Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-10
SHAMEFUL
hrs. SECRETARY WHITAEY'S WRATH
Poured Out on the PurvsyOr Of SlandsrOus
FalsshoOdS

WASHINGTON, December S.-Mrs.
Whitney, wife Of the Secretary, was asked
yesterday for tSe true inwardnees of the
stories circulated by enemies Of Mr.. Cleve,
land in regard to his domestic relations.
Mrs. Whitney, who is IN intimate
friend of Mira. Cleveland, said she was
glad of an opportunity to be quoted on
this subject. She bad found it hard to
keep still on account of Ter Indignation,
but, in Difference to Mr.. Whituey's ad-
vice. she had refraired from saying any.
thing. She would not speak, were it not
that o man 80 eminent as Chauncey NJ.
Dspew had, not longer than two weeks
ago, at q dinner il New York, amustd the
guests by repeating many Of the stories
about the Presidents conduct.
Mrs. Whitney did not believe Mr.. De-
pew would undertake to personally vouch
for the truth of these stories, yet he told
them, and 30 added TO their circulation.
Mrs. Whitney characterized this as shame
full. When a man of Mr.. Depew's emf
nence spread such stories about the Chief
Magistrate Of the nation, it was time for
some one competent to speak to publicly
deny every INT Of the stories as utterly
false and b~aseless. mo one knew exactly
where the stories originated" said Mrs.
Whitney, "but we have always understood
that msny of them bad their origin on the
hill l shouldn't wish to say that Mr..
Ingalls, has knowingly set in ciIculation a
false story, bnt he has been bitter and vim
dictiye against the President"
Mrs. Whitney then proceeded to give q
charming picture of tie domestic life Of
the President, showing hat the home at
the White House and Oak View is that Of
as pleasing and devoted a couple rs can
be found in the land.
Anew York dispatch says: Mr.. Depew,
when told of Mrs. Whitney's remarks
about him, said: "Phe circumstances
have been grossly misrepresentei. The
facts are, that at the dinner party in
question, after the ladies' had left the
conversation drifted to the various
stories in circulation, and l repeated the
story about Mr.. Watterson taking Mrs.
Cleveland to the theatre. l repeated it
ss one generally spoken of, and indeed
it has been given me from various sources.
I could not and did not give my
personal sonction to it. In fact l don't
believe the story. l was told that Mr.
Wsttersop himselfbad related the Circum-
stances. have since been informed by
one of the six gentlemen present at the
that he has received Mr.. Waiter
denial. The story as told TO Mrs.
Whitney, is a lie. I have never believed
any of the reports about Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland, aud have never spoken about
the many other stories referred to by Mrs.
whitney"
THE Watterson story referred to is that
Mr.. WattersOn, after accompanying Mrs.
Cleveland home from tie theatre, witnefs'
ed abusive treatment on the part of the
President toward his wife. Mr.. Waiter
son has denied the story and has stated
that after the return home there was a
chat between the President, MIS-.
Cleveland and himself, and the President
thanked him for his conIttsy in escortipg
Mrs. Cleveland. The President had wish
cd to 90, bnt was too busy to get away