The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-15
the REcosp AGAINST ST. John.

Governor 81. John OF Kansas aud }.
). ClarksOn Of Iowa aud others, re-
-peetlng the alleged Offer Of ~. JOhu
10 withdraw from the PIe-id~htial
csnvass for money, the Gi0Oe Demo
cr0t will tO-iuorrOW publish the lot
lowing letter addressed 10 r. &. ker-
ems of this city. The words in brack-
It's Hre supplied by the eiiiOr vi the
Globe Democrat. they having been
omitted Ia the original:
CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 10, ISL
Dear sir: ! male the mistake in
coming here. / should have gune To
Detroit. I have been communicating
with him (St JOhn) by telegraph. 4
have said TO him that at the cunirr-
ence IL was two fiiihs down la Philu-
lelphia tomorrow night sud three
tfths by the lSih. aud he insisted
upon the 18th ,l6th for secrnd pay
men) provided he lett for Phiiadel-
pliia 90 day, aud said our r, lSrnatuT
Plumb told me it should he done.
Just got this (frDm 81. john; all
right. Leave la short time Tor Pniia-
delphia. Will cancel all dates we-t
Of here. Meet me la Pitt-Ourg to-
night. sent your telegram under
the name Of Johnson, because / dad
not want 10 use my own name. ]
confess 1 made the pledge quite Wild
IN, but Plumb told me 10 make g.
mean by that he told me tu Keep ST.
John quietin this state aud get him e.
Cincinnati aud you would give him
g.. 900 or s.. .OOO down aud then said
suppose I pledge bim $4,000, will
my pledge be- good p aud he said 'Hes
Kerens will (give) him Sl0.OOO' 50.
if have cut big hog. the pork be
longs 20 Plumb. Now, ! am going
john. Is Il not possible tn send
some one over from New York to
arrange with him aud fix him then
aud there. / am a little guilty be-
cause you don't respond 10 johnson >
call for aid for his country.
II was not pOssible you were Sc
duced ON the road hnue ani thus led
asIrAy, nor that you are drunk, for
you are too gOOd u St Johnnie aiId
love Sunday Schonl. luve got 81
John out Of the state and INSIDE prnn
ises Co bin that IA some way | want
redeemed. You may not care d.
but have to lise with him aud YOU
don't 30 does Plumb, Simpson, 81
Omui genus. He'll. how scholarly
Truly yuurs. JAMES + LEGATE
The Globe Democrat will al~" have
editorial Tomorrow giving further
information Ia regard tO this Ha.er
ST. LOUIS, january II The eli
tOrial in tO-day's Globe Democrat r.
ferred % IN these di-patchrs last
night, in cunueciiun with james 4
Legate's letter. says Mr.. St. Jbnu -
rurrd eaFly in the campaign frp-u
senator Plumb a lettrr Iutrulucin.
Mr. Legate 10 the National R-uubli
can Committee IA a perspu uutIrriz- {
u act and speak for him; that Lrsatr
stated 90 the Republican Committee
that 81. Johns original Idea was that
he ought to get S25J,O0U
The article further says that Legtie
explained 90 the cnmuliltee bow II
John could be Of service tu the Re
vuLllcans. stating that he Il. J"hul
was 10 say la his speeches lhai 81 wa-
evident the chuIce was Uet Wveu
Blaine and Cleveland, and That a.
Blaine represented whisky aud lny-
alIyn aud Cleveland "Whisky AMI
dislOyalty" lie was for ~ iiue, snu
that he was tn be- accompanied IA his
campaign by Mr. Lvgate prominent
politician at Kansas, who wa tu .trI-
fv everything 81. John said. AMI state
That the PrJhibjti1nIs.- 0t iNtI-ls
would all vule for Blaine. and aftrr a
good deal Of discussion % was agreed
Iu pay 81. john SIS OJj ThreiuD.iu
also states that th- seHi-uc- 80
Lpuate's letter iealiug. II um ijtile
guilty because you dOn't r.-pIHi O.
JohnsOn's call for mid for his clln
try" l. cipher phase, aud tlt-
"John-un'- call for tiI Tor iil- cHUu
try" 4" mpuus Legaie's di-paJrh irr ~
John money. The III q DeHlJ,rHt
claims IL has made tut one -id. uf d.
case against 81. John, VIZ: that De.
suught money from tie Republicans.
aud that the other side, iliat having
failed To get Iiunry from the Rrpub
licaus ST. John directed bis campaign
in the interests of the Democrats aui
was literally rewarded, Viii ur
shown In goUd time. IL further says
that there are several gentlemen vino
could help prove the Democratic side,
and mentions the editor ut the thica-
go NetC, a. one, and Senator Gurman.
Of Mary land, us another.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Jan, l2-
There is much interest frlt here ln
the ClarksOu Lrgaie controversy. lie
gate has gone To Topeka, but his
nephew, Willard. Is IN p''ssessiun at
facts which he gave tu several parties
lately. Willard is tie correspondent
Of the Missouri Republican,, 9, aud says
IN substance that he wrote Eikius al
Legate's request; that Eikius an
swered, asking Legate tu Cuiue on 10
New York that he went To Washing
ton first aud met Mr.. Ayrrs, of Ihe
Kansas City Tines, aud the two went
tU New York, Legate 10 see what tile
Republicans wuald do. aud Ayres To
see what the Democrats would do.
They both failed. IN the meantime.
Willard telegTsphed Ia 81. JOIu, ask
lug him to give him (Legalel HuthurI
ty 10 act for him. Lrgate HtteTward
told Willard that ~. John had uu
swered favOrably. Legate then weut
10 Ohin 20 make sOiue speeches, und
after the October election went TO
New York aud again had IA cuusulJu-
lion with the two committees. but
again failed. He theu came home
aud wrute Clarksun n con hdeutial
letter, sHyiug that be knew ~ john =
appointments Hnd could resch him
aud pull him OF the trac Tor stated
amount. This Is suppO- Il tu be tnv
letter that ClarksOu refers 10 IA hi>
correspondence.
LEAvENwORTH, January l2.-MT.
Fred W. Willard. OF the Times Of Ihis
city, will lo-nurruw nurblnx publish
the following card in substance iu
that journal:
"Being a relative Of James F. Leg
ate, have been zsked innumvTauIe
tlmrs since the publication uf tn
special in the 81. Louis Republican
from Olaihe concerning the euutiO-
versy now pending. IO tell the repre-
seniutives uf various papers what
know concerning the matter. have
said nothing until the appearance o.
a dispatch 10 the Kansas City Journal
Of to-day which makes me tile author
Of y number Of statements. kuUwing
that Mr. Ltgute lies vuntided the part
he tuok Ga the st john sale tu Ht lrasi
i've persuhs in this city, three of whom
have stated 10 nIe that such was the
case, | will say that ! know 0yvriurgs
were made 10 the Rrpubncun national
committee by Mr. Lvgate iu ~ john >
Dehulf. ahd thst iruiu a teiegram /
srnt -. john he Was c,ig izaut uf the
fact aud eudurrrii IL Air L gale cauiv
To my Ofiiee lthe Tbnesl helure thv
rleeiiun aud TequesItu that ! write "a
letter to stephen B Elkris. ehairniah
al the Republican national ciniiuittev.
saying Ia substance that 81 JOhn
.u..tsf a So. a.. Il IA 10 sa 60 s.t.sf.. g. q.