, 1876-05-02
A Significant Declaration Regarding
Measures and Men.
Pertinent Comment upon tho Republic"
an Canvass in Illinois.
Tho Eighteenth Ward Citizens Club
Again Discusses Lincoln Park.
What Has Been Paid Out for Land.
Remarks by Mr.. Winston.
BLAINE.
4 COMPLETE, rNEQC1vocAL DENIAL.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May l.--str. Daine'a aup-
Elemental explanation was lIstenod to With pro-
found Attention, and seemed to create D favor
Able impression with hia friends. A good rsany
Expressed Ignorance Of tho causes which lod to
this explanation, aB many bad not hoard Of tho
subject mhtsor until read In tho House in tho
Herald article which ptscedod the atatomont
Tie explanation wna regarded By Blatnc'a
friends rs concusiyo+ comprehensive, and shtis-
factory. Diaine took occasion to say that he
should not mako my further ssatemonts about
anything nhich might bo invented aud cir
culated concerning lin. and that tbs e1plaua-
tioh OF to-day concludes hia answer 10 Sll
shArgen.
Ito shs Assotiattd JHrtss.]
TIE ExrLAHAT1oH.
WAsnr.aTos, d. T., atsy 1.--lp tho House
ptanatlon. esnt tito Clerks aotk and lad road
Washington telegram III tho Now York Herald OF
yesterday reIlcctlng upon hnl in tbo matter Of
certain bonds Of tho KanBuB Pacific IalIroad
ton la1t week he had found Il too embarrassing
to DO answered, and Ind thorcfors takon refuge
u silence. Tho paragraphs having boon read,
hir, Dsaino said:
This ntory IL All OLD oun and, though waa perfectly
.w,re Of ia industrious circulation III many qu.ttcrs,
did not refer 70 wheu spokc last week Of the 3G4o
.andor because dia no1 wish % to confuse tue so 10
NJ al facts necdfns fur tho complete rtfMtatlon Of
thIa tccond slallLer. desired to val. aut!l |
story conssss OF taD Iarta.-u.so ns to my having
certain intcyc. In tue kansaE lacinc oad the other
10 my rcce!TIng rertan hnns os that foa, froul J.
u. Stewart, IN tlu law odico Of Stewart Il Rddlo In
s city, several yearn Rnce When the circulation OF
upu. A. u. luddle WHO was then a. now relied upon
lr Witness by thoao Who toncocted tAc santer,
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT
In writing, Which has uefer bel0ra been pub
tAhcd.
t'Waln1Narns, Feb. T. 18'a-.1 tlave not the slsht-
lie olee 81 stsanrt 4 Ri4lc. From July or August,
It, c s'1: snS my,n were l4T fo,,I; .st
t,sso'ved.. ard was IN ast!1o sonccra
% : ] I'll. ssss es,ss y ss asssfs a s
hr %s M % ., .sn1, an1h e'e Of value + etss Paa to
sDTE r1oM HrEwAnT.
Joseph X. Stewart sAA wrte me = square dcnial Of
II a. tia llns. III. within i few week. has
eontrndlctlon of .he fslsehosl in iii il phases:
"NEw i"nk CIT Arr :: is19I,nt ms q g.
corrected the absurd hnL f"hs repsrt in regard to
your being interested in The kansas Pacific hallway
Company. ant. of YOUR havinE received from ns cer-
Il ltlhle ii tho City Of wusli1.on. Let me repoat,
lad 1t any inns sny inteSos vnsteTor ~ tho
Company referred 10, aud ~ nbans Of in-.
wero very extensive aud cntuesc Ar to tho story OF
my having delivered 10 you In ny lsw-ot,ltu certain
onay 1 81 ,o sc.! M w f. =, ss1n n' r. T.
snl In detail yon In Il. 1aw.ot,ru III my
life, sud have no knowledge or tsi~f that you ever
wnre there l nescr delivered +" .nu tiers Or else-
EAero any b0ns Of tho Esnsaa PacltG N,Away Coil-
pany. any other railroad co1n.ss4y nsses bad .
