Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-04
ARTHUR's AID TO BLAINE.
j Jones Blamed for the Nonappearanc'
of Favorable Utterance.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-An editorial ar
ticle in the National Republican to-day
containing a second reply to the charges
of lukewarmness in the recent campaign
made by ex-Chairman B. F. Jones against
the admins tration is generally attributed
to Secretary Chandler. After remarking
that he could show who was responsible
for the defeat of Blaine, did he think the
interest Of the Republican party would be
served by such means. the writer turns
again to Mr.. Jones. Ee continues with
the remark that Alr. Elkins, the real man
ager of the Republican campaign, knows
as we'll as anybody that Mr.. Jones'
charges are untrue and that he,
if a just and wise man, would
have spoken long ago in contradiction Of
his Chairman. He will not speak in con-
trmatiOn Of him. He states that the 10y
atty of the officers Of the New York State
Republican Committee to Blaine was duo
to President Arthur's advice. He then
concluded as follows: "Mr. Chairman
Jones has either forgotten or wilfully
cOnceals other important facts. During
the last Of August or early in September,
at the request of Mr.. Jones, Senator Jos.
L. Hawley, Chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee, called on Presi-
dent Arthur at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
for the purpose of obtaining from him
some additional public expression of him
Of his interest in the campaign which
would tend to inspire his friends and the
Republicans generally, and strengthen
the canvass for Blaine and Logan.
ARTHUR's AID.
CATER q full conference with the Presi-
dent, Senator Hawley was authorized to
make public the substance of the inter-
view, and to state in such form as he
chose, and as forcibly as he saw fit, the
strong desire and zeal Of the President
for success. Gen. HaWley carefully pre-
pared such a statement, which was in the
fullest degree satisfactory to himself and
Mr.. Jones, and it was about to be pub
lished. The question, however, had nat
urallY been considered whether, on the
whole, it would be wise to make such
publication, which might imply that there
had been a doubt as to the Presidents
earnestness in the cause. And it was
agreed that this question should be sub
mitted to Mr.. Chairman Jones and decided
by him. 1t was so submitted, and Mr..
Jones concluded that it was not best that
the publication should be made at that
time, but that it might be desirable to
have ii made at a later period, and solely
by reason of Mr.. Jones' decision action
was deferred. 1t continued. however, to
be distinctly understood that Senator
Hawley was at liberty then. or at any
later time, to make the publi-
cation whenever Mr.. Jones and he
thought that it would be advis-
able. Here, then, we have the most
complete anWer to the charge which
Mr.. Jones has since seen fit to make in
his chagrin at his own want of success as
a political Chairman. The National and
the Congressional Committees are the
two national organizations of the Repub-
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the first, Senator HawIey headed the
second, and by request of Mr.. Jones
called on the President and obtained the
fullest authority to speak in the latter's
behalf, and omitted to do so only by Mr.
jones' direction. Surely the Iatter's
mouth will be stopped when Senator
HaWley speaks, as we call upon him to
do. There IS abundant reason to believe
that senator HaWley was sincere in his
professions, and that it was not his pur-
pose upon learning of the willingness of
the-President to allow further public
expression to be given of his desire for
Republican success to prevent that eX-
preston until Ohio should be carried by
the Republicans, and then to charge that
it would never have found utterarce if
Ohio had not been first carried.
JONES' HONESTY OF PURPOSE.
''But Mr.. Jones' honesty of purpose IS
he hoped that Senator HaWley would
meet with refusal, and when he found
the President willing to have any appro-
pirate statement made in his behalf which
would help the cause that he gladly
availed himself of the opportunity
to decide that it should not be made.
There were many indications during the
campaign that the National Committee
. managers were purpOsely endeavOring to
place the friends of President Arthur in a
false position, when success being as
sured they could be uniustly charged
with Indifference or inertness. If this
was their game it was played too fine, for
the President and his friends did every
thing they reasonably could to achieve
that success which the National Commit
tee tailed to win. Mr.. Jones' taunts come
after defeat instead of after victory, but
they are not the less mean and malignant,
although more impotent than they might
| have BEEN" Senator Hawley has been
ont OF town since Thursday