, 1876-11-01

1onN II. NEAHAS. Postmaster General.
10 The lTes'dent VI the Confederate states Of
America.
TIE FOURTH DISTRICT.
MI LATttRor scALrs uunLnUr.
Sj'ecto! Di'patch 70 The Trfbune
Roc1TohD, H., Oct. 3i.-Thc following letter
from $. A. llurlbut published In tho ChIengo
Times, received the appcndcd reply from Will
lam Lathrop:
CHICAGO, Oct. -. 1s7a.-IIoa. tFifiidm LafArop-
SIN: sosnc paYcss ~ your Interest," and .onsc per.
IN autloIity.:. tho statement. pntiishcl n to
our Interview before tic state Central Committee,
a.k YOU to Join with nc in request that they
tthe State central Comu.!ttev) publish tot Tho H.
formation q the ilrsrlct aa Impartial and fair
slatemcnt Of the conversation and the Interview.
ionr ohedscit srfSans. $. 4. Nrnlppr.
Ill. LA7IlNor's REILLY.
HncKr9En, Oct. :O.-Gtn. s.. a.. Hvribnf. Bel.
atss .sa ia pESn ,E ~ isa. pisa's, 'e;tsf ot
tic Chicago Times. II before me- III iii. yon a*:
ihat Join with ron Ina request 10 the state Central
statsmsnt .. ths een;oF.s,on ialiad!az =. anlc1.
taad. to the nltetn. at Nr. Eiarock's ruonla Oct.
q. coyy VI tts letter, on I'LL paper was brought
friend. Calvin Ford. whu had he brought IT al the
re4uctt Of your othcr fsicn,l. lanes Ii. Nanny.
o. e sf e nfgn al S Sn ssya sSqE a
tnrFe.:Ion q the stac Ccntraii i'e!nnttce. At tlc
cLay requested that this Interview and also The fact
that meeting had taken place, stlunld be regarded
- a." sonsn,a pna "a kspt o1t w., Of e
Rna concerned have cndcayosed in good faith to
observe Mr. DabcocS's request. | have neither
occurred, NOT hayc ever mentioned Of alluded to
II IN any speech uaade BY me.
noticed with snEprise that OFT the next morning
after tue meeting the ANsolM Bkac0a published Il
rpeciac statement alleging thu nane to be what
cnFrel at tile meeting Knowing that no oue hut
sgsFs o. 1hs cynseo m ana ySn aa were
In The chief paper Of the lIstsict advocating yonr
return to Congress. The statement was very far
facts, aud felt then u.d still feel, erlgnetl
to create an ,'nwarsan:sI prejudice agafnxt me:
ten % wFote tt to ~ hseeosk' tnclos'ns thc stata.
ennlry integsogattuIs In relation to the srutha1-
Icss u this etn,enHut. and the .puEpoacs Of this
that lad ,ren aid at tue meeting sb6aid e mails
rnb!lc. Erce lrcd reply from the Committee dc.
Slinlng to make any answers Or hc IN any way
~ dAtinct recollection VI what conversation 1had
md what conversation heard, during al tho tinc
lwus at hr. Dabeock's rooma. should IL At any
willing to make known TO tho voters Of .he district
my recollection u the conversation at this Inter.
tachts, have neither written objections thereto
nor desire 70 restr*tn them. To 1ola In any re.
qc. non xo as &c cn!s1s wHud y; es1t5 hs lpres
ntout tar na,tcr which Is not Tho arnth.
Il yon have any conttaverry on the subject, it is
s.snen, aa TO- n Wn M nf, u a"yG sa 20 as ~ tln
IN III strir an ~ c,,Scayor IN ~" hSst ~ ,ny
nhility 10 Mrom"tc n" srccess ~ ~ ~ IL rrnets ~ TX
10 ire county II has becu md ia nv unruosc, If
possible moi to be drawn into my personal contro.
tersy duting this canvass. hcar af constant and
repeated nistepre1clltattont " respect to myself
them IN siisnes tIan arir'nnt IT., 70 correct them oy
nmn ' ,n,rn IT, e"E )" nass
nt,rstlnn ri yerncity lstwrsn yon nnt] M '~'-
nm to1d that Vol, stateI Wien NJ Rockford, tho
Sas stranger in most Of tho district, and ii.at
wou!4 lind good tcputattan would rot l.caa TIL
when my character wa assalled amongst strangers;
t's hnrc to come out or this ean-
tats WIN y lGG!"E ~ rei4-Iespttt ~ !sast. aHa