The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-16
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OSCAR TURNER'S SURPRISE.
THE RICHEST THING IN AMERICAN FOL-
ITICs FOR A LONG TIME.--A
BOGUS GREENBACK
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| WASHINGTON, June 23.--For seve-
raj weeks an alleged organ Of the
Greenbackers, called the National
View, has been published at the cap
}ital. Why it is published no one
has understood from anything in it
or its future promise. Tue why Of
the organ, however, is related in a
card that will be published here to-
morrow by Congressman Turner, Of
Kentucky, as follows:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wash 'ngton, June %.
Editor of the FasAington Post:
Dear Slr--My attention was drawn
to an article in the Post This morn
Jag, purporting to give an account of
an interview between Hon. Jay A
HubbelI, of Michigan and myself,
last Saturday, in the House Of Rep
resentativcs, aud as it has been
given to the public (without author
ity from me / desire to correct some
inaccuracies in the article. / was
coming from the file room and as
was passing the Republican side of
the hall to my desk was stopped by
a gentleman who said lie wanted to
speak to me. Stepping back a few
PAGES, lie asked me if knew the ed
itor ofthe Greenback paper on Penn
.sylvania avenue. ] told him that I
did not remember him. He remark
cd that he was rendering us great or
valuable services in Ohio and Ken
lucky; that he had attended the con-
vention in Ohio and was instrument
tai in preventing fusion between
the Democrats and Greenbacks, and
that he was sending thousands of
his papers into Kentucky and Ohio,
making inroads into the Democratic
party and doing us much good. He
said: 1--WE are aiding him, and it re-
Iquires a good deal Of money and I
<
would like that you would aid him."
p asked him what was the editors
name. He pulled acard out Of his
pocket and read "Lee Crandal." /
looked at him with surprise and
made no reply. He asked me to
take Che matter under consideration
and aid him ifkI could. / turned
around and walked Of. ] had never
seen the gentleman before, and had
no idea who he was. Capt. Knight
was close by, and / asked him who
the gentleman was who had just left
me, pointing him olt. He said it
was Mr.. Hubbell. Iasked him If he
was Greenbacker. He said not, he
was a Republican. I was much sur
prised, and could not account for his
accosting me, until this morning,
whea / was Informed by several
members of the House that he said
be took me for Mr.. Robertson, CHAIR
man of the Republican Executive
Committee Of Ohio, to whom he had
been introduced a short time before.
/ understood that Mr.. Hubbell is
chairman of the Republican Con-
gressioDal Committee. Thus the
mystery of his approaching me was
explained. These are the converse
lions and circumstances as they oc-
curred.NA did not invite the CONVEX
sation in any way. He did not tell
me that Crandall was going to Tole-
do; neither has he nor any Of his
friends visited me or requested me
to keep the mistake secret, as sta.
ted in your articles in the Post thi,
morning; nor did he inform me how
much money had been raised by the
Republican party or members to sus-
tain the paper. I did not intend Civ
ing publicity to bis mistake, which
was apparent when I learned tho.
facts, but as it has been made public
without authority from me I desire
that the conversation and circum-
stances shall appear correctly.
Respectfully,
Oscar TURNER,
Of Kentucky.
We were given a peach by Mr..
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