The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
NIGHT DISPATCHES!
More Particulars Concerning
the Phelan Affair.
Passage Of the Naval Ap-
preparation Bill.
St. John Deaes the Des Moines
Editor.
The Germans in Hot Water
in Africa.
st. Johns Denial.

CHICAGO, Jan. lO.-"l reaQ tnls
mornings Tribune" said ex-Gover-
nor st. Johu, of Kansas, late prohibi-
ton candidate for president. who Is
stopping at the Sherman House, Gin
which it is said that J. s. Clarkson,
editor of the Iowa State Register the
Iowa member of the national repub-
lican committee, renews his charges
that sought to obtain money from
the republicans and make contract
to leave the field and betray the pro-
hibition cause. I defy him and his
committee to do their worst. They
set out some time ago by saying I
had written letters ia which l had
committed myself to corrupt propo-
sitions. No amount of gOading has
been sufficient to induce them to pro-
duce any such letter, and now they
have shifted their ground and begin
to speak of some one who they say
was a secret agent employed by me,
to conduct the corrupt negotiations.
But why do they not tell who he is?
am sure had no such agent, and
do not believe Mr.. Clarkson has
any particular man In mind.
wien he speaks of an agent.
1t seems to me If there is
one, their purposes would be best
subserved by telling his name and
exposing my transactions through
him at once. The truth is, that if
had had any desire to sell out, I
would not have had either to apply
TO the republican committee or to
employ go-between to do it for me.
The whisky power of this country
has never been short of money within
my recollection, and I never saw the
day when q corrupt man on the
other side could not get his price
without any dickering."
"Where are you from and which
way are you bound?" he was asked.
~ am just from my home in Kan
sas and am on my way to Minnesota,
where am to engage In what re-
publicans call setting back prohibi.
ton for 20 years. expect to spend
the next four years at it,"
"What figure do you expect the
prohibltionists to cut in the next
campaign?"
"That will depend very largely on
what kind of an administration
Cleveland gives us. 1 think it likely |
that we will carry several states and
hold the balance Of power In the |
electoral college, but, of course, this
is all guess work."
GARRISON REITERATES HIS CHARGE |
DEs MONIES, Jan. l0.-Mr. Clark
son was shown the interview with
st. John at Chicago, sent out by the
associated press tonight, in regard to
st. Johns charge that himself and
others of the national committee had
written letters in which he had conn.,
mitted himself to corrupt PROPOSE
tions. Ciarkson said no one had ever
yet made such charge, and ST. John
knew they had not, and the. efOre
there had been no shifting of the |
character of the accusations against |
him. "St. John appears to say"
said Clarkson, "that he had no agent |
or friend attempting to negotiate for
HIM, and that he does not believe
have any particular person in mind
in speaking Of such an agent. did
have sucn u person in mind and Et.
John knows very well who 1t is, Tor
he was in correspondence with him
all the time. The person who was
seeking to make deal with me is a
Well known Kansas politician, who
Is everywhere known in that state as
having been st. Johns next friend in
politics when he was republican.
The man came to me with letter of
Introduction and endorsement from
United States senator. st. John
knows as well, or better than I, who
the man is and telegram from him
to that party asking the whole truth
to be told will give the public all the
facts. He will not give them at my
request but doubtless he would at st.
Johns. Mr.. st. John need not try
evasion any longer. The country
will know all the facts and details of
his pertidy before many days."