The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-28
THAT ALLEGED INTERVIEW
Mr. Black Thinks It Grew Out of
GroundIess Newspaper Reports.
He Says He Does Not Believe There
Was Any Such Conversation as
Was Reported. Says 1t Is
Merely Gratuitous News
paper Fasehood.
by Southern Associated Press.

date OF York, Pa, August 9th, Hon.
Chauncey +. Black writes to Lawrence
Gardner of this city, secretary of the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs, with reference to a newspaper
article published in the Baltimore
Sun, August 18th, alleged to be an
interview with Senator Faulkner,
chairman of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee, and other criticisms
| which the article states have been
passed upon the attitude the officers of
| the National Association of Democratic
| Clubs are said to have taken upon the
| silver question"
Mr.. Black thinks that the misunder
standings IN this matter grew out of
groundless newspaper reports, and calls
MIR. Garduer's attention to the fact
that at recent meeting in tins CITY of
| Senator Faulkner, us chairman of the
campaign committee, himself CMr.
| Black as president of the National
Association of Democratic clubs, and
| Alr. Gardnor as secretary of both or
gaulZations, which meeting he states
was mere matter Of routine political
business, the silver question was not
| mentioned among us.
| "As to TINT, he further writes.
| "neither the course of the committco O
nor OF the clubs was dismissed. We
| were not there Tor that or any simiur
| purpose. We, all of US, go far as |
| know, declined to be interviewed, and
| IN consequence of that default parcel
| OF interviews were invented and sent
out broadcast"
Many criticisms upon the reported
action of this conference, some of tbem
very denuuciatOry, MIR. Black SAWS.
have been forwarded to him. "And oil
Iof them, OF course unjust, because un-
| founded az far as | am CONCERNED. upun
| merely gratuitous newspaper fnlse-
hood devised to supply the place of
real news concerning our confereuce, ("
Referring TO the alleged Interview
with Senator Faulkner" and himself in
the Baltimore Sun. Mr.. Black SAYS he
| does not believe there wne any such
| conversation as was reported and Riv-
ing reasons for his belief lie mentions
Senator Faulkner's presence st the
conference and his knowledge that the
silver question was not III meutioued, and
further. the fact even II they were dis.
posed to commit the National Associn.
ton OF Democratic Clubs to one side
or another on any national question
| the thing is impossible aud shows by
''all the officers and the Executive
Committee together would be wholly
pOwerless for any such purpose. !"
Mr.. Black further goes on to OK
plain that the officers of the National
Association OF Democratic Clubs have
no right to plunge the organization
into factioual distur Dances or to of.
tioially proclaim as Democratic doc.
trines anything not previously decreed
III regular national convention" MIR,
Black, while asserting that he has
opinlons on the silver question, saws:
"But have placed on the Executive
Committee OF this association some OF
the most distinguished advocates of
silver IN the sland, us witness Nc
MillIn OF tennessee, Carr OF North
Carolina. Clark of Montana Auken nv
OF Minnesota. Richards of Utah.
Would any Of these gentlemen be
there" he writes, "if l weru inclip
cd to pack committee against their
views? Not n thought was taken of
tho silver question when the commit.
tee was appointed"
After further declaring himself sure
hat Senator Faulkner never smoke a
word rejecting on the officers of the
association of Democratic climbs or
their management, hlr. Black saws:
The silver question is temporary in
character, however, it shall be de
cided."
And he asserts that either side de.
fested In natloual convention mey we'll
submit to the will Of the majority. He
thinks there can be no doubt that
either side will do SO. ut was this"
he declares, "in '92 and it will be thus
in '96."
In brief sentence commanding the
integrity OF Democrats, no matter what
their views about silver, Mr.. Black de
cared thnt there Should be no separa
tion on such issues, aud concludes.
'Shall we wreck the great party of
constitutional government aud expose
ourselves 10 the untold mIseries
of centralized, prodigal and cor.
rnpt government. taking the masses
Tor the classes upon a Comparatively
paitry question OF coinage? The spirit
OF the silver Democrats, South aud
West, shows that NO such result is pos.
sible. md they may be assured that
their Northern and Eastern brethren
are equally loyal to the gres. cause of
government which the Democracy has
had IN charge for more than Il hundred
years."
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