IN my whole litc. Ihs young man, NJ. Knowlion, a
ormcr lawrtudcnt in my ONCE. who ssenls to hare
regard to tho delivery Of Londs to you whica fund
why into tbs rress, was awt to Icsract IT. md
,,eaae great reglct to mo- for no ruSlsafion that
tithout lila kuowedge aprsoha,ion, aud sho1Aa ba
instantly revoked. which was done. -,
Kan., held an ortrtaal interest IN tho corporation
Known ~ tho LeAvtnworth, rAwnce. l. Western Hall
urs of Ksnsas about tbe ,esr il a. md Which eSisuct
Mat came inio ny hands ahowed he acquired very
succcsslss n.ergea, became thu Kausa. Pacific, Ind
his interest wss preserved tl!oagh u! these change.
Of organization A. eary ~ asss, .na before l. ". ~
tetera otherf who held ke interest. And through 10
tioua proceedings and neso!tstons finally socise1
toct!y, writing without tue papers betors me. you
brother became entitled to ftren cunit uetion bonds
afterwards changed aud reduced to smaller UuMteJ
"Ths wholp transaction ra1 open. honorable, above
-, p.rty eop1ess.d Wa Il. II. xjt,aus ny Ino y; Il
bder, yuu over had interest in tbs Kansas paeit
aso pust ha;s prsadssd &C. ,'n yeu vesy
tiuntl !auds with Enlarged poMess 10 swing its flu
Duo n ~ uost stubborn epl,anenta. You votes
.sainst ns bill IN NJ ia stsges aud you did - agalus
es Il u :na shss
Jossru c. B1swAu7."
LETTEh FnoA 6EH kwlNH.
Gen. Thomas Ewing. Of Ohio, who is zIwAys gunte,
tu this tnAtteF ~ witncss having kluwie,ss Il
.ou,o fearful fsc ~toto 1nv quits socsnsly tLs tot
"LancAs5xa. O., March ~. lA'o.-rh< Hon. Ja,a<
G. Hla1, hashnsato'-DxAh s1A: am surprise
70 learn That some pertou. ate reTtY!ng tbs lon
!ines exploded story q your having se9ailed 10 IN
sosa aia Unos r4eas E.sl
Division. Aul now tho kAusa4 Pacific. -Four year
tgo ri. charge ~. ut A1o.t and publtahed car
tns .sqaifoi u, 1n'sss,t. aad unsii SONS i'm
shstattt in Tho Company. This report sesesse,
70 have originated In hs !aet that your bro
ind Clerk Of our Court al Leascnwosth, held stock
he Company leeit1natetJ and p1olerIy acgu!ret lou
si,h xSich you I'D noshisse ~ls.eyee u ID. Nsyoi
Nts there ua4 no ntsrtst III tbs Company held drec
aa'sssy y .ny one = s0St tns; .a: IT, m
Blaine must hsso led 10 the confusion On which the
xgat,on L. b..ed II that poas1ls u!istate e,n :.
ee nons for the lrs1sensy which urges II Ats fran
md full denial Very ttal, soatf; " 1.ox., rx,x,.
TEE sus CORRESPONDENT.
New York Sun. MF. A. II. 0lbso1. then - NJ
Warrington cortesi dent of that psprs, wrote
lew weeks sncs tAs following !etter3
WARRINGTON, Haleh II, lo7e--Tht Hon. J.n. Dkd11
-nEAs s1A: u February, ls13 tslrgraph.o d.
patch trpm Washington publlhed III ths kewfui
yaa, charging thst yon hid secs,sed 10 SONS secr
manner sons eonls u tbs Unton Pacific AA!!Fo&
Eastern Division. from Janes Il. Stewart u his l.,
otAes. Ths mAu who was understood to 10 1e,ponstb
for tbs charge VIA Jaulss w. Knoxlton, tueu co
respondent pi TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. and who b.
been : lsv,ssudent IN tbs otes st btswAtt ii!ddi
Oa .he tuuluius Of tbs san.s day thai dispatch ;
]cs7e4 tu tbs ohh Mr.. knowitoa c1ued upon ms
dtscaitn Ill responsibility tor It, Aud said there
no ground for making The charge sRstnst 70
Aad that h. wa salishsd thAt h lad b$sn snths