The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-22
GOV. o'FERRALL INDIGNANT.
HE SENDS A HOT REPLY TO NOTE
FROM SENATOR DARLING.

The Massachusetts Law Maker In
formed That the Governor Draws
the Line Against Social Equality
of the NegrO-TIis Reception to the
Committee Would HAVE Been Given
at the Executive OHice Instead of
His Mansion Had He Known That
the Negro Was in the Party.
Richmond. Va. March 2.-Gov. o'Fer-
rail- received last night the following let
ter from Senator Darling. who was one
Of the Massachusetts legislative commit
tee who visited the executive mansion.
and who has since given out in Boston
several interviews regarding the treat
nicnt accorded Teamoh, the negro mem
Der Of the committee:
Hon. Charles O'Ferrall. My Dear Sir:
Perhaps you have heard something Of
the insufferabla nonsense that was tele-
graphed here from Richmond after our
departure. The entire committee, in
cluding Mr.. Teamoh. resent it with in
dignation.
l send you by this mail copies of the
Boston Journa. and Boston Record, in
which appear interviews with me. l beg
to assure you of our hearty appreciation
of all you so kindly did for our COM
mit-ee. and TO express the belief that
these interviews, which are just pub
lished tonight, will correct the mean
insinuations and untruths which were
telegrdphed here by some unscrupulous
sensationalist in Richmond.
Please give my kind regards to Mrs.
O'Ferrall whom I shall never forget for
her charming courtesy and kindness.
Very Respectfully Yours,
Thomas w Darling.
state House. Boston, Mass, March 10, 1895
To Gov. Charles T. O'Ferrall.
To this the governor replied as follows:
Richmond, Va, March q, 1s95.-Senator
Thomas W. Darling, State House, Bos-
ton, Mass. Dear Sir: Responding to yours
of the 18th inst, 1 will say that l am
utterly disgusted with the episode to
which you refer. The time has not come
when 1 would knowingly invite commits
tee in which there was colored man to
dine or lunch at my private house, or the
guberna torial mansion. While l trust l
may never be so unmindful of the dignity
of my official station as to treat legis-
lative committee from another state,
whatever may be their constitution or
color, with discourtesy when they are call
ing in their official capacity and 1 am
receiving in my official capacity, yet, can
aware, or had 1t even been intimated to
me that a colored man was In your party,
my attentions would have been much more
formal than they were, and you would
have been received at my executive office
and not my mansion; for 1 draw the line
on the negro at the social circle or any
where else that suggests even semblance
of social equality.
Interviews with me have been publish
ed by my authority. and while 1 need no
Vindcation before my own people, / here
denounce without qualification as abso-
lutely untrue any statement insinuation
or intimation that the facts are at variance
with those published interviews.
Candor requires me further to say that
I am utterly surprised to find that you
and some Of your committee have made
at home the statement you have, in the
face of the expressions of disgust and an
noyance you INDUCED in ad libitum in
Richmond, at having with you the negro
Teamoh. Very respectfully,
Charles T. OFerrall