Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-24
The Lie PASSES Between Wattersou
and a
VI DAY.

There is row goiI & on between Mr. Abram
en- e WI. ana Henry NatterSon, of the Louis
co1ee naEor about H. Mr.. Watterson is i'm
NeW hork, and 10 New York Sun inter
Nie W., Iiuuged In some sharp crticiSms up n
MI. neWltts campaign management, denoun-
eng MIN as olundereT and marplot declar-
ing mat he betrayed Mr.. Tilden's confidence
and hna!ly that his own relations with him had
ceased on catching him i'm a most outrageous
lalSehood under circumstances Of peculiar
emphasis. Among other things Mr. Waiter
son said that Mr.. Hewitt wanted 10 ISIS lie an
ADDRESS early in December, lS16, resting our
vote upon the return Of Oregon, aud A few of
US had time In suppresSing him"
MT Hewitt has published a card in reply i'm
Whlch he says: Ever since refused 10 listen
10 his insane and ridiculous proposition 10 call
out loO,OW men TO put Mr.. Tilden i'm the White
huuSe, ne has never ceased TO misrepresent
my ueclaratlons, purposes and action, with a
guiSt.
Mr.. Hewitt denies all Of watterson's asser.
uohs, and gives in full the address to the peo-
pie OF which WatterSon speaks and which
was suppressed by the democratic executive
committee. Ii declares the right of Congress
10 pass uDon the electoral returns and calls
ui'Un the people 10 let their voice he heard
upon the subject. MIR. Hewitt then goes on as
follows:
'TLis address was written by me in Nav
York on the second or third Sunday in De
cemher, ls76, was submitted 10 Governor Til
den on the same day, was approved wit n some
slight notifications copiPd In his house nv hix
two secretaries, and the copy thus made was
the one read 10 the executive committee and
Is how In my possession, together with the
o. glnal draft in my own handwriting. T 9
ohts material difference between the draft ana
The copy Is the following phase, which was not
approved 10y MIR. Tilden, and was omitted by
bis request:
And to this end, while the people are vet
ee and independent, We invite them TO as
Sen Die at their usual places of meeting i'm
every city, town and hamlet in the country on
the Sih day of January next 10 consider the
dangers of the situation, and by calm temper
ale and nrm resolves 10 enlighten their repre-
Senta'iveS IN Congress assembled as to their
dulles In this great crisis of our Institutions
Ibis dlSpoSeS of the charge so often made
that We lost the victory 10y my refusal 10 cal
meetings OF the people 10 protect against the
fraud.
Mir: WatterSon has replied i'm an open letter
to Mr. Hewitt, which was transmitted by the
Associated Press last night. In il Mr.. Waiter
son says:
"Iuu know. and know, that Mr.. Tilden
| dlsapproyed the electoral bin You know
and know, that you spent Sunday, the lGh
OF January. IN New York, and that he made
ms objections sufficiently known To you. You
| KNOW, and know, that on Monday evening
| The 10Th OF January, meeting of the commit
zee oil amusement considered the terms of the
Dill, alphabetically, submitted To il that at
| that meeting L opposed them; that YOU were
! as Gumb as an oyster as to Mr.. TIlden's opin-
ions; that, finally, we all agreed to support
| the meas ule, most OF us believing il the ema-
| nation of our chief have charged and do
| charge, that your failure Ia deal frankly with
| US ON That occasion, your failure to tell us
| WHAT Mi. TildCn had said to YOU the day be-
fore, was the practical suppression OF his
more sagaclouS counSels, AID, 10 all intentS,
e let ayal OF Your friend"
| He reIIerateS the charge that Hewitt was
| guilty of a disgraceful falsehood," and con-
| clUdeS as follows:
Now. repeat and declare my chlrge of
| personal dis honor upon you, and as YOU don Z
| wish 10 fight il our, and | am sure don't
| viii make You this PROPOSE ion: You select two
| M, mbers OF The committee of Amusement OF
! which both OF us were members: will select
| two; the four shall select fifth, and if do
| not make my charge good will make YOU a
! public apology"