The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-14
ST. JOHN.
More sensational Matter oonlaE Out

Sr LOUIS, January 1s.-The Globe-
Deasoe,at will tomorrow publish long
interview with J. 5. Garrison, member
of the Republican National coalmittee,
who was in this city on 81 lday last, in
connection with the charge wh.ch has
been made against st. John. The in-
terview is very long, AMI refers to vari-
Gus conversations h4d b. GARRISON.
with. James L. Legate, of Kansas. and
the conference had between Ciarkso >.
Ltgate and X. c. KerenS. OF ot. Loni-,
who had been sent out from New York
b. the National Republican committee
- aid or advise with Garrison in he
latter's negotiations with Legate. 1t
also embraces two or three dispatches
OF some significance in connection with
The narrati e, but OF little BY them
selyes. In odd ton to the let er from Lee
gate 20 Kerens, telegraphed last night
he follow X letter is the most interest
ing document, which bears u signature
That the interview contain
TOPEKA. KS, Oct. 4th, 1884
Hr. J. s. Garrison:
SIR: When the election is over read
this, then do as you see lit about the
nat or. | saY the Importance OF con-
trolling ineasurably the prohibition vote
for Republicans, and when talked to by
ST John. | lent an attentive ear. AT
Senator P's request | came to see you
at Cincinnati. You seemed to share
my views, and read me your talk.
awaited the arrival from New York. and
supposed the matter would be closed
up. but after the consultation at Column
bus it was deemed wiser that should
look after st. John, and get him at Gin
cinnati, having previously agreed with
him TO go to Michigan with sore
throat. L telegraphed him and made him
a specific promise for him to go with
him to Pittsburg, expecting to find some
based upon what you hal said and your
friend from New York together, with
what was said by Senator P. the night
after the conference at Columbus, that
/ would guarantee $4,000. He was sat
isfed and went with me to Philadel-
delphia. there persuaded him to write
letter to d. w. Gage, the State organ
iZer for Ohio, A. L. Corey, of Samantha.
Rev. r. Geagan, Columbus, and Prof w
G. Frost, at Oberlin, urging them to
aid the Republican State ticket, saying
that if the Republican State ticket was
elected he believed that his vote in
November would be largely increased.
Ny judgment is that his leaving the
State and writing these letters added a
very large number to the Republican
majority in Ohio. At Philadelphia
received a dispatch that the matter
would be fixed at New York where with
him l went. l found Mr.. Elkins, who
seemed to know nothing and would do
nothing. 1t did look as though we had
been fooled. 1t placed me in position
where I'would not have been placed for
much larger amount Whatever st.
John has done since. we got tie benefi
of his absence, and the use of his friend.
that is affirmativeiy, in Ohio, and that
under nv promise. For the sake of n
good faith to him. as well as the resu o
in future, if Mr.. Blaine is elect, u
as hope he will be, l want you befor
you close the committee work, to e
enabled to make good my promise mace
under the circumstances, the party
having profited by its results. 1t Is a
should be fulfilled and it shall be if am
compelled to sell the house that shelters
my wife and children. Everybody here
is anxious about New York and at
Major Smithson's request / have tel
egraphed. 1t is as L supposed too late to
accomplish good, but is not too late to
make good promise. At your leisure
let me hear from you.
Yours truly,
tSigned), JAS. T. LEeATE.
To this letter Mr.. Clarkson says he
made no reply, as he had at no time
made any promise to pay st. John any
money. Mr.. Kerens was also briefly in
terviewed, and corroborated Mr. Clark
sons statements so far as he knew the
facts and circumstances in the case.
/ LEAvENwoRTH. KS, January Ii. -
Fred. w. Willard, of the Times, this
city, and a nephew of James F. Legate
publishes card this morning in which
ne says that at Mr.. Legate's request ht
wrote and mailed letter to Chairman
Elkins, of the Republican National com
mittee, before the election. saying il
substance that st. John would leave the
field if it were made an object for hin
to do so, and that Mr.. Legate was the
on'y one who could manage him
Legate received a reply, but Willard
did not know its contents. Soon after
Willard, at Legate's instance, sent /,
telegram 10 St. John in New York State
the wording of with he did not full!
comprehend, but it was sufficient tt
convince him that Legate telegrapheC
st. John for instructions. Afterwards
when he asked Legate if he had hear