New-York tribune., 1884-12-26
MIR. JONES AND MIR. CHANDLER.
WHAT THE CHAIRMANS FRIENDS HAVE
TO SAY.
A VIGOROUS REILLY TO SECRETARY CHANDLER
CALLING A SPADE A SPADE.

CALLING A SPADE SPADE
To the EdifOr Of The Jribbnc' .
SIR: The recent letter of Mr. William E'
Chandler Of Newuampshirc in which he refers TO 'he
present Chairman OF the Republican Natiohai Noii'n'
tee a. an unknown man. and charges him with ha'i"s
led the party TO defeat acquires from the official oso"
of tho writer sufficient importance to call Tor respo'
from tho friends Jones. For the heneht theie
fore OF any OF our countrymen VINO sun p'I''" '"
such divinity doth hedge Cabinet Minister that ms
ntieanccs are necessarily to he regarded rs eAcahcu
though some appointments in recent years must nave
gone Ear to dispc that Illusion propose To ohtc' rs
briefly as possible the career OF the gentleman "hoi"
Secretary Chandler has III to attack through the
columns Of Tnr IRinrSE
Mr. H. T. Jones tho chairman in question, was horn III
Western PENNSYLVANIA fifty eight years ago ana mas
bec resident Of Pittshurg and I'm active business here
for more than forty years For nearly thirty years he mas
been the head the house OF Jones Langhf- one I"
the largest iron maunf cturing firms not only Oh ',
country In, the world operating as does ore ana co'
mines blast furnaces and railing Mills, giving employ
mont 10 Thousands workmcn in rttsburg ana having
branch houses In Chicago and Milwaukee. with agencies
IN al the principal cities OF the United states IN a'"
ton - his private business MrJonos has been mehtn'"
with various Industries of lennsy yl'ana sewing ~ "
rector OF several leading railway banking ahd oth'r c"
,oraions he has been au enthusiastic Republican
,roi M blrh OF the party and during the Rebellion gave
.ily OF his means aul timc Tor the prosecution OF the
war
since ne has takcn an pctye interest IN parry
,nnrlecucnt coutbu'lne largely 10 all lonl state ana
national onpaign., and ha. long been looked upon h''
only asa Ming ami influential citizen of ltshhrs hni
, ,.tro-ertatito Hrnrhciu of Pennsylvania Except
ihi. tf,r % lis election as member of I've N'N'nh
committed ho hld rctoi Ncld o'hcc MS '"''' l.I
o'h.f ~fIfUt 4 % hc iNind IN RN.h lh'h 'r '"'" .
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tu.ou-u lbr Ir'I""-j oi aitN "'N'' "'W''. 10 ''' ="
plhr,u parry, Whu had been accustomed lo nave l""A'
their onu way, aDd Wn0 o. cnlrl any 'h''"'' h"'"
upon what tley considered their preserves. one "i
them i- reported to have exclaimed at the time; MI
Iour, j. NOT one of us We must scnd men To Cnlcls"
who viii do as they are told and We shil always KNOW
where 10 hnd them II Is safe To say 'h'' Il" po'''''
event oi recent years n this state "d produced 80 pro
found and unayorabir ah impression rs "'' TINS "'"'
at the Harrisburg Convention The result "a't1t WIN
singular uninimity Mr. Jonr, was selected by the dcie
cation Chicago a. the representative of Pennsy
ON tir National Committee, l" the Hdt'i'cloh "l 'n'
great majority Of the parry throughout l' 0"'l' ""e
the National Committee met IN New YORK soon became
apparent tnat Mr. Jones Vas the most suitable man Tor
chairman, and he accordingly chosen WIN his sub
scqucnt career in that capacity the country Is familiar
The necessary means 10 meet the legitimate expenses ol
the Presidential campaign were obtained largely through
Mr Joucs- personal influence Tor Hepuhlcan c"htripn
tors all over thc country felt that money Pced III hl'
hands would not he wasted OF uS'' ior
nlcritmae purposes There i reason l" b'"'N" 'h"'
TLrtIk from If.
amount no one mol even MS n''''''' ''''"'' "''
know The committee "i Wl'''h n' was the ''P'"S''"
head met with many ana great dl"I'"'' anu "''"''"-
mcuts at the outset Hnt lhey conducted one o' t'
most brilliant political campaigns The country mas ever
known aud uni, thc most ai, clsc circumstances Ia
sptoo of thc alarming Independent dcfcclon with news
n4p.r. hitherto Republican, furnishing, hy thoir daily
ntrn,h. on the head OF tho ticket, ammunition tor
their adNrrsanr' III alle "l "h'"'''n''A "' "'''"
cD In quarters whore They should have I""nl
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seem
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the patty for Wmpnthy aud protection against
tho truIhl, shock g. biz nerves, from The
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told li the chairman ot III" N''"i ~ '""""''' ;"
reply 10 u question nom representative Of 1uI
t,ur,, ,. b., tir t.l illr ,l the Natlnnnl Admiuln
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the tlrici that WIt tO have been expected nom I'P'n
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l"ilc' WI i'i'"' ~ '''''''''' ~" '' a,
supported him. hhd thcir Positions p'h '''" o '''
u,,,,, ,,otld nov Lc tho President. elect.
a., .,., ,i,,,,tt,, ,,tt.rious nf md strug by The
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