The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-03
KNOCKED OUT.
BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Intsrview szith Gsvsrasr Thrschm,r-
ton and Lestsrs from Coke. Grain,
Reagan aad Stewart, knsek-
Ing the News and lie
tsoi Cansrd silly.


Reporter-GoSernor, some time since
in 81 intcrview with QUO OF the
reporters OF THI Herald vou
stated that there wac NO "pnolp
Of The Texas delegation made
In Washington to control Federal an
pointmeuis in the State. suppose
you have sesn tho statement made nv
Denton correspondent In q recent
issue OF tho News, which quotes q let.
ter from ssna.or Coke ia proof of thu
charge made by ths Neua, and viii oh
il relied upon By both The Monissr ana
News to eussain the charge. l hand
you The rtole OF tho cor.esponda nj
for your peyusa., slso the com ments nj
the News on thar Article when IL pub-
lishsd H..
TIE coKsnAssIoNAL POOL.
DENTON, o.. l3.-On the 8sa or oh
OF March, 1885, tho Washington cor,sa
pondent OF the Galveston News named
number Of persons upon who's the
Texas delegation or spool" had united
Ter appointment TO Federal positios.
/ clipped tie dlsnstches from the News
and sont them 10 Governor Coke, and
asked him whather the sorresponcent
hGa stated the facts in she case. HiA
reply WAS GATED Washington, March
u, 1889, ~ follows: 81 hays
70 say, Ia reply, that tho
facts, or probabilities, VA ssaGsd In thr
dispatch, are AZ | understand then.u
Please reproduce she dispatches re-
ftrred 10. l think every persnn
named hss been appointed exaeps Ju-
Ian tie III, OF Fort Worth, who will no
doant also receive nts appointment as
postmasEAIo Of Fert Worth and thus prove
beyond 1he possibility Of doub5 the
existence OF g congre 5sional combine
ton or pool" the ohjsc of which wa.
to exclude all applicants sxsepg cha
relStiyes, partners aud "ps.s" OF the
Representatives and sanat0rx. G,
THE "PooL."
A correspondent writinG from Dsr-
ton furnishes some evidence OF bc OK.
istence OF s Congressional pDel Ia
Texas jastas though any evidsnge were
needed. g. ssks FOR the production OF
the Washington special 70 tho Nsys
published last March. This ia not
necessary. The News correspsuient
was entirely serTsci ia his statements
and conclusions, Events since then
have proved it. Their only bresk in
thepo. Ia Elare frat promui gated py the
News WsshiprtOa correspondent
was the appointment of PeArre,
district attorney Tor the north ern
district, inqtsad Of Stephens, ConSress-
man Lhpham's partner, End tns az
p0intment Of B4ily collector 81 Cdrpus
Christi, instead OF aome one nGyipg
SPECIFIC Endorsement by the pnoi.
Baily, who had general Endorsement
from CGnggeasman Grain, Sen ator
Coke and otheTs, spilled fer the Cor
pus Christi coliectOIenlp. There way
no appllca ion Oh Gle for tGs plsce,
though Eaa pool had man Ia read
ness, when il cams 70 be understood
that Jers le WIS to ps bounced, and
this was how Baily got the appoint-
ment. El,ls hal something TO 40 ia
connection with Posrle'a appointment
that pro0sbly no would not care 10 $50
ventilated at present, although his
actlen in lhe oaee was entirely
credit8hl9. AS regards Julian Field
for fostmsster at Fort Worth, tbs pool
was not shauimOuu. Ssnstor Asxey
favored George b. Loving and Con-
gresham Welibo!n favored Field,
The rest Of the pool Kept aloof. A.
that time Mr.. Loving controlled the
Fort Worth Gszetle. Since than TIC
situation mas onanged. Tao Gazette
has pssaed from Mr.. Loving. con-
troll. Kleoarg sud McComb hlve not
yet been appointed district sttornay q,
but ~ bJtl afo IN every way oJmpD-
tent, anu would Da acceptable TO tho
people, they PROBABLY viii rs. Bus tho
point our correspondent EeekS to
make Is thNt tharo is OF Wan oouErss
sionai pool, and shero IL no dou o5 that
he has made Isl Aveston News.
HIS IMPLY.
Governor TnrOcEinortOp - YEN,
nave seen BOTH stagemsnts referred 10.
1oiue days 2iuce clipped thasl from
the DioGiC0r, which repaoliEhed them,
and AenG them 10 Governor Coke, wish
the remark thai asL had not ss9n the
letter addressed u him oy hi. Dsntup
correspondent &C." | could not tell
what " was he had ass antsd 30 IA in
dictated by the extract from tho letter.
AT the same time wrote out for the
governor y !usSl NY recollection OF
what ocGu rsd ut his "BaGncs" ia nv
rooms III Washington, and asked him
10 writ9 ao II IL accorded wi5h his
reooll6CtiOa OF whes occurred there.
have hts answer rsGaived yeaterday,
and AZ am authorised 20 make any
use OF 1t 500 pfopar YOU oAo haVo L.
ana would DO glad NHg HgEALD
would puhn-h IL, IN order tnLE tho
News aud ihs MOuitOr may have their
pains In regard 10 TIE spool" eEBsd.
derS 10 The letter.
Reporter-Governor, this lo.tsr Ia
certainly q cIiucher and puts the mat
Ter wholly ~ tcst, but may liuqulra Ii
you have sean tho charge that Reagan,
stewart sad Cram had ontorsd into \
bArgsD by witch rho two fOrInNr wee
70 sappOrt Mr.. Klsburg for United
ssstes dtstrlc, Attorney ano Ia turn
Crala WIS 20 support their favorl,ss for
othsr p,sttlon-f
Cover or--Yos, / cllpned thai out
also and sent il 10 Colonel Stewart,
and also wrote out q state neDt of my
recollection OF what occurred 1T NV
rooms, aud requested OF MN 8 respsass
as to It's correutntss.
Reportsr-Have you resolved an
anfwer.
Governor Hero Is the answ6r.
Veporler-phis seems 70 be clear
ana explicit; sln | AZ l,erty TO use II!
Governor - Porlertiy, air. l am
sure Colonel Stewart will not object;
put II you punish IL, would bs glad u
Inc cards OF Massts. R0sgas and Grain
should he puUlshGd with IL, as navo
not seen tnem copied into any OF tho
papers OF This section.
Rsporter--I see that Senator Coke
ana Mr.. Stewart say their recoliections
VI what occurred 81 your rooms agroos