The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-13
POLITICAL PLUMB PUDDIN'
Jim Legate's Literary Legacy 10 PO.
litieal POsterity.
THE SOAP" DEAL WITH ST. JOHH,
As Planned by the Kansas Senator
and Himself.
A REMARKABLE LETTER IN PRINT.
How the Veteran Go-Between Labored
for the Good of the "Grand Old
Party" with the immaculate
Apostle of Prohibition.
A REMARKABLE LETTER IN PRINT.
LEGATE SAYS 1T is A FORGERY.

with the angry controversy between
ex.Coy Ct Iobr of Konsos ,ato ,ne
80 N''' o1ilD' KANSAS, i"'o pio-
hlpltloh candidate Tor president, and
the Hon. j. S. Clarkson, the editor of
the Des Moines Stata Repister and
o.to,oii -, -. 80, '''-''
o'hei "eli-Ai Aio"h sehtleheh' respecting
the alleged oiler of st. John to withdraw
from the presidential canvass for money,
the Globe-Democrat this morning pub
fishes the following
REMARKABLE LETTER,
addressed to H. Z. kerens, of this city.
The words in brackets are supplied by
the editor of the Globe Democrat, they
having been omitted in the original:
Cleveland, o., Oct 10.
DEAR SIR:--l made the mistake in
coming here. | should have gone to
Detroit; have been communicating with
him st. john by telegraph. | have
said to him that at the conference it was
two-fifths down in Philadelphia to-mor-
row night, and three-fifths by the 18th,
ana he insisted upon IL 10Th for second
provided he left for Philadel-
phia to-day, and said: "Our p" ISen-
ator Plumb told me it should be done.
just got this: From st. John. "All
right; leave short time for Philadelphia;
will cancel all west of there. Meet me
in Pittsburg tonight"
| sent your telegram under tho name
of Johnson, because l did not want to
use my own name. | confess l made
the pledge quite wildly, but Plumb told
me to make it. | mean by that he told
me to keep st. John quiet in this state,
and get him to Cincinnati, and you
would give him five or eight thousand
down, and then said:
"Suppose pledge him ten, will my
pledge be gOod?" and he said:
"Ies, Kerens Will Lgivel him ten thou
sand"
SO If have cut q big hog, the pork be-
longs to Mr.. Plumb. Now, am going
over TO Pittsburg to see him. .St. John.
Is it not possible for you to send some
lonel over from New York to arrange
with him and fix him then and "thar?n
| am little guilty, because you don't
respond to Johnson's call for aid for his
country. 1t was not possible you were
sseduced on the road home, and thus
lGu leu, asIray, nor fat you are
oauG' UduGA' ioi O. So" Hao I voI
love tCTS sundav.echool. have have cat st 81,
Jonn ION io oEi NO oi 'he STATE STATE anu anu mace prom,
redeemod Won ,nav "oy ca~o "nS W ~
bnt 7 have IN 1.-Two with Nm, and yor,
don't. So does Plumb. Simnson,' @ 'VI et
omnia genus. uelli how Schoiarlyi
ISigned JAMES F.LEaATE.
The Gl6be-Democrat, in its editorial
recites the inside history of the ST. John
campaign and says after good deal OF
discussionbetween St. Johns managers
and tho National Republican com.
mittee it was agreed to pay st. John
$4,000,
THE Editorial
in to'day's Globe-Democrat, referred tt
IN the Jas. f. Legate letter, says:
Mr. 81. John secured, early IN the cam
paign, from Senator Plumb, q letter. in
Producing Mr. LeSate to the Natlona
tepubllcan commlttoe, aS u person
authorized to act and speak for him
Legate stated TO the hepublican cCm
mlttee that 81, Johns original ldSa wa
further says that Legate EXPLAINED [,
the committee how 81. John could be o
service TO the Renublicicans. stat
| ing that he (St, john was :
say in his speeches that
was evident the choice wa
tween Blame and CIeveland and tbn
Rs Rlaino ronro.entod rhisi,,, or'
iovsltv and ~ pCievn,ond IV~ "niSny ranHys.n an'
wIisiS,, onS ~ a;sIo,'ni.,. ;Io,V'S,u ePLesonte' ~
| BIainc ,n6 tbot bs ,,,cs to Ia ""S "o,,' ~,
naniad T., 'I 80 r,yo"s ""I b NJ - 1oeoIi' I
as p",iSu ~ MS Ca; vas? ~ mr' yhesal
sLa p.onilIent ,i. politician ioii NM haIisas l
s,n,o CnV Vas 10 verify all st. John saiu all'
Y"uid ,daS nit tno prohibitionists OF ksSs"
ni nUIiu aii vote Tor Blaine. After a eaot
Se"l VI discussion IL was agreed to pa,
s,n,, "in I'm S%o,VOV. The editorial alsC
S'a,es tnat tno sentence in Legste's let
Ie! ls"ulng u am little guilty, be
causS YOU uon't respond to Johnson's
call lor hlu lOr his county" is
CIPHER PHRASE.
ana that "Johnson's call for aid for his
country means "Legate's dispatch for
st, johns money" The Glo6e-Demo-
crat claims that it has made out one
sue sue OF It's case against st. John, viz:
nhat he sought money from the Repub-
iiG,ssns, and that the other side, having
lalled TO got money from the Republi,
cans, 81. John directed his campaign
IN THE INTERESTS OF THE pEMoCRATs.
ana that he was literally rewarded will
De shown in good time. II further saws
there are several gentlemen who could
help prove the Democratic side. and
News as one V oSor and " Son 1ne Ohnlcago Daily
Maryland, as another, o0' mani vi
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