Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-10

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Cedar TO Eureka John Altman, Si9,4 (;
Ncwhall 10 Santa Barbara, John Altman,
1888.
st. John Pilloried by Editor Clarkson.
DEs MONIES Ua). January 9th.-The fol-
lowing letter from j. S. Clarkson editor of
the Stdte Register, and Iowa member of the
Republican National Convention, has been
sent by him to the Chicago Tribune.
DES MONIES Na.) January S 1885
EdHor Chicago Tribune: In reply 10 your direct
inquiry II know personally as to whether or
| Rot St. John offered to withdraw as candidate
| Tor President for a money consideration | can
answer now only rs TO the fact without yet being
| at liberty to make public the details To my
| knowledge he did have overtures made through
| Il friend from his own State, by which he Of
| tered, If paid $4,000 in cash to withdraw as q
candidate altogether, or to stay in the field and
r-n1t1d leather ms Speeches as ii was put in the
Kansas phrase To the help of the Republicans.
ne was asked, IN order TO prove the sincerity of
| ms Offer to withdraw from Ohio the last week
| before the October election in that State He
! d!d TINS: under the plea that he said he would
| give OF getting sore throat, and with the
| Trend nave mentioned went first to PittSburg
! next TO Philadelphia, and finally to New York,
| Nhere ne hoped to meet some one on the part OF
| the Republican National Committee, who would
be ready to make the deal and pay the cash.
| ON the 2yth of October, through his friend, in
letter SUI IN existence, he makes claim for
what Is alleged to have been earned by him Ill
getting sore throat in Ohio, enc week for the
benefit of the Republican party This letter.
and other facts OF detail which will convince.
any iair-nlnded person OF the real character of
St John, and show TO the country what q
thrifty Christian he is, will be given to the press
whenever he shall ask aud persuade his friend
VINO was the medium of his overtures, TO give
MS consent to have them made public
may add that neither the National Commit
tee. nor any one acting for it, ever made an
| overture or proposition of any kind TO St john
All that 1t did was to listen to and discuss the
opportunities and propositions made to il
through the medium which he cmployed to
reach II. Several other members of the Ma
| uonaI Committee and some other gentlemen
connected with the Ohio campaign had fre-
quent conversations with this friend of st.
yohn, ana are as conversant with the facts and
qetalis OF 1t as myself. They know that ST.
Johns friend was il constant telegraphic and
frequent personal consultation with him, and
that things which were demanded of St John
as to his movements in OHIO were pledged by
that friend and carried out by st. John. In
many ways ample evidence was thus aft lrded
US including the exchange of telegraphic cor
respondence between them, and shown to
SeVeTa! persons, proving that this friend was
acting with St. John under his authority. One
other person is in possession of more written
evidence than have. j. 5. CLAgKsoN
ST. JOHNS RESPONSE.
CHICAGO, January 9th have read the
article in this mornings Tribune, said ex-
Governor John l.. st. John. of Kansas, late
Prohibition candidate for President who is
stopping at the Sherman House - in which
1t Is said that J. 5. Clarkson, editor of the
Iooa State Register. and now a member of
the National Republican Committee, re-
news his charges that sought to obtain
money from the Republicans, and make
contract to leave the field and betray the
Prohibition cause, l defy him and his
committee TO do his worst. They set out
some time ago by saying that | had written
letters in which had committed myself to
corrupt propositions. No amount of
gOading has been sufficient to induce
them to produce any such letters, and
now they have shifted their ground. and
begin TO speak of someone whom they say
was 4 secret agent employed by me TO CON
duct corrupt negotiations. But why do
they not tell who he is? | am sure | had
no such agent, and | do not believe that
Mr.. Clarkson has any particular man in
mind when he speaks of such an agent. 1t
seems. to me that if there is one, their
purposes would be best subserved by tell
ing his name, and exposing my transac-
tons through him at once. The truth is
that if | had had any desire to sell out !
would not have had either TO apply to the
Republican committee or to employ a go
between Tor me. The whisky power of this
country never has been short of money
within my recollection, and | never saw
the day whom a corrupt man on the other
side could not get his price without any
dickeringH
Where are you from, and which way
are you bound?' was asked
." am just from my home in Kansas
was the reply, and am on my way TO
Minnesota. where am to engage in what
the Republicans call setting back Prohibi-
ton for twenty years. | expect to spend
the next four years at it.
What figure do you expect Prohibition
to cut in the next Presidential election?"
" That will depend very largely on what
kind of an administration Cleveland gives
US. | think it likely that we Will carry
several States, and hold the balance of
power III the Electoral College, but of
course this is all guess work.
cLARKsoS GETS IN ANOTHER RIGHT-HAYDER.
DEs MONIES Ia), January 9th.-Mr.
Clarkson was shown the interview with St
John at Chicago, sent out by the ASso-
Johns charge that himself and others of
the National Committee had first said that
he himself had written letters in which he
had committed himself to corrupt PROPOSE
tons Clarkson said that no one had ever
yet made such charges, and that St. John
knew they had not, and that therefore
there has been no shifting of the character
OF the accusations against him. st. John
AecIs 70 say; said Nj. Garrison,
Ihao ne h"o no agent or Trend
attempting 70 neSouate Tor INN, and that
ne does not oelieve ! nave any particular
person IN -. nliha m speaking OF such an
agent qiu nave s'lcn person IN mind,
ana d. !oill Elbows very wen VINO II IS, Tor
ne vas IL, IN correspondence WIN nm all the
tline. me person 3I was seeking 70 make
qeal with me. Inc person IS well known
haliSas poilllcIal, VINO Is everywhere
HhoWll II! tll4t *: 9'ate as naVihg been 81
JIli iicAt ~ III pSi'4t9 "hell lie was
htl'uo'lCli. he man came 70 me WIN
a leIIer OF lhtIodnctlon ana Endorsement
rom Chl.t4 meg states senator 81 John
Knows as wen, OF better 'han l. VINO the
inaii IS ana d te4eS.i'!9 rom MIN 10 that
parry, askillg t4e Wh0ie truth 10 ne'toid,
VIII give the puDilc all the facts. lie Will