New-York tribune., 1885-07-11
REPLYING TO MR.. MPHERSON.
LETTER FROM HENRY C. KELSEY.
CONFIRMING THE CHARGES AGAINST THE sENAio"
-AFRIENDLY SUIT SUGGESTED.

CONFIRMING THE CHARGES AGAINST THE sENAIoh
"A FRIENDLY SUIT SUGGESTED.
TRENTON, N. j., July 10.-Secretary OF
State Kelsey will make public ctter aen'
ing the truth of statements In Senator McPhersshs e
ply to the charges Of The Trenton True American hc
cites crcumstanta evidence In support OF the charges
He declares that the conversation could easily
be heard In the room next 20 the one occupied
by Senator Mcpherson and Mr.. sswe. In referring 10
the conversations had with Senator Mcpherson MI
Kelsey says:
You say that after spoke to you about the matter In
1890 YOU sought the OF the occupant OF the au-
joining the Continental IIoel register , YOU
then spoke to you about you went TO Camden for con-
sultatiOn with General Sewe, and sent messenger 10
brought TO Camden. On your return to New.
York or shortly after. you said To me, with an ar Oh
lofty contempt that the man In the next room was
Beatty the organ man" referring Daniel f. Beatty
OF Washington. n j. But you were mistake' ,re nr
yoa' Mr. Beatty had occupied room 25 the day before
Mr.. Watson arriyed-hcnce your error which gu er
walls separating rooms 25 and 20. The doors
ordinary ones and one OF them mas arnnI a,Ee
stances bearing the charge against you were careiu
examined and anayzed before II was accepted as are %
Further you merely entered the hoel aua uu
20 your room at ALL" but you registcred youa @
namc and 1t stands on the book today u II mas no.
destroyed, in your own handwriting Moreover you % a
mitted In the second conversation nai WIN ySe Se
in 1879 that you had met General sewe tnepe Tn I'm ~"
business matter" quote yonr exact "orhs-l tninh
said IL was relative tO stockyhru OF car .oh
1t was at this time thinz tiat Win n ,nc
OF a suddenly awakened admiration, you inforneh ilc
that you had had talk with Colonel scott ABOUT the i
porance OF designating resident Democrat 10 ovn
after his railroad interests In New-Jerscy; lou sa'u
you had recommended him to select s. and assch u
would accept My you are NJ liberty 10 pnplsn.
This is the only noccI shall take OF the coca por,,u @
letter, viz declaration mat YOU never y m
pathizcd with but were always mimical TO- the rai
roads.
IL may be asked why ! should have spoken 10 you
about this Just before the elections IN ls.3 aid
1850. did after consultation with faithful iricnhs
that you might know you were suspected and woud De
watched. Had Mr.. Wat-0ns memorandum hccp access
be then. different would have been adopted.
Although In of your cnusions upon thiS sulpcc,,
YOU say Gentlemen do not speak Of such matters.
political efforts and eXpcndurcs III the iast one You
refer Yourself Chairman OF the state 'onhttce
charged Ia bring the OF 1850 To succccsIui
issue But you well know that the National Committee
with knowledge OF trcachery, whlch they oDlneu
from Jer-eyman. suspicious OF you tat hey
would and aid not trust You with the more import
OF their lack OF confidence IN you az the time an nave
done many times since. Hon. Abr1m y HecM eos
member Of hc National Committee that y,dr ,
Either Mr. Watson overheard you or he dld not ne
made \ memorandum of what he heard or he ala not II
the latter does man believe he would not nave
answered your letter direct through Mr. Jcwcttf
DUN nj the instance OF Mr.. Hewitt aud delivered u
10 him Can any doubt that Mr Hewitt wohlh
hesitate 10 do you the Justice To deny TINS statement u
fascl II the conversation occurred, IL was hctWeeh
yoursclf General -cwc or II not. 1hc conNet
itself that point beyond the possibility OF
dispute by any man not fool or "A knaNe.
Mr.. Kelsey concludes by submitting proposition mat
the controversy be determined according 10 Its merits
lie will agree 10 friendly libel suit In Ncw-Jcrsey,
New, ork PENNSYLVANIA or Ohio. II Mr. Kelsey u inc
plaintiff lie VIII claim six cents damages u sea'oa
Mcpherson is the plaintiff, he can claim rs much as he