Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-03-05
THE CHAIRMAN HAS A WORD TO SAY
IN REGARD TO 1T.
Charlotte Observer.

Lie PobliC Will SUoify lO1oll {
letter published in the Observer
by State Republican Chairman
A. e. Holtor. criticizing Maj, FL
L. Grant because of the latter's
alleged attempt to have the
State Republican executive com
mittee called together regardless
of the chairman's wishes. An
open letter in reply from Maj
Grant appeared in the Observer,
accompanied with a demand that
Chairman Holton make public,
without mutilatlon, a personal
letter. which had, at the same
time, been written him. MI. Hol-
ton herewith publishes Maj.
Grants personal letter to him,
and follows il with a comment
from himself:
MAJ. GRANTS PERSONAL LETTER
TO Mr.. HOLTON.
Goldsboro, N. c., Feb. %.
Mr.. A. E.. Rolton, Chairman of
State Republican Executive
Committee, Winston, N. G..
DEAR SIR: [ wish to reply
to your letter Of the 22nd,
but I hope I shall not so far for
get myself as to descend to the
level and deal in such unjust and
unfounded, and [ might Say treas
enable utterances. First, Of all
my reasons for not naming the
subject in my letter to you was,
| did not then know what [ did
the day the notices were SEM out.
I had information that Butler,
Guthrie, Ed. Chambers Smith,
PEBBLES and Skinner we're to
meet in Washington for the pur
pose of deciding upon some
scheme whereby co operation
could be had with the Democrats
Of this STAGE. I should haye
written you a personal letter
asking a meeting of the commit
tee and giving my reasons, but
from what I had heard of your
utterances about me I had
no reason to believe that you
thought any thing I migbtsay or
do would beworthy your thought,
much less your consideration. l
should, however, when I sent
the expression Of the committee,
if a majority, have explained to
you my reasoL.
A part at least of my informa-
lion found utterance in the pages
Of the News aud Observer to-
day. but much earlier than | ex-
pected. So far as Buffers circu-
lar is concerned there is not a
Republican in the east but what
repudiates it from beginning to
end and a large majority of the
Pops Ire as strong against it as
we are. So much for your very
unkind remarks about that. Mr..
Holtcn, nc one has ever doubted
your fealty to party organization
for best interests Of the party,
but in this letter you have made
charges direct and which you
ought to know were false. I will
be charitable and believe they
were penned in anger and 7 re-
turn taem for you to destroy. 7
Care not to keep or read again,
but would like to forget they
were ever written by you. Ny
object in writing you for a letter,
I will explain. There had come
to my ears harsh things which
you had said of ne and to which
I gave no credence. [ did not
have a use for such a letter, but I
thought a favorable response
would prove that | was right and
that you were not responsible
for the unkind words. After your
letter of to-day, especially, what
must I think?
In the anger which I hope
possessed you when you penned
that letter you say you will not
call the committee together un-
til after the 18th. If after this
explanation and the develop
ments which are now public
property you do not do SO it will
be a crime against the party and
it's best interests. and, upon res
lection. I know Your better
judgmen. will prevail.
am, very truly.
Fl. L. GRANT.
If we are to have cooperation
upon any line, it is due that the