The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-20

sign of information upon the sub
ject.n
Yet he was the first man to make
disclosures in his own paper editorially.
Upon this assurance | talked perfectly
free with him, and he said the whole
matter would be fixed up, and asked
me to get the men here. | went out
and sent telegram to my friend in
Kansas, viz, Your people in Cleve-
land are in deep distress. Come at
once, Answer ut Columbus.
Before leaving Cincinnati Mr.. Clark
son read to me long list of dispatches
that he had received from New York
upon the subject, aud said he had to
give $3.50 for single wire to talk with
the committee about il. lie said the
money-S25, 000-would be paid, and
among the dispatches was one that
said they would start man as soon as
the banks opened next morning with
the money. He wanted l should see
Gov. st. John at Oberlin and see if
there would be any doubt about his re-
turn to Kansas. returned to Column
bus and received dispatch from my
friend who had reached Cleveland the
morning he sent the dispatch to me.
The next day | took the train for
Cleveland, met my friend, told him the
whole transaction as it had occurred,
and told him that l thought it would
come ont all right. On the next train
| left for Oberlin to be there on the
day of st. Johns reception. | met ST.
John and had 4 long talk with him.
not all the time alone, but in the pres
ence of others as well. | said they
were already in Kansas to make the
fight, but could not without him. |
urged him to leave the state of Ohio,
for by so doing he would enhance the
chances of Secretary Robinson, and
that he was
REAL TEMPERANCE MAN,
and he would avoid the possibility of
the election of democratic member
of congress. | told him there were
several gentlemen from Kansas in the
state and that mutual friend from
Kansas was then in Cleveland, and l
intended to see him soon and complete
arrangements for a canvass in Kansas.
He was anxious to know if Gov Mar
tin had signed the letter above men
toned. and when could not tell him
for a certainty about my return to
Kansas to 90 into the canvass, he said
unless he could know definitely very
soon he should not leave the eastern
field. / told him that while l could
rot say definitely, felt as certain that
II would be ready as of any other thing
about which had no absolute knowi-
edge. He replied by saying he would
not accept any more appointments in
Ohio, but would go to Michigan and
make three speeches, one at Detroit,
one at Adrian, and one at KALAMAZOO,
and he wanted to know for a certainty
before he left Michigan about
THE PROGRAMME FOR KANSAS,
and asked me to telegraph him at one
of these places information that would
be absolutely certain. After he
reached Detroit change in his pro-
gramme for speaking at those three
places was made, and before left
Oberlin he telegraphed me the change,
so that 1 should know where he was.
That was the only dipsatch l had from
him, and had no letters from him
during the campaign, other than those
have alluded to. He left, and l re-
manned and spoke at Oberlin the fol-
lowing evening, and did my best to
show the people there that a vote for
st. John was at least half of demo-
cratic vote, and that they were mis-
taken in making temperance distinct
principle in political platform so
formulated that it would render nee
essary distinct party organization.
Before leaving Oberlin l telegraphed
Mr.. Clarkson at Cincinnati, that the
whole matter must be fixed during the
next three days. returned to Colum-
bus, and the morning dispatches said
st. John appeared at a meeting at De-
troit the day before, but was unable to
speak but few moments, on account
of his throat being sore, resulting from
too much outdoor speaking, and | SAID
to friends there, jocularly, that it
doubtless was nv talk to him that
|. GAVE HIM THE SORE THROAT.
Afterwards in writing to Clarkson,i
presume l alluded to the sore throat,
but if it was not, it should have been in
quotation marks. At any rate, Mr..
Clarkson could not fail to understand
it. | went by request to Cincinnati
anu llcb MI. Vial hoOut dhA nv fHeAO
duced me to Mr.. Keiens as the man
who had been sent by the national
committee to fix things. had no
conversation with Mr.. Kerens about
the matter, for l felt, on seeing him,
that he had been placed in aposition
of Importance because of his wealth,
acquired as small contractor, that
his head was untitled to occupy.
was informed by Mr.. Clarkson that
Mr.. Kerens would go with me back to
Columbus, where n conference would
be held that night, and then he
(Kerens) would go with me to be in
troduced to my Kansas friend, and
adjust the whole matter, but said he
should rely upon me to see to it that
the
CONTRACT SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT
faithfully and to the letter.
went to Columbus with Kerens and
there was said to have been confer
ence, but who the conferees were or
whether there was one | don't know,
but Kerens came to me after twelve
that niUht and said that IL was