The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-07
HE DEMANDS A RETRACTION.
Governor Campbell will not Submit Longer
10 Republican Slander.
SENATOR BRICE'S DOWNRIGHT DENIAL.
He says the Governor Does Not Owe Him
Money, and the Reports About Their
Losing Money are Wholly Untrue.

| COLUMBUS, o., Oct 6.-Regsrding the state.
morning about Governor Campbslls debts.
the Governor to-day sent the following tele-
gram:
10 Hoadly. Lauterbach and Johnson, 100
Broadway, New York:
please demand from the New York Record
er immediate retraction of article in Mondays
paper and as full as can be made by the most
emphatic language, to lie printed in the COM
ing issue or otherwise prepare a petition in
libel and send to me. The alleged Ralph
Wilkinson l never heard Of. and his entire
story is a lie without foundation.
lSignedl JAMES f. CAMPBELL"
THE LIBELoUs ARTICLE.
COLUMBUS. O.. Oct. 6.-The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette this morning reproduced
sensational article relative TO Governor
Campbells finances which appeared in the
New ork Recorder yesterday. This article
made some startling statements with regard
20 the Governors indebtedness. credit,
alleged Wall street speoulatons and
manner of living. 1t charged that he
had for years speculated heavily IN
Wall street and had always been loser. IL
asserted that he had borrowed large sums OF
money from John K. McLean. Calvin S.
Brice Daniel Lamont. William G. Whitney
and even Grover Cleveland. IL estimated
the Governors total indebtedness Mt more
than half million. The article made other
sensational statements, some of which
reflect upon Mrs. Campbell she being
charged with extravaganza. 1t also
charged that Governor Campbell and his en-
tire family were high livers. and had always
expended more than his income. II claimed
further that there we're numerous bills he
owed and had failed to pay according TO
agreement. The article was more than a COL
umn in length and appeared beneath sensa-
tional headlines.
THE TELEGRAM.
After reading the publication this morning
Governor Campbell sent the following tele-
gram:
COLUMBUS, o.. Oct 9Th.
ITO the Commercial Gazette. Cincinnati. o.:
Unless you retract in your next issue IN
the brOadest and clearest possible language
the publication made by you this day and
purportiug TO be copied from the New York
Recorder, | shall bring suit against you to-
morrow. The man whom you call Ralph w.
Wilkinson. and TO whom these monstrous
lies are attributed. | never heard of. ! do not
propose to let you shield yourself behind
some mythical person or TO escape because
YOU are attempting TO ruin my credit and
reputation "a an honorable man 10y print
ing from papers in New York what you
have not the hardihood to print direct. Your
meek editorial comment to-day is worse than
would be n bold and open assum tiOn of re-
sponsibility. Your screed taken frc the
New York Press the other day was untrue
and libclous, and shall bring suit upon that
also unless you retreat 1t.
Signed JAMES F. CAMrBEIL."
The New York Press of September 9th,
contained an article similar to that in the
Recorder and the Philadelphia Press and
Detroit Tribune published statements of the
same character.
United Press reporter met Governor
Campbell tonight and was told most EN-
phatically that the art cles published in the
morning papers referring to bis financial con-
dition were absolutely false. There is
only one item of truth in the
entire article" said he 'and that
is | owe the telegraph companies $780, which.
if they need it. they can have at any time. l
do not know anything of the man Wilkinson,
and will begin su IS at once for libel if re-
fractions are not made.
SENATOR RRICU's DENIAL