Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16

WHAT DREW MCCLURE OUT.
The following dispatch denying the
accuracy Of McClure's original editorial
concerning Mr.. Hamlin being dropped
for johnson is what drew the demolish
ing fire from the editorial guns:
WASHINGTON. July Z, ls9l.-Mrs. Hanai-
bal Li0iliR, Bangor, Ne; The editorial
statement from the Philadelphia Times,
printed in this mornings news dispatches,
to the effect that President Lincoln opposed
Mr. Hamlin's nomination as Nice-presi
dent, is entirely erroneous. Mr.. l.incoln's
personal feelings, on the contrary. were
for Mr.. Hamlin's denomination, as he
coniidentially expressed to me, but he per-
sistently withheld any opinion calculated
to influence the convention for or against
any candidate, and | have his written
words to that effect, as fully set forth on
pages ~ and 70, chapter 3, volume 8 of
"Abrahmn Lincoln: A History" by Nico-
lay and Hay.
Permit me, in addition, to express my
deepest sympathy in yours and the ma
tons loss through Mr.. Hamlin,s death.
JONI q. NIcoLAY.
WASHINGTON, d. G., July 9.-Mr. John
| G. Niculay, President Lincolns private
secretary, to-day addressed the following
| open letter to Colonel A. X. Mcclure,
editor Of the Philadelphia Times:
| 1t proves nothing but YOUR rage and
| w,9nded vanity n heinz evnnsed in a
| cross historical 'misstatement You assert
| That President lincoln onunsed the re-
| nomination of Hannibal Hamlin for Vice.
president / refllted that assertion bv
calling attention to the written record,
wherein Lincoln, in his own handwriting,
| cxplicitlv states the contrary You now re-.
assert your statement or. to nut it in other
| words Won accuse President LINCOLN of
acting low polifical deceit. and with his
own hand writing u deliberatn lie The
country Will nnf hclieve tbe mnnstrons
implicatios,
Allow me to restate the facts. was at
the baltimore convention rs n snectator
The chairman az the Illinois deiegatinn
Hon, b. q, Cook, had n conversation with
me about the course ~ CERTAIN disofrecfed
leaders in Illinois Tint conversntion
reported 10 the President In 4 letter IN
Major Hav. nv assistant private secretary,
in bart as follows.
=,
,u, ~ NNp rf''n 'hhsiphNr LlNoVbN'
hat trHhsPlred az home ana what he
nus hedrd from several sources have made
,opk suspicious tnal SWEET may be untrue
" hIcoin' one oi the straws wnlch lead
nm 70 ms belief rs that SWEET has tele-
I,ai', ~. n s uiG,hS the iiiiilols ueiegi-
Ia know confidanti.lIv vhatber Svet it''i l.
All ripht, whether in ,;rging Uoit for Vice.
president he reAprts tha prnsident's wishes
whether the President has amy nreference
either ,nersonallv mr. ~, The sc6ra az noIicv
~ yVhcthar ia uisb 10 ,,,t a,,e,, Ia ;,,tarf,sT1
by n conlidrntial indiratinn >
tFpon this letter president lincoln made
the following indoreement in his nrn
hnnd,yrtintr 9"S ,vttt 10 ,tn,l,,astio nahIy, Iii
ripht Mr. lIolt il a ,,nnd ,,n,, NM ibaJ
HI beord ar tbon~1, oF h;,n e. y II
, Wish nnt ~ intrrfeTn ahout y p ron,a,
interfere ohn1,t nl,trorrr fon,.ent;nr
ut,st ii,e,a' for itsolf :,
This writtcn a,s;aance il o,,,,tod II, IN,
bistnrv MIA nd ainnnnt ~ dnniai ar ,sser
tion IL INV rantr ~, ,,,,art,,r,, /,
II trving X e,:,ds H. f,r,.,, 80, .ns.,,u
INT Tinrnln calieI Va * lvashin,,,n,
and uryed ia i,nuin.tio, If TX ,,ui,,, n ~
fL.t von rat,,r,,ad h, p,it;,nri ~ ,,,lsni
and yote IN nhedience r. th,t roo "os
at,ainst ,oitr narsf,,,,i ,,r,a;ianti.,s I 4
rs eynpiine MI rlain The ni,icial Nv, ~
! ceedinns n ~ co,,,'n,t;,, sbn,, No. ", ",
were 9ne II tLn fo,r Jala,,., , - ~, y,
! frarn parnu,.i,,a,i -. II "a =
: simon Cameron II ~ Eetchmyn ana "
3 n Lowry Will tha iii ~ distrie, dsIa
gntes contoins IN nan,ss ~ ,,,a,,, IT,
, eninent psr,fsviv,ni,ms O'Ne
.
RuoliNe CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings also show that you acte
Y an entire minor part You were a membe
4 of the committee on organization, and pre-
4 sented its report recommending the pei
n inanent officers which were elected. Wit
that presentation your service and inhu
I e .e ellaeu 80 lar as ean De gathered fror
q yania delnpatns wiiIi, ,l,e ~ "'Le. Eenhsy
o,e nr tbe y;ce,,resids"tH ~ " =
: n NpIars,,, , ". .iie IN e..loi
i H' .NVI HeraoH was on inc committee q
X, or,,a,'i,t;,, AZ - ~ .iio I'm ~
o ~ - 1 ulll~l.'oi' ~; ID LpWreN on I'LL
1t tpil'iltt Wy uH respl'uloils' >. r. wilson o
~ the committee on rules and order of bus
u ness $. A. PuryianCe on the national COR
d mittee while firnpral Sinnn Cn,n.rn
II held the leading and imnnrtart n"st ,
rlairtnar M tLn Ipn,,,,s,,i,.h,ia IA a,,''4. '
- ~, AGAIN among those who made motion
II aiti si,eeGle1 WIRE ,ainefon' Ih@ddct
e C,.I,,.i, - neuie ~ ~. y. NalD9ri
- Iai .i z, 5iuN nlit ~ ID, LoWreyi bu
II I'M oii'i ti.v .! the routine r
= I'm luiiot' ypui niine uld NJ
y ENe ioTth me squeak OF the smalle
II, Ill., = y rouapae 'tas L,iic9lh anon
q " 1870 iii III Mou! nave calleu you aloi
h ~ WIKI u i.is scv Nv ~ iiIIsstrucllohS
N =. Z = liiattcI ol Paplle history that Simo
hailitruii WE more prominent ana eiilclel
.lii 'tiiy itiisr eiiilss iNallah ~ me NOV
z lheI' ~ il ~, s'ate 70 SiNe Lincoln secol
4 teriil hllu liiht ol the I'm 81 January ~
~ tlA ~ ~ tIle reslneil the WRITE
lf Tel,iesl q eNerY union member OF u
" lplilisSiI''llla ddeeslsiatufe 20 accept J
ii hoHliilllioh, us anu ms sGbseque
ri. oieil anu uillYarXihg support left no don
~ y Naiheioi' att'V.l'le-
A, \ LETTER TO LINCOLN.
~ How was it with Won? find nno,
r. Lincolns papers the following letter ira
Is you:
ne FRAsstIv REroslToRY orrtcE. cuAMpr,