South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-24

IL is true, "a you say, wrote you as long
ago as last June that l expected TO COM
mence active operations within thirty
days, and had cause for so writing. And
il is alsotrue that i wrote you later that
Senator Quay, Chairman OF the National
Republican Committee, had promised me
TO furnish the funds for us 10 operate
With, and that Hon. j. n. Huston.
Chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee OF Indians, felt great interest I'm
the work and would cooperate with US.
and also that other prominent Republi-
cans had become interested in IL. say
all this is true, and yet you seem to
question what / say about IL, and. as
you seem 10 be so incredulous, / will
give you a detailed account of Just how
the matter stands.
On or about the ED OF last MAY, I
met Hon, Edward Mcpherson. OF Penn
sylvania, here, and had All interview
with him i'm regard To our work, and at
his suggestion / wrote To Senator QUAY
at Beaver, Pa. l said TO Senator Quay
that the colored people of North Caro-
lima had become restless under their OPP
preston and persecution and that thou
sands were leaving the State and going
TO Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas; that l had been endeavoring to
find homes and employment for them in
the Northern and Northwestern States:
that this tide of emigration could be
easily diverted from the Southwest and
turned to the doubtful States of the
North and West. inclosed him copies
of letters from many of my North Caro-
| lima Republican friends as 10 my integ-
rity, &C., among them letters from Col.
o. ii. Dockery, John Nichols, j. NJ
Brown, Judge Thos. Settle and others.
and told him with necessary financial
aid ] could take eight To ten thousand
| TO Indiana, three or four Thousand to
| West Virginia, and two or three thou
| sand to Connecticut of the best laborers
and safest voters i'm the world i'm time to
become legal voters i'm 1892, which
would place the result in those states
beyond doubt I'm the next Presidential
election, sc. &c.
On the 9th of June | received a letter
| from him dated Beaver, Pa, May 81. Il
suppose the letter had been delayed i'm
transit by the Johnstown flood). in
which he said: 81 have your letter,
which impresses me favorably, and will.
at the first opportunity, submit your
proposition TO our committee. Colonel
Dudley and Vice-Chalrman Clarkson
are near you. Have the kindness to
communicate Win Jnem IN relation TO
details"
On the night of the 14th of June, L
had an interview with him at Cham
berlin's Hotel, in this city. He APP
proved of our work, asked me how
much it would take to start it, and
promised to furnish the necessary
amount. He said that the Committee
was then out of funds, but that /
should have it in thirty days.
On the 18th day of July / saw him
at the Arlington Hotel, here. He was
in great hurry with numbers of peo-
pie trying to see him. He said that
the Committee had failed to get the
necessary funds in hand, but that j
should have it soon. At our interview
at Chamberlin's on June IA, he re-
quested me to write to Gov. NJ G..
Bulkeley, of Connecticut, and Gen.
Erastus Day, Chairman Republican
Committee of Connecticut, in regard
to the matter, which / did.
On the 10th of August / wrote him,
calling his attention to what he had
told, or promised me at Chamberlin's.
and said to him if il was not conven-
lent to furnish the entire amount
promised, to furnish me with enough
to arrange the preliminary work. He
at once inclosed my letter to Gen.
Clarkson, with an Endorsement re-
questing the money to be furnished
me, and on the 18th of August wrote
me, saying: 81 have your letter of
the 10th, and have forwarded it through
Mr.. Clarkson, with such an indorse-
ment as you suggest"