The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-07-03
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The fJfl0wing card detailing an in
tsfeisw between Hon. JAy "A. EGbbell,
of Michigan, the ChaifMsn or the Re-
publican Natfonxl Cemmittee, and
Reprcsentative Oscar Turner, of Ken
lucky, VIII serve to show how the party
/ Of "grest moral i'd runs a campaign
and how they 'contribute' funds to keep
up itheF Nationaf i'G Grgenback party to
promote their interest: 10 ''is7's'
HOUSE OF REa:ttikEsENTsA1vE,)
'ii'WAsnINsroN,' D. o., juno %, '79. :
EDITOR wAsH1NeroN 'rosr-Dea,,
Sir: My attention was drawn to an
article in thR PoSt, this morning, puri
porting to give an account of an inter-
view hetsvaen Hopa Jay A. Hubbell,
Of Mjehig igapa aud dymy yaelf last Saturday
in the House of Representatives; !; and
as II has been given to the public with.
Out auth6rity from hne 1 desire to cor.
rect some inaccuraciesi in the article.
i I.Was coming from the file.room; and
as l was passing the Republican. side
of the hall to my desk / was stopped
by a 'gentlemah who said he wanted
tto'speak 70 x.i6e ESteppings back alf few
|,paesssl he Aske me; If, 10 knewithe edi-
utqr OF, the GSeenback paper on, Penn
sylvania Avenne. told him did not
fehember him. He remarked that he
; ~ fehd ering us EreA5 i(6r vsluable(
service an Ohio and Kentucky 3 that he
.hsayattepded the Convention ia, Ohio,
and was INSTRUMENTAL in .preyentinG 4
fusion between the Democrats and
EGreehback kers; and that lfie was send
'iAG'shoMsanfis ofehisi papers into Ken
.tsacty and Ohio, making, isroatas into
the DemocEatic party. and doing ms
much good. He said: "We are aid.i
ifd' iH9 him, Aiitf 1t requiresa q good deal Of
money; mhdfk wOuid like that you aid
.binip . i, ,Asked him. " whakswas the ed
itor's name. He, pulled, , cord out Of
his pocket aud read, "Iee Crandell."
I looked at him In surpfiss, xnd made
ne reply. He asked mo to take .tlfe
,matters under consideration. .and aid
hin e. If I S9uld and turned around and
81 T-HAd never seen the gentleman be-
sfons, land had no idea who he was.
Captain Kuie ht swas close, byexnd /
asked him who the gentleman was, who
had just, passed me pointing him out. I
He said It was Mf.. Hubbsil.'i aske6
'lY1m ifihei was y Green baoker. He sAid
noa,he wsa,a Repubiican.iIsvas much
surprised, and could. not account for
his accosting me until this morning,
when I wasinformed by several mem
bers ofthe House that he said he took
me for Mr.. Robinson, the Chairman
of the Republican Executive Commit
tie tof Ohi8, tdWh6m h9'hxd' BEEN in
troduced shorf time before. I unl
derstand, > that Mr.. Hnbhell, is theiI
Chairman OF; the Repp pblican Congress
sional Committee, Thus the mystery
VI his approaching me was explained, !
This ie the 'eonversation and the cir:
as they ,qecutrsd.a.iI did
pot invite itiip any Y49p He did not |
tell me that Crandelf was going to To. |
ied6,, nor has he Or aiiy or his friends |
vieited mo- requested mo to- keep
the mistake q secret. ,as tstated in your |
article in the Boat this morning. Nor !
did he inform me how much money
had been raised by the Republican
pafty ;menbefsl to sustain the paper.
I did rot 3 intend giving opublicity; to I
the: mistake. hichy WAS apparent
when learned the facts !; but as it has |
DeHiii made "ptiblic Without authority
Ffotl me, Il desire ithEt' the conversa-
tions and, .Gircumstances ashalli appear
corEecty.p .tasu i.sl .Respectfully,
-, ss, Oscar TURNER, Of Kentucky.