Evening journal., 1891-10-07
CAMPBELL VERY ANGRY.
ae Threatens to Sue Several
Papers for Libel.
IHARGEs AGAINST his CHARACTER

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Neries Published About the Financial
Condition of ohio's Governor That Are
False, he says-A Rotraction Dem an ed
aa Vigorous Terms BY the Executive.
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-Governor James e.
campbell, Of Ohio, telegraphed yesterday
his attorneys in this city TO demand
rom the New York Recorder retraction
4 an article published last Monday in
shich damaging illusions to his honesty
snd business standing were made by one
Ralph W. Wilkinson, of Columbus Will
Unison is quoted as saying that his bust
less connections with Governor Campbell
md Calvin S. Brice resulted disastrously
o him.
Some Of tho chagers.
He also said that Campbell had for years
peculated heavily in Wall street and had
almost always been a loser, and that
Campbell had borrowed large sums OF
John X. Mclean, Calvin s. Brice, Daniel
Lamont, William G. Whitney and even
5rover Cleveland. According TO the state
nents Of The Recorder, thAttovernor owes
HEAuC H1JtuA@t A1bl4cAu HAhfV1Vf UbiIuWtQ Au
his last campaign, and one Ralph w.
Wilkinson, an alleged prominent Ohio
politician, 81, 600 The story estimated the
governors total indebtedness at more than
Aaif million.
The article made other sensational state
nents. some Of which reflect upcn Mrs
Campbell, she being charged with great
Extravaganza II also charged that Gov
rrnor Campbell and his entire family were
high iivers and had always expended more
than his income The article claimed, fur
;her, that there were numerous small bills
that Governor Campbell owed aud had
failed 70 pay according to agreement. The
article was more than a column In length
and appeared under sensational headlines.
wilkinson a Myth.
Governor Campbell and Mr. Brlce both
Iay that Wilkinson Is a myth as they
never heard Of such a man, and character
ze his entire story as a lie without founda-
lion. Governor Campbell demands an i'm.
mediate retraction in the most emphatic
language in the next issue OF the news
paper which printed the story In case
This Is refused he instructs Hoadley, Lau-
terback a johnson to bring suit for libel
A telegram from Columbus says that
Governor Campbell wired to newspapers
In other cities with printed dispatches
from New York OF the same tenor demaud-
ing the names Of the correspondents who
furnished them the story. To a Cinoin-
natl newspaper be sent this message:
Unless You retract Ia your next issue
In the broadcast and clearest possible Ian
guage the publication made by you this
Day and purporting to be copied from a
New York newspaper / shall bring suit
against you tomorrow. The man whom
Tou call Ralph w. Wilkinson aud to whom
these monstrous lies are attributed never
heard Of. ! do not propose TO let you shield
Yourself behind some mythical person or
70 escape because you are attempting to
ruin my credit and reputation as an honor
able man by printing from papers In New
York what you have not the hardihood to
print direct
Secretary Msekera Fiery Letter.
The New York Press Of Sept. q CON
tanned an article similar TO that in the
Recorder, and the Philadelphia Press and
Detroit Tribune published statements Of
the same character Private Secretary
Meeker demanded O retr6etlon from this
New York Press In fiery letter, OF which
the following is a copy.
Managing EDITOR New York Press, New Torl
City;
MYDEAR STA Your Columbus correspondent
aas imposed upon you concerning his state
ments IN reference 20 Governor Campbell The
only portion Of his screed that Is true "a the
statement that Governor Campbell IA hard up
and probably in debt The statement that Gov.
srnor Campbell drew upon any bank IN Colum
bus, or any other place while in New York and
that made good the amount with my personal
nheck when draft was protested. is absolutely
and unqualiaediy false, and is as gross and
malicious a libel as was ever published. Their
Is not even q shadow of foundation in fact for Il
I ann certain that your sense Of fairness aDt
Justice win not permit you TO let snch a wantoi
libel even of 8 Democratic candidate for gover
nor 20 uncontradicted. II you give me tn
name Of the author Of the letter l will oompe
him 70 acknowledge TO you that no has lied
The statements concerning Bricc, Mclean an
others are equally untrue
CLAUDE MEERER, Private Secretary.
The New York Press published the let
ter OF Secretary Meeker in garbled form
and replied to il in the same strain pun
sued in the first article against the gov
ernor
The Commercial Gazette this mornin
reproduces The Press article in connectio
with that from The Recorder In c0nsi,
sration Of this state OF affairs the governC
sent the following telegram TO the Ne
York Press, Detroit Tribune and Phil
delphia Press:
Wants she Correspondents Name.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct 8.
Unless you furnish Ny. Meeker at once Il
aame Of your correspondent az requested
aim shall sue you for libel. propose to ha
satisfaction from either the correspondent
your paper JAAEs r, CANPRELL