Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-26
THE TAIL
OF the Republican Kite-That Is what
the National Party Is as Con-
fessed to by a Radical Rep.
resentative ON the Floor
of the House.
The Republicans Spending Money In
Ohio to Prevent the Greenbackers
from COalescing with the
DemOcrats-Lee Crandell's
Mission to Toledo.

Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer from
Washington, Odd: 1 have already tele-
graphed briefly to the Enquirer the sub
stance of the interview between Jay Hubbell,
of Michigan, the chairman of the Republican
national committee, and representative Oscar
Turner, of Kentucky, which took place on
the floor of the house on Saturday last. To-
days Post, published here, has In 1t an
elaborate report of the scene. Asit contained
some inaccuracies, Mr.. Turner to-day pre-
pared the following card, which will appear
here tomorrow. 1t tells its own story:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, ID. G., June 20, 1879.
Editor washington Post:
In the Post this morning purporting to give an &C
of Michigan, and myself last Saturday in the house
Of representatives; and II has been given 10 the
some inaccuracies in the article. L was coming
from the dIe-room, and as was passing the Repub-
gentleman who said he wanted to speak TO me.
Stepping back few PAGES, he asked me II knew
avenue told him did not remsmber him. He
remarked that he was rendering us great (or yalu-
tended the convention In Ohio, and Instrumental
In preventing fusion between the Democrats and
his papers into Kentucky and Ohio, making inroads
into the Democratic party. and doing rs much
a1Tes eoos deal of money arS and would Ike that
you WOuld aid him" / asked him what was the
and read, Lee CrandelI." / looked at him with
surprise, and made no reply. BE asked me to take
the matter under consideration, and aid him If l
could, and turned around and walked Of. 1 had
never seen the gentleman before, and had no idea
who he was. Captain Knight close by, and
asked him who the gentleman was who had just
passed me, pointing him out. He said 1t was Mr..
AuoDel: l asked MIN II ne was GreenDScker'
prieed and could not account for his accestng me
until this morning, when was informed by several
maj aipra of ha al ha rOair ma
Mr.. Robinson, the chairman OF the Republican
executive committee OF Ohio, to whom he had been
introduced . short time before. understand that
hr. Hubbell is the chairman Of the Republican
congressional committee. Thus the mystery OF
conversation and the circumstances as they
occurred. 1 did not invite 1t In asy way. he
nor has he or any of his friends Visited me or re
Quested me to keep the mistake secret, as stated IN
inform me how much money had been raised by the
Republican party members to sustain the paper.
was apparent when learned The facts; but as it ha:
been made public without authority from me, de
sire that the conversation and circumstances shall
''''-i ''ii'' OSCAR TURNER, of Kentucky.
Hearing that Mr.. Hubbell had spoken o.
his interview with Mr.. Turner to Congress
men Ciymer, of Pennsylvania, and Kenna, Of
West Vlrninis, your correspondent to-day adj
dressed each a note, with the request that the
substance of the interview be furnished fol
publication in the Enquirer. the replies OF
each are herewith given:
WASHINGTON. D. c., June %, 1879.
W. C. MaeBride, Correspondent Cincinnati Enquirer
DEAR SIR.In reply to your nste OF to-day, be-
leave t. say that In conversation with Hon. jay A
him and Hon. Oscar Turner, OF Kentucky, which aP
peAred here IN the POst Of this morning, he (Hub
belD did not gainsay the substantial cerrectBess
| the account and said that he had mistaken Mr.
| Turner for Mr.. ]. K. Robinson. chairman OF thu
State Republican committee OF Ohio, whom he knew
very slightly, never having met him but upon ont
occasion. As my communication with Mr. Hubbel
was in no sense OF private nature, do not hesitate
HIESTRR CLYMER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %, 1879.
W. C. MaeBride, Correspondent Cincinnati Enquirer
DEAR SRI have your note, in which you ask me
on OF seerec S NS 1 Know Of the pevsW be
tTssn Mr ap6Ssa eesr ma n 2r hs rRfpThesE
Kentucky. know nothing of the interview excep
what Mr.. Turner AID Mr. Hubben told me and Wha
appeared f. the paper this morning asked Mr.
Hubbeu In the presence OF several gentlemen
the interview Mr. Huo6eil stated that he was mis-
taken in the man; that he mstook Turner for Rob
lnSon chairman of the Ohio State executive Repub
lican committees; that he had been introduced tc
Robinson only the night before, and that the two
tIoH general, and in the presence Of other gen
tlemen. regarded It In no sense private, and
hence feel no hestancy In repeating # Truly
l have stated repeatedly in dispatches to
the Enquirer that the National Vielc, OF
which Lee Crsndell is the editor, and who is
now IL Toledo trying to defeat an indorse-
ment of General Ewing by the Nationals in
convention tomorrow, is published in the in
terest of the Republican party, and is sus-
tanned, editor and all, by money contributed
by Republicans. If there was any previous
doubt of that, the foregoing correspondence
ought to be sufficient to convince any candid
man. Oscar Turner, whom Hubbell mIstook
for Robinson, looks enough like Robinson to
be his brother. Hubbell, in making this for
tunate mistake for both the Democrats and
honest Greenbackers, has unadVisedly dis
closed the line of tactics to be INDUCED in
by the Republicans, and that is to spend
money without stint to keep the Greenback
organization from cualescing with the Demo-
Gratis; for, in such an event, the Republicans
admit that Ohio is lost to the Republicans.