The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-24
BLOODY SHIRT CHANDELIERS EAR.
Chandler Tells How It Wasn't Pulled.
and How Calm and Collected He
Was.

Chandler Tells How II Wasn't Pulled.
and How Calm and Collected He
Was.
CONCORD, N. H., June 20.-Senetor Will
lam Il. Chandler to-day issued to the repubIi-
cans of New Hampshire, over his own sig
nature, the following statement regarding
his quarrel with Senator Blackburn in
February last:
"Mr. Sulloway, during his characteristic
speech at the caucus, saw fit TO refer to the
affair between Senator Blackburn and my
self, which happened in the room of the
committee on Indian affairs Of the United
States Senate ON Feb. 20 last. So long az
misrepresentation concerning THIS affair
only served as material for assaults upon me
by democrat newspapers. / have not cared to
notice them. But since they have been repro-
duced in the republican legislative caucus
which has nominated me for senator, take
occasion to dispose Of them. The repubH-
cans present have never given to the
press any statement Of what actually took
place.
1.-THE committee was in session. no person
being present except the five members and
the clerk. As chairman was reading the
draft OF report. Senator Faulkner re-
marked that he thought l undertook In a
certain paragraph to assert something
which 1t 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 was certainly violating the un-
derstanding and that it would SO appear il
l would read the paragraph again, and read
it exactly as did before asked him what
reason he had for intimating that would
falsely read the paragraph. He replied that
he thought SO because it would be like my
whole action in the case, and that he con-
sidered me capable of doing anything to
serve partisan purpose. Then ensued an
angry colloquy, which cannot undertake
to reproduce with accuracy. | said that
resented ibis imputation, and he replied
dedantly. AT some point he made charge
against my official integrity, and / made
most bitter imputations upon him. do
not remember the order of sequence Then
he, making some threat OF personal violence
Il do not recall the words) started around
Senator Faulkner, who was beside him, to-
ward the end Of the table where l sat with
Senator Cullom at my right. / said that
he did not dare do what he had threatened.
AS he came around toward me Mr.. Faulk-
ner interposed, and Mr.. Cullom rose and
moved toward and placed his hands on Mr..
Blackburn, who at once stopped and shortly
resumed his seat, and Mr.. Faulkner asked
me to go on reading the report. said that
before doing so it must be decided whether
the business was to be again interrupted in
the same way. Mr.. Blackburn, 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 aud Platt and to Mr.. Faulkner, but
not to me. The reading of the report by
me then proceeded.
"The whole affair occupied hardly more
than a minute. | remained seated in my
chair. / expected no personal violence aud
was subjected to none and to no appreciable
indignity save threatening words and ges-
lures. / do not think that was in the
slightest degree excited, disturbed OF appre-
hensive. All accounts which represent Mr..
Blackburn as pulling my ear, or dragging
me from my chair, or hauling me
unres sting about the room or
represent me as begging protec-
ti0n of the committee or as in any way
deprecating Mr.. Blackburn's wrath, are
untrue The ebuliition was more ludicrcus
tnan dangerous. OF course. / understand
very well that some democrats wish to in
tlmldate me, and, failing in that, to de-
grade ms. 10 do this, ii win be necessary
FOR them TO adopt some more effective plan
than that developed ia the COMMITTEES room
on Feb. ~, Of the next day, and thereafter
in the democratic newspapers. which gave
tietiilgas accounts Of what had taken
plaean