The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-11
SENATOR COLQlllTr
He Discusses and Explains nm Epi-
sOde of the Lnte Campaign.
To the Editor Of The Post.


las, dated November 2.
The dispatch in question refers to
conversation | had over the phone with
| Mr.. McNealus. secretary Of the Dallas
county democratic committee.
In that conversation with Mr. McNealus
| | said to him that 1t was reported on the
streets OF Terrell that Mr.. Green. chair
man OF the State republican committee,
had issued order for the men on the
| Midland railroad to accompany the super
intendent of the road to the polls TO vote
ON election day. Such a report was current
on the streets OF Terