National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-09

of the ring in selecting candidates. He
required two pledges-one was to vote for
Eustis for senator; the othor shall DO
nameless at present. When these pledges
were given the money was furnished to
handle conventions and secure election.
New life had been putinto tho political
corpse, Eustis, by TRANSMISSION of blood
from the ring which had first slaughtered
and then brought him to life, and from
that time Eustis was, and is. the servant
of Burke, the head of the ring.
And this brings us to Maj. Il. A. Burke.
Mai. Burke is remarkable man. He
came to New Orleans about 1870 broke,
and went to work at his trade as stone
cutter. Warmoth, tho Republican gov
erner, found Burke, and saw he could be
made useful. He at once procured Burke
situation on the Now Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern railroad as general
freight superintendent Mt New Orleans,
where Burke could control the draymen
and laborers. When Warmoth tried to
make his deal with tho Democrats Burke
was his representative. This failed and
Burke next appeared In q Republican
city convention, which brought about
tho fusion ticket in New Orleans, on
which Burke. as the representative Of the
Republican side of tho fusion. was elected
administrator Of public improvements"
an office which gave him control of the
whsrves, streets, drainage, buildings,
&C., and made him tho autoerat of tho
workingmen, draymen, and the wharf
men.
During all this time Burke had fol-
lowed the advice which Iago gave to
Cassie, put money in thy purse" and
had enough to start daily paper. His
aI,r ,lt,a ahlaH him 20 Mt tha
Democrats were going to win in Louis
lana, and he went over to them. His
name and brains soon put him at the head
of the ring and these kept him there,
though since being there no has claimed
to BIO o Republican. He has certainly
taken an active part in Republican poll
tics
Burke himself tells the story Of his
work here when he traded Tilden of for
Nichols, and it is u story which the pres
emit administration would do we'll to read
so that it can apply to him the French
motto, n mschglt CHEN, court len" For
vicious dog, = short chain.) Maj.
Burke is the autocrat of Louisiana poll
tics in both parties. His telegram to w.
L, G. to which he alludes in his interview
and admits he sent, reads as follows:
New ORLEANS June 8, lSsL.-W. L, C., Chr.
"
making the mistake of his life Everybody in
Louisiana knows he can square the delegation
in fifteen minutes, Arthur will name man If
he cannot win. II Kellogg plays square he
will stand chance 80 back Congress and CON
troll patronage. But contrary course makes
return Congress impossible (Signed) BURKE
This telegram was delivered to w. L.
Curtis while the Chicago Republican con-
vention was in session, and ut once shown
to Gov. Kellogg. The threat in it is I'M
mistakable, and as Kellogg did not sup
port Arthur he was beaten, for the
Louisiana ring is all powerful in that
state.
want to relieve Maj. Burkes mind
about few things which no intimates in
his last interview. Secretary Manning
did not show me tho letter introducing Mr..
Houston, from which quoted. Gov. kcl'
logg did not give me the telegram which
/ have copied, nor does he know how |
| got it, and the name of my prompter can
DO had at THE REPUBLICAN office upon a
proper call. As for tho motive of my
revelations that will DO apparent in due
time,
Mr.. James d. Houston, tho principal
striker for Burke aud subj of the
| short-hair Democrats, forces himself to
| the front by n most outrageous charge
| against Senator Randall Gibson and OK
Senator Jonas, lie says these gentlemen
bought their nominations and elections
to the United States Senate. Every one
in Louisiana who knows Randall Lee
Gibson and James Donnie Houston knows
how ridiculous this charge is. Senator
Gibson is Q man of unblemished character,
whose services are an horfbr to the state
| of Louisiana, and whose reputation is a
national one. Every self-respecting man
| in Louisiana, all tho wealth and intelIi'
| gence OF the state will revolt nc such q
charge from the boss" Of the New Or
leans roughs against the chosen repre-