The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29

cess, received q dispatch from my
| friend, saying: Nothing can be done.
Have investigated fully and an certain p
Here the matter dropped, the men went
about their business and St. John 10 the
east 10 fulfill his engagements. think
the last day of September received Q
dispatch from the chairman OF the Re-
publican state central committee OF
Ohio, asking me to come to that state to
aid Inem, add especially to speak in
places where st. John had spoken, and
to speak first at Oberlin on the 7th of
October.
responded to that call. and started
the next day for Columbus, Ohio. The
second day of my being there met the
gentleman 10 whom had written, ana
who had telegraphe3 nothing could be
done" He asked me If that matter
could be arranged to get st. John out Of
Ohio. replied by saying that his dis
patches stopped sill my negotiations, but
said if you think 1t necessary ] will try.
He then explained to me what he con-
ceived to be the situation. He said
while he did not think the canvass en-
dangered Ohio it did endanger the cleo
ton of two or three members OF con-
gress, but in
NEW YORK IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS.
That the Republican msjorities In New
York were In the country, and where
Republican msjorities were heaviest st.
Johns friends we're the most numerous,
and something must be done. told
him what had been done and what l
thought possible could be accomplished
( said TO him that / could not
negotiate myself, only through the gen
tlemen who hold the letter of authority,
but if negotiations were entered into l
would keep close TO ST. John. and had
no doubt he would return with me at the
appointed time. Nothing more was said
to me or by me until the Sunday follow
ing, when again had further converse
tion with him, and he said he wanted me
to go down and see Mr.. Clarkson at Gin
cinnati. demurred by saying I did not
know Mr.. ClarksOn, and did not like
to talk the matter over with everybody.
He said: MIR. ClArkson knows of it.
sees the importance, aud wants you (me)
to come" | went to Cincinnati on that
Sunday and called on Mr.. Clarkson with
out any letter from anybody. Among
the first things said was by me. l said /:
You seem to understand nv business
here, and before We commence | want to
say TO you that I do not and will not
handle any money or have any knoWi-
edge of any money being paid to any
body in this transaction; nor will l, If
my name is to be mentioned in any con-
nection with this TRANSACTION. have any
thing to do with it." And he replied by
saying, with much earnestness
"You know my position. You
know could not, ii l desired, say one
word, and this much / will say TO YOU,
that no power on earth can extort from
me anything you contIde to me IN this
matter. No, sir" he said, mot even the
| TEXTURES of Spanish inquisition would
make me tell q word or give e sign OF
information upon the subject" Yet ne
| was the first man TO make disclosures in
his own paper editorially. Upon this
assurance I talked perfectly free with
him, and he said the whole matter would
be fixed up, and asked me to get the
men here. | went out and sent tole-
| gram to my friend in Kansas, viz; Your
| people in Cleveland are in deep distress
| Come at once. Answer at Columbus
Before leaving Cincinnati Mr.. Clarkson
read me long list of dispatches that he
| had received from New York upon the
| subject, and said he had to give $3.50 fol
/ q single wire to talk with the COMMITTEES
about it. He said the money, $4,000
| would be paid, and among the dispatches
/ was one that said they would start q
| man as soon as the banks opened the
next morning with the money. He
wanted l should see Gov. st. John al
| Oberlin and see If there would be any
doubt about his return to Kansas. re
turned 10 Columbus and received dis
| patch from nv friend vino had reached
| Cleveland the morning be sent the dis
| patch t. me. The next day took the
| train for Cleveland; met my friend; told
| him the whole transaction as il had &C
CURED told him that thought it would
come out all right. On the next train
left for OberliD, to be there on the day
| of st John's reception / met st. John
/ and
HAD A LONG TALK WITH HIM,
not alone, hut in the presence of other
| as we'll. I said they were all ready il
Kansas to make the fight. but could no
without him. urged him TO leave the
state of Ohio, for, by so doing, he would
enhance the chances of Secretary Robin
| 500, and that he was a real temperance
man and he would avoid the possibility
OF the election of Democratic member
of congress.
| told him there were several gentle
men from Kansas in the state AMI that &
mutual friend fIom Kansas was then 10
| Cleveland aud I intended to see HIN
soon and complete arrangements TOR 4
canvass in Kansas.
He was ANXIOUS to know if Governor
| Martin had signed the letter above re
| fvrred To, aud when l could not tell him
for q certainty about my return to Kan
| sas To go iulo the canvass, he said unless
ne could know difiaitely very SOON ht
shoLld not leave the eastern field.
| told him that, while could not sSy deti
| nitely, | felt as certSIn that il would be
ready as of any other thing about which
| had no absolute Knowledge. He rs
piled By saying he would not accept any
more appointments In Ohio, but would
1 go TO Michigan and make three
speeches-one at Detroit, one al
| Adrian and one at Kalamazoo
and he wanted to know for a certainty
before he LETT for Michigan about the
| program tor Kansas, and asked me tC
| telegraph him at one of these places in
formation that would be absolutely Ger
tain. After he reached Detroit, change
| IN his program for speaking at those
| places was made, and before left Ober
| lin he telegraphed me the change, 50 thai
/ could know where he was. That wa:
the only dispatch had from him, and
had no letters from him during the cam
paign, other than those l have alluded
to. He LETT and 1 remained and spoke
| at Oberlin the following evening and did
vote for St. John was at least half of q
| Democratic vote, and that they were mis-.
| taken in maki0g temperance q distinc,
principle in q political platform 80 for.
mulated that it would render necessary
3 distinct party organization. Before
leaving Obarlin Itelegraphed Mr.. CLARK
| son at Cincinnati that the whole mattel
must be fixed during the next three days
! l returned TO Columbus and the morninG
dispatches said st. John appeared at &
meeting at Detroit the day before, bu
was unable to speak but few mo-
ments on account OF his throa
being sore, resulting from tot
much OuIdoDr speaking, and / said e
friends there jocularly that il doubtless
was my talk % him tEst gave him the
sore throat. Afterwards in writing Il
ClarksOn ! presume l allud d u th'
sore throat, but If il was not il should
have been il quotation marks, at any
rate Mr.. ClarksOn could not have faileG
To undeEstasd &c | went by request q
CincInuati aud met Mr.. ClaTkson aud b.
| introduced me To Mr.. Kerens, as tn,
MAJ who had been sent by the Daiiona
committee TO fir things. had no con
vers4tion Win Mr.. Kerens about tn
matter, for felt on seeing him that b.
had been placed in a position of impor
I
mail contractor that his head was I'm
fitted TO occnpy. l Was informed b.
Mr. Clarkson that Mr.. Kerens would 2
with me back to Columbus, where
conference would be held that nigh
and theE he (Kerens) would 60 with m
10 be introduced to my Kansas frIeni
and adjust the whole matter, bat said b.
) should rely upon me to see To IL that ia
contract should be carried out faithful
and 10 the letter.
1 went TO Columbus with Kerens, AM
there was said 10 have been conferences
but VINO the conferees were, or Whsthe
there was one don't know, but Keren
came TO me after IL O'Clock that nigh
and SAID it was decided that he shouIG
} return TO Cincinnati and that should z
70 Cleveland ana see my TREND, and tel
HIM that Kerens
WOULD GIVE HIM 50 coo OR So 600
/, and the rest in eight or ten DAYS and b