Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-21
THE TRUE STORY.
Senator Chandler Gives the Facts rs 70
His Trouble With Senator Blackburn.

special dispatch from Concord. n. H.. 10
the New York Word says that Senator W. L.
Chandler has published over his own signature
a statement regarding his quarrel with senator
Blackburn in February last After referring
to the many misrepresentation Of the affair
which have appeared in print, Mr.. Chandler
saws:
The committee was In session. no person
being present except the Eve members and the
clerk. As chairman was reading the draft of
report Senator Faulkner remarked that he
thought undertook in q certain paragraph TO
assert something which il had been mutually
agreed should not be claimed said that did
not think SO, and that would read the clause
again. Mr.. Blackburn vehemently interviewed
and said that j was certainly violating the
9hders landing. and that IL would so appear IL
would read the paragraph again and
read 1t exactly as I did before. I asked him
what reason be had for intimating that would
falsely read the paragraph. He replied that he
thought 80 because IL would be like NV whole
action In the case, and that he considered me
capable Of doing anything to serve a partisan
purpose. linen ensued an angry colloquy
which L cannot undertake to reproduce with
accuracy. l said that l resented his imputa-
ton. and ne replied defantly. At some point
he made charge against my official integrity.
and made most bitter imputations upon him
4 DO not remember the order of sequence
Then he, making some threats Of personal vio-
ience q do not recall the words), started
around Senator Faulkner. who was beside him.
toward the end of the table where sat with
senator Cullom at my right said that he
did not dare do what he had threatened Al
he came around toward me Mr. Faulkner in
terposed and Mr.. Cullom rose and moved to-
ward and placed his hands on Mr. Blackburn
who at once stopped and shortly resumed has
seat, and Mr. Faulkner asked me TO go on read
ING the report. 4 said that before doing SO il
must be decided whether the business was TO be
again interrupted in the same way. Mr. Black
burn, after some talk said that he would not
say one word more during the session OF the
committee, and that he would apologize to
Messrs. Cullom and Plat and to Mr. Faulkner,
but not to me. The reading of the report by
me then proceeded.
Il he whole affair occupied hardly more than
a minute. / remained seated in NV chair 1
expected no personal violence and was SUBJ
1ected TO none and TO no appreclable indignity
save threatening words and gestures / do not
think that was in the slightest degree excited
disturbed or apprehenslye. All accounts which
represent MIR. Blackburn pulling my car or
dragging me from my chair, or hauling me I'M
resisting about the room or represent me as
begging protection of the committee. or as in
any way deprecating MIR. Biackburn's wrath,
are untrue. The ebullition was more ludicrous
than dangerous. OF course, / understand very
well that some democrats wish 70 intimidate
me and, failing in that, TO degrade me. To do
this 1t will be necessary for them to adopt some
more effective plan than that developed in the
committee-room on the 22d of February or the
next day, ana thereafter in the democratic
newspapers. which gave fictitious accounts Of
what had taken place 4"