New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
q" FLIPPANT LYING"

THE BALTIMORE CUSTOM HOUSE AGAIN.
MIR. FULTON ACCOMMODATED BY A CORRESPONDENT
"A PERFECT SWARM" OF CUSTOM HOUSE
MEN IN THE IArE STATE CoNvENuoN-AFFi-
DAVIS WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Allow me space enough in your val
uabe paper TO answer an article in The Baltimore nl-
can Of Saturday. September %. headed "Flippant
Lying" and which contained the following;
The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE Of yesterday contains the
There IS an opening for some more reform the Baltimore
create harmony party uuduv anxious ~ uin MS
maize S w "s w mind - and was aSsdrveaiy snnbbed by the
party Hs chief ambition seem. 10 De to sIrng'9%en % e
minsraOns worst bundes anu he is succeeding pahiHy
In popt o. fact neither Collector Thomas nor any
other Custom House officer took any part IN the IrPuD
Lean state Convention Sost9r hnomas artehrru 10 r not
aware that any o his suborinates were absent from
their posts. rHE TRIBUNE can produce witness VINO
VIII that he saw Custom House oicer N t1e VI
cInttv Of COucOrdia Opera House on Thursday We
should like hear from him. So much for lie No l. As
for lie No ?, to-wt: that Mr.. Thomas was snuDDed py
the party" lt is equally stupid
Mt Fulton. the editor OF The 4meriean ought 70 be
careful ON Wednesday September 10 the day be-
fore the State Convention met in company with friend
1 visited the Howard House. where most Of the dele
gates were, for the purpose Of seeing the "otlce
holders Custom House." VINO would be present To
manipulate things to nd0rse Thomas Collector,
and sa the following Department Collectors W. d.
Burchinal and Geo NJ McC0mas and Ino. Redue, j. b..
McNeal Jas. Nhitehousc. Urah Griffith. and Jno Fague
These gentlemen failed 10 " fix things that night,
aud the next day when the convention net there was
"a perfect swarm OF Oice-holders In the Custom House
present at the Concora Opera House % carry ot the
programme 10 mdorse Thomas, bu they did not succeed
The real truth Thomas and myself" had not strength
enough this electoral battery 70 eecrfy tAe couycn
ton utO passing resolutions endorsement Mr. Fulton
SAYS the convention the most respectable
and Intelligent that assembled here for long
time In answer 10 this 1 the convention
was remarkable for the absence OF the very hest Repub
licaus ir the state the Hon Henry v. Hoffman
Lloyd Lowude-, ir. Francis NJ. Darby, Lewis l. Nc
Conaa Milton &. Irace Judge smith, ". \. 20 Hip
Charles T. Trail and host OF Others The absence %. the
very best element in the state from tie convention, l.
concusve evidence that they will not associate or have
ANYTHING 60 do with Thomas OF myself
The following the names Of some Of the Custom
House officers who present at the convention on
Tnursday last nc tire COncOria Opera House. and whicn
answers Mr.. Fulton I'm what he calls g Lie No !, " :
JOS Kelley Levi Pennington, David Strong. Tnos. Car
michael Jas T. Cauik, Capt. Biddlcman, VIM. White,
Geo Elliott David Grogg Jas. Fague, Juo. Redue, aud
Chas. Kaufuan. These persons were all seen
there, and the gentlemen who are Wiling 10
swear to their identity are j. II Naas.
No. $50 Barre-st., and Jn0. flanagan. OF No. l45
Dophiut enclose you herewith tho aiiidiyit OF those
gentlemen JOHN 4. RICHARDSON.
Balinore No. : Courtland-st., sept. -, 1877.