Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
VESTS LETTER
Still Occupies the Attention of
Washington Politicians.
THE CORRESPONDENT THUS FAR
FAILS TO OMATERlALlZE.

A Search in His Alleged Home Falls to
Reveal Ills Identi,y-The Probabilities
Are That, Having Made Himself Unac-
ceptable to Our Government, Lord Sack
willie VIII he Recalled at Once.
WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-The West letter is
occupying the attention of politicians here.
Republicans generally hold that Mr.. West
incautiouslY expressed his real interest in
the contest, and that whether or not he was
trapped into doing SO, it will have an in
fuence upon the Irish vote to the disadvant-
age of President Cleveland.
The Republicans regard tho British minis
ter as the Burchard of the Democracy. They
hold that the letter confirms their repeated
declarations that the British government is
using all influence possible to assist Mr.
Cleveland's reelection and the spreading of
free trade doctines
On the other hand, Democratcs are indig-
nant at Mr. Vests action. They are divided
in opinion as to whether he was led to write
the Los Angeles letter throrgh want of judg-
ment or was influenced by desire to injure
President Cleveland.
They say that Mr. West, to considerable
extent has been the reverse of Sir Edward
Thornton, and has never been specially pop
ular. The special intimaces of himself and
family have been with Republicans. There
have been no such relations between him and
his family and those of any prominent
Democratic official. Under these circum-
stances it is very natural that he should be
the victim and dupe of a Republican political
job, il not, as many suspect, an accomplice
in the business. II he had any relations with
any Democratic politician ba would have
been warned against the blunder, if it is
blunder, into which he has fallen.
a dispatch from the editor of the Los
Angeles, Cal, Times says that the Pomona
man who wrote to the British minister,
Sackville West, asking the minister's opinion
how the writer should vote for president, is
a responsible Republican citizen for whom
he vouch, but he requests vLat his name be
withheld for the present.
An extraordinary statement in connection
with Minister Vests mythical California
correspondent was made Friday even
ing. The gentleman who gave the informa-
tion was Nr. Martin Slough, young attor-
ney Of Los Angeles, in which country village
Pomona is situated. Mr.. Slough is spending
a few days in Washington, as the guest of
Mr.. John II. Magruder. of this city.
Mr.. Slough said; 1.-The moment read the
alleged Murchson letter | saw through the
plot at once. Itrecalled to mind conversa-
tion between Frank NJ Cherry, of Los An
geles, and myself, several weeks ago
ought to explain that Mr.. Cherry is an active
Republican newspaper man, who was form
erly connected with the Los Angeles Times,
the paper which originally printed Mr.
Vests letter We were talking about the
efforts which the Republicans were making
to win over the Irish American vote. re-
marked that the retaliation message of the
president was having good effect upon that
element. oh, you just wait u few weeks.
We are preparing a scheme that will beat
the rehabilitation measure all to pieces'"
81 did not understand it them" continued
Mr. Slough, ''but do now. Every circum-
stance points to the fact that the Murchison
letter was what Mr. Cherry referred to, and
future developments will undoubtedly prove
it"