New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-27
TRYING To RUIN A RIVAL.

THE SUIT AGAINST GENERAL GRAIiAM'
RELIEF OF HIS FRIENDS THAT 1T HAS BEEN lNS'i
GATED BY POLITICAL OVERWHELMING TO
PREVENT HIS ELECTION As DEPARTMENT CoM-
WANDER OF The GRAND ARMY OF THE EEfOb-
TIC. ;,
The case of the young woman, VINO Calls
herself Leonora Muvma Murat Graham ara VINO 'a'
sued General Charles X. Graham surveyor OF inc lol
has attracted some attention. She claims iha' III
ia her father aud has sued him for sahdef'
A friend OF General Graham, who says thai he
is con7crsant with all the facls III INC o"S''
declared Yesterday that the whole matter had lis ORIGIN
in pocal rivalry In the desie for the cohtIol Vi
powerful organization. This friend desired lh"' us
name be withheld from publication unless his state
,s,,s sboulo ne denied when he would make II known
He asserted that the suit the result OF conspiracy
70 ruin the General In political hie and made the Io
lowing statement;
"It has neen known for some time that General Ora
ham, who is a Republican, and General James Mc'elauo
a T,lden Democrat and Quarantine Commissioner who
Is also Department Commander oil the Grand Army Oh
the Republic the rival candidates for the once oil
Commander The election of that officer will occur
when the representatives of the different fOss meet "
convention at Auburn, on January - aud ~ feeF
me- bns run extraordinarily high between the
pari.sans OF the different candidates, VINO reSaru
the result Of the e.eciion as having. especially III
tins Presidential year. great deal OF significance IL
s especially necessary to General McQuade tnat nc
.houd be reelected Commander, hs term OF service
As Quarantine Commissioner has expired by limitation
ana Governor Robinson found him 80 u>eiul III Mt IA
denis he refused to appoint his successor
IfGoveruOr Cornell names successor. then McQuhdcs
influence Will be needed VITA the members OF the Grand
Army OF tins State az It's chief. AS cary as
December u. General hcQuadc began his ei-
frts TO get General Graham TO decline the
candidacy lie sent letter 10 him beginning
,ly GEAR General ia which lie stated THAI those were
traclerous friends OF General Graham who rrsng
him to run - a candidate. soon after THIS McQ iaic
stated III ne office OF The Quaianlnc Commissioners In
this city, openly III the hearing OF many persons. thai he
would bet u large Of money that General Graham
would not only not be elected Department Commander
hu tbaf an less than Sky days he would Dc compelled
IN re.lgu his position of surveyor Of TIE PORT
A few days aft,rward General Graham received
another letter from General McQ ado to the same ehe,
A. the 1rsl, minimizing tat ne "ouu uV hcu 10 wiz
draw az a candidate ior the position oi tonInand"I'
Just about this time Captain Gfani, WHO h"9 p,ch en-
plOycd by General uiaham as "a C''A hHu ,.Su p'Vn i'
charged neglect VI duty one evening Seh Ms uhusL
Ter General nome sue ueslt ca 70 &c MN W''
delay behalf OF her ldlhei' ~ schl Mo.u " .n'
crvnut that she her father dt sired 10 zee hiln
ry could call his Office DUNG business nOurs when
be wound attchi 10 'n'iI "i'I -, & % %
word that the General would be compelled 10 see nm ln
a DAY or two u 70 tins timr Il 4 'yItDic hni becn
SAD about am suH "' 'l""i 90 o. g..
| Immediately aiteiwaId the apphcauoi was hi"c 10y
the JouIg woman Tor an appointment Oh s''',.l"h a.
him, VINO anOuld represent ntr a sui AGAINST a. neral
/ C,tanaln, nor alleged iathef, i"i sIhhd-..
woman V 80 calls herself Ma Graham sid: She rs
an adventures. who has been iu-tllticd 10 take this
siel In order to bring General Graham INTO oduin me
mos of the these ine young W"man'H tch
t,,cr IA Fill alive. lie IL not General Graham. Inc
General has been communication Win Lln lately
and knows Just where 40 place ms mana on hibl lie
IL =. parated his wlie, but no divorce WAS ever
| prtuteq General Graham became acquainted
| Cr.fi the woman, VINO vas then young aud at
| trnrtiyr aud being moved 10y piy, he
assisted ncr Ihcy never married, nor did they
nre end To he. In process OF time Lila Palmer she
VA, called Joined Holman Opera Com any and wtr
/ A ugW
rouc Canada, with the troupe, uccth win her Two
chi dren LeOuOra, VINO brags tlC rai and SON named
| Cnarcs who i0r ulne was employed IA the mailing
| DEPARTMENT OF The Toronto Wdd, but who l. now IN
busues- out Wine IN Toronto Mrs. Palmer mar
rlrd j. r. -tarKnRn, VINO look thc part o! nff od uIan
I'm inc Holman Troupe, aud LACEY has travelled with
| me DOLLY Coon combination. a lew yels ago Mrs.
efackman uicd leaving an infant, Which LtOnOa has
t.lea care Of Here some little scandal gown
nut Of THIS youthful folly OF General Graham current
wears ago but II supposed to have been dead ana
buried IL Is revived political effect ana Tor the sake
of crsoual gam. The charges against thc General
utterly fa.sc and annoying rs thcy have Decn 10 n,
Viii be fully net and disposed OF summarily when the
proper time comes
General Graham, when called upon by TRIBUNE re-
porer received with courtesy, declaring that lie
ureclrcd To say nothing abOaf the case until i came
into Court when matchmaking character would DC
! fully manifest