a ttsrd-torm Endorsement male
By local politicians and sont to uon. Grant.
No tho reporter Ind not; but he wns worry
willing To hear OF such Bit nf nowe. Could
.la go1stlomnn dlroct lin 10 wlero such letter
couli bo soen 7
Tie informant Was norry TINT ho could not,
but tile lotter Ind already gone on. 1rowoycr II
tho reporter saw lit to visit Eonton1nn tlion
named, 10 could find man wh0 had soon tho
lcttcr. or who had been asked to Aign 1t, or ns
least itnow Of 1t.
Within fow minutes tho novs-gathorer was
In tho presence Of a gentleman very wei known
in local politics, and to him he said, "Can you
inform mo II you have seen
A CERTAIN LETTER-"
"Do yor 1nean that letter to Emery Stot1a n
was tho reply.
"No." said the reporter. II mean tho 1otsor
to-
"Do yon moan that lottor which Charley Tnr-
we'll wrote Phil uoyuo 2" interrupted tho man Of
affars
mot at n'1," replied tho vritor; "vhas I
wnnted to ask you about WAS letsor snid
TO haro boon written in this city.
sgnod by several politicians, and aont to
President Graut to o1prosa tho confidence felt in
him by tho signers. and conveying respectful
hint that ho could obtain their support for
A ru1np-rERM cAnrAloN."
"Don't know anything about 1t, T" Rnia tho in
terstowod party, promptly; "uosor SAW such
"1,ut," said tho inlnsitivo vistor. "T am in
formed BY trnht"ortsly persons TINT you have
soon So tho letter and have been sounded about
HEnSygF w. sr sro von ,nvu.v ~ ,o,onoa n, ro,t;
ciau. - and low slluud bolioyo Buoh story 7 1
don't knnw you
1.oportcr-rcrhars not, bnt know you, md
That ta mora to tho present, purpose. I rather
think you have Bome knowledge about the letter,
and would like to get It II possible.
Interviewed Pnrty-Wo!!, IL ron know OF 1t, I
presume may aay TINT thoro Is sucl lestor.
H.-Can you toll mo who drew It up7
I.p.-I don't know, Int I infor from from Its topo
md opico!a, ~ SOC them, that It WAS OharIoy
R--What Was tho general tone Of tils docu-
ment2
1.p.-r can't say that I remember very fully
tho OBJECTS; didn't agn 1t, 60 didn't taxo
il!lch interest In 1t At ths time. l want you to
distinctly, understand ti,at did not SEQ tho
paper; whom wnB asked to favor 1t refused,
mud tho toxt waa not shown mo.
N.-WaH there any third torn In It
/. P-~Of cou1so thoro was; thcro Waa, NJ
understand it. q general expression Of COM
menttntion conaucnco, aud promise of support
for tho future.
H.--Who wcro to sign Tho paper?
l. nf-WLy, tho parties interested, Of cous1o.
!. r.--fcs, the oilce-ho1ders, and thoao who
want to govern tho distribution OF Offices.
R.-Won't yon giyo some Anmea7
l. I.I.-Wel!, was told that John McArshur,
aiayor colyin, aud all the sets or CON:
signed zig ,s.f, or agreed = s,,Yh. ,Thss, yoa
; Nop;ublesas in iho city. Thsre would psus pa ths
Custom House mon. tho Post O1lice mon, tho
City Hall men, and tho outsiders.
Ibid you rofuse to slgu the lettor because
yon disRpproved Of d third tnrm7
l. P.-Welt, not oxAcslY; am not in favor Of
any mAn three tiInoH on general principles, bus
IT it came to caso in haud betwoen Grant on =
hbrd-mouey platform aud somebody olse on an
imitation basis, think ! should so for lard
money.
N.--Woll. now, will you tol! mo what you re-
fcrrcd to. when l1st came In. by asking II
meaut
TIE LErrER TO EMERY sTonna7
J.. P.-0h, have no objection to telling about
that letter; whoa WA tn certain firms oflloo
tho other morning saw fetter drawn up and
addressed to storrs. It had been sont 10 tho
firm with request that they would write ono
like 1t, and send It to dtorrH.
R.-Thnt must have been about the now Gus
tonl-HouAo?
]. P.-cortatuly 1t was; the letter which tley
wore expected to copy was onb expressing ~ish
to have tho Custom-fiouse 90 On At once. It
went on to any TINT tho wtitora beloved tho
foundation to bo good and tho htono e1ce!tant,
and that thero was no good reason Why the work
shorld not "a right on: and, further, that tho
merchants Of tho city all wlshod it.
desired letter7
!. p.-ot course they didn't do you auppoae
they we're o so. Of fools to indorso what th0y
dl9nt know anything about7
n.-rormt mo to call your attention to tho
fact that you referred to
BTtlf, ANOTHER LETTER
q while ago,-A letter to Phil Iloyne, rs under-
stood you: What was there Of that?
J. P.-Al there was OF that was that Charley
Fsrwoll wrote lottor to rhil Hoyne. apk,ug
hin to put the bearer on tho Jury.
N.-Strlkes me that 10 a curious request
J.p.-Well, 1t is-or would bo for Houlc men.
Fully convinced that hIr. Hoyno woud know
about tho letter to Grant the 1eportor happened
In on him aud asked him about it.
"Neyer saw or heard OF such lcttcr," Hatd
Phil. "upon my word and hanor."
"Wol !" continued the reporter, "can you ro-
mombor just now Of any prominent politicians
who nya ; "Ttt.Gn ~. y9@ to ak 10 haTs certain
"Gortalpiy, replied Tho Connissiouer prompt
~, '1ots Of thonl do it; but wo noyer p,ls thosu
men OH Tue tnries. There are thirty-two coun-
honest, substantial fktmero or manufacturers
for jurors. We hare tho beet juties in tho
would IN United BtatoB Courts. But then you
see ao1ne politicians think jury Positions arc
part OF thelT pAtruna9e, aud they writo rcooH-
u'end!ug csstalp men but VIC neyor take thoao
Metl.'
An sttompt was tl.on nade to iiud tho partsos
mentioned In the list OF si9nera to the letter,
but WalsWpgth waa not to DO found. Cen. Nc
Arthur WINS not in, and the reporter knew better
t!lan 10 waite Ills tine On ua1vey D. Colytn,
Msyor Of Chlo&go.
Weston T. Co.'s Auction ROOMS
Tho elegant four-story mArb|e.front building
embracing Nos. 1876 and LIS Washington B.reet,
Just eust Of Franklin. was sold under mort
-. nm 4crnclovn,g aat aFtjAv tn H. n Nnston