The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11
SHEER MUGWUMP FICTION.
sKNA TOR UILL HAS WRITTEN NO LET
TER OF WITHDRAWAL.
Richard Croker. Hugh Mclaughlin, md
Edward Murphy All Contradict the story
No Does the SENATOR'S Secretary.

Richard Croker. Haeh Mcr..ushi'n, nnt
Edward Murphy All Contradict the sstory
40 Does the SENATOR'S Secretary.
The latest attempt on the part OF the anti
Democrats to explain the remarkable unanlm
ity with which the delegates to Chicago al
their recent meeting In the Hoffman House
announced their intention to stand by Senator
Hill until he shall release them was effectuallJ
disposed OF yesterday. The story was that this
resolution was adopted only after lettcr o
withdrawal from Senator Hill had been put In
the hands Of Chairman Edward Murphy OF the
delegation to be used whenever Mr. Murphy
Lieut.. Gov Shcehan. Richard Crok Grand Hugh
Mclaughlin should in their discretion. deem
| withdrawal advisable. The four men named
It was said. are the only ones. aside from Senn-
tor HILL who are supposed to have knowledge
OF tho letter. Tho clever romancer who in
vented the story declares that 1t Is known that
the gentlemen named had a conference in the
Hoffman House on Monday afternoon. and TINT
at that conference Mossrs. Mclaughlin and
Croker rend the letter and expressed their sat
isfacton with its terms.
EX-Register Hugh Mclaughlin Of Brooklyn.
who was tho only ono of the four leaders
named by the romancer as having knowledge
of the alleged letter to be found in the neigh
borhood Of New York. said yesterday:
say word al bout II at first However as 1t might
To sss sxtot 81 L
shsss xs =, Tor The Tii5nS
no demand for Its writing. and. to my Enowl-
edge. no letter was ever written. It would
s:; ;S We d@ hspdsy nIshs @i fnsNins
thai reporter in telling This story
from positive knowledge. that was In confer
enee with Lieut. Coy. Sheehan. Mr., Croker.
man House before tho delegates met. That is
absolutely nntruH. | did not leave Brooklyn
got into cab on the corner Of Kemsen and
Court streets. and it must have taken mo
&hsn npss If eHeH mea fe a HSp1 tn
the meeting OF the delegates. and had noe no COM n
ference with any,"d. II that Fl which the re-
q Bis story about "llsksd !s'er fi hss.
lieye there is any in existence. and am sure
that the same thing will be found true OF
Lieut. Gov. sheehan. Mr.. Croker. and Mr.. MUIR
s In the M i I"rk 1ss this morning that
the posses sion of Chairman Murphy Of the
New York Stat State hemocratc Committee with
cratic nomination at Chicago. is received with
inc. BY Democrats here. Senator Hill
Tate @ s pV at thS
United Press in regard to It He said:
decline to notice any newspaper stories
regarding my candidacy emanuting from tho
Ner, YORK Times. / have nothing further to
say"
@ Mr. John Birmingham. private secretary to
Tho Mar YORK 7Imess story is lie. manu-
featured in Its own office for political effect.
There ia no truth in it whatever. No such
letter Is in existence or is contemplated. Ii is
simply "a aIpggwump lie. designed to aid Mug
~ TROY. June 1Q.-4Chairman Murphy OF tho
Democratic State Committee. when seen here
to-day by a United Press reporter. declared
that no such letter was ever written to his
Knowledge.
Tho matter of Mr. Hills withdrawal has
never been considered by his friends" said
Mr.. Murphy. The story .thnt no had given
me letter of withdrawal might b. traced.
dare di say. to tn" source from which all the anti
Hill ta.sehoods of the year have proceeded.
We do not expect that denials can stop the
systematic campaign Of falsehood which party
ho!ters havo undertaken. But their stories
arc SO speciouS that We can trust their detec-
ton to an intel ligent public"
NICHrIE1D SPRINGS. June 1O.-The Hon.
Richard Croker when asked to-day il there
was any truth IN the Troy despatch printed ny
the Ner iork Times in regard to nm alleged
letter OF withdrawal bv Senator Hill from tho
PRESIDENTIAL race. replied that he knew OF no
foundation Tor the story.