The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-13
ST. JOHN.
The Charges Regarding His Ac.
tlon In the Late Campaign.

ST. LOUIS, January 12.-In connection
with the angry controversy between
Governor 1T. John, Of Kansas, late Pro-
hibitionist candidate for President, and
Hon. J. s. GARRISON, the editor Of the
DesMoines State Register, and other
well known gentlemen, respecting the
alleged offer Of st. John to withdraw
from the Presidential canvass for money.
the Globe-D Democrat this morning pub
fishes the following remarkable letter,
addressed to X. G. Kerens, Of this city.
The words In brackets are supplied by
the editor Of the Globe Democrat, they
having been omitted In the original.
CLEVELAND. October 10.
Dear Slr:-I made the mistake In COM
Ing here. / should have gone to De-
trolt. Have been communicating with
him [St. Johnl by telegraph. 1 have
said TO him that lat the conference 1t
was two-ffths down in Philadelphia to-
morrow night, and three-flfths by the
10th, and he insisted on the 10th for the
second payment, provided he left for
Philadelphia to-day, and said "our
p" Senator Plumb told me 1t should
be done. just got this from st. John;
"All right. Leave in short time for
Philadelphia. win corral all wost Of
there. Meet me In Pittsburg tonight"
l sent you telegram under name Of john
son, because I did not want to use my
own name. 1 confess l made the pledge
quite wildly, but Plumb told me to make
Ii. / mean by that he told me to keep
st. John quiet In this State and get him
to Cincinnati, and you would give him
5000 or 5000 down, and then | said sup
pose pledge him $4,000. will my pledge
be good ? and he said: eyes, Kerens
will give him $4,000. SO, II have cut
a big hog the pork belongs to Mr.. Plumb.
Now, l am going over 10 Pittsburg to
see him (St. john. Is Is not possible
and fix him then and thar. am little
guilty because you don't respond to
Johnson's call for aid for his country.
IL was not possible you were seduced
on the road home and thus led astray;
nor that you are drunk, for you are too
good a st. Johnite and love Sunday
school. have got st. John out OF the
State and made promises to him and In
some way want them redee You
may not care d-n, but l have TO live
with him and you don't. So does Plumb,
simpson, ct emne genus. HI how
'' Tbe GIobe-pemocrSi, in It's editorial,
recites the inside history Of the st. John
campaign. II says that after a good
deal Of discussion between st. Johns
managers and the National Republican
committee, 1t WINS agreed 10 pay st.
John 200.
ST. LOUIS, January l2.-The editorial
In to-day's Globe-Democrat, referred to
in connection with the James F. Legate
letter, Says. that Mr.. st. John secured
early In the campaign from Senator
Plumb letter introducing Mr.. Legate
to the National Republican committee as
a person authorized to act and speak for
him; that Legate stated to the Republi-
can committee st. Johns original idea
was he ought to get S250,000. The ar
ticle further says that Legate explained
to the committee how st. John could be
of service to the Republicans, stating
that he (St. john was to say In his
speeches 1t was evident the choice was
between Blaine and Cleveland, and
that Mr.. Blaine represented "whis-
ky and loyalty and Cleveland
represented "whisky and disloyalty,"
he was for Blaine, and that he was to be
accompanied In his canvass by Mr.. Lee
gate, MS a prominent politician from
hhusus. WIN Wub " NtIlg Jonu
said. and the State Prohibitionists Of
Kansas would all vote for Blaine. After
a good deal OF discussion 1t was agreed
to pay st. John $4,000. The editorial
also states that the sentence in Legate's
letter reading III am a little guilty, be-
cause you don't respond to Johnson's
call for aid for his country" is cipher
phrase, and that Johnson's call for aid
for his country means Legate Is dis
patched for ST. Johns money. The
| Globe Democrat claims that 1t has made
out one side OF Its case against st. John,
viz: that he sought the money from the
Republicans and that the other side,
having failed to get the money from the
Republicans st. John directed this cam
| paign In the interest Of Democrats, and
was literally rewarded will be shown In
good time. 1t further says there are
several gentlemen who could help to
prove the Democratic side, and men,
tions the editor Of the Chicago Daily
News as one and Senator German, Of
Maryland, as another.