Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-31
William Il. Chandler and his Let

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune sends that paper under date of the
9th, the following despatch:
THE letter prepared by Mr.. VIM. L. Chandler
and so widely published to-day through The Assoc
ciaed Press, has caused more comment in Wash
ingtnn thau any recent political document not OF
official nature. Taken 10 connection with recent
utteranees attributed to other prom inent republi.
cans II has quite generally been accepted As sign
Of sp.euy and open declaration of war on the
part Of the radical wing OF the republican party,
against the policy of President Hayes, aud espec-
tally against that portion of it relating to the
South.
1t has been generally expected ever since Con-
gress met that Gen Butler would Introduce
resolution calling for an investigation into the
methods by wGich the Louisiana Commls ,ion ac-
complished tie work it was d. patched to do. The
accusations now made by Mr. Chandler will, it is
believed, be used as the basis for moving Tor such
an inquiry.
The assertion of the friends OF Gov. Packard,
With whom Mr. Chandler is quite intimate, and in
whose Interest," IN part, his letter was written, is
that fiom $4,000 10 $40 600 of the $40 900 raised
by the Nichols mel to let their government on its
feet, was used at the time the Commissioners we've
IN New Orleans to induce Returning Board mem
bers of Packard's Lower House OF the Legisla-
ture to 90 over to the Nichols House. and go to
give Gov. Nichols Retui ming Board Legislature
in both branches. 1t is in connection with hi.
matter that Cen Butler had his controversy of
last summer with Wayne MacVeagh, iron which
at that time, Gen. Butler, by common consent,
came out second best
As to the alleged bargain with Southern men, to
the discussion of which Mr.. Chandler devotes so
much OF his letter, 1t is not believed in Washing
ton, by those best informed the subject that it
will be possible TO show any promise made by MIR.
Hayes, or any authority from him promising that
if democrats allowed the electoral count TO pro-
coed he would, when insugurated, withdraw the
troops from the State house in South Carolina
and Louisiana.
The Boston Traveller, Of Friday evening, pub
fishes a report OF interview with Mr.. Chandler,
who then in Boston in the practice Of his pro-
fession 5 LAWYER, from which we copy the fol-
loving
"Mr. Chandler Is personally man in the prime
OF life, slightly below the medium height, with
Il spare figure, Quick gray eyes, iron gray hair,
aud u quick, nervous and forclble type of counte
nance, that lntimates plainly that he is of
mal ked gy, intelligence and ability.
Referring 10 the insnuaiions that his letter did
not contain proof of the serious imputations
against the President as TO the bargain W It'll the
South by which he stcpped lutJ flee, Mr.. Chand-
| Ter said he thought he bad inside veiy plain aud
direct statements indeed, and he felt no doubt
whatever that unless answered they would carry
COW lotion wherever the were candidiy consid-
cred. Ii any denial was attempted of any mater
| establish it by iWlber proofs. H- attention being
| called TO a statement of the New York sun, that
ii he chose 10 reveal what he knew concerning the
count IN III Jr.ds, Mr.. HAYES would forfeit his
seat Mr.. Chandler said that the sun was entirely
without authority for such AZ assertion. The vote
/ in FLORIDA, he sad was just a. fairly cast for
HRyes IS that OF Massachusetts,, oHly BY sma Her
ma lori V. As is iOieiahly well known, Mr.. Chan
dler was re sidcnt in Florida ~ the time. and
kuoMs whereof he speaks. Referring to other
I Al N "A q nj m
I shing in reserve.
M Chandler said, 81 do not suppose for mo-
ment that have exhausted all the informant N |
may have acquired in the cour-e of hf time in
this letter, but | have put forward, far rs
thought Necessary the whole truth in the matters
efe ed to. at least Ill that were called for by the
occasion"
Nj. Chambers attention was called to q state
ment ~ The columns of the antiquarian daily, that
hIs letter sis clearly timed 10 Influence the action
Of the republ can State Convention Of New ilamp-
shire which me cts early in January This he
declares 10 be entirely fictitious the action of the