Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-18

O-a :. -S&Aftrs> % - c1fff~ttttttS ~IOat
ths Defeat Of 6oriiagsRs.
Ia siss ~ LIS inlsrsls@ with L. A. Bur
ansaIas pabllsksc " ths Detroit Aess q
thursday. IA ~hieh Ar. Bart nsslzs 4oca~es
~ defeat Congressman CoEassock and hina.
sslf. AIR. Lsalilers as ssen - : Representa-
tlFs " fHE tELEaz4A yesterday and qgss-
tioRsd N regard ~ the matter. la. Leatn-
ers aid HAT be kne. 10 reason shy the
would be state Senator. Congressional, l..
;. Internal hsgenue CCllec5or % aly thug
slse that has ths honors u Ot1ce. should
associate hi- name slLh that Of tie Democ-
racy, unless Il l. because he aeds a state
uleut for CapL Oeorge n DAVIS, IA relation
hngame durng the campaign 0f lSsz.
Il knoS Of 10 other reason. said
Mr.. Lsatbers, why BE shouid ac-
cuze ne " being one " certain
ciiQ1e tho ~as aud Is bound 70 defeat any
Or al " Ar. Comstock's recommendations
for the several oflces which are u Dc hlled
- Democrats from the fifth district. 1 do
n0t care Who reeeIye these appointments a.
loag a. such Grosub4eksFs a. Air. BurhI-
game has proven himself 10 be are left oui.
Mr.. LeaiBers says that IA iesz when Hon.
Juilus H0useman Nas candidate for Con
xress he, as one Of the Republican commit
lee, approached Mr. Burhngame for TIE
purpose Of securing him to stump the district
for tue Republican party, a. lie lad been III
formed that he tbariingamel felt sore
headed and greatly disappointed on
account Of Mr. Hoaseman's nom
nation. a. he himself was candidate
for the Office. LeatheFs says he made known
his business with BurhngaIne, and that Bur
hngane said he would consider the matter
and let him know Ia day or two, aud he
thought very fayorably OF the proposition.
he said he had built the Greenback party up
10 what IL was in this county. and had been
convention or consultation he had been
ignored and sat down on, and that ne had
got throagh now, aud after this whoever
secured his services for political purposes
would have to pay for them, as he was now
going To work for Burlingame before any
one else. This was the substance OF
Ieathers's statement made tor Davis, Yet
perhaps not quite 80 plain and complete.
"Burlingame alludes TO Wesley ". Hyde
a. a high toned Republican" observed 1HE
TELEGRAM man.
Yes; Hyde deserted the party last Fall
and supported Cleveland. Barlingame had
better call him high-toned Mugwump,"
observed Mr.. Leathers
"As for my being one of the Republicans
party (which Burhngame refers 10 IN his
article)" said MIR. Leathers, Il have this to
say, that | have always been a Republican,
and have spent my good money at all times
To help the party. A Mr.. Burlingame well
knows i did what could IN my way 10 help
elect him to the office of prosecuting attor-
ney on the Republican ticket in this county
at the time me had the honor of holding said
office; and simply have to say that what he
says in relation to myself in his article Is
false in every particular. Burlingame acts
TO me like whining cur over his defeat.
He left the Republican party
in my Judgment simply for the purpose of
bettering his condition politically. He has
been disappointed at the hands of the peo-
ple has invariably worked for the Fusion
party for pay, and now since his defeat for
the office of Revenue Collector. he seems To
attribute II 10 Republicans as we'll as Demo
crats. IL IL too bad, | feel sorry for Ed. He
ought TO have turned Democrat just before
election. and have no doubt but that he
would if he had known George n. Davis was
To be a candidate for the Office of Revenue
Collector. George Is quite "A hustler, George
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