Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-29
MINISTER VESTS RECALL.
Il II Said to Have Been Requested by the
President.

WHAT REPRESENTATIVE COLLINS AND JOHN BOYLE
o'RHnLY SAT- ABOUT THEIR INTERVIEW WITH
PRECEDENT oLxvKLAND IN NEW YORK.
The President is reported Is saying to Rep
resentative Collins and John Boyle O'Reiliy,
who called on him in New York Saturday, that
he had directed Minister Phelps to demand Lord
Sackville's recall. Mr.. Collins and Mr.. O'Reilly
| are reported as assuring the President that the
Irish-American voters Of the country would not
| be moved from their allegiance to the demo-
cratic party by Lork Sackville's foolish letter !;
| that the Irish-Americans of this country, while
glorying in their hostility to England, voted as
| American citizens in accordance with what they
believed would tend to the welfare Of America /;
that they had confidence in the President q
man who was q true American, making no dis
tinction between any class OF citizens, and
| whose administration had been creditable and
profitable to the country, and they should vote
| for his reelection.
The President thanked Messrs. O'Reilly and
Collins for their kindly words and then informed
| them Of what he had already informed Senator
German, Senator Barnum, Congressman Scott,
and Col. Price-that he had directed Mr.. Phelps
| to request Lord Salisbury to recAl Lord Sack
vile. The President determined in doing this
| as soon as Lord Sackville, having had ample
| opportunity Of properly explaining his action
in writing the letter, had failed to do so. He is
quoted further as saying that if Mr.. West was
| not recalled within three days he would be
| given his passport.
Mr.. Collins, on his return to Boston after his
visit to the President, is quoted as saying:
Lord Sackville hates democracy with all the
hatred OF a small mind. His relations with the
| Administration since the retaliation measure
was exploded, have been exceedingly strained,
the Secretary Of State. This I know of my
own knowledge. President Cleveland acted
| before Blaine spoke on the subject and a les
son was taught that will not soon be forgotten.
The honor of the republic was guarded by him
mer residence Of Lord Sackville would not be
at Beverly next year nor his winter home at
Washington.
MURcHIsoN NOT YET FOUND.
Los Angeles special to the New York Sun
day World declares that 'sMurchison," the
name Of the man to whom Lord Sackville wrote
his famous letter, is fictitious. It continues:
apparently, there are only five persons who
know who wrote the letter to Lord Sackville-
the writer of the letter; friend, who copied it.;
republican national committee, and who is q
member Of the republican state executive
committee; Henry T. Gage, a lawyer of this
city, who was one Of CALIFORNIA; delegates-at-
large to the Chicago convention, and Col. b. G..
Otis, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.
Judge Fitzgerald said he could not tell who
wrote it. He said he did not know about it
until after Lord Sackville's reply had been re-
ceived. Col. Otis emphatically denied that he
or any member Of his staff had been party
to the obtaining of Lord Sackville's letter. He
says he is not personally acquainted with the
writer, but knows that he is a citizen of Po-
mona, and is held in good repute. Mr.. Gage
was even more reticent than Judge Fitzgerald
and Col. Otis. He said II do not say that do
or do not know anything about it. I am an at
tOrney. / macmillan a.
tions to this matter. Such relations may &C.
count for my reticence."
Is 1T PATRICK EGAN?
The Louisville COurier-Journdrs Omaha cor
respondent telegraphs that Patrick Egan, ex-
president Of the Irish National League, is the
author of the Murchison letter to Minister
West. The information of the correspondent
comes from a prominent republican editor,
who says that the scheme was arranged last
August and was prematurely sprung, the orig
inal intention being to make it public next
Wednesday.