New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
MR GREELEY, MR. BLAIYEANDMh FOSTER
TIE EDITORS LETTER coMueSDwG THE Young

TIE EDITORS LETTER COMNENDiNG the YOUNG
CONGREssMAN To rHE sTATrsvAN
General James A. Hail. Of Maine, told 4
TRBUNE reporter few days about recent visit he
had paid Mr.. Blaine He found that gentleman looking
Old letters. An autograph letter o Horace Greeley
was mentioned having been found. in which tho dior
had called the attention OF tho statesman 20 the remar
able strength exhibited bY young man named Foster
In carrying hitherto strongly Democratic district f5r
Congress In Ohio Thomas f. P0rer, VINO Is IN the
produce business in this city, on seeing the uteryew
with General Hall. remembered that at just aJod, the
time when Foster elected he had called Mr..
Greeley to speak good word for Foster with whom De
had slight acquaintance. He had curiosity 10
see Mr. Greecys letter He wrote TO Ex-Governor Fo..
ter OF Ohio. who the young Congressman Of Mr.
Greeley's epste and asked TO DO allowed to see it. Tho
Ex-Governor bad Just received IL with an autograph LEI.
ter from Mr. Blaine and sont IL TO Mr. Porter here foreN
animation. A reporter got both letters from the eN
Governor on their being handed bacL to him by Ar
Porter. This is Mr.. Grcelcy's letter:
NV York TRIBUNE.
NEw-YoRK. Fen. y, ls7l)
DEAR SIR: The TXth District OF ONO has voted slhoc
its formation, - fOIJw5:
soH RoGpSnsR; H@%Srse.9er 1928 ISsS 4S%G,Il' 'ie,
...,, Democratic majority i2,,H-,7
A9'i-Du u'N''i'' i''''i Republ.can majority 1871.
(Al but l79 Il it cast by s5dlers) ~
Democratic majority go. %, .o.
is7O--Foster, 1924 .,.,... DcScn.on. l2i3S
General Grant had l27 majority IN the district
Icall your attention these facts to Justly my pro
sumption in suggesting TO yOu that the new mempe~
Charles Foster (yhOm never saw nor had any corre,
ponencs with must be superior man, who ought tp n"
Banking II not Appropriations II ISN'T possible tha an
average man can have carried that district against
the representative chosen Dy ors IT !. u o Iy
Hon. J. q. BLAIyE, House OF Representative Wash
ington, d. G.
Mr.. Blanes letter transmitting Greeley letter to
Governor Foster is Of late date. 1t is as follows:
AUGUSTA, II Feb, 80.
MYDEAR FOSTER: You may remember my ;e.IllG yoI
when you flst entered Congress mat Hn'ac" ore icy
had preceded your advent by very complimentary "r
fer A. could never produce IL think You came 10
doubt existence. But truth Is always VlnH'cA'ei
Behold here it f. .pmms9aS s7t@T t9r5rl oTer 'Ir' 1
and I hasten to send it-so please dspel al
your doubts and mako acsnowledsmeht' Oh MJ S''l
/ faitl--aHd. at least, my good LUCK
How yOul Ihope good health anu Gool tor'uao
am Inst through with nv second volume and feel Ike
boy Who is through with schoo. and ust entering upon
''''''0"' JAMES C. BLtrSE.
GOVERNOR FOSTER.
f. S-Ths letter. OF course, il now yours Your rol-
through send 1t back and VII return II Win Trans
latOD.
In talking about the occurrence and in answer to in
auiries Governor Foster said yesterday reln'l1-
bcred ON seeing General Halls interview that after got
To Washington OH being introduced to Mr. Blame 10
told me that had received letter about NE from r
Greeley lie also said that be wodd hand II 10 M whea
he came across it, He has kept promise after tho
lapse of many years. / had never met Greeley or hai
any CORE spondcnce with him. AMI could not Imagine
how his attention could have been directed 70 me. |
was given position the Committee on Claims IN my
frat term which was better place than had 'sNcd
for Mr. Blaine you will understand had Oeen speaker
OF the previous Congress- aud the time Greeley wEoJs
him was about TO be reelected"