The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-22
81. John. Statesmen.

Is the statement made by Mr.. st. John
in reply to the ClaEksoa- Kerens publica-
ton:
NATIONAL HOTEL, MIsEEAPoLIs.
Mimi, jan. IL. 1885 ~. = Glsrkson,
editor OF the Dies Moines Register, ana
member OF the national Committee OF
the Republican party, after q great deal
OF goading and conferences with his
friend j. Is. McCuilsgh, Of the Globe
Democrat, al last gives 10 the public
what he calls evidence to prove that
proposed t0 sell out 10 the Republicans,
and thus betray the Prohibition party
Ia Ar. Clarksonis letter, published In
the Chicago Tribune of the 9th Inst, he
| says:
"To my knowledge he did have over
lures made through friend from his
| Own state by which he offered, if paid
$25. 600 in cash, to withdraw as a candI-
date altogether. or TO stay in the held
and feather has speeches Gas 1t was put
In Kansas phrase) 10 the help OF the Re-
pubilcans. He was asked, in order to
prove the sincerity of his offer, to with
draw from Ohio the last week before the
October election IN that state, He did
| this under the plea, which he said he
would give, of getting a sore throat, and
| with the friend l have mentioned, went
first to Pittsburg. next to Philadelphia
and hnally to New York where he hoped
TO meet some one on the part of the Re
publican national committee, who would
| De ready To make the deal and pay the
cash.
NY appointments for the eampaisu
were made by tue uation Il clmulI:tee Of
the Prohibition party at Chicago, Ill,
| September IS. It was arranged for me
/ anAAk O.ain AZ -
3; Delaware, October 4; Akron, Octo-
beI 5, and OberiiB, October 6. filled
every one IF these appointments and
one more, and those who attended my
meetings, l feel sure, will do me the ius-
tIce to say that l didn't feather nv
| speeches, either. Having thus com
pleted my work in Ohio without having
q sore throat or preIendiog TO have one,
in accordance with the program made
tor me by the committee, | proceede q
on the morning OF the 9Th of Octoo.r To
Adrain, Mich, where at IN that d Az
addressed in the open afr near 10000
| people, going the same evening TO De-
troit, where | address ed q large audi
ence In the Grand opera house. Next
| morning, in company with Hon D. Z.
S4gendorf of Charlotte, Mich and one
OF the members OF the national commit.
tee, and several other prominent Pro
hIbItion:sIs, l started for my next ap-
pJintment at k9.anaZ 30, mskIng sew
eTAi short speeches Ga the way, aud ad
| dressing meeting ut K1lam4Zo1 both
in the afternoon and evening From
kaIamsz)O l went with other Prohibi
ton workers to Flint. Mich, where, at 2
p. W., October 8, l addressed a
large open air meeting. leaving
there In company with Hon.
David Preston, Prohibition caudl-
date for governor OF Michigan, in the
evening for Detroit, from which civ.
that night at II n'cl OK, l st irted via
Buff tlo for Philadelphia, arriving there
about o'clock ON the ev. ming of tht.
ION. | spoke in the Academy OF Music
TN the evening OF the 18th Spent y good
portion of the day of the 18Th with Z J
BuTdette, 81 ArdmOre, ti-hl miles from
the city. On the evening IF The ID |
addressed an open ali IN -eling at Munu-
ment Square, b Gilmore, and then au.
other meeting the same eveniHgln East
Baltimore, That night at ~ O'Clock |
started for Brooklyn, New York, where.
