West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-07

FH NEORY "a = MEETING RE-
TWEEN cams ann tMPs0N.

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Showcd g Sn L. his PiuCc.
Senator Waie Hampton sat in the bnr
pa CHAIR of The Senate tonsorjal u2ar,
ment, a day or two ago, With his face well
iaihered. AS Julius Hannibal 4. Jackson
had the razor ready, John Sherman walk
ed In and took the chsir by Ilarnp'on's
side. While waiting for he other bal her
TO arrange his implements, Sherman's
eye fcH on Hampton's que as revealed
by the tail pier glass.
"Aa, Governor said Sherman, "good
morning. You must bu having delightful
wea'hcp n Jour State by this time"
sherman aud Hampton have been only
dls'autly courteous stree Sherman's re
turn TO the Senate, hut they have always
'xchangeC the daily greetings. II 30 hap
} encd, however, that they mao not met
Tor some days prior 10 this meeting Ia the
barber shop.
when Governor Hampton heard John
Sherman's voice he pushed Barber Jack
son away, and, slowly rising in his chair, |
turned his face, MI ready for the razor, as
1t was, toward Sherman. The Governor
said not one word. Instead, he fixed a
stern and indignant pair of eyes upon
sherman, letting bis gczc rivet the Ohio
Senator through and through, and then,
having sufficiently and satisfacturialIy cut
and sIubbed Sherman, without one vi, I'd
Feapmed his recll.ing posture and called
for the barber. John ohermaa was so
keenly clt by this that he did know what
he wanted done, ard nervously mixed his
instructions TO The barber. At lenpth lie
hurriedly gave an order 10 brush lis hair,
and then rapidly left the shop Ii soon
became known in the Senate that Gov
error Hampton had deliberately cut Sher-
man, and when the Governor WAS a,ked
bbsut il he admitted that he had, bat said
that only the rrfselce Of the
BARRIERS prevented nis silent exhibition of
ifiront from being an open and vigo, GUS
Expression of bis opinion OF Sherman,
and of an act of which he had recently
found Sherman guilty.
The Ohio Senator was very uneasy, and
apparently at q loss to account for Hamp-
toms sudden cessation Of civilities for
Notwithstanding the fact that these two
men had q political quarrel during the last
campaign, theY have, as before said, yet
been on speaking terms until the incident
in the barber shop occurred. The reason
for MIR. Hampton's course has developed.
During the last campaign, it will be re-
membered, Sherman made q very violent
personal assault upon the character OF
Senator Hampton. Later, Hampton
challenged sherman to produce his pr0oip
and enclosed hls pcstofice address. This
was construed throughout the North ss a
challenge from the South Carolina SEM
tor, L even this indignant protest OF
Hampton's was lound as another can -
paign document. a week or two after
this incident there appeared in 3 Charltt-
ton paper, the Mercury, a letter written
from Washington containing q series of
very malignant attacks upon the persC nal
character Of Senator Hampton. The
correspondent Of the Mercury alleged This
instance in the career Of Hampton In
Mississippi several years ago, in the couf-
" where Hampton lived, a colorcd man
was elected Sheriff. The correspondent
Sid that me Sheriff, although elected ty
a large majority, was not allowed to quail
itY tina Hampton headed a party of
Tougts, went 10 this colored man, and told
him that he would be killed if he attempt
I'd to lake charge OK the office. Later the
dead b. dies of ihirty colorod men were
found in the vicinity Of the town, and
their murder ives charged in this letter TO
Hampton. 1t was further charged, in
this letter, that Hampton during the cam
pRign was q fraudulent bankrupt, and that
he had sWindled his creditors ia an cut
fSgcc1s way.
tbs letter Yves used against Mr.. Hamp-
ton during the campaign, and was very
FidelY circulated. When he came to
WashIr gton this fall +, otaGe bis seat IN the
Senate, be began on inyesligation 10 see if
he could fnd out who wrote this letter 10
the Mercury. Several days ago he learn
ed through a South Carolina friend that
the letter was written by Roland III. Kirk,
q clerk 10 the Treasury Department, ap-
pointed from South Carolina. Kirk has
been quite prominent in South Carolina
politics. BE was an active member Of the
Republican Party 10 that State whom il
was led by such men as honest John Pat
terson and otbefs Of bis stripe. Senator
Hampton learned that Kirk was still EN-
ployed in the Treasury Department. He
went TO Secretary Folger ana laid the case
before him. He sho we'd him the original
letter which bed apr cared To The Mercury,
a "a outlined The infamous character Of
the slander that lad been multiplied and
rep ,ated against bim upon the basis Of
this letter. lie asked Secretary Folper If
ne thought IL was right q retain . mar in
the employ msut Of the Government who
Would use bis position to vlify public
a. o.. Secretary Folger replied "Cer-
tai Iy mot, aod be sent for Dir. Kirk
Mr.. Kra came in, aDd The Secretary sata
90 bin. ter explaining Gle matter.
81 will have 90 ask your resignation
XIX protested 20 once sgsibst iL.s pun
eminent, and pleaded with the Secretary.
saying that be- bad "a wife and * children
dependent upon bIu. d. aid 20 The Sec.
Rotary
III ! can show Ia' ] aro.. that letter
practically under ibe orders 81 a sup,r ior
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