New-York tribune., 1885-01-13
continued to-day There have been forty -four games
played Of which Barker the Boston champion has won
two Priest has one game to his credit. Forty games
have been drawn and seven are yet to be played.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MR.. ST. JOHN
A LETTER SIGNED BY JAMES F. LEGATE.
ASSERTIONS OF "THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE "-LEGATE
MAKES A DENIAL.

ASSERTIONS OF THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE "-LEGATE
MAKES A DENIAL
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-In connection with the
controversy OF Governor st. John Of Kansas and j. s.
Carkson of Iowa. and others respecting the alleged offer
OF st. John to withdraw from tho Presidential canvass
for money The Gobe Democrat to day published the fol-
lowing letter addressed to r. c. Kerens OF this city, The
words in brackets supplied by the editor Of The Globe
Democrat having been omitted in original:
CLEVELAND Ohio, October TO- 1884.
should have gone to Detroit. Have been communi-
eating with him tst john by telegraph have said to
him THAT at the conference 1t twOfffths down In
philadelphia Tomorrow night and three-ifths by the
he he cp Hn
r." Senator tlunbl told me should be done Just got
S w all o herS sHf @
me In pitts5urg to,plght | sent your telegram under
ns%e. confess made the pledge quite wildly, but
Plumb told to make it, mean by that, he told me to
natl and you would give him 50 600 $4,000 down and
then said suppose pledge him $4,000 GS viii my my
belongs to Plumb. Now am gSng to rlttsburg to
so@e % 2 from New York 70 WITH HIM and
fix n thea and 1t thaT am s tie sy 1
IL not possible you seduced the road homo
too good ST. Johne and love sunday school. have
got St. John out Of the state and made promises to him
blank. but have 1--we with him and you DON'T does
Plumb, Simpson, etc. Truly yours,
JAhES f. idEoAAb'
An editorial in The Globe Democrat this letter says:
St John early in the campaign secured from Senator
Plumb letter introducing him to the National Repubi-
Committee person authorized to act and speak
mltee that St. Johns original idea that he ought to
get $250000 The article further says that Legae ex-
planed the committee st. John could be or service
TO the Republicans: stating that Lie S John was to say
In his speech that IL was evident the choice was Det%eeh
WbsEey and and dlsioysty he was for Blaine and that
no W. IN ns his by Iegate
prominent politician from Kansas who was to verify
Of Kansas xo%Id ali vote for blaine After much discus
sion 1t was agreed to pay ST. John $4,000
Tho editorial also that the sentence in Legates
reading 81 little guilty because you don't re-
spond Johnson's call for aid for his country Is
cipher phrase and that Johnsons call for aid for his
country Iegatcs dispatch for St. Johns money
The Giohe Democrat claims til at has made ont one side
OF It's against ST. John, viz, that he sought ana
failed money from the Republicans and that ST.
John directed his campaign in tho interest OF the Demo
cIats and literally rewarded. we'll be shown In
gool time. 10 adds that there several gentlemen
who could help prove this and mentions the editor OF
The chicago Ners ana Senator German OF Mary
land a. another.
THE LETTER ABOUT ST. JOINS SORE THROAT.
e The GioJe Democrat will tomorrow publish long in
terview with Clarkson. member of the Republican
National Committee. who in this city on
Sunday In relation to the charges
which have been made against Ex-Governor
ST. John The interview refers to various conversations
had by Mr. Carkon with James +. Legite. OF Kansas,
and a conference had by Carlson Legate and r. {.
Kerens ST. Louis. who sent out by the National
Republican Commi tee to aid advise with Carkson
on the latter's negotiations with Legatc. IL
also embraces two or three dispatches OF some
significance in connection with the narrative
but OF little import by themselves In addition to the
letter from Legae Kerens the following letter is the
most interesting document which bears signature that
The interview contains:
ToPEKA Kan. Oct. 4, 1854.
When the election .o@ over ,5e read this
the Importance OF controlling reason
ably the Prohinon v9e for KePaomsahs
senator Ps request d. came to see YOU at Cincinnati
You seemed to share my views and ead me your talk |
matter would be closed up, bur after the consultation at
81 John and get him at Cincinnati having previously
agreed with him to go to Michigan with a sore thaoat
with him to Ptt.burg Expecting to md word there
but failed said to him. based upon what you had SAID
said by T. the night after the conference at
Columbus that wouli guarantee 100000. He was sat
suaicd him TO write letters ID. W. Gage. the state
ean1er for Ohio; A. l. Corey of samantha the Rev H.
Gcgan, Columbus. and Professor g. Frost az Oherlin
urging them to aid the Republican state ticket, |
saying that II the Republican state ticket was elected
largely increased. My Judgment is that his leaving the
state and writing these letters added very large num-
phia received diSgatch tnst the matter "0G,h h
be fixed New YORK, Wncrt, Win |
him went. found Mr. Ekins, who seemed TO know |
nothing and would do nothing: II did look |
ns though we had been fooled. IL places |
me In position where would not |
have been placed for IA much larger amount. What |
ever John has done got the benefit or his
absence and the Of his friend arnaiyely in Onto
and that under my promise and for The sake OF my good
faith To him as well results In the future, |
IL Mr. Blaine il elected hope he will be. want,
before you close the committee work TO be enabled
TO make good MY promise made under the circum-
stances the party having prohted by its results is
promise made. and guaranteed II should be |
fulnlled and il shall be IL am compelled TO sell the
house that shelter, my wife and children Everybody
ne re- an xi0us about Newlork and at Major smhsons
request have telegraphed 1t is as supposed II was.
too late to accomplish good, but IL Is not too late to
make good promise At your leisure let me hear from
you. Yours truly, JAMES l.. LEGAIb'
To this letter Mr. Clarson says he made no reply as he
had at no time made any promise TO pay ST. John any