Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-10

What the Prohibition Candidate Was
willing 20 Sell Out For.

PITTsBURG. December THE Times WASH
ington correspondent telegraphs the following
tonight:
''St. John, q prominent republican from
Kansas states, il living almost ostracised In his
home at Olathe, Kansas. His warmest friends
OF former days win pass him by without recog-
nizing him. I asked the cause Of this change
toward the temperance apostle. My informant
replied that his friends and acquaintance could
not forget st. Johns part in the recent cam
paign. For a number of days rumors have been
current which place the prohibition candidate
Tor the presidency In an unfavorabe light.
These rumors have not been confined to repub-
hcans, but are passed among the democrats
To-day / asked a prominent republican, a
member Of the House of Representatives what
knowledge he had of st. Johns campaign. At
his own request my informant's name Is with
held for the present.
Said he: before the election, when was in
Utica. N. Y. wrote six letters to the national
republican committee. urging that St. John
should be gotten off the track. told the COM
mittee that it was necessary that this should be
done, because he would get $4,000 or 80. 600
votes in New York state. thought that some
means would be found to get st. John to with
draw. few days after my writing the letters
called at the national committee headquarters
In New York city. / heard that ST. John had
made a proposition to get of the track for
certain sum of money.
my informant told me to guess how much.
named sum, but it was too high. Afterward 1
was told 1t was 10000.
Leaving the national committees rooms.
went to the headquarters OF the republican state
committee There told what had heard and
was informed that what said was correct A
gentleman remark ed that st John went to a
member of the national committee. aud. talking
as ii he were buying or selling goods. very
cnOlly made his proposition. He was told that
the ti-ures were too high Oh, yes he replied
but you must remember that the presidency of
the United States IS great office Nothing
was done with the alleged proposition at that
time. | know that there was no money in the
treasury of the committee"
Now. do not know personally these charges
to be facts. They were given to NE by gen.
tleman whom considered reliable and one who
was prominently connected with the campaign
| went to another republican member of the
House. gentleman from the west (my first in
formant was from the east and asked him what
information he had regarding the ruulors that
were being circulated in connection with st.
Johns candidacy for the presidency.
Said he: A few DAYS before st. Johns nomI-
nation for the presidency he declared to his
friends in Kansas that under no circumstances
would he accept the nomination on the prohibit
ton ticket AS is known, he did ACCEPT. | have
been told by member of the national repubIi-
can committee that st. John made proposition
to withdraw from the race Why Just to-day
a democratic member o! Congress came to me
and sa that if il had not been tor him st.
John would have been off the track about three
days before the election. He said he went to
New York and found out the condition of affairs
He immediately went to democratic national
committee headquarters and told those there
that they must not let st, John withdraw under
any circumstances. told him that | had heard
that the prohibition candidate had made pro-
position to our committee. My democratic
friend replied, You were ID fools tor not
taking HIM up"