Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
HE SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Governor 0'PerralrS Pointed Letter In
Reply 10 Senator Darling.
uoTu DIsGusTED AND SURPRISED.
His ExceiIency Would Not Know
fngIy Receive a Negro Mt Hts
House-white Members Expressed
Annoyance mt Tcsmob's Presence.

Governor o'Ferrail received wednesdal
rsht the subjoined letter from Sena
tor Darling. chairman OF the Massaehn
soits legislative committee which visited
ne Executive Mansion last Friday, who
has since furnished the Boston paper'
with several interviews touching the Tea
noh incident:
Hon. Charles T. OFcrrall:
Ny Dear sir.-Perhaps you have hea'o
something Of the insUneTable nonsehS'
that " . teicgraphed here from Hlcnn'""'
,fter our departure. The entire com
nit,ee. including Mr.. Tcamoh' resent u
with Indignation. send you by thi'
nail cop,cs Of BOston Journal ana BOSTON
Record In which appear interviews WIN
me. beg 20 assure you OF our hcAi''
,pprociation Of all You so kindly did Tor
sur committee. and 10 express the peh'i
ha, these interviews which are Just pup
ishcd tonight will correct the mean
.osipuation. and untruths which were
,clegraphed here by some unscrnpnlous
sensatlonalst in Richmond.
Please give my Kind regards to Mrs.
O'Ferrall. whom I shall never fOrge'
for her charming courtesy and Kindness
very respectfully yours.
fsppedD THOMAS W DARLING.
State House. Boston. March ~, 1885.
10 Governor Charles I. O'Ferrnll.
WHAT THE "NONSENSE' WAS.
The interviews referred TO by Senator
Darling were telegraphed from Boston
iv the United Press. and appeared in
tic Richmond papers Wednesday morn
Hg The first allusion 10 the TeamOh
incident seen In Richmond was In teie-
gram from Washington 20 the Philadel-
Jh.a Times That telegram gave most
distorted account Of the whole matter.
and when ~ was shown 90 the Governor
hc made a statement OF the simple facts
ln the case. The "insufferable nonsense
mentioned by Senator Darling IL
iupposcd to be special sent from here
% Boston Monday niRht, giving an ac-
,ount Of what occurred at the mansion
me Governors Indignation. and the feel
~ IN Richmond.
rHE GOVERNOHS POINTED REPLY.
Pe that as 81 may. howevc the Cover
1or last night mailed to Senator Darling
he following pointed reply TO his com
1uuication.
RICHMOND. VA. March q, 1895.
senator Thomas w. Darling. state House,
Hoston. Mass:
Dear Sir.-Respondlng TO yours Of the
18Th instant. ! viii say that ! am ut
tcrly disgusted with the episode TO which
yOu refer.
The time has not come when ] would
knowingly invite committee of any
Kind IN which there WAS "A colOred man
90 dine or lunch al my private house or
the gubcrnatOrial mansion. While / trust
! may never be 80 unmindful OF the
Iignity OF my official station as TO treat
legislative committee from another
state. whatever may be their cOnstitu-
ton or color. with discOuTiesy when they
irc calling I'm their official capacity, and
! am receiving In my official capacity.
vet candOr requires me to say that If !
tai been aware. or IT had even been
minated TO me. that q coiored man was
i1 YOUR party. my attentions would have
bon much more formal than they were
euI YOU would have been received at my
executive office. and not at the mansion; ;
fpr | draw the line on the negro at the
social circle or anywhere else that sug-
Ltsts even scmblance Of social equality.
Interviews with me have been published
Iv NV authority. and while ] need no
NindiCaton before my own people | here
dtnouncc. without qualification. as ahso-
1utcly untrue any statement insinuation.
or intlmation that the facts are at yar.-
Hncc with these published interviews.
Candor requires me further 10 say that
] am utterly surprised 10 find that you
and some OF your colleagues have made
ri home the statements YOU have In
the face OF the expressions Of disgust and
annoyance you INDUCED In ad lhitum
IN Richmond at having with you the
ncGro Tcam0h
Very respectfully.
(5lgneD CHARLES T. O'FERRALI.