Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-23
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Help-Dear HMbbell Tells AIL about 1t.
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Help-Dear Hubbell Tells AII about 1t.
Washington Special Chicago Tribune.]
"Why don't you give to the public the letter
you wrote to Gen. Garfield requesting him to
ask Brady to ask the star route contractors to
contribute for campaign expenses?" I asked
to-day of Congressman Hubbell, the chairman
of the Republican Congressional committee.
"Never wrote such Letter." was the reply.
"There is no such letter in existence, and
never was"
"What is all this talk of the star route organs
about then? If there is anything wrong, it's
q good time to make confession"
Mr.. Hubbell said: 'There was nothing TO
it. l was working hard. We were not riding
around in carriages in our committee, but
working with our coats off to elect Gen. Gar
field President.
WE WERE HARD UP,
and wanted money to pay printing bills. I
remember it all, and haye no objection to tell
ing the whole story. went to Brady as /
went 10 others whom knew, and asked why
he didn't give something. Brady said he
didn't know as Garfield wanted him to give
anything. He had an idea that Garfield had
not treated him right in refusing
to support his projects in Congress.
son. l told him we were not sure he was
right. The result of it was Brady said he
would make a contribution if Gen. Garfield
would ask him to do So So wrote to Gen.
Garfield, and told him how we were situated,
and asked him if he couldn't see his way clear
TO ASK BRADY
to give something, as Others did. That's all
there was to it. Gen. Garfield wrote me re.
ply, and showed 1t to Brady. He asked me to
let him take the letter and keep 1t short time.
l didn't know what he wanted, but I let him
keep the letter. He handed it back to me
shortly after.'
"Why not make your letter public" asked
the correspondent, "since Brady has published
Garfeld's answer?'
"Why, kept no copy of such letters"
"Why didn't the President give it out?''
"The President of the United States can't
take notice of such things. He would never
see the end of his troubles if he did. Besides
THE LETTER WAS PRIVATE ONE
from me to him, and Gen. Garfield is not in
the habit of publishing the private letters
which he receives. y
"The letter was yours, and you can with
propriety make it public.
Mr.. Hubbell said he was going to the White
House and would get the letter if it had been
preserved. Later in the day he presented
THE ORIGINAL LETTER,
of which this is copy:
"HEADQUARTERs REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
SIGNAL COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON, D. C,
Aug. IL, 1SSO.-(Personal. my Dear General:
I am good deal annoyed in interesting friends
to aid in carrying on my work in this cam
paign. Many are apathetic, and, while they
are profuse in good wishes and ready to en-
courage by words, yet that does not pay
printing bills and other expenses. Gen. Bra
dy, OF the postal department, seems to think
that you do not care for his aid, and is, for
some unknown reason, inclined to be cool to-
wards you. am satisfied that, on an intima-
ton from you that such thing would be ap-
preclated, he would perhaps do something for
me. Indeed, he has intimated as much to me.
Won't you please set him right, or in some
way express desire for his aid, for will
need help very much now. Respectfully yours,
j. A. HUBBELL.
"To Hon. James A. Garfield, Mentor, O."
''THERE 1T 49,
said Mr.. Hnbbell. "The original document.
If you print it, wish you would print the re-
ply of Gen. Garfield with it, so the whole
story can be seen at once. Don't make it ap-
pear, however, that I have any quarrel
all, 1 didn't get anything from him
until the campaign was over. advanced some
money of my own, and Gen. Brady gave me his
check for part of the sum. suppose it was
his own personal contribution"
THE FOLLOWING IS GEN. GARFIELD's REPLY
to Mr.. Hubbell's letter:
MENTOR, o., August 90, 1ssO.-My Dear
Hubbell: Yours of the 18th inst received
and contents noted. Please say to Brady l
hope he will give us all the assistance possible.
Please tell me how the Departments generally
are doing. AS ever yours,
j. A. GARFIELD.
"The Hon. Jay A. Hubbell, Washington, D. G.