Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-30

district have repeatedly claimed that MT French was driven from the field to make room for him. So long as this lie was banded in the primaries and the hanging out places of those who were using 1t in MT Wilcox's interest it was impossible to run 1t down; but when the New Haven Palladium, with an intent that was only too plain, put the lie in print and embel lished it with what purported to be the details of actual occurrence, the refutation came swift and sure and in no unequivocal terms Appended is a letter published in yesterdays Palladium:
 To the Editor of the Palladium:
 In your issue of this date, August 2S, 1888, your paper makes the following statement, to wit: "The actual and exact facts of the matter concerning the with drawal of Congressman French are as follows: Saturday, September 4, Con- gressman French was in town. conference was arranged and held. Among those at the conference were Con- gressman French, ex-Judge Henry Stod- dard, Louis Bristol, E. G. Stoddard, James Reynolds and others"
 
 concerned, entirely without foundation. Neither of us has been present at any such alleged conference. No reference to the subject of the candidature or the with drawal of MT French nor to the sO-called 1 'Troup mattern has ever been made in his presence by anyone in the presence ot either of us Neither of us saw MT French on Saturday, September 4, August !! and neither of us have spoken with Nil French upon any political subject during the past year.
 LOUIS H. BRISTOL,
 HENRY STODDARD. New Haven, August 2S, 1888.
 THE Register comments on the matter under the heading "No Conspiracy at All, as follows:
 The publication of card, signed by Louis H. Bristol and Judge Henry StCd dard, two of the gentlemen represented by the Palladium as having attended the con ference which led to Congressman French withdrawal from the race this fall, deny ing explicitly that they ever attended sucl a conference, and adding that neither O. them have during the past year" spoke1 with MT French upon any political subJec whatever, disposes with one blow of th' silly charges brought against that gentle mans friends. If the Palladium will re quest it's democratic authority, whom I explains would not have misinformed it reporter 'had he not felt assured of tn correctness of his information" to inves tigate further he will find that the stor, he has been largely instrumental in circu lating is not only false in every essentia particular from beginning to end, but tha no conference has ever taken place as de scribed If conference was held, it wa held so privately that no one of the gentle men named in the Palladium ever heard O it. In a word MT French and his friend have, as we remarked some days ago, beer made the victims of a deliberate fasehOOd invented for obvious reasons. Happily tn lie has gone home to roost
 The same lie was used, in conjunction with good many others, in this city, a the result shows to good effect. A can didacy that is built up on lies will not hay the elements of strength, and MT Wilco is not building wisely in putting these fab rications ill the mouths of his followers He had better call off his dogs before the chew his head entirely off.