Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-22

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pose my own 10 any statements or con.
illusions it may contain. confess my
inability to meet any secret use which
may have been made fit
1t may be matter of necessary expla.
nation to add that my reasons for desiring
a memorandum Of my conversation with
Mr. Payne was simply 10 prevent any
mistake as to its purport It will strike
any one as singular indeed IT, mad ac-
cepted the proposal made by him, I'm
conditlonall}, ! could imagine any occa-
sion for formal record OF an arrange
ment which so far a. Mr. Lucas and his
! friends were concerned, would be carried
| into effect within few minutes. 1t was
because did not assent to the PROPOSE
ton that deemed it important to have
a note in writing made of what | was
willing to accept and abide by
Very truly yours,
JNo. BLAIR H0GE
Col r W. MONROE.
The publication of the above letter
of Judge Hoge called forth the much
talked of memorandum of Mr..
Payne's, which is as follows:
THE MEMORANDUM.
Eat the Congressional Convention at
Fairmont July 20, 1880, after the ad-
lournmeht for supper, Mr.. Lucas having
finished bis supper, came to me- Upon
consultation we concluded that he could
not secure the nomination, and authorized
me to do what seemed best in the prem
ises. | thereupon went to Judge Jno
Blair Hoge and proposed to him that if he
would agree not to ask q nomination two
years from that time, in case Mr. Lucas
should be a candidate for nomination,
that then the friends of Lucas-he with
drawing from the contest--would vote
for and thereby nominate Hoge. Judge
HOge retired, consulted with his friends,
returned and accepted the proposition,
and requested that | make a memorandum
In writing OF the matter upon my return
home. | then went to Mr. Lucas and told
him what | had done He was entirely
satisfied, but expressed some fear about
our ability TO nominate Hoge, and
thought we could not DO SO unless Capt.
bradtord could be gotten Off the track. |
tbereupon went up street, saw Capt, Brad
ford, told him that myselfan others were
anxious to secure the nomination of Hoge
instead of Martin and that it could be
done if he would withdraw. lie consented.
| in ormed Mr.. Lucas, who started at
once for the convention, then reassem-
bin g, | then went to tell Hoge When
| returned MIR. Lucas was up making his
withdrawal. la speaking to HOge | men.
toned the fact that in al probability he
would not desire nomination-that he
had a good prospect Of succeeding H. G
DAVIS in the Senate-but this did not en-
ter into the arrangement
JNo. BARTON PAYNE"
Mr.. Payne supplements the above
memorandum with statement, and
says, "the only difference between
the memorandum and the statement
is that the memorandum is a mere
resume of the facts, and the state
ment sets out all the circumstances
in detail" Mr.. Payne, in the same
connection, gives the following let
ter addressed to him by Judge Hoge:
"MARTINsBURG, Dec. 26, 1881
My DEAR SIR. "A gend man has Just
called upon me with an INQUIRY which in
wolves the interview YOU had with rae st
tue Fa'rmont Convention. tod him /
would not answer him as to the terms of
our conference until I heard from YOU AS
it was understood that GA would make
an immediate note of it and Give q COPY
to Mr. Morrow. Having a. soute conf
ronr IA 5"u, an co@i.rs 70 aGlae oy
contemg, raneoug I91m sr4sd9m it must 1
necessarily be more accurate thaa any
mere feeoHe .uo On OF my wa or any one 5;
with nav friends sta1inr a. them pr n19joIT
the poin' OF our undsrs nd.ug.
The l,t.qqFy made OF ms is the result
! lem which bsing ref,rr' j 10 me- ' ! Az,
cline to decide before he4si,g from you
NY purpose IN "r'1 . naS no oller
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