Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18

JACK soNvILLE, FILE, August 17.-Sen-
ator Call several weeks ago. in letter pub
lished in the Times Union, challenged
those persons opposing his reelection to
meet him in every county of the State and
discuss the charges which have been made
against him by the public press. The
Times Union will publish tomorrow an ac-
ceptance of this challenge by w. d. Chip
ley, of Pensacola, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, and a well-known
business man. The letter is as follows:
PENSACOLA, FLA, August a. 1889
Hon. W. Call, Washington ID. c.:
DEAR SIR-My attention has been attracted
by a discussion in the public press in which
you challenge your "defamers'' to meet you
and discuss the charges made against you be-
fore the people in every county in the State,
l have not favored this discussion at this time,
not that did not
BELIEVE THE CHARGES,
but because considered the time inopportune.
1t is. therefore, with some surprise that learn
that you do not hesitate in conversation to con-
meet my name with these newspaper assaults,
and your friends repeat what you say, and some
of the newspapers favorable to your reelection
mention my name outright, though you have
NOT been frank enough to announce the names
ner as you have made the charge OF defama.
ton Of your character.
In view of this fact, I am impelled to say to
meet you before the people. You will recall
that wrote you years ago over my signature
my opinion of your course. have never since
then found it necessary to mask behind any
public journal on that subject.
will meet you, not as your defamer: but in
the interest of truth. the State of Florida and
the prosperity of our people, and to show to
than N " N 0r al
willful disregard of the duties of the highsposi-
ton you hold at the hands of the people OF the
State.
respectfully propose the following condi-
uons.
THE PROSPECT AHEAD.
First-I will formulate the charges at each
meeting in not exceeding hour and Is min
utes, you to reply in not exceeding hour and
As minutes, and i to have Is minutes for my re-
joinder. No introduction to exceed minutes.
Second-There thall be so meetings in the
State-not less than one in each county-at
points to be fixed later between rs.
Third-These meetings to commence on first
Tuesday in March, 1890, and continue till the
finish. 1t would be useless and senseless to-
discuss the issues of next years campaign at
an earlier date. Either party who abandons.
the contest before its conclusion will thereby
his defeat
ing solely to your official course, it must bes
understood that 1t shall not lead to any discorde
in the party, whose harmony is Of far greaters
importance than any private interest Neither,
shall it give us any claim upon the party
but at each meeting We shall dis i
charge all expenses equally between US.
Fifth-I will cheerfully join you in a request
to the State press to suspend discussion until
next, the month preceding the COM
of the proposed discussion.
will mail you a copy Of this acceptance and
at the same time will give it publicity through
the same medium by which yonr challenge
reached me; to wit, the State press.
Respectfully,
W. d. CHIPLKY.