Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-26
Mr.. COnkling Denies 1t.
HE ENTIRELY REPUDIATES THE INTERVIEW


HE ENTIRELY REPUDIATES THE INTERVIEW
WITH HIM.
From the Washington Post to-day.
No publication since the last presidential
campaign has created such widespread interest
in political circles as did the interview pub
lished yesterday purporting to be the senti-
ments of ex-senator Roscoe Conkling 1t APP
peared in New York in the columns OF the San
exclusively and was telegraphed to The Post, in
which paper it appeared in Washington. The
sensation 1t OccasiOned is now followed by an
other. Mr.. Conkling says that the interview is
false.
81 utterly repudiate the interview attributed
to me and published to-day said the ex-senator
to a Post reporter yesterday. II have never, at
| any time or any place, or to any person, said
what has been printed as my utterances. The
first heard about an interview having been
had with me was through a dispatch
| received last night from the New York World
stating that such an article had been offered
that newspaper and requesting me to say
whether had authorized its publication. sent
back a dispatch to Mr.. Pulitzer denying the
'The reference made to my relations with
Morton is an entire Misrepresentation of the
case," continued the ex-senator, ''for we have
always been, and are now, on the most intimate
terms of friendship. have not made any men
ton OF Mr. Blaine for several months at least,
out of the political world. Nor have made
any reference to any candidate put forward by
hold aloof from the campaign. do not intend
to go upon the stump at all this fall, and that
is the only true statement made in the inter-
Mr.. Conkling returned to New York yesterday
afternoon by the O'Clock train. In converse
ton with several gentleman he expressed him.
self as greatly indignant at the cheap imita-
ton of his style shown in the alleged interview.
Tcemcr Defeats Hanlan.
THE THREE-MILE sCULL RACE FOR THE CHAM
PIoNsHIP.
The three-mile single scull race, for the
championship and $4,000, between Edward
Hanlan, of Toronto, and John Teemer, Of
McKeesport, Pa, was rowed Saturday after
noon off Pleasure Island, near Troy. N. Y, and
resulted in a crushing defeat for the Canadian
champion. Teemer won the inside position on
the toss. At the start Hanlan caught the water
with O SO stroke and Teemer an instant later
rowing 81. At a hundred yards Teemer was
was Gushing al his boat past Hanlan by added
power, but no faster stroke. Hanlan made a
desperate squirt and drew up, but fell away
again. At the end of the first mile Teemer led
by nearly length. The Toronto champion
again drew up, but from this point to the turn
rateiy, and at times a 40 STROKE At mile and
a quarter it was evident that the champion was
outrowed. and nobody knew that SO well as he
himself. Teemer, going straight as an arrow,
at "a stroke, turned the stakeboat in 1Om.
45c. He was then leading Hanlan by more
Hanlan, much distressed, was going up when
the winner was coming down. He fouled his
stakeboat and partly fell out Of his shell, then
and his competitor followed q mile astern.
WHAT HANLAN SAYS ABOUT IT.
IL answer to questions Hanlan said: "It was
square race. was Outrowed. There was no
foul" He quickly disappeared inside his boat
house and remained there, some said in tears
until after the crowd had departed. Later In
the evening Hanlan said that in turning his
stakeboat he miscalculated tue current carried
his shell against the boat and was thrown into
the water. al don't wish to rob Mr.. Teemer of
the credit OF winning the race, he said sit was
square contest, but feel badly because of the
accident 70 me at the stakeboat People will
say that II was done on purpose, but could not
help It. don't say that could have beaten
Teemer, but had it not been for the accident I
should have forced him to the finish shall
row no more this fall, but next summer Teemer
and I win meet again. shall row no more
races In current; hereafter my races viii be ON
lake waters"
60 to Australia
Hanlan replied: sTeemer has no business
with Beach; Beach will beat him as easily as
Lon Myers would beat me In . hundred yards
loot race"