The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-02-11

have them puhlished, did uo1 III
Jonas reply to that mote roe61o0k q -
sent to the publication Of theso lstlaaD
and deprecating such 80 a. ~ pglvato
correspondence NDooas will -
deny this. When DO dooo, II him
raise the Injunction OF sooonooolSal,s
not only from thooo letters hat oeAoio
that are extaut, aud permit % inter.
ssted public to 60 whether or not -
had ever nursed sgrlevnnooos annloat
the State aoverment or thooo ooa0eoeoo
with It. He heard what b called slhO
Hunt bolt denounced By the AeEaeey
speakero from the Oauno p)neene0
where0u he spoke, and pes0lt(od Gov.
ernor Nicholls' Democraev % - a..
rided because he had made two a 1hxon
speeches In advocacy. Of HI. Hunt.
he may have even Joined tn tAo tlrNdo
against the Hunt bolt, DO noe q.
member - to that. But al Tie eluo
this Wa being used against 0oVoeuoe
Nichols aud the cause DO hoodoo =
letter of Mr.. Jouas' was In extatoooo.
and doubtless 10 now, Whoroln - peao-
ttcally Endorsed the Hunt novoDone.
and declared It above crlticlsm. Ao6
yet Mr. Jonas now anlems that Ia ~
speeches aud attitude during the oaaa.
paIgn the tried to do justice g beth
candidates." 4
MIR. JONAS CLOSES THE CONTROVERSY.
Editor Plcayune I do not inesud
to be led into . long neWspApee oonlso.
versy by Mr.. Blanchard. So IL 8 I
am concerned all dlecuselon q % tho
relative merits Of candidates ana no
tiOus ended with the action 0f tho
Democratic convention.
My course Ia the campaign which
preceded the nominations Wes evloood
Ia the speeches which made, which
were reported and puhlIshsd. ead
which In themselves fully conlradlet
show that ! set forth the claims of all
Cunningham and othen.
Mr.. blanchard refers to language of
mine contained Ia private aud ooa0.
dental letters. written four yee1s age.
the contents Of which, according 10 hlo
own statement, should never havs,
been known to him, or have bsoo
So far as this is concerned, have only
to say that, II | had private grievances
or cause OF complaint which oon0dod
~ COuAOOuSc W q bStVUOA ~ OU0 00o
follow that I should carry them yeoIo
afterwards into struggle for iacilosal
supremacy, In order to obtain poeooaal
revenge. have not been educated 10
such politics.
ded 10 what is called tho Hunt bolt. I
have neither approved OF nor con.
demned II. I had many warm friends
Il lev - IA
and took no part whatever Ia The
contest, being way from the city dur.
ing the entire campaign.
Mr.. Biauchard's assumption that he 10
familiar with oil my private uttsranoss
In regard to the senatorship 10 % an.
founded as his claim to understand ny
motives.
are friends Of General Gibson, wsSo
fully informed as to the nature Of my
candidacy many months ago, and
made no altuston to the senatorial
contest In any OF my speeches, except
public declaration that could mot get
the support Of North Louisiana. unless
1 came out for Nichols.
l made no speeches at meetiugs
which were not open 10 all, and TO
which the gubernatorIal candidates
and the leading orators on both sides
were not invited. 1 received NO fnvi.
tation to speak at Nichols meslings OF
like character.
This ends the controversy 90 far 90
concerned. Respectfully,
b. F. JONAS.
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