Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-20

TO my Republican friends of the Second
Congressional District:
Doubtless you were surprised few days
days since to see a card ia the papers over
my signature, setting forth that l had
withdrawn my port from the Hon. Jno.
z. DeZendorf.
My reason for SO doing was not that
there was any desire on my part to abandon
Mr.. DeZendOrf or the Republican party, but
it was done for the purpose of making Mr.
Libby and his Read .la-ar allies as odiOus as
possible before the puhlic. thereby benefit
ting my party by SO doing.
For some days pri II TO the publication of
the card, had be n importuned by the
white Readjuster allies f Mr.. Libby, to go
and see Col. Brady at Petersburg; that it
would be to my interest TO do 80. After
thinking over the matter for some days. |
finally concluded to g. and see Col. Brady,
and did so. | met him in his office in Pc
tersburg, between the hours OF IL and II
o'clock, on the 9th day of October, when
the following c.,nveisa'ion look place: l
said to Col. Bra1y, Il understand you
want to see me.' He said, "Yes; have
been Informed that you have said that you
were tired OF canvassing for D;zendor? :"
[ said that was a mistake; that had Only
expressed willingness to get out Of poll
tics for the purpose of going to school in
order to complete my education. Brady
then said, If YOU will write letter d.
nOuncing DeZendorf, | can secure You a po-
sition in Washington which will enable you
to complete your education.'' [ said did
not think it would be manly on my part to
denOunce DeZendorf in that way; that |
would prefer going to him AS man and
telling him that could not logger remain
in the canvass. Brady then renewed the
offer of a position and $500 if 1 would
write the letter and Leave the District AT
ter some deliberatinn I consented to take
the brbe from The WHITE MAN Brady,
and wrote the letter at his dictation. He
thereupon agreed to pay the money in the
City Of Washington, saying that he would
be there on the 10th. On the 1ilh | called
at the Arlington Hotel, bat failed to SEE
the hours of II and O'clock, | received
the following letter, with $15U ipcosed:
PENSION OFFICE, PENN AVE,
Mr.. Smallwocd: Please allow NE to con-
graduate you on your manly letter to j +.
-Dezendorf. You will find enclosed the
sum of $50 sent to you through NE by
Mr.. B., of P. He is at the Arlington
House. You had better call to see him.
l hope you will never have occasion to re-
greet your change. Yours, truly,
October 18th. 1882.
To which | sent the following reply:
PHILADELPHIA HOUSE, PENN. AVE.
Mr.. G. Z. c.: Yours with the $3.50 en-
closed is received Mr.. B., OF p, promis-
ed me $500 to write the letter that you
spoke Of. The other $3.50 must be paid to
me at once, or / shall return home for the
Hon. John +. DtZenCorf. L cannot I'M
derstand your signature. Please sign your
name in full in your next. Answer by
the bearer.
JOHN J. SMALLwooD, Jr.
Oct. 18th, 1882.
On the same day received the follow.
ing from G. P. c.:
PENSION OFFICE, PENN. AVE,
Smallwood J. j.: Don't be uneasy. You
will hear from me again on the 18th. Your
$3.50 is good. Cannot sign my name in
full-Lhe d-n trick of Laws prevents me
while in you we have the greatest con-
1idence, but do not care to place my name
in full. Yours,
C.P.C.
October 18th, 1882.
Which I answered as follows:
PHILADELPHIA HOUSE, PENN. AVE.
Mr.. G. 2. c.: I cannot see why you fail
to sign your name in full, after telling mo
that you had great confidence in me. [
went to see Col. B. of 2. at the Arlington
House, but he was not in. He was in
company with the General. Please send
NE that other money just as soon as posi-
Die. Also, if you please, sign your name
n full. Yours,
JOHN J. SMALLwooD, JR,
October II, 1882,