Richland beacon., 1876-05-13
EsEc3STOVV AND TEgE LoE.EsSE-
DEN{L.
The SoIsti, and the Mex caI.,.
rain-TiiEcu's Chances.

Louisville correspondence of The New York
iicfald. Apul ll'h: A. the al. ot ,hc W,
particularly las Of late been flied viii
ruutcrS gTouiug out G., ,hc fact ui SrcfclaIg
Bri>iuws Ni-i, 10 liz hcre la This c,ry, rlc
more prurli ,cuI oi which VIII ac aIlnGct "a
in the >rgE"i, y'Ur reporter sought lie ,ulJ 'cr
Of them al Tie Gait House today, with a
view ot G,cer'a.uI"g their uutht!,!He-s ard al
claiming such Information iIom the di,t,p,
auished Toe oi the whi,ky ring ~ lie might
cLoosr 20 ImPau concerning the Important
political questions uf lie hour. Tie Herald
representative was us,ered INTO the hand ,onI e
private paror on the Oud ilror WEcre Mr.
BrIs1ow received him with that pccuiariy
brusque courtesy which characteri.cs the
!a::ioJs kentuahian
:" ! have called. Mr.. Secretary, said The re-
porter, ''tn ask whether there Is any truth ia
.he report that y"H are going our o! o,Iice
The secretary smiled. That j, li'tie am
bi9uous," lac replied. If you mean 10 in
quirc whether nave resigned -
Yes, sir, that is ii.
a. have not
There is report in Washington that you
have
There are many reports in Washington.
lie observed, and then added: "Of course q
man cant expect 10 holl Office always or
KNOW prcc.sciy when be viii 20 out; brt
ray say dat expect and hope to 90 on, tLe
ith Of next March,
Then your vi-i, to Kentucky las no poiiii,,
cal significance
u certainly thought il had not uu'i my ar
rivai here | thought | came to look after
some private business; to pas week among
from the turmoil of business and rest myself.
| see by the papers, however. that there is a
mystery, and r!.at have uItcrior plans.
What about the Cincinnati conference J"
"Eherc was no conference
Did you not stay over in Cincinnati where
you were net 10y MIR. W+tteTson, wLo. in com
pany with Mr.. llnls,ead and Mr.. Richard
Smith, passed the evening with you =
The secretary laughed DO they say ,hatI
lie said. Being r1Id that they did, lie con,
timed
There was a delay of two hours, which
OBLIGED NE to lie over in Cincinnati. | saw
tcither Mr.. Hdlsiead nor Mr.. Waticrsun
Since my arrival here Mr.. Wa,ierson tells me
that he was in Cincinnati, in company W ia
Mr.. Haidrnan. on private business They
/ left Cincinnati two hours before got there"
Then there i no truth in the rumnr that
the Courier-JournaI IS going 10 cone ont for
Brisrow 2!
Il do not know what the Cuurer-J0urua,
- going 10 do, but think it pretty safe To say
that ii isn for BrIsiow. II has declared iha,
it is not, over and over again.. IL is a Demo
cratic paper. pledged 10 support the ST Louis
nominee. While ! am indebted 10 it foe con.
sideraton and f;endly trcatmen,-rllat is,
when | have been asSailcd il my private
cherac,er-it has not ha>,e4ed to believe me a
thief in advance OF the proof hu; has djsared.
tied charges against me. This is to be set
down to lis fai'hcss, and 10 the fact that Mr.
Waierson and Mt Haldeman are my neigh
hor,, who know me aud could not be induced
TO lie about me-.
Then all these tales are false N
"Absoutely So
Mr.. Brisiow spoke pleasantly upOn general
topics. but was rericent as 10 the presidcniia!
question. He betrayed no anxiety or unea>i-
ness, seeming to think Slghripgly Of tie move
nent in bis favor.
Failing To get anything more OF interest from
him, your reporter repaired to the Courier
Journal building. where he found Mr.. iIalie-
man hard at work in the counring-room In
answer 10 a question abont the Cincinnati con-
ference, Mr.. HaIdeman said:
oh, don't bother me about any such fool
ishness. Go and see Mr.. Waurrson. Hell
tell you all you want 10 know
The reporter found Mr.. Watcrson in his
room, or rooms, for these are a suite the
handsomest in the world ceilings arched and
frescoed gorgeous chandeliers: rich panels
carpets and bronzes, reminding one Of a
French snlon instead OF an editorial office.
, Being in;errogated as TO the points above
mentioned, Mr.. Wa,terson corroborated with
emphasis what Mr.. Bris,ow had said, observ.
ing that the whole story was "a rag-baby lie
made out of whole But dry cloth"
is there no contingency under which the
Courer-Journai would support Mr.. Brsiow!'
asked the reporter.
"None," replied Nc Watterson, "that car
conceive. Ii Mr. Bristow is honest, and i
we are hos est, how can we come together
lie Is an extreme radical Republican by con
vctinn The co,rier-JournaI is and alway,
lhasbcen abccSaoirc: lrantmoEcy. l6pc