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Witness--lIis Purportcd Letters to
Kimpton and Parker "Mny be
Genuinc.'
l,rrom the New York Tribune, September 81
In the handsome marble building of
the Now York Life Insurance Company
Oh broadway, the last Republican Cover
nor of South Carolina, Daniel Il. Cham
bcrlain, now has al Office, and Is Il lncim-
Der Of 4 law firm doing a large business.
His room, which forms II OF several
opening into each other, is reached from
1.-THE outer world of hallway through an
interior corridor, from which branch OIL
alcOve-like offices. An air OF active work
pcrvadcs this chain of offices. Entering
The narrow alcOvc of Mr.. Chamberlain,
the visitor secs directly in front Il large
\ window, and, lining In0nOtonouSly the
walls upon either side, to the very cell
ling, the calfSkin-covcrcd books Of a law
library, Standing close to II of the
b~ook-shclvcs, with his back to the door,
and intcntly reading Il law-book, was Mr..
Chamberlain, when a representative OF
the TribGne-who had been previously
unnounccd-came into this alcorc on
Saturday. The man reading the book Is
of medium height; the close fitting suit
of black makes him look rather slender,
his cyc!ids droop over the eyes, he is
decidedly bald, and altogether has the
look of Il k~ern-wittcd and high-Drrd city
man Of forty years Of age. The visitor
was greeted with i distant bow, and WAS
told, with a weary air, by Mr.. Chamber
lain, that he had jnst returned from ue-
livering two lectures, one at Potsdam, \.
V, and tho other at Worcester, Mass.
During the few words spoken about this
Tourney, Mr.. Chamberlain had seated
himself ut his desk in the centre Of the
room, placed his book upon his knee and
had gazcd drcalnily ut the ceiling, Mt thc
floor, and Mt the books on every side. lie
had not read the newspapers much SING"
| his departure, he said, and consequently
had no basis upon Which to make any re-
marks concerning some criticisms upon
his course while encouragement and
Governor Of South Carolina, which had
appeared. Indeed, he had determined,
uD0n the advice of his friends to say
nothing ut present about his connection
with the government of South Carolina.
"a competent tribunal is now jnvestiga-
ting the methods Of government in South
Carolina for tho past ten years. he said,
land doubtless my own part in that GOV
crnnlcnt will DO fully disclosed by it,
There had been two letters printed on
South Carolina affairs purporting to have
been written by himsclt-Une addressed
to Parker and the other to kimptnn:
Both might be genuine. 'This onr,'
said Mr.. Chamberlain, at the same time
taking up the one addressed to Parker,
this one maybe genuine, although it
reads to nc as if it had been doctored
} that is, some words interpolatcd." "Tlis
ONE said Mr.. Chamberlain, holding up
the letter addressed to Kimpton, "thiS one
also may be genuine. And if this letter
is gcnuinc," MI. Chamberlain continue
ed, "thcrc isn't any tremendous wrong
concealed in it that ] can gee. 1t is true
| that we bought the GrecnrilA and Co
lumbia Railroad, but we lost money by
doing So. We did not bny the other
roads mentioned. I sec that some news
papers say we made a vast sum-was II
two millions?-through this railroad pnr'
chase. it was. i'll fact, Il losing specull-
, ton" Mr.. Chamberlain farther said thai
!, Niles G. Parkcr'S hostility to himScl
was inexplicable to him. Probably i
was due to the prosecution of ParkcrNur'
ing his term as Governor. Slc had no
heard anything about the man for year
and was much surprised ut his suddcl
eruption lately in Jersey City. Then Mr.
Cllalnb crlain suddenly changed tn" sub.
.iect. "By the way" he said ''who is so
ing to control the New York Republican
State Conycntion?" apparently MIR
Conkling is to have everything his owl
way said a gentleman present. MI
Chamberlain continued: ''Thc PrcSi
dents friends clearly haven't been ver.
vigorous. except in talking. DO yo'
think Senator Conkling will oppose tn
Administrations there ?" Not unless h
is violently n~ssailcd hy it," replied tn
gentleman. "That is what ! Think salt
; Mr.. Chamberlain. The gentleman con
tinucd: "Somc days it looks as If TIN
Administration was more afraid of Conk
ling than he of it." "Indccd, it doe
look that way replied Mr.. Chamberlal1
and babe the reporter, who had mean
time arose to go, good afternoon.