The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-09
CAMPBBLL'S BREAK.
In His Rash Comments on the
Federal Election Bill.
A QUESTION OF vERAClTy
Between Ex.Congresssnau Converse
and Allen W. Thurman Ono
~ Denies and tho Olhcr Asserts.
Astcw In Ohio Democracy. l!l0

CINCINNATI, August S.-A Columbu
special TO tho Commercial Ga1etie says
Hon. George L. Converse has furnishe
the following statement to the Obi
State Journal, he selecting that paper be
cause Mr.. Thurman had printed in
full his denial and criticism OF the Pre-,
story about Governor Campbell and hi
alleged threat to use the militisin cas-,
Of any attempt to enforce the proposed
Federal election law in Ohio: 2.
"At about noon Of July IS, as I remem
Der the date-it might have been day
earlier-Mr. Allen W. Thurman, by tele
phone, asked me to remain In my office
for a few minutes, that he wished 10 se,
me. Within few minutes thereaiter
he came In, and stated, among othe,
things, that Governor Campbell was 10.
ing to state In his speech the next nisht
at the State house that he would call out
tho militia II 1t became necessary in order
TO prevent the supervisors aud marshals
from taking charge OF the ballot boxes in
Ohio, and asked mo what l thought Of
1t. ! replied that thought it unwis.
and inexpedient for him to do 40, and
suggested that he go over to the Cover.
nor's office and dissuade him from Il. 7
do not remember that he said Governor
Campbell had personally told him 40. or
that he stated through what channel he
had received his information. l call 10
mind very nearly the words that he used
Oh this point. They were, as call them
to mind, as follows: by gracious. Mr..
Converse, Governor Campbell is going
to state in his speech at the State House
tomorrow night that he will call out iii.
militia, hit becomes necessary, to prevent
the supervisors and marshals from tax.
ing charge Of tho ballot boxes in Ohio.
What do you think about thatY To
which | replied as above stated,
We had some further conversation on
that subject, and also about one or two
provisions OF the Lodge bill, the entire
interview lasting not more than fifteen
ortwenty minutes. When we separated
l understood that Mr.. Thurman would
20. and talk to the Governor about the
matter. Whether Governor Campbell
should make such statement in his
speech was matter Of small concern 10
inc, but | thought it inexpedient. Mr..
Thurman did on q previous occasion
mention 10 me that WAS to speak first.
| remember the walk with him toward
the clubhouse which he mentions, but
think 1t WIS on previous occasion. |
am quite confident that on the day he
made the statement to me he left the
building in which my office is located
before l did. ....,
l did not see Mr.. Thurman again till
the evening Of August Q, at the Cover.
nor's office, and the subject has never
been again mentioned between US, On
Monday night, July 81, in conversation
with Mr.. Hal D. Landon, in the pres.
ence Of my wife and his mother, at INV
house, l mentioned the circumstance OF
Thurman's statement to me substantially
as herein above set forth. The state.
nent was not made to me in confidence
but for the purpose OF getting nv
opinion upon the subject, and Il
violated no confidence in repeating
~ AA0 AS.Ab SOASclEallOu WAS
about noon, one week from that
time when Mr.. Landon brought in the
Inter. Ocean article, purporting to contain
q quotation from Governor Campbeli's
words, circulating in the South, in which
he declared his intention to call out the
militia Of Ohio, il necessary, to preserve
tho purity Of the ballot in this State, and
asked my permission OF the Daily Press
to us. the statement above made to MIR.
Thurman to me on July IS, and l gave
it. All else beyond the above simple
and truthful statement, whether pub.
lished in the Daily Press or other news.
papers, relating to this particular sub.
ject, 30 far as or any OF my statements
are concerned, isuntrue."
Governor Campbell denies, in IN in
terview to-day, that he has written any
letter South in which he made use OF
the threat referred to in this imbroglio.
so the beginning and end OF this entire
controversy is direct issue OF yeracity
between Mr.. Converse and Mr.. Thur
man. f.uIs.,- .t..I.