The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-18
THAT RUMoR.


| Our scoundrelly contemporary, the
Tribune, denied that there was rumor
to the effect that Judge Powers was the
gentleman referred to as the unfit ap
continent in the Presidents famous
letter soaring politician. The Tribun,
new it he'd when it made the denin'
rhe rumor was not only prevalent here,
but it seems to have extended over the
country, and reached Salt Lake among
the last places that it touched. The
New York Worlds Saratoga cor
respondent, gave the story in that
paper of the 18th instant, on the
authority of a United States Senator,
naming Mr.. Don. NJ. Dickinson, Judge
Powers hacker, as the man who
had received the Presidents scorching
epfstle. Perhaps the vile Tribune will
assert that THE HERALD started the story
in Saratoga, or may be it will keep on
| lying and swear that nobody ever
/ thought of suggesting Powers as the
probable "bore." In the World of the
! 18th, appears the following from Mr..
Dickinson, which fully relieves him,
and makes it plain that Powers is not
1.-THE man." just as THE HERALD has
from the first insisted that he was not
the man alluded to by the President.
We print Mr.. Dickinson's denial in JUS
tice to Judge Powers. and also for the
purpose of further COMPLETING the das-
tardly Tribune of malicious lying:
The World has received the following
dispatch from Mr.. Don NJ. Dickinson,
member from Michigan of the Demo
cratic National committee, and the
gentleman upon whose advice President |
Cleveland has chiefly relied for appoint |
ments in that State. Mr.. Dickinson |
telegraphs from Boston, and refers to a |
report quoted by the Worlds Saratoga
correspondent that Mr.. Dickinson was |
the unnamed correspondent to whom
President Cleveland lately addressed an
indignant letter for having Endorsed an
candidate for q United States
iudgeship.
ne StdlcluSLJ III CdEdLOSd OOSSlp'
in to-day's World naming me as the
western man 90 whom an alleged letter
Of the President was addressed on the 10
subject of a recommendation for Judge
has not a shadow of truth to rest upon.
Fhe appointment of Judge Powers mot
Low is the only Michigan appoin tment
o Utah. The Michigan Justices OF the
supreme Court, Democratic members O.:
he Legislature. and others, recon-
nended him. l joined in the indorse-
nent. l never Withdrew it, never re-
Iuested its withdrawal and never had
.ause to regret it. I never Withdrew an
Endorsement of any candidate, and
lever Endorsed one that did not think
vas fit or as to whom have yet changed
ny mind. l have never heard that any
Who did recommend Judge Powers have
the Endorsement, and do
ot believe him the candidate referred
D in the alleged correspondence. l
ever had letter on the subject from
ne President, directly or indirectly, AMI
ave never heard that he or any other
lember of the Administration has
poken or written of this or any other
lichigan appointment save with salts
action. Judge Powers has served one
erm OF court in Utah with credit to the
apartment and his State.
"DoN NJ. DICKINSON
Perhaps also if 'there has been no
UGH rumor," as one of the force of liars
n the Tribune asserts, the same liar
ill explain why, on the 10Th inst.
Judge Powers sent this telegram to the
'etroit Free Press in which paper it ap-
cared on the 18th, in answer tc one
skiing him to explain.
KALAMAZOO. August 12.-I received
our telegram asking fora reply TO the
Iortd,S dispatch relative to late letter e.
the President to politician referring
me-. No petition was ever circulated
Y my appointment. No one ever re-
lsed to sign petition IN my behalf /
ever asked any man to sign a petition n
n ME. l never circulated a petition SO
II myself. This community was not te
spleased at my appointment, but has pc
ven me reason to believe that it was M
eased. Mr.. Dickinson certainly was 80,
eased at my appointment. This
'yers the points made in the politician
tier TO the President and indicates
lat it does not refer to me- as to the
'ortd's dispatch | have excellentreason
believing that the Administration is
tistied with my course. | know of no
arges made against me. Il am ready
any moment to meet any that may
made. AS to being confirmed by the
nate, that is a matter for the future.
shall not lit finger to secure it and
shall let my public and private record
Utah speak as TO whether | am =
,rthy or,not. 0. w. Powers.
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