The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-21
He Badly PUnctures the Rpist0lary
Bubbles Prepared and Pub.
lished by ClarksOn.
He Ably Reviews the Evidence of
McCullagh and Legate-
Did Not Feather"
His Speeches.
ST. JOHN VS.. GARRISON.
ST. John Makes a Full Statement Regard
ing the Letters of Clarkson
and Legate.

the Associated Press called on Ex-Governor St
John this evening. at his rooms in the National
Hotel, and obtained from him verbatim copy of
the statement he promised to give the public re-
garding the charges contained against him in the
letters and interviews recently published by Mr..
ClaIkson and Mr.. Legate. This copy was CON-
cared word by word with the statement written
by st. John, and bears, like the original. his
signature. The following is the statement:
NATIONAL HOTEL,
MISNEAPoIIs, Mimi, Jan. IL, 1855. J
J.s. ClsrksOn, OF the Des Moines Register, and
q member Of the National Committee OF the Re.
conferences with his friend, ]. B. McCuiIaSh. of
Globe Democrat, of St. Louis, at last gives TO the
public what be calls evidence to prove that
beiray the Prohibition party. In Mr.. Clarkson's
letter, published in the Chicago Tribune of the
6 d hayc ne oyera aE made nhrousS 9end
from his own State Dy which he offered
if paid s25 600 in cash, to withdraw as candidate
altogether, or TO stay in the field and feather
his speeches las il was put in Kansas phr6se). to
the benefit OF the Republicans. He was asked. in
order TO prove the sincerity OF his Offer to with
draw from Ohio the last week before the October
election in that State. He did this under the plea
which he said be would give, OF having a sore
went first 10 PitSburg, next 10 Philadelphia, and
finally New York, where he hoped to meet some
one on the part OF the Republican National Com
Dittee who would be ready to make the deal and
My appointments for the campaign were made
by the National Committee OF the Prohibition
party, at Chicago, H., September Is. 1t was ar
ranged for me 10 speak in Ohio, at Springfield,
october 8, Delaware 4. Akron 5 aud 0berlin 6.
filed every one OF these appointments aud one
mole. nd those who attended my meetings feel
sure, viii do me the justice 10 say that did not
feather my speeches either, Having thus CON-
pleted my work in Ohio. without having sore
throat, or pretending to nave one, in accordance
with the programme made for me Dy the commit
tee, proceeded on the morning OF the TIN OF
October TO Adrian. Mich, where. at 2 D. IN. OF
that day, I addressed. in the open air,
Dtsr 10000 people. and going the same evening
to Detroit, where addressed large audiences in
the Grand Opera House. Next morning IN COM
pany with Hon. ID. p Sagendorf, of Charlotte
Mich. and one OF the members of the National
Committee and several other prominent Prohibit
uonists, started for my next appointment at
Kalamazoo making several short speeches on the
way, and addressing meeting at Kalamazoo.
both IN the afternoon and evening. From Kals-
mazoo went with other Prohibition workers 10
dressed q large open air meeting. Leaving there
in company with Hon. David Preston, Prohibl-
ton candidate for Governor OF Michigan, IN the
evening for Detroit. from which city, that nigh.
at u O'Clock, started via Buffalo, to Philadsl-
phia, arriving there about O'Clock on the even
Music on the evening Of the 18th; spent good
portion of the day on the 18th with r. J. Burdett
at Ardmore, eight miles from the city.
On the evening of the 18th addressed an open
air meeting al Monument Square, Baltimore, and
then another meeting the same evening in East
Baltimore. That night at u O'Clock started for
Brooklyn N. Y, where. on the evening of the llth
/ spoke in the rink, on the 18th at Middleton,
Conn., on the 10th at worcester Mass, on the l7th
at Chiokering Hail. New York City, on the 18th at
Newark, n j., and themes TO Western New York,
where held eight NEE ings, every one of the fore
going meetings being in strict pursuance to ap-
pointments made for me by the National Prohibit
ton COMMITTEES. / have not been in or passed
through Pittsburg for nearly two years. Mr..
