The sun., 1891-07-12
NlCOLAY'S QUICK ANSWER.
ANOTHER xNALrsIs OF TnE POSITION
OF THE TIMES

| He Ssys that NE Will Not Allow Col. Me
Ciure TO Retreat In = Cloud Of vitupers
tion. ssd No FortiAes Hiuaselr by ouot
Tag the Testimony of Five Men.
| WARRINGTON, July 11.-Mr John G. Nicola,
to-day prints the following additional oper
letter in reply to Col. McClure's editorial arti
Gle OF this morning:
II will not allow you to retreat In cloud o
vituperation from full conviction OF hsvins
made misstatement OF history. need onl,
10 sum up the points OF evidence.
You allege that Mr.. Lincoln called and in
strnctcd you to OBJ ose Hamlin and nominate
johnson.
Il. This is proven to lie misstatement BY
Lincoln's written words. Wish not to interfere
about " T.. Cannot Interfere about platform
Convention must Judge for ITSELF II 10 not q
1uestion between your assertion and my as.
sertion, but between your assertion and Lin.
coins written word.
2. It's proven to be misstatement by the
testimony OF the Hon. b. O. Cook, Chairman OF
the Illinois delegation. who says:
MIR. Nlcolny's statem mt that Mr.. Lincoln was
In favor OF Hannibal Hamlin is correct The
despatch. which is pu blished this n ornine. WAS
sent to me in reply to an inquiry to Mr.. Lin
coin In regard to the matter. 1t read: wish
not to interfere nboutV p. Cannot interfere
i'self.' Invent to SEQ Mr.. Lincoln personally.
however. There nro always men who say the
Presidential candidates prefer this man or
that. and they do 1t. without the slightest au-
thority. 1t was so In this campaign. 1t was
reported that Andrew johnson was Mr.. Lin.
c"lns coll chcce and it was ny business to IND
ali tis. he desired &r JOHNSON % 10 SRa Wonld
have been "ur choice. hut he d!d not.
particularly ANXIOUS not to make known his
Gp Tue S., hs h' IN
was as 'poaitiys that Hanni6ai Hamln Was Was
his favorite as am that 1 am alive to-day.
entire Illinois deleRRti ion. which was II unit for
Mr. Hnmlin aud. ns ! stated before. We were at
%. II 10 proven 10 be u ;ni.statt men. By Col.
haze nothing to saw about Mr.. Nicolay's
;Ti,hhSsia al asinlen saisalsts$ t. ipau:ses
further. i stand simply " the .proposition
contained In our history: For seyera!
days days before !le Convention G. the Iresident had
Hs had neIsisten.ly refused to give 'he SLIGHT
" any k9owie sc Of tGe P,s-iaenIs wishes
selecting bis assoc ate Ii on The tctet WI"
-. 1t 70 pro en- t. be a misstatsmrut BY the
action OF simon Cameron. Chairman Of tho
p,ennsylvanjn dc egati9n in nominating Ham
lin IA candidate for Vice: President. and cRst-
ing Tor him the whole ilft,-two vutes Of the
Pen nsyl, amin delegation.
IS. 1t T. proven to he u m sstatemcn: by your
own action in the Bnltim or. Convention when.
H1 MSsh Claim asf s s ,es
rec-iv-d from Lincoln. and having. as you say.
to work and vote ior Johnson. YOU
as member ., tho P;nn;.ylyania do esatlon.
T9s for HannioSi Hamin loy Vice;
betrayed ,Lincoln's con hdence and instruc-
tons which you .allege to have received. II you
~, r nnwillinGly. you proved yourself nolt-
lcal cipber-a pretended nGent to man ipulate
a national Convention. who had not influence
enough In HE own delegation to control his
showing Johnsnn's strenx,h against the Tenn
hat You cnntrinn'ei nothing r. but every
thing against. the result you say ,ou were
missioned to bring about Subser uent |
changes. st.ll on the first ballot for there was
he choice Nm unanimous. In which Pennsylvania |
lid not lead. but only !oined. after tbs rnsh be-
.ame evident Just Is Maine and Illinois did.
JOHN c. NtCoLAY." |