Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-05
Blaine's Part in the Maria Halpin Scandal

rumors came from Republican source,
and were looked upon as an effort on
the part of Mr.. Blaine's party friends
TO get up something that would over
shadow the exposure Of Blaine himself.
The consplrators have now come to
grief by the premature explosion of the
train they had laid. In brief, the
scheme was this: The guardian of
child whose name is given
as Clsaveland Guenther had
him sent to an orphan asylum at
Buffalo, aud while there the boy died.
One DIR. Warren, local Republican
politician OF Buffalo, came into posses
sion Of receipted bill for the boys
board, and by mutilating 1t the name
"Guenthern was torn off aud only
"Cleaveland" allowed to stand. Upon
this foundation it was attempted to re-
construct the Maria Halpin scandal,
and make out that this child was the
product of the alleged Illicit union be-
tween Gov. Cleveland and the Halpin
woman, and that he was sent to the
orphanage by Gov. Cleveland and sus-
tanned by him as his son. The friends
OF Gov. Cleveland learned of the con-
spiracy when DIR, Warren, the author
of 1t, got drunk and exhibited the mu-
tilated receipt, boasting of what he
had done and what he intended to do
by selling his scandal to the Republic
can campaign committee, with
which he was then in correspondence.
The Democrats at once went to work
and by examining the books of the
orphanage ascertained that the boy
had been entered as cleveland Guen-
ther by his father, Frank Guenther,
who alone paid his bills. The mutila-
ton by tearing Off the name
"Guenther" from the paper was then
discovered, and the trick exposed.
Suits for conspiracy will at once be
begun against the conspirators.
AS vicious and villainous as this plot
appears, the worst is TO be told. Evil
dence is incontrovertible that Jas. G..
Blaine was a party to 1t, and by his
consent allowed it to proceed. The
following telegram from DR.. Warren,
the wretched BLACKBOARD who con-
ceived the plot, to the Republican
committee, shows the work of the Re
publican candidate for the presidency
as a scandal-monger:
BuFFAro, n. Y, Sept. IS, 1884.
To Republican National Committee, New
York City.
To THE SECRETARY; / wrote Mr.. Blaih,
reference TO campaign documents whicl
affect Cleveland. Mr.. Blaine answer 10 m!
letter he referred to your committee, answe
II so important.
SAM'L II. WARREN, NJ. D., Bufalo, N. Y.
Pursuing the investigation further
the following letter from Blaine him
self was discovered:
AUGUSTA, Me, July 81, 1851.
Or. Samuel II. Warren, Buffalo, N. Y;
am directed by Mr., Blaine to thank yo
for your kind note OF June 80, which he Ia
read with interest and referred CONFIDENTIAL
to the secretary OF the Republican uationi
committee. Very truly yours,
THosAs:H sHERMiN,
Private Secretary.
"Your kind note OF June 3O,n is III
one referred to by Warren in his tell
gram, previously quoted, saying,
t wrote Mr.. Blaine in reference to can
A paign documents which affect Clev
land.p Mr. Blaine, in answer, says
has read with interest Warren's con
munication, and has referred 1t con-
: dentislly to the secretary of the r
v publican national committee. III
note of June 80 related, of course,
the Maria Halpin scandal. After e
= aiming the "doeuments,n Mr.. Blail
e says that he referred them to the r
publican committee that was worklI
4 In his interest.
This is Blaine, the candidate of
;, great party for the highest Office h
. nation can bestow, dabbling in b
: vilest scandals TO besmirch the reput
! ton of an opponent. A man with Il
y dullest sense of honor, occupyil
Blaine's position, would have treat
Warren's communication with co
:. tempt, or would have answered tn
S" he was not dealing in. filth. Aft
y this discovery, the general verdict W
!, be that such man is entitled to
"a sympathy for the dragging Of his ov
"a disgrace before the public.
!. Moreover, Blaire has positively {
!, MED having any knowledge of t
Cleveland scandal before Its public
ton. He stands now a convicted lii
r.
of Inn.-n.nain,, mnuAnh