New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
HiJVLEY REPLIES TO GRUBEh.
HE GIVES THE COMMITTEEMAN THE LIE IN
. cICNED INTERVIEW.

,,r GIVES THE COMMITTEEMAN THE LIE IN
A SIGNED INTERVIEW
,t,rtford Conn. oct 2s.-In reference to the IN
srlt offered General Joseph r. Hawley at the L'o"
Park meeting NeY-YOrk "Wednesday e'e"''s' 'e''-
eral Hawlcy said tonight; ,.
..I ,ocrot exceedingly that the press nave sNc'
so much attention to an unpleasant 'nc'ue"' "
which was involved in a Republican mee.,"s "
ion Park Hall The facts are so sarbed py tne ''e'
of Abraham Grubcr. the chairman OF inc ne''s'
that am cornpeilcd to tell the stcry. f. A. ou"no''
q courteous gentleman. conveyed TO me an "i''.
ton to speak and accepted hao no "''o
AS 10 the other speakers. was kndi! esco'''" ~
the meo ting by Mr.. Matthews ana met MI ""''''
ue said he had been selected by the coh'"i',ee "
nrc,ide lie said General Horace Porter ana 'i''
Donew were expected but later said that MIR. Dope"
v.,s pot canning That left the evening 10 uehcrai
Porter and myself. We agreed that was 10 spe""
first and take. say fifty minutes
Mr. sumner told me that Abraham o'ruber'
committeeman. wished to preside ana "e "'''
welded Gruber called to the floor Mr.. Nrool',' d"
actor who spoke for fifteen minutes. Gruper an
rounccd ne lie took his seat WITHIN TWO 'eee U,
my lef elbow instead of sitting in the usuai HfSt
line of chairs had spoken about fifteen minutes
when Grubcr leaned toward mo and roughly sa'u'
YOU have just twenty minutes left was srea',s
SURPRISED and hurt, but mentally selected certain
toDics TO Close with . ,- ,..a o,,;,.
"ln few mtluies Gruher sald; ion nios LIE o'i IND
IN
tnld Grubcr would meyer. come among such peope
again | sat by Mr.. sumner rev mllurS, mEniI,n, rr
had not heard: what Grnber said. Ieilils ~, ;,r'
Summer ! was going. | started for my rome VT
sumner accompanying mc for a Few ininu'es IN, ~
nrrrsing lndignat ton and donouncing hruper r'up
was gro slv insulting MIR. Summer caiied thp ny, ,
morning, to press his regrets ana DISGUST dh" 9"
fhnt Mr Dopcw fully agreed with hiin .,,o,
't;ruber SAYS hHd spoken tcItY hp'ule3 -, -,
ho Ir.t spol, TO ne. he lies. had spoken % "pot. ~
nftccn minutes. lie says he told me. forWi y
here and ne also wants 10 speak re haI. nnd nnd
boon chatting with Porter ana kne" his plans anu
hour l;c lies. | spoke about thirty-Ve, MINI %
lie saws am good for ar hour ana a hali. ""''
MOI snoIen so tong IN this campaign. ,.
"'ho Advertiser says WAY rcpOruu ~ Joy Jii.'
IF I had him before h"re. would sno% niiii MN
hovy I would personally resent the insult ! HdIn @
hing OF the kind. | would neither sp,dh ~ D i,o
,yr,o to him II ( had been told thht th''f WI, VII
10 he any other speakers than Porter nnn my - -
world have cheerfully yielded at any time. u -
said that Mr.. Quigg came m. dii hot i hn"N ,bc
Af,erward il was said that Mr.. Depew cntelHI , us
hall but seeing me speaking. said h" Woun ,,'
intcrr,pf and went away TO his other nl,, III
For the first time In my life was pfu'a", HI
suit'" III q" "''N' .JOSEP!f Il. HAWLEf.'
Mr. Gr.ber said yesterday that there wa no Inns
In the story beyond the fact thar after senator "a"
low had so9kcn about forty minutes ne turned dioui
ard asked Mr. Crubor about the time ana was to',
that no had twenty minutes more As Dotn Itht. al
portc- and Mr. Depew were present ana Wouiu 7p.ah'
10 said ,hat thcro was offence given ana hat ne
would not arologlze TO Mr.. Haw.ey ana ne ala HOT
L.leye In. Senator expected an apology.