George X. Scott, foreman of the New YORK Weekly
Witness, Joined me at Oberlin. o.. october 6, and
Travelled with me and attended all the meetings
from that time up TO and including the one at
Newark. j. October other
acquaintance accompanied me from Michigan to
Philadelphia, nor did on the way see any friend
or acquaintance from my own State.
M Csrkson further says, in his Tribune letter
of the 9Th, 81 may add that neither the National
Committee nor any one acting for il ever made
an overture or proposition of any kind TO ST.
John. All that il did was TO listen und discuss
the overtures and propositions made TO 1t through
the medium which he employed to reach it." Yet
in the same letter he c0nvictS himself for he says,
he (myself was asked to prove the sincerity of
fore the October election in that State. VINO
was there in his transition to doubt my SINGER
ity' but J. 8. GARRISON? But further on he says
his movements in Ohio were pledged by that
friend and carried out by ST. john"
Three parties are here referred to; First, the
that gave the pledges, and third, myself. who
carried It out, and now submit that there must
have been somebody 10 have named "the things
which were demanded, !" and who could IL have
been but Garrison? And yet he says that all that
il Ohe cOmmttee) did was 10 listen to and discuss
the overtcres and propositions made 70 it,
II Mr.. Clarkson was an honest man, why did he
not Indignantly refuse to entertain any such
James +. legaie of Leavenworth, Kas., the long
suppressed name OF this middleman, and proceeds
70 wae ne CLANS 70 1e Lggs'ss teseIs
show up ClarEsOn's pertdY. In what Garrison
claims 10 be Legstes letter. dated Topeka, Kas.,
gate says: at Senator P.'s request came TO see
you at Cincinnati. You seemed 10 share my
views. You read me your talk. awaited the ar
IA VOL md Ncad fba ffar
would be closed up, but after the consultatio at
Columbus It was deemed wiser that should
Cincinnati. having previously agreed with
him TO go 10 Michigan vith a sore throat.
telegrapbed him and made him specific prom
Use 10 60 with III to Pittsburg, expecting 10 hno
some word there, but failed said TO him-based
on what you had said, and your friend from New
York. together with what was said by Senator
Plumb the night after the conferences at Colorado
that ! would guarantee $4,000 He was salts
ned and went with me to Philadelphia; 1 there
State organizer for Ohio A. t. Corey, OF Ssman-
ths; Rev. Mr.. Gegen, OF Columbus;
oberlin urging them to aid the Republican State
ticket saying that If the Republican state ticket
was elected, he believed his vote in November
his leaving the State and writing these letters
added very large number TO the Republican
majority in Ohio. Al Philadelphia | received
I As went ni T found Mt. Eisius. Woo
''At the Senator's request came to see you
(Clarkson) at Cincinnati. You seemed to share my
views. / said to him, based upon
what you had said, and your friend from New
York, together with what was said by Senator P.
the night after the conference at Columbus, that
/ would guarantee $4,000. He was satisfied, and
went with me to Philadelphia"
who makes witness of Legate in this con-
troyeisy?'
"Why. GARRISON"
what we're their relations?'
Let Clarkson's witness, Mr.. Legate, tell.'
Here Is what the Associated Press reports him
as saying on the 18th instant:
Il was acting as the agent, doing the wish OF
Mr.. Clarkson AZ a member OF the National Com
mitlee. and those with whom he was associated
in Ohio in all that was DONE"
But what does Mr. Degate say about myself?
Let us give his own words as published in the
Daily State Journal of Topeka. Kan, On the l2tn
instant. Here they are:
THAT Governor st. John had never talked to
to him on the subject; had never offered 10 make
any terms with the Republicans. and that Ct.
John had never authorized him TO make any
proposition, and that any charge that he had
done so was wilful lie, gotten up 10 injure St.
John, and call down men who had been lying on
him. ;" Thus, by Clarksons own witness Legate, is
made his and not my agent. and am exOnerated
from all completely In these matters. But 1t is
said that a 0bQrlip Oof0hpr e.