The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-01
WHO Mr.. MURCHIS()N Is.
ALLEGED HISTORY OF THE
SACKvILLE LETTER.
Few IL Came to Be English
Press Opinion On the Matter Other
Political News.

Eos ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 29.-In the
early part of September bright group OF
ardent Republicans i'll Pomona, Los Ange-
les county, Cal, thirty zailes from this city,
| conceived the idea Of writing series of
decoy letters to prominent Engiisllfnen and
Prohibitionists in order to reveal theis. s-l1e
sentiments, which were supposed to ps
favorable to Cleveland. These Republicans
are representative men Of untarnished rep
atation, all eager for the election of Harri-
son. AS soon as the scheme was grasped
1t was voted good and plans laid
for immediate action The labor
was divided equally, each man being
| given subject and the name of
ais prospective correspondent. Work
| was set about Immediately, and Sir Charles
upper, Sir Henry M. Smith, Arthur Bal
76Ere Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Sacl1ville-
West, Englishmen; and the Rev. j. Fl. Led
nc15er, Fayette, Mo-; the Rev. r. III.
Cooper, ST Joseph, Mo-; and the Rev. w.
V. McMurray, Of Shelbina, Mo-, Prohibi-
taonlsss, soon received letters from anxious
inqurers seeking advice about voting in
such way as best to advance the interests
| respectively of England and Prohibition
None of the Englishmen took the bait except
Sackville The Prohibitionists took the
bait easily, and wrote explaining that the
Republican party must be beaten at any
price, even if the Prohibitionists voted for
Cleveland
As'-A nan to whom was assigned the COR
respondence with Sackville, is, according to
W. A. Bell, rancher living on the out
skirts of town. His name will not be re-
vealed until he himself gives the word. The
letter to Sackville was dispatched by him
seps, Z, and the reply came in due course
1t was kept back until all other replies haG
been received. Oct. Is it was taken to the
Office OF Tonner & Bell, lawyers at Pomona.
1-sgo Legal advice was asked by ''Murchi-
son, = gao, being assured no criminal action
could be taken against him, gave up the
fai1aslS letter
The 18th w. A. Bell, junior partner,
brought the document to Judge w. f.
Fitzgerald, member Of the State Repub-
Hcan Executive committee The purpose
OF Bell and Fitzgerald was not to publish
ti1a kstter, but to send it to Chairman Matt
quay. out the editor OF the Times of this
city was in the office at the time and pur-
tSmed the copy from a number Fitzgerald
We making for the State Central commit
tee. Aia.s Is the explanation of the manifest
prematurity of the publication
The statement that Murchison is a.
fancher comes directly from w. A. Bell.
cut 5nez is the assurance of f. G. Haley.
tszsS admits OF being one of the decoy COM
bl7aation that sent the letters, that Murchi-
son Is name that conceals the identity of
Fs-res nen-.an lrishman, an American. and
y German. 1t may be remarked that W.
A. 1slA! IS an American and f. G.. Haley is
fish.
itfn"@licans Disczaim Responsibility.
New YoGaI, Oct CIV. 7. FITZGERALD.
member OF the California State Republican
committee, telegraphcd to-day in answer to
an inquiry:
You can deny truthfully and e1nphatically
that The California Republican State com
m1ttee or any member of it had any
shlng whatever to do either directly or
4nI'rcctly with the conception or execu-
ton OF The West letter or had any
knowledge OF it until after it had been re-
celVed at POMONA am convinced that
neither Harrison, Gray, Otis, Henry T.
cage, nor any other person in Los Angeles
mad any knowledge Of the existence Of the
nlarchlson- West correspondence unit; Il
was publicly exploited by persons il
Pomona.
smother Theory of It's Authorship.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct 29.-The Courier
Journals Omaha correspondent telegraphs
ti;as Patrick Egan, ex-president Of
the Irish Nationa! Lea que, is the
author O. the Murchison letter
to Minister West. The information
to the correspondent comes from a prorai-
nent Republican editor, who says that the
scheme was arranged last August and was
prematurely sprung, the original intention
being to make it public next Wednesday.