Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-14
A Card from Colonel O'Fsrrali In Reply
to William X. Alexander.

II tie Editor Of the DispGtch:
In my card published In you. paper OF tho
"a instant endeavored to uncover a person
who. under an assumed name, had been lately
yiIityins me tn the newspapers and circulars
and stoning mo from ambush and stGbbIns me
under cover OF various nome d, p'ums. dii so
not because ! thou ght him worthy Of notice, nor
for fear that his statements would DO believed
IN the congregational district 10 which he md
both live, but | noticed his ISLANDERS because
know That many people Of ths state were no,
ms we'll aware Of tbs falsity Of his statements as
the people Of the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict. who had heard aul disbeleyei Inn 80
often.
calls tn fac that he made hia sttsc&s unirr AZ
sGmel names ana by circulars unsigned eni
especially a. in M -aid card Oi the 80 instant
used tie following language:
III any man charges. ihtmates, or nsinuates
that ny name was ever on any Republican
ticket with iny knowledge. assent, or approna-
ton, directly or indire'ty he utters brse Will
ful, wicked. ana malicious iais"hocd."
Oi cOuise any mrn VINO would anonymously
attack pnother ana when denounced IN such
language as employed rest under such an IN
sal: is not entitled to the notice oi any hono'a-
be man.
lie felt the forco % my lancnsgc lust quoted
aud attempted N his card published N the Rirh-
mond Times OF the 7th instGn, to relieve himself
of tho 81 grace by using TINS Language;
IL il hardly necessary for ne 10 say that
| O'Ferran never branded my statements as
base. wiltgl, wlckci, ana malicious false
| hoods"
TO this statement have only to say:
In the Win hester T.mcs, published IN the CITY
where NV G,sail1nt lives, 1f date AUGUST 10,
| 1892 published card Of nearly ave columns
dlspTOvine ana den"uncing MS lusiuuatlOnS ana
siGudorH. In 81 | used TINS language:
"in one % h 5 ''r 5 he a-ks thc fes'ion, was
any name nut on tie Grant tick W.th my
"knOSle lgo and consent. II 10y co.'s question,
"Or IA aAS Other Inc or word OF "iihrr OF Ills
"carde or IN any OF his NrtuS-, he means 10
"char,e. ils,uuatc, or intimate dat my name
was paced on ipe Grant ticket with my con-
"reut, a>s,nt, ~ knowledge, dro.'iy or md
"rcc o., he uticrs a haG', Nuidi "ckel, snd
"maiciouA .a'Bcho ~.
Sucl being tae tan, no ono can think but that
he has deserved the dcornciauon ! emui0yed,
nor can any onc bold tuat / Bhoaid give nm
further notice
viii add hat fully conclr In tho opinion
that under ordinary circumstances private lot
tiers shoGlI not lie made prnlc
For NY publication OF extracts from his So
called "prlvato letters he himself Is rcsDOusi-
bic. lie compelled me TO convict him cat OF his
own mouth. he had Kept up his attacks for
more than six years end epleayOrcd to pillory
me ami wiped Out his pUbli' statements with
cXIa - from BIS letters, IN which ho pgO' c-s"d
| sreat esteem iOr me, gave me hints es 10 my
| canvass. offered his services, sc. Yes, with
fun Knowledge Of the GIaut-licAet circumstance,
|
| that was worthy 20 represent the Seventh Dis
| trict m Congress, aud believed that vas en-
| ttied % the nomination over &aY man IN the
! district" and vas my jealous supporter even
/ over Hon. Holmes Conrad, bis own iOwnsinHu,
I and his opinion Of ne did not change un'll III
/ 1885, whom de- med 10 recommend him iOI
/ npp1intment a. Cnl'ed States District Attorney
| OF the Western District CT Virginia.
! IL - VOL kn1Wu ia NV congressional district
| that alter announcing that wOulG be an iute-
! pendent csulli1te Tor Congress ~ 1874 soon
/ saw hat notwithstanding me fact that ihe dis
! trict WAS overwhelmingly JemOcynic was pur-
/ suing a course that tended 10 DISCRIMINATION IN
/ tho Democratic party and immcdiHtely pan
! douo1 nIy purpose ana supported and voted loi
/ 're Democratic nominee az the ensuing election.
| No strol ger evidence OF the cniire sails action
] OF the Democrats Of my district with my poilti-
cal vo,ord could be furnished than Is found IN
! tha fa't that have since been chosen 20 repre-
son. them :or SIX consecutive terms ~ Congress
! aud tnat I1si Ausust | was nominated for my
4 sixth term ~ tho unanimous vote OF the con-
/ yentiou, and though had coalition couipet'
/ 'er rccc we'd, - SHOWN IS tho returns, more
! votes th-n even Mr.. Cleveland ana was elected
I bs ., 400 ms.Ority-the largest IN The state aud
/ ah0a, 1900 l1rCar tlan had been returned ioi
| tuo IN either OF my previous eectOus
! CnAEIES T. U FEKRAIL-
! Richmond. Va, June H. 1913