Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-07-22
THAT MEMORANDUM ,"
THE TWO VERSIONS OF 1T

tween John Barton Payne, on be-
half of Mr.. Lucas, and Judge Hoge,
are gradually coming out, and the
indications are that the public will
soon get at the bottom. The "mem.
oraudum" of Mr.. Payne was drawn
out by the following letter from
Judge Hoge, which appeared in the
Kingwood Argus:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July |, 1892.
Ny DEAR SIR | have just received a
letter from Mr.. Holt and acting upon his
suggestion | send the following statement
for your own information and such use
as YOU may think proper TO make of it.
When at the Fairmont Convention in
1890, r. recess was taken for supper. Mr.
J. B. Payne, before the hour fixed for its
Resembling sought an interview with
me at the Continental Hotel in that town
1t was, of course, accorded at once. He
stated that he came to me from Mr.. Lu-
cas- who he said, was willing to retire
from the contest upon certain conditions,
and that his friends would support me in
tue tN6ut VI MS ICdItBItul Inc COHul-
tons were that | shonld not be candi.
date two years from that time and that
my own friends would then support Mr..
Lucas. To this he added a remark that
he and his friends would be in favor Ct
my election to the U S Senate, as the
successor of Senator Davis My recollec
ton IS that | deemed it due to my friends
to submit this p oposition to them; that
they almost unanimously objected TO it;
and that returned to Mr. Payne and
stated that such a proposition involved
a question of principle; that no one had
right, in advance, to determine ques-
ton OF nomination which belonged only
to a convention; that had no authority
to pledge my friends to the support Of
any one, nor would | undertake to 90 so.
further was said by Mr.. Payne
touching the desire Of MIR. Lucas friends
to see him in Congress, their apprecia
ton of his ability and party services and
his own ambition to enter public life.
After some reflection, | said that if the
Democrats Of the Eastern Counties should
signify their preference for Mr.. Lucas |
would not be a candidate before the con-
vention in 1882, and have some recol-
lection of adding that | did not know
that | would care to serve q second term
in Congress. Mr. Payne then left me
saying that he would see Mr.. Lacas.
When he returned he stated that Mr. Lu.
cas- would retire. Expressing my conf
denee in Mr.. Payne, asked him to make
q contemporaneous memorandum Of our
and to place 3 copy of it in
~ a hands Of Hon Ia,pao MprpOxy hi 1,
he promised to do. The interview was
brief and going from it directly to my
room where number of my friends
were, | said that Mr.. Lucas would retire
and that his retirement had been arrang-
ed / made no detailed stasement to
them. nor had | time to repeat what had
passed during my interview With Mr..
Payne as the convention had then reas.
semhled or was on the point OF doing so.
This statement is correct in its details,
believe; | know it to be correct as to
its substance.
In December last some friends in Berke-
ley made inquiry in regard to the terms
of this agreement. Unwilling to fore
stall by any statement of my own the
memorandum which | suppose had been
made by Mr. Payne. addressed him
q note Ga copy of which did not deem it
at all necessary to preserye) in which
with some courteous and really sif cere
expressions of confidence | asked for a
copy of his memorandum as had not
been put IN possession OF that in Mr..
Morrow's hands To my ,ueprise ! re-
ceiyed the following reply
KINawooD, W. ", Pee. Both. 1871