Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-02
STILL THEY FAKE.
The Chinese-Irish Letter
Making Things Lively.
The Republican County Com
mittee Fall Down Before 1t.
Letters Addressed to Mr.. NOrtham
and Col. Markham Unanswered.
FGlsehood and Cowardly Evasion Run
Into Hole by the Powerful
Force of Facts.

Yesterday evening the Democratic
county central committee of this county,
sent the following letter to Mr.. Northam,
chairman of the Republican county CEN
trail committee:
Los ANGELES, Nov l, 80.
Robt j. Northam, Esq, Chairman Republican
County Central COMMITTEES:
DEAR SIR: 1t is of course known to
you that the Democratic state committee
has charged the Hon. III. H. Markham.
Republican candidate for governor. with
having written certain letter, popu-
larly known as the Hallock letter, which
has been widely published by the press
of the state. You are also doubtless
aware that the Republican state COM
mittee has denied the genuineness of
this letter, and pronounced it a forgery.
AS, by reason of matter contained in
it, this letter has become an important
Issue in this campaign; as Mr.. Mark
nam IS the person principally affected
by that issue, and as he of all men
should be able to pronounce upon the
alleged fact of his being the author of
this letter, it seems to us that he sbould
have an opportunity to admit or deny
that fact, If he has not already done So
We also think it dueto the people of
this state that they should have the
benefit OF Mr.. Markham's declaration
upon a matter which has certainly be-
come question OF much Importance in
their minds. We are informed that Mr..
Markham stated in an interview at
Fresno that he could not have passed
upon the genuineness of the letter for
the reason that it had never been pre-
sented to him for inspection. We are
glad to be able to say that we have lust
received the original letter from the
hands of the Democratic state commit
tee at San Francisco. We are also in
formed that Mr.. Markham is in this
city, and this fact, with the presence of
the letter here, seems to us to offer an
occasion favorable to his making the
declaration as to the letter which so
many citizens of this state are so anxious
to hear. That this may be done with
out delay we have the following propos-
ltlon to submit to your committee:
First. We request you to appoint an
hour this evening, either before or after
your party meeting, at the pavilion, when
committee of five gentlemen, to be ap-
pointed by US, may meet Mr.. Markham,
and any committee you may appoint.
and present. to him the letter in oues-
ton, and receive his declaration as to
whether or not he is the author of it.
Second, II it is not convenient to
you or Mr.. Markham, to accept the.
;.ccove proposition, we hereby offer TO
hand the letter to Judge W, F, Fitzger-
aid, who placed ndr. Markham in nomi-
nation in your state convention, and
Judge Fitzgerald may present the letter
to Mr.. Markham for his inspection and
return the same to us, with Mr.. Mark
mans answer as to its genuineness, at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Our committee will be in session from
now to IL O'Clock tonight, at the office of
Hon. Stephen M. White in Temple
block, for the purpose of receiving your
reply to this or any other communica-
tion you or Mr.. Markham may desire to
make in The premises. We have the
honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
The DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CENTRAL Com
MITTEE OF Los ANGELES COUNTY.
By J. DEBARTH SHORE, Chairman.
M. G. MARSH, Secretary.
Mr.. Northam called meeting of the
Republican committee Immediately on
receipt OF this communication, and after
very brief consultation, returned to
Mr.. Shorb merely informal verbal an
swer to the effect that the matter had
been laid on the table and action thereon
deferred for one week. Thereupon the
Democratic county central committee
addressed the following letter to Colonel
Markham. The letter was taken to the
Pavilion, where Colonel Markham was
about to speak, and by the medium of a
messenger boy put in his hands. Mr..
Northam seemed to divine what it was
for. AS Markham opened and glanced
at the letter, Northam came and looked
on. NO answer was returned:
Los ANGELES, CAL, Nov. l, 1890.
Hon. H. H. Markham, Los Angeles, Cal:
DEAR SIR: AS you are no doubt
aware, a certain letter purporting to
have been written by you, and gener-
ally known as the "Haliock letter." has
been published by large portion of the
press OF this state, and from some of its
utterances, has become one OF the issues
OF the present gubernatorial campaign.
The genuineness of this letter has
been denied by the Republican state
central committee, and many citizens
are desirous of knowing whether or not
this letter is what it purports to bean
utterance fyours upon certain questions
in which the citizens of this state
feel deep interest We have addressed
communication, dated this day, to
the Republican county central commit
tee OF this county, asking them to name
an hour when committee to be named
by us can wait upon you and submit
the original of the letter in question to
your inspection, and get your own de-
claration as to whether you are the au-
thor of it. The Republican committee,
through its chairman, Mr.. r. j. North
am, has replied by saying that they
have considered our communication and
have postponed action thereon for one
week.
We think it but due yourself that you
shall have an opportunity to inspect
the letter and pass upon its truth or
falsehood personally.
To that end, if you will be kind