The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-13
ST. JOHNS sELL-oUT.
Further Correspondence in the Matter
Legate Denies the Allegation.

Further Correspondence in the Matter
Legate Denies the Allegation.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-In connection with the
controversy betWeen Gov. ST. John of Kansas
and j. 8. ClsrkSon of Iowa, and others, re-
specting the alleged offer of st. John to with
draw irem the Presidential canvass for money,
the Globe-Democrat publishes this morning
letter addressed TO r. @. KereDs OF st Louis
The words in brackets are supplied by the
editor OF the Globe-Dsmocrat, they having
been omitted ia the original. The letter is
dated at Cleveland, Ohio, and is as follows:
Dear Sir,-I made a mistake in coming here. 1
should have gone to Detroit. Have been commune
eating to him St. John1 by telegraph. | have said
to him THAT at thel conference, it was two-ffths
down in Philadelphia tomorrow night and three
ffths by the 18th, and he insisted upon sixteen
10th for second paymentl provided he left for
Philadelphia to-day, and said our P. [Senator
Plumb told him it should be done. just got this
[from st. Johnl
"Ali right. Leave in short time for Philadelphia.
viii cancel all West of there. Meet me in Pitts
burgh to night"
! sent your telegram under name of johnson be-
cause did Lot want to use my own name. 1 confess
l made pledge quite wildly but Plumb told me to
make it. mean by that, he told to keep st.
John quiet in this State, and got him Cincinnati
and you would give him Sc, 900 or SIS 900 down,
will my pledge be good?" and he said yes Kerens
will give him $4,000. So if have cut big hog,
Pittsburg to see him [St. Jobn Is it not possible
for you to send some one over from New Yo,k to
arrange with hlm and hx him then and there? L
have got st. John ont of the State and made prom
ises to him that in some way must be redeemed
JAMES f. LEGATE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. IL The editorial in
to-day's Globe-Democrat, referred to in des-
patches in connection with James E. Legate's
letter, says: st. John early in the campaign
secured from Senator Plumb letter introduce
ing Legste to the National Republican Com
mittee as person authorized to act and speak
for him, and that Legate stated to the Repnh-
lican committee that st. Johns original idea
was he ought to get $3.50, ,O00 The al ticle fur
ther says that Legate explained to the COM
mittee how st. John could be of service to the
Republicans, stating that he (St. Johp) was to
say in his speech that it was evident the choice
was between Blaine aud Cleveland, and that
as Blaine represented "whiskey and loyalty"
and as Cleveland represented "wbiskey and
disloyalty," he was for Blaine; that he was to
be accompanied in the canvass by Legate as q
prominent politician from Kansas, who was to
verify all St. John said, AID state that the
Prohibtionists OF Kansas would all vote for
Blaine. After good deal of discussion it was
agreed to pay st. john 1926, ,000.
The Globe-D6mocrat claims that it has
made oat one side of its case against st. John,
viz: That he sought and failed to get money
from the Republicans, and that St. John
directed his campaign in the interest of the
Democrats and was literally rewarded, as will
be shown in good time. 1t further says there
are several gentlemen who could help prove
this, and mentions the editor of the Chicago
News as one, and Senator German of Mary
land as another.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 12-The State Journal
this evening prints an interview with Jas. f.
Lsgate in relation to the letter published to.
day purportiDg to have been written by him to
K. G. Kerens OF st. Louis. After reading the
letter G. refully Legste said: This letter is o
cold-blooded forgery. L never wrote anything
| of the kind to him or anyone else. 1t is a will
full and malicious lie from beginning to end.
never knew Kerens." Legste also declared
that he never made any such proposition, writ
| ten or oral; that Gov. ST. John had never
| talked TO him on the subject, and had neveR
offered to make any terms with the Republi-
| cans; that st. John had never authorized him
to make any proposition, and any charge that
| he had done so was 8 wilful lie.