Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
HALSTEAD IN A PLIGHT.
HIS PAPER PRINTS A COLUMN
OF ANTI-BLAINE MATTER.

Democrats Laughing and Republicans
Non Plussed-NO Decisive Explanation
Given at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bay
ard Takes the Stump for Cleveland
The New York Governor at Work
Again.
NEW YORK, Oct. A Cincinnati
special dated yesterday says: Much
comment was aroused to-day in political
circles by the appearance on the fifth
page of the Commercial Gazette of a col
umn of matter fercely denouncing Blaine.
The column was headed in heavy black
letters, ''The Independent Republicans"
and the second heading, in smaller let
ters, was as follows: 'New Journalistic
Enterprise-The Independents Hire a
Column of the Commercial Gdzette-What
the Mulligan Letters Are-HOw They
Came Out" The special describes and
quotes at some length the matter printed
in this leased column and then proceeds
to say that the Republicans were amazed
at its appearance, and it is said that one
of the local leaders of that party tele-
graphed to Mr.. Halstead in New York to
ask what it meant, and why it was per-
mitted. The column fell under Blaine's
eye, and it comes pretty direct that he felt
1t keenly, and asked If 1t could not be
stopped. On Change it was all the talk.
The Democrats ughed over it and the
Republicans confessed their surprise that
so staunch Blaine organ as the CONNER
cidl Gazette should have admitted such
matter to its columns at any time, much
less on the morning of the demonstration
in Blaine's honor.
1t would destroy, they say, half the ad-
vantage which the party had derived from
Blaine's visit. 1t is explained at the
Commercial Gazette office that the matter
was admitted by the business department
and did not fall under editorial super
vision, and that there will be no more oft.
WHAT THE WRITER'S SAY.
A correspondent has this interview with
the gentleman who edited the matter
which appeared to-day. His name is not
given, but it is understood to be Lawrence
Maxwell, an attOrney-at-law. sits a
purely local movement" he said. ''The
gentlemen who called Mr.. Schurz are the
only ones interested. They have assumed
the expense, and have appointed a COM
mittee to furnish the copy"
ssThen there will be a series of arti-
cles?"
''Yes, there will be one every day"
''For how lOngW
81 don't know exactly, possibly till the
elections are over"
Pretty expensive, is it notY'
''Certainly, Pm not at liberty to say
what the expense is, as a private contract
has been made with the Commercial Ga
zette.'
''Who compose the committee that is to
furnish the cOpyW
81 do not feel at liberty to state just
now. l don't know that they would OBJ
ject to being known, but Pm not author
lied to give any names. There is not
great deal of writing to be done anyhow.
Its more OF a compilation of quotations.
We felt that the Mulligan letters have
never been brought fully before the
public, and by publishing them
in the Commercial Gazette they will
reach class of people who would not see
or understand them otherwise"
''Do you expect any good result from
these publications.
'Oh, yes, or we would not go to so much
trouble and expense"
This mornings (Saturday's) issue of
the Commercial Gazette does not contain
the Independent column.