, 1876-04-14
A MENDAClOuS YARN SPOILED.
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Tle ErFntng POSI-, . WEIGHED Itttlo toncorn
without bratns or conscience, doca not l,esitats
at any fabrication that will work out its maltco.
In Nocping with this programme 1t published a
statement yesterday which tt represented rs
coming from Mr.. porry II. Smith to ono Of tte
roportnrs Ii which Mr. Smith is represented
nssaying that lle had conference With Air. Acdil
In TIE TRIBUNE Office yelatiTo to Mr.. Tloyno.s
nomination, that 1Tr. Medl anheoquontly on
acavored to bronx fhith, and tEns he (AIr.
Smith) Ind callod NIedill IN God-damnod liar ~
on tho evening OF tho .naea-neotlnR, 1tr.
Smith can,e Into The TnrnUNE office ycetertny
afternoon TO aay TINT thoro WAS not o word Of
truth In 1t; Tint he had not been in T4g Tim
uxE Office for mouths; that i,c had not used any
slch Language. or anY language like III That
he had not soon Post reporter, and that tho
Blnrdefoua BtRtomeut had boon manufactured
out Of wlolo cloth. without single word or cir
copy Of tho Erening journal Will, him, aud
volunteered tho statement that ita account Of
his interview With Mr. Mcdl!l at tho mass-n,oet-
Ing was correct. For tho bonoat Of tlioso who
statement 10 repnbllahed. Tho East n,ust 10
hard run for malicious and slaDdcrous materials
when u fAbricatcs Buch contonptlblo lies as
those denounced By N1r. Ferry II. Smith. What
end doea 1t expect to accomplish b. such base
fAbrichtions7
Mn. MEptr.k AND MEs. sstrTIf.
This fntsr-0ftan ot this morning published state
Tnsnuxs, and Tho mon Perry Il. Smith Ind row Oh Oh
IT, sto tbs =; bna gssr e
htr Sfedl aaii lIat lo took seat On tho PLATFORM
amonR oher spectators; that he Ind no information
going 10 10 une and wAs not represented BY any ono
nt committee mcestne1. o1ccps professionally hy
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him; that ho aant no nesHnRes 10 any about tho
meeting. about tue nomination Of aiIyor. and ali
that 10 sa1a VA what appearcd In tho editorial COL
wills talking 70 so,no p.otn!nent gentlemen who rat
Cd 10 lin son,e psoesedngs nd resolution, snd ",
that II meeting Vt Republicans II had been decided
to propose Air. Adr!es name iot Mayor % sats
meeting. Mr Seda replied that hs had heard that
create disorder IN the meeting attempt to subsitnis
WAS to be dong. 4 would hc better to present two
na'nea hy amlcabo agreement, and in that case II
r. ess t. Sssr qi2 isss sa q Ghn
yerssto1,, bnt thaf nothing dectdcd to DO done.
heated and excited manner, accused Mr. a1edlll Of
wanting to spring another na.ue the mee.lng said
10 IL rroposed sst tho Domo:ruta eaue toyo "Is III
good faith at the Invitation Of Tie Republican
Convention. and that to oeE another name In paco Of
Hoynes after the Republican members OF tho Co1u-
Mittee had agreed On linn, woud create turmoil md
defeat The p,srnoeo Of The meeting wlch was TO d.
that Mr. Smith should not assume ali tho aories he
oszd 10 be true. and be tA1eds} deprecated any &C.
meeting: That all iIers was 10 liz vhoa tning.
fhe tts:cment IL Tho inttr-ott9n that Mr.. Smith
sort soe ME M ho ~ ,S Ne'hns t o
from tho writer's Imagination.
hr. Mcdll atatcd further that Afr. Smith vaa labor.
Ing nuaer Misrepresentation about wha. vera lis
{sscdla> intentions At The tlmo lie thought 1t would
erSash Of filth o 4 sso M F q tue Asnblissn.
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