Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-08

Alliance IN H. issue today pu bishes the follow
ing letter from Representative Turner, o. nau
sas, 10 Frank hsGrath. president oil INC h"N'"'
HOUSE OF RyPassEsTATIyEs'l
WAsHINGToY, ID. C., Dec. 81, 1871
Dear McGrath,-I wrote you yesterday Ds'
from thoughtlessness addressed 49, o.
McGrath. care National Hotel. Topeka.
got your fathers initials instead OF you is
/ wrote in regard TO some railroad TO-
gislailon. ingalls, win try TO force ms oi.v
ton or drive the Alliance men INTO cau. ,sa
TO agree upon their man in order 70 Iorce .no
election OF an Alliance man, 80 that he can carry
The partydown with him. He carried u down ~ tne
election and can carry IL down with iess enicssn
TO his pride 10 the Legislature III tns oio0'" y
Republican Is defeated. ro, q,
Ihaye lust received letter from farweli o.
Osborne and he says their representalNo uoss
not Ike me Alliance candidates, ana tna' he -
an old Republican and would VOC Ior so
good Republican, but would not vote Tor insaie
Farwel wants 70 know II want bis vote 'ni ,.As
1. could be had. wrote him an eva'iye iei.ei
asking him what no thought Of 1t, &c. inas ,s
had not written any one upon the subject "Ouiu
not be in Ingalls's way. 49,.
I saw Senator Berry, Of Marshall county, mere
yesterday and he is positively opposed 20 ino
gals, but says be will vote for him II mere - o
other Republican 10 vote Tor. Judge refslno ~
troducad him 10 me aud asked me 10 LAX WIN
him in his Perkinss interest and did 90
lie wOuld not support Osborne or Peck, Das
said be could support Perkins. ton MN nos ~
fear; there would como time When ne WIZ un
get an opportunity TO vote Tor some osue % oct
publican than Ingalls, and he was anxious 70 u Kv'
into deals told him to take 20 senator WIZ
con, az thought no felt Just as no gBerryl aio:
shall write Senator Wilson. OF Hays Cl.y' 70
night and ak him what he thinks about ihe
nossIbjlity Of my election, and he never talks.
told him you were my friend ana no couiu ea. y.
with you conncentially. j have no money -, ~
spend ia the fight. II ] succeeded you Woula
put up 5000; but II is difficult 10 use IL III ue'
- I'm
YET YOU may have somo friends VINO Wouiu 10
willing to take such chance.
We VIII pass the bill to establish that united
States judicial district and can have the uni.cu
States marshal and clerk. The first changes
with the administrations and tho clerk u LOT
Ife But guess you know l take care OF my
friends. sn,.,
the election there IL over. for Ingalls, would he
Jumped onto for all the places, and u would IN.
| lure him, or somo OF the eastern fellows inigh'
try TO commit him against 1t. Nowi VIII les'e
the whole matter with you and hill 4. NlhVn
and abide the results with conientment IL
there IS thing new In tho PRIMER matter INA,
| / can adjust let me know. have Just hnlshed
| drawing n bill shall Introduce TO loan mohsy
| on farm security. Ike 1t and thinK you wiz.
| VIII send you copy as soon "a IL IL printed II
| is on the general plan OF issuing money on farm
secnrity In tho interest OF farmers instead OF 10
suing Il on bonds in the interest OF bankers
Yours truly. Nd; IVhNkh
4 T.. /.
he will 30 IN with sixty.two who will vote for MN
| q reasonable number OF times, but as soon a.
| thor instructions are complied Win they VIII
leave him.
| 70 get some Of the Republicans when they leave
| Ingalls,. That would keep all Of them 10 the
| field. Codding thought he could got the kepuo.
| ilcsn vote when ingalls, was out OF inc way. vi
| course the Alliance caucus for that purpose
would name the man and that would be the emo
| Of II.
ISignedl 1.
HOW THE LETTER WAS MADE PUBLIC.
This letter came TO McGrath's ofiice with oihel
correspondence and was opened by hls cont
Dental clerk who turned II over 10 Chairman
| Chase, Of the Alliance Legislative Committee
| Copies were made OF the letter and the orgina
| was turned over 10 NcGretn. Alliance lead
ers then asked McGrath TO give the
self OF any such position which nigh
attach 10 the proportions contained IN It. lie
refused 10 give the letter to Chairman Chase foI
| publication. knowing nothing Of copies haylns
| been made of II. Chase then turned over hi:
copy OF the letter 10 the editor OF tho Advocate.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
| Accompanying the publication Of the letter II
| the following comment by the editor, DR.. Nc
! Lallin "The following letter which has fallei
| into our hands will explain ITSELF In giving
| TO the public We believe We are performing
| sacred duty. The interests at stake are too grea
| 10 bo sacrificed to any personal consideration
We regret the position In which the pub
| LEGATION Of the letter places the pretiden
| Of our Stale Alliance and member o
| the Executive Board (Coddlng1. We leave then
| 10 make such personal explanation as they m a.
| have 10 make. The schemes that are unfoldec
| In this interesting document are worthy OF som'
| consideration al this time. We expect this pub
| LEGATION 10 lead TO other Developments which w
shall give to our readers as tho plot unio.ds."
| WHAT MGRATH SAYS.
| McGrath was seen by reporter this after
| noon. lie said that the alliance officers were a
liberty TO inspect all his letters-both those re-
| ceived and those dispatched by him. He hal
| nothing TO conceal from them. The letter PRINT
| ed by the Allocate was an exact copy OF one 70
ceiyed by him. He had no further statement
| make 20 the public beyond this. He could no
| prevent people from writing 10 him. Other on
| GERS Of the alliance declined 10 DO Interviews
! concerning the letter