Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-30
BRYANT COMES BACK AT WADE.
And Shows a Condition of Affairs that
Calls for an ExpIanation.


Editor Savannah Morning Be1os: My atten-
ton has been called to a card purporting to
have been written by Edward c. Wade to me
and published in your paper of the 10th in
slant. The language employed is such as I
did not suppose Col. Wade capable of using.
am unable to account for his strange con-
duct in view of the fact that he has for many
wears prOfessed to be my warm personal
and political friend, and the additional fact
that there had been no personal difficulty be-
tween us. 1t has been suggested to me that
he holds me responsible for his failure to
secure certain positions of honor from the
Republican Convention, which met in this
city on the 9th instant. If so, he is entirely
mistaken, as [ in no way opposed him. Col.
Wade must have forgotten the part he took
in 1877 in assisting to expose the falsity
of the charges contained IN
the circular to which he refers. Those
charges were first made in 1876, during the
Presidential campaign, when | was the Chair
Immediately denounced them as false in
every particular, and called meeting of the
State Committee to investigate them. At
that meeting, which was held in this city
jan 10, 1877. Col. Wade was Chairman pro
tenn of the Committee. report was pre-
pared by a subcommittee, consisting of Col.
a. f. Buck, Hon. Jonathan NOrcrOss and Col.
Henry p. FarrOw, and unanimously adopted.
The following is a copy of the report
ResOIUed, That the course pursued by Capt.
john L. Conley and others IN making charges
the midst of the recent Presidential campaign,
declaring their ability and readiness to sus-
tain them, and then falling ana refusing, as
they have done, to sustain those charges on
being afforded an opportunity for so doing, ls
in view of all the attendant circumstances, to
be profoundly regretted.
LissOgzed cd, That we are OF the opinion that
Mr.. Bryant is not called upon to defend him
self against charges so lnopportuneiy made
and so unsatisfactory abandoned, and that
the conduct of his accusers is VlndlcatlOn OF
him against their charges.
Res6iued, Sd, That under all the circumstan-
ces. there is no reason appearing to this COM
of the Republican State Central Committee
of Georgia, should not continue to have the
confidence and support of all earnest Repub-
licans. A. r. BUCK,
HENRY p. FARROw,
Committee.
In April, 1873, Col. Wade wrote the follow
ing letter in my behalf. | have the original
letter in his handwriting in my possession:
SAVANNAH, GA, April -, 1873.
Having known Col. John L. Bryant num-
Der of years, it is with great satisfaction, and
is a source of much personal qualification to
myself that | am enabled to say of him that
he is a gentleman of high Christian character
"a Christan-and Is at me mead Of 91,, me ne
spot or blemish. A gentleman of whom every
Republican and patriot IN the n2 az may
Collector Internal Revenue, Savannah.
In many ways Col Wade has since that
time manifested his confidence in me and his
friendship for me. l have in my possession
numerous letters written to me as only one
warm friend writes to another. In July last
he wrote to the President recommending my
appointment as Marshal for the Northern dis
trict of Georgia. The following is copy Of
the letter:
UNITED STATES MARsHAL's OFFICE, )
EASTERN DIV. SOUTHERN DIST. OF GAY
SAVANNAH, GA, July "a, 1888. )
To tie President:
take pleasure in recommending Col. John
E. Bryant for appointment to the position of
United States MARSHAL for the Northern Dis
trct of Georgia in the event OF a vacancy.
Col. Bryant is competent and in every way
worthy, and if he should receive the appoint
ment will perform the duties of the office well
and worthily.
l have the honor to be, very respectfully, !
your Obedient servant, EDWARD c. WADE.
On the Sth day Of the present month Col. !
Wade called at my Office in this city, in COM
pany with other gentlemen, and in the atti |
tude of a personal friend asked me to sign a |
paper recommending his sou to a responsible |
position in the civil service of the United |
states Government, which request promptly |
granted. In less than one week from that |
time, and without any personal difficulty be- |
tween us, he wrote the letter which appeared |
in your columns on the 18th inst.
JOHN +. BRYANT.
atlanta, Ga, AprH 60, 1884,