on the evening oil the ii h, | spoke In
the rink. Ga the 18Th spoke at Mid
dletown, C"nn-ciicut; the Is h at Wor-
cester, Massachusetts; l7iH, Chick ring
Hall, New York CITY; 18Th, Newark,
4NC" ONASSy Ahd bbEu ~ W LtEH N 6A
York, where l he d eight meetings Ev-
cry one of the foregoing meetings hal
been in strict Pursuance TO appointments
made tor me by the National Prohibition
committee l have not Geen in or passed
through Pitts burg for neaTly two ye1rs
Mr.. George K Scott, foreman OF tle New
York Weekly Witness, Joined me al
Oberiin, OHIO, October g, and travelled
with me and attended all the meetings
from that time up To and including the
one at Newark, New Jersey, October Is
He and no other acquaintance accom-
panied me from Michigan to Philadel-
phia, nor did on the way SEE a-Y friend
or acqualntance from my own state
Mr.. Clarkson fHrfper SAYS il his
Tribune let er ct the 9t1: L may add
that neither the National Committee nor
any one acting or It ever made aa over
ture OF proposition of any klud 10 81
John. All that il did was u list N to
aud discuss the overtures aud pfoposi-
tions made to It through the medium
which be employed t. reach it,"
Yet i'll the same letter lie cnuVlcts
himself, for he says:
He (ml selD WIS asked il older t..
prove the sincerity OF hIo offer, la with
draw from Ohio the last v eek before the
October election IN tuAL sIate."
" LIZ " an SuSAN IL tlltS diiS 1IliO-A w
doubt my sincerity but Clarksun !:
But further IN be says:
fbIags which were demanded of S..
John. as TO his IN ,vrmruGs III OuIp, were
pledged by thai friend aud czrIi u out
DV ST Sohn :"
Three parties are here referred t.:
First, the party that made THE demand;
second, the man that gave lhc pied ts
| and third, myself, who "c8rritd d" II out
Now l submit that there must nave beeu
somebody 10 have named the "thiugs
which were demanded" and who could
| 1t have been but ClarksUn? aud vet he
says that "all that it (tbe committee q did
was 10 listen aud dis :us5 toe oVtrtdres
| and propositions maize Ia IT." Ii MU.
| Ciarks0B was an honest man, Why did
he not Indignantly refuse t. entertain
| anv SUCH proposition?
But fiUaliy Mr, ClATksol names lanes
| F. Legate, Ot Leaveu worth, Kas. Uhe
| long suppressed name OF The middle
maD). and proceeds TO publish what he
claims to be Lsgats's letters, which,
| whether genuine or not, serves further to
snow up Clarksun's peFfidY In what
Clark son claims tn b. Lrgate's letter,
! dated at Topeka, Kts-, October 4, adj
dressed to "Mr. J S. Clarkson." Lagate
says:
AT Senator p 5 r, quest came 10 see
| you at Cincinnati. You seemed TO share
my views and read me YOUR talk.
| awaited tue arrival from New York and
| supposed the natter would he closed up,
| but after the consultation at Columbus
| it was deemed wiser that l should lOok
after st. John and meet him at CincIn-
natl, having previously agreed with him
| TO GO to Michigan with q sore throat.
| telegTaphed him and made him q specific
| promise to go with him tai P,ttsburg, ex-
| pectIng to find some word there, hut
| failed. / said TO him, based on what you
had said and your friend from New
York, together with what was saId by
| senator P. the night after the conference
| Ct Columbus, that 1 would guarantee
$4,000. He was satisfied and went with
me TO Philadelphia there persuaded
him to write letters TO ). w. Gage, state
| organizer for Ohio; A. S Cary, OF 81.
| manihs; Rev. r. GegaD. of Columbus
aud Prof. w g. Frost at ObeIlin. urging
them to aid the Republican state ticket,
saying that if the Republican state ticket
was elected he believed his vote in No
vemOer would be largely increased Ny
Judgment is that his leaving the state anC
whiting these letters added d very large
number to the Republican majority II
OHIO. At Philadelphia received dis
patch that the matter would he fixed a
New York. where with him l went
found Mr. Elki1s, who seemed 10 know
nothing. and would do nothing"
al Senator P.'s request, came to Sc
you (ClarksoD) II Cincinnati Yol
seemed TO share my views
, said TO him, based upon what you hat
] said, and your friends from New York
together with what was said ny Senate
p. the night alter the conference At Co
lumbus. that would guarantee so. 00(
He was satisfied and went with me {
: Philadelphia"
Who is il that makes q witness of Ii
J gate IN this controversy? Why CLARK
son. What was their relation? L.
, ClaFksoa's witness, Mr.. Legste. tell
, Here is what the Associated Press II
J, ports him as saying on the 18th inst
D / Huaa eafYnay eha 80 fla.r.