National Republican., 1882-12-12
A HIT AT HUBBELL.
Senator Ferry Thinks He is Mostly to Blame
for the Recon. Revolution.
sharp Criticism OF the 'Congressman's
Course In the Senatorial Fight.

vote in Michigun?' inquired representative
of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Of Senator
Ferry last evening.
1T had nothing to do with the result" was
the reply; "and furthermore | do not believe
there was any administration interference. |
saw nothing of it, and from what | know of
President Arthur do not think he would in
tcrlcrc or use his influence in the slightest de,
gree in the manner you have indicated"
" Do YOU associate JAY Huhbcll or his meth
ods, in any way, with the President or the ad-
ministration 2"
Z" l do not 1 think
JAY HUBBELL
is the originator aud the promoter of the
methods complained of, and he Is entitled TO
the full credit. Mr.. Hubb2ll, you know is u
candidate for the United States senate. He
has attacked me venomously, and has cm-
ploycd methods dsrCputGblo in the extreme
to break me down. / have not replied to
him, and will not degrade myself by entering
upon any such warfare as he invites. | have
served the people of Michigan in congress for
eighteen years sir, as representative and
twelve as a senator, and / am willing to 20
before the legislature of my state for re.ccc-
ton to the seat | now hold upon my record
| will let my record he my answer to the
charges my opponent or anybody else may
bring against me- If / deserve the confidence
Of the people of Michigan unjust attacks upon
me will surely react in my favor They have
already reacted. and while | may be dignity
ing the campaign against me by noticing it at
all in an interview, will say that l have no
fears whatever of the outcome. | am per-
tectly willing to abide by the result. l have
been unSwCrviug in my allegiance to the re-
publican party, and would not rebel against
its usagcs at this late day had | cause to do so,
and l have none.
" l regard the contest as practically settled,
and 1n nttfippntn sprinuG nnnpgitinu in
caucus. The legislature will be either twenty
eight or thirty republican on Il joint ballot"
Have you any reply to make to the charge
that you used your influence to defeat
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
to insure the election of n Legislature favorable
to your senatorial candidacy--in other words,
that you traded off pretty much everything
for the legislative ticict?'
eyes, | have. That charge, like many others
which have been made against me during and
since the campaign, is Il pure fabrication, a
base lie, without the faintest shadow of foun-
datiOn in fact. i worked hard throughout the
| campaign for the success of the whole repub-
lican ticket. My speeches through the state
show that, and if further evidence on that
point is required refer you to Edward s..
Lacey, chairman of the committee under
whose guidance and control placed myself.
Every voter in Michigan knows | did my
whole duty toward the entire republican
ticket, and none know it better than they
who have circulated false reports to the con-
trary"
II have made no charges against Mr.. Hub
bell, and shall not do so, but belief, amount
ing almost to positive conviction, is enter
tanned in many parts of the state that staunch
republican candidates for the legislature
in districts heretofore supposed to be abso-
lutely safe owe their defeat to the hostile use
of republican money. | do not pretend to
say where this money came from or who is re-
sponsible for its introduction into the cam
paign | merely state the facts, and the facts
can speak for themselves"
81 will say, however, in this connection,
that l had
ASSURANCES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
before the election that President Arthur
heartily disapproved of the methods com
planned of by so many republicans, and / am
satisfied he did nothing whatever to. further
the schemes of any man or set Of men whose
interests were inimical to those of the repub-
lican party. The republicans of Michigan
have nothing to complain of in regard to rhe
President. | do not believe that intelligent
people associate him in any way with the acts