The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-24
o'FKRRALL,s SHARP REPLY.
The Governor Calis Down the Bay Stat,
Legislature.

a special to the Post from Richmond
says: Politicians and other leading men
here say that they are not a. all sur.
prised at Senator Darling's efforts to
wriggle out OF his attitude, while on the
recent Southern tour, toward his col
orcd fellow committeeman, Teamoh,
and particularly the disagreeable con-
sequences of their visit to this city.
During Senator Darling's stay here he
WAS ou!spoken in declaring that the
white mem bers OF the committee had
done their utmost to shake Teamoh
while in the South. The Senator and
other members of tho committee made
this confession to Governor O'Ferrall,
State Senator William Lovenstein and
Col. IL. Nj. Boykin, of the Seaboard Air
Line.
This probably would mover have been
disclaimed had not the committeeman
been taken to task by eX-United States
Senator Dawes and other Massachusetts
Republicans. The opinion hero Is that
these gentlemen were willing to pretend
TO ignore the colored man while associe
ating with prominent Southerners, but
not to continue shat attitude when they
returned to their constituents.
Governor O'Ferrall mailed to Senator
Darling letter which should re-
movo ell doubt that may exist in the
mind of the Massachusetts Senator as to
how She Virginia executive regards the
Tesmoh episode, which has stirred up
more feeling than anything that has
occurred in official circles in this State
for Yeas. His excellenoy plainly ex-
presses his dtegust at the occurrence
end his surprise at statements that Mr..
Darling and other members of the COM
mittee have made eince their return
home, after having INDUCED ad libitum
while here In expressions of disgust
and annoyance at having the negro
Toamoh with them. The governor de-
nounces IA absolutely false any state
mens at variance with tho authorized
version of the episode that he made
public.
This letter is in reply to the following
from Senator Darling, which, it will be
ernor's statement was sent out.
Ray DEAF SIR-Perhaps you have
heard something of the insufTerable
uonsense that WAS telegraphed here
from Richmond after our departure
The entire committee, including Mr..
Tearaoh resent it with indignation.
1 send you by this mail copies Of
Boston Journal and Boston Record; in
which appear interviews with me.
beg to assure you Of our hearty appre-
citation of all you 80 kindly did for our
committee. and to express the belief
that those interviews, which are Just
published tonight will correct the mean
lnsinuatious and untrushs which were
telegraphod here by some unscrupulous
sensa sionaliss in Richmo
Please give nay kind regards to Mrs. /
O'Ferrall, whom 1 shall never forget for
her charming courtesy and kindness:
Very respectfully, yours,
THOMAS w. DARLING.
The 'insufferable nonsense" men
toned by Senator Darling Ia supposed
to be special sent from here to Boston
Monday night, giving an account of
what occurred ut the mansion, the Gov
ernor's Indignation, and the feeling in
Richmond. Here is the Governors
letter, which fully supports the state
ment made in the dispatch, and which
will probably end the unpleasant affair,
unless Mr. Darling sees fit 20 pursue it
further:
DEAR SIR: Responding to yours OF the
10Th instant, L will say that am utterly
disguised with the episode to which you
refer. Tho time has not como when l
would knowingly invite committee OF
any kind in which there was a colored
man to dine or lunch at my private
house, or the gubernatorial mansion
While trust | may never bs 80 un
mindful of the dignity of my OIL
cial station IS TO trent o legislative COM
mittee from another State, whatever
may be their constitution or color, with
discourtesy, when they nre calling In
their Official capacity and l am receiv--
ing in my official capacity, yet candor
requires me to say that If I had been
q v-rC nv hn6 l. -
me, that colored man was in your
party, my attentions would have been
more formal than they were, and you
would have been received at my execu-
tive office and not my mansion, for
draw the line on the negro at the social
circle or anywhere else that suggests
even semblance of social equality.
Interviews with me have been pub
lished by my authority, and while 1
need no vindication before by own peo..
pie, here denounce, without qualiHca-
tion, as absolutely untrue any state
ment, insinuation, or intimation that
the facts are at variance with those
published interviews.
Candor requires me further to say
that l am utterly surprised TO find that
you and some Of your colleagues have
made at homo the statements you have,
Ia mo io"o u we expressions OF disgust
and annoyance you INDUCED in ad
libitum in Richmond at having with
you the negro Teamoh. Verv respect
fully, CHAs. T. O'FERRALL
Specimen Cases.
8. II. Clifford, New Cassel Wis, was
troubled with rheumatism and neu-
ralgia, his stomach WAS disordered, his
liver was affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell away and he was