New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
THREE NEWSPAPERS SUED.
COL. DUDLEY ASKS FOR DAMAGES.
HIS COUNSEL. COLONEL GEORGE BLISS. POINTS
OUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE cory
pFTHE LETTER PUBLISHED IN INDIAN.
ApOIIS AND THE ONE PRINTED

OF THE LETTER PUBLISHED IN INDIAN.
APoLIs AND THE ONE PRINTED
IN THIS CITY
Colonel W. W. Dudley began suit yesterday IN the
Supreme Court for $4,000 damages, In each case,
against three OF the papers, The Times Tho "ora
and The Commercial Advertiser which puorshe"
the letter given out by the Democratic Natonai eon'
mttee, and alleged 70 have been sent by Co'one'
Dudley to Republican in Indiana. The complain"
were prepared by his counsel, Colonel George bns''
who has had charge OF the matter from the Dcelhmne
An attempt made TO serve summons on cacn VI
tie papers, but the officers only successful ID
the case OF The Tines Colonel CocRerI mahas
ing editor Of "The World declined TO receive inc
papers, and stated that there was no ono present
who could be called an officer of the company ina.
owns that paper At the Office of " The commercial
Advertiser the officer told to call this morhinS
In explaining his course in the matter, Colonel Bliss
said last evening that he had begun CIVIL ins'eau VI
criminal proceedings he thought 1t possible tna
the papers acted in good faith and were rcaiiy ''h
posed upon by the Democratic managers. 90 not
therefore propose accompany the beginning OF inc
suits with any arrests he continued, ana tnercpy
avoid necessity Of preparing elaborate papers uh'
after election. shall be glad to be relieved OF
this work at present. for am overwhelmed WIN eioc
ton work BY the time election Is over thihss VIII
clarity little We shall at least know Just what let
NAV get some explanation from the National Democratic
Committee as to tho extraordinary position In when
they are left. Perhaps it Will turn out mat thcy
are the proper persons be suod though, OF course
the papers are legally liable If they hava even limo
This led discussion OF the whole subject In the
course Of which Colonel Bliss said
Colonel Dudley sent for me on WEDNESDAY tn .'s
at once against The Tines and all
other papers which had published or should publish
the letter furnished by the Democratic National Com,
mittee He a good deal excited, as was natural
for any man when such charges Were made against
him. told him that he must leave the matter entire
ly In my hands, and let me do any talking which
needed 10 be done In the case Colonel Dudley IN
but the Republican party which was sought to be IN
iured should first direct my attention in the few
days which remained before election 10 dealing with
that phase of the matter. leaving II necessary, his
personal defence 10 be attended to after election "neh
After some consideration and relieving myself from
an engagement, set to work to prepare papers for
libel suit and an arrest, tho anidavit accompany ing
which should show up the whole business. But to
my surprise, found such an extraordinary CON
dition OF things that decided to stop, for a time,
work on the line upon which was working What
do I mean Why, just this found absolutely In
spufable proof that the Democratic National Com.
mittee Is not only circulating forgery but has got
know that this is surprising statement, but II
that Il ia absolutely correct on Tuesday niglt
the Democratic National Committee furnished TO the
letter written BIZ Colonel Dudley They said the original
letter the hands OF the chairman of the Democratic
had been TO the National Committee 10y telegraph
Both and Colonel Dudley assumed that Il was a,
least true that the Democratic committee here had
received from indianapolis the letter 1t circulated.
Accidentally, towever, my attention was directed 10
another copy OF the alleged letter published In
Democratic paper in Philadelphia to which It hal
been ,clegraphed direct from indianapolis, and this
Philadelphia copy differed greatly from the one CIR
culated by the Democratic committee here. This
fact so surprising TO me that decided TO walt
TIL could get full copy Of the letter as published
apols That paper could only arrive here yesterday
and succeeded in getting copy of It last evening.
two versions the one OT published By the Democratic
committee at indianapolis, which claims to hold the
original, and the one published by the Democratic
National Committee here. ! won't particularize all
the differences. The deadly parallel column one
OF the few things would venture to copy from The
Evening POST would best show the result;
published New Letter published In Indiana.
Scan the election officers closely and make @
no man " cn hs sure G Rys % '1s
questionable and insist Republicans watching every
Republicans watching every movement 81 the election
movement Of the election officers ,,
| officers. See that our w vs,rs
know every Republican voter and i one else eve'
vo Mafs D sSs. 'R s:a E
vod M'S s. PES%5 aD'f Sas TO- pG% se @
dav November G. to WORK l. e.. to be present at the
az az ,,e nois 70 he POLLS with tickets
present the polls with They VII be ast0S an@S
They be sonshsd founded the Ord i Try t ans
founded he naturaEsd Dem how quickly Ne Will dis
| oerate rotsrs will hc. and appear.
how quickly hey Will disap
pear.
You will notice how in the first sentence qnote 20
by the substitution of the words loyalty TO us 10
the word Integrity, and BY the insertion OF the wore
. Democratic sentence found IN the Indianapolis
letter urging proper vigilance to secure ,he a.oiu.'
purity Of the election officers without reference T.
marty IS perverted 10 make 1t seem 20 De oiil
| an Indictment 10 Republican partisan eecuol
officers and TO prev ent only Democratic fraud %
the next Sentences have quoted can ID inc ~
| dianapclis edition for vigilance without exclusive
reference party. But under the manipuiatlon .
the Democ ratio National Committee here they are con
vered into mere partisan appeal. nu. aao hav
astounding change is found In the last passage has
| quoted What at Indianapolis IS statement that m
appearance Of your best business men a. tne Po' !,
! viii drive away the ordinary election buInmer u
| manipulated at New-York into statement that tn'
| annearance al the polls Of Republican business mel
nh dive away the naturazed Democratic voters
Vow, u we obnge the Democrats By aSsufnin T.
| which do not admt-that Colonel Dudley has VIII
ten letter which has found It's way INTO Demoel1
hands at Indianapolis how does II happen ma, tna
| letter when given out by the Democratic Nstona
Committee here Is thus Transformed II won't 40 =
Law IT TO an errcr in telegraphing Inc oluina1 y,
Democratic hummer isn't accidentally transIorint ~
The truth is that the Democratic National committee
untaugh, by their experience with the Morey c,.e
| foroery and guided by the same men VINO ahople'
and uTomicaed Il they did not instgate that forgery
stupd SEEK by . the rc They he shoa
complete the parallel and induce he Democratic at can
dda for Mayor Of ths city Gf ssDwne 10
are still other proofs OF the forgery cir
| hr e.. Democratic National Committee. thus IN IN
Indianapolis version tho word v occur
vic Il not three times. In the New-forh Vsrslo
W. wv, rd Nnaucialu Is Inserted each time ocfor
L" assistance , Tho Indian apo
Another passage is rather amusing Lne a sayipS
r. Tew"Y"rk Is row safe without pready enture
Ncvyork forger obviously thought IL was s IL
york 10 admit that Colonel Dudley IN uo 80 e, n
tta cJ,ncd that New-Yord State was sure 10 80 ~
HARRISON and so he changed the Language mo sa,s ~
York with what we have done ought 70 ne S Zion,
80 ,readventurc- so al Indianapolis !oion'
dudley IS represented as writing not Se ess ha
Juo'5 II To-, IN New-vork he Is represented az MI
inr: @Harrisons majorliy In the Eiec'ora4 OoN'e
should not be less than 100 -
In view OF the rumpus which some VI ,n' Ill
,at.on ,he following statement Of Chairman Husto'
o, the indiana Republican State Committee Will DC II
teresting: eth,