The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-26
NASTY LIEs ALLEdEp.

to the whole army.
NASTY LIES ALLEGED.
When Stanton finally determined to re
lieve me Of the command OF the Army o
the Cumberland he found 1t necessary t.
defend the act. About thatt time stories be
gan to be sent out from Washington that
was drnnkard and a slave to the vice o
opium eating. These base calumnies coult
not have been sent out from Washington
through the Associated Press at thattimt
without Stanton's knowledge. Horaet
Greeley and others have assured me thai
such was the case.
~ have reason to believe l kRow who
concocted the nasty lies, and l am satisfied
from evidence that came 10 me that Stan
ton inspired the assaults on my reputation
Whitelaw Reid gave me hint Of the name
Of the man who did the dirty work. He
occupied position in the War Depart.
ment at that time, and his brother was
prominently identified with the Chicago
Tribune. ~ AZ pi{,17;
at was after these attacks that the propo.
sition was made to you to go on the Presi-
dental ticket with President Lincoln, was
1t not?" ~ - til1
"Oh, yea; that YVES in 1S64.n
"Who made you the proposition, and
under what circumstances was 1t NADER"
General Garfield telegraphed me from
the National Republican Convention In
Baltimore, asking me II I would allow my
name to go on the ticket with Lincoln, and
II 80, TO answer at once. was at st. Louis,
in command OF the Department OF Mis-
souri, sent for Chief Justice Drake and
Tom Ewing, to whom | showed the tele.
gram.
".You will accept, Of course said Drake.
"'That Is what want to consult you
about replied. | was not at all fayora'
bly, disposed to the proposition, but both
gentlemen urged me to send favorable
aswhat did you do fnally?'
TIE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
~ sent reply to General Garfield in
the following language, as near as can
recolect 1t: Nothing bu. the conviction
that 1t is high public duty could induce
nae to become q candidate for political
Office. In this case l have no grounds up.
on which to base such a conviction. The
Convention must discharge Its high and
responsible duties in view Of the exigen-
cies Of the Nation, according TO its judg.
ment and conscience, leaving me to the
exercise OF the game when I know It's de.
cision. The nomination OF any man ac-
ceptable to the loyal people OF the country
will satisfy me-"
sWhat came OF it?"
"Gartield never received the dispatch; at
least, he said he never got 1t. know II
left St. Louis all right, because / waited un-
Ill the acknowledgement Of It's receipt at
Pittsburgh came. have no reason to
doubt that Garfield told the truth abont
not receiving my reply. ! do not think II
ever reaeaed his hands ! think 1t was In
tetcepted before It got to him by somebody
who had authority to do so.
"What do you mean?" Who had such
au.hority?"
.0nly Two men, Lincoln and Stanton, I
have learned that when Garfield called at
the telegraph offics in Baltimore to ask II
there was message for him, the clerk q.
the window said, sYes, and started back
to look for 1t, Presently another clerk
came forwsrd and said that no message
had been received. Stanton felt that my
elevation meant his downfall, and i have
not tue slightest doubt that he intercepted
that telegram in the desperate hope that 1t
might be the means Of getting me out OF
the gay.p
RosEcRAHs DENIES.
CINCINNATI, October 25.-The attention
Of General Rosecrans having been called to
the article above containing extracts from
an interview with him in Washington, in
which he is severe upon the conduct Of
Gen. Wood at the battle Of Chickamauga,
aud in which he talks Of the relations be-
tween himself and General Garfield, he
has cent to the Commercial Gazette for pub
lication tomorrow this card;
"The statements in your issue OF to-day
under the caption OF "rebellion reminis.