Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-25
GARFIELD's BLUNDER.
His Letter to Morey Being Circulated By
the Hundred Thousand.

CLEVELAND, o, October 23.-All eyes
are Mentorward Conflicting rumOrs
are abroad as to Gariield's painful silence
on the latest and most overwhelming
charges sgainst him, and it is now the
almost universal belief that he has de.
termned to entirely ignore it. Another
telegram to I.awnfield from the National
Associated Press Agent here, beseech.
ing a statement OF some description, re-
mains unanswered.
The Republican papers have ceased
publishing denials based on local heal
ray, and fill their columns with prepared
managers abroad. Reporters are here
from various points East and West, and
announce the signal failure OF
All Attempts to Tails with Garfield on the
Subject
or in many instances even to get the ear
Of the candidate at all. He is closely
confined to his private office, where EN-
trance can be gained by none but his
immediate advisers. Visiting delega-
tons are put off on some pretext, while
outside newspaper men, when their
presence is known, invariably fall into
the clutches OF the Moguls here, and are
oS tier tsr as pSssRRlee dEH% carrying
An undercurrent of excitement WAS
created this afternoon by a report which
has gained considerable credence. 1t is
to the effect that representative Of an
evening paper, while ut Garfield's home
a day or two since,
Overheard Portion Of q Conversation
between the General, Stanley Matthews
and General Mcdowell, the subject OF
which was the Senatorial letter. The
reporter returned to this city, supplied
his paper with an account OF the matter,
which was refused publication, whereat
he handed in his resignation.
When your correspondent learned
these particulars tonight he called to
mind conversation which he held with
the managing editor of the same paper
Yesterday, the anirlus of which was in
direct support OF the facts now divulged
by the reporter referred to. The editor
plainly stated that
Garfield Was the Author of that Letter;
that he had positive evidence of the
truth of his assertion, but that he was
unable for certain reasons to give 1t
publicity for time at least. The same
gentleman tonight informed your CORE.
spondent that it was his opinion, based
on important knowledge in his posses
sion, that Mr.. Garfield would in day
or two be placed under a pressure so
powerful as to ehectual break his
silence, and compel him to open his
mouth. 1t this proves true, the country
may prepare itself for one OF the
Mos, Unexpected and Startling Issues OF
the Campaign.
The conversation which the reporter
alleges to have overheard assumes the
form oi partial admission Ivy Nr. Gar
| field that he was responsible. Tor the
letters existence. He declared that he
| had no distinct remembrance Ot the
circumstance, but nevertheless consid'
cred IT probable that the signature aftix'
ed to the document was really his. BY
way OF explanation, he alluded to the
fact that he signed Il great many epistles
handed him bv his emanuensis without
stopping to closely examine them. The
reporter who tells this story was this
afternoon closeted for an hour or more
with the editor OF the Cleveland Herald
The Herald on the Letter.
New YORK, October 23.-The follow
ing is party of an editorial in to-day's
HsruH on the Chinese letter written 10y
Gen. Garfield:
"On Wednesday evening Mr.. A. 3
Hewitt, a gentleman OF character, a per
sonal friend OF Gen. Garfield, with
whom he had served in Congress, said
in speech in this city concerning thi:
letter: Some people may incline tc
pronounce it a forgery. have seen it
| am familiar with Gen. Gartield's sig
nature. | have compared it with hi:
letters in my possession, and
Have No Doubt it is Ge nuine.
Ii it is forgery, it is the work Of con
summate artist: but il / thought, aiteI
examination, there was the sllehtes
doub. OF It's authenticity, should no
refer 10 it, Mr.. Hewitt is Democrat
he is strong partisan, but he is a gen
tleman; and while, OF course, his opin
ion is not Anal on a question os hand
writing, what he said has a certain
weight.
| "On receiving q report OF Mr.. Hew
ftt's speech the Herald on Wednesda,
evening teiegraphed General Garfield a
Mentor, stating what Mr.. Hewitt haC
So positively asserted, adding that n
General Garfield) would probabl.
think il advisable 10
Deny Over His Own Name
the authorship oi the letter, offering,
he had not seen the letter, to TELEGRAPH
1T to him at once, and opening the He
old's columns to him for q denial. L
this dispatch We have, up to this pres
ent writing, received no reply. Their
has appeared in the Associated Pres
dispatches a very brief report, ur
authenticated in any way, that Geper,
Garfield had declared the letter
stupid forgery From Republics
sources in Boston came yesterday tn
] further assertion that no such man .