, 1880-10-17
The Michigan Democracy Seek
Ing q Coalition with the
Greenbackera.
Porter's Plurality Over landers
Officially Announced to .
Be 7,t4|.
Chairman Barnum Orders the Fund
ers of Virginia to Withdraw
Their Electoral Ticket.
Hancock's southe1n-Ol Letter Fiercely
Denounced in the Solid South.
SUPERVISOR HANCOCK.
THEN AND NOW.

Special Dspateh to ThS Chicago 1FtbunA-
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 1G.-To-morToW
morning the Journal will publish the follow
ing important interview concerning Gen.
Hancock's interference with the civil power
of the State of Missouri III 1855 and the SUD
stltudon by him of Federal military for the
State militia in the enforcement OF tho state
law:
Ex-Gov. Smith, Of Cameron, Mo-, was in
the city last week attending the meeting OF
the Presbyterian Synod. Mr.. Smith was
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri at the time
Gov. Fletcher was Chief Executive OF the State
in 1865. Gov. Fletcher was called away from
the State for q few days by Important busl-
ness, and during his absence, Willie Lieut.
Gov. Smith was acting Governor, chain OF
! events transpired which it will be OF Interest
| and Importance to recall in connection with
TIE PRESENT NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
In order to obtain correct statement OF
the matter reporter for the Journal was
| detailed to call upon Gov. Smith and request
| an interview Gov. 9mtst1- Is now well adj
| yanceu III years, but retains in a. remarkable
| degree that clearneSs and strength or
mind which, together with his great moral
| courage and stout-hearted patriotism, made
| him an invaluable man to the State anu the
country when it required men OF nerve to
manage public affairs. He was found at his
sons Office, on Sixth street, aud cheerful1y
granted the request for all Interview:
II have understood, Governor" said the
| Journalist, *'that you were acting Governor
at one time at critical period i'll the States
history, when there WAS conflict between
the State authority and the Federal military,
Gen. Hancock representing the latter, and
| that III this controversy
GE1, HANCOCK ADOPTED \ COURSE DIRECT
LIZ At VARIANCE
! with his celebrated Order No. 10, which
seems now to constitute his chief element Of
strength as candidate for the Presidency.
The Journal would like to have statement
of the facts"
II will very willingly give the Journal
the facts in the case. But in that part OF the
affair in which participated there was nc
conflict exactly, hardly controversy, to1
that Is what sought to avoid tou
will allow me to tell the whole
story" The Governor took an easy chair
and continued: "Iu 1866 Gen. Hancock was
in command of the Department, with head
quarters at st. Louis. In the summer or fal
of that wear Gov. Fletcher had entered into
correspondence with Gen. Hancock, and the
General was pressing on the Governor his
| -
with regard TO
THE BEST METHOD OF ADMINISTRATIVE TIL
| LAW.
The controversy was ia sharp one. About
that time Gov. Fletcher was called away
from the State to somewhere in the East
on important business. was called tt
the Capital, as Lieutenant-Governor
to take charge OF affairs, II
the temporary absence OF tn
Governor. Well, found this correspond
| ence between Gen. Hancock aud Gov
! Fletcher. ! examined it. and found that i
turned principally upon the small militar.
organization Of the State, and that Hancoc}
objected to the Governors use OF this militl'
in the enforcement Of the State law. l saw
TIE SITUATION WAS CRITICAL,
saw what the correspondence was leading to
j; the excitement. and the newspaper dis
cussion that was being carried on, and il
consequence Of this, after examining
the correspondence, / felt it my dut,
to 20 to St Louis and have al
interview with Gen. Hancock. I too
with me Col. Schuyler, Acting Adjutant
General, and Col. Waite, the Governors pr
yate secretary: On my arrival at ST. Louf
, I went to the Planters House and sent
message to Gen. Hancock informing hif
that was there in the capacity Of Governo
of the State, and requesting an Interview. 1
fact, invited him to dine with me. / alst
invited the Hon. Henry T. Blow, Col Gro:
yenor, editor of the St. Louis Democrat
besides the gentleman vino went down wit
= me, to BIZ Of the party, and they were presen
! After dinner, at my request, Gen. Hancoc
r retired with me for
4 PRIVATE INTERVIEW.
| I Informed him that had examined the col
. respondence with Gov. Fletcher, and wa
not satisfied that understood the full in
port OF 1t. then asked Gen. Hancock for
personal explanation Of what he d.
sired. He replied that his principe
objection was to the use Of State militia. It
the enforcement of law. Inquired whethe
he held the view that the Cover
. or, would be in the performanc
of his duty, and not use tt
men at his command to enforce the law. 4
. said he did not hold any such opinion l.tol
): ! him that was acquainted with the publ
:. sentiment in the greater portion Of the Stat
: and that there were districts In which I "
Is satisfied -. .~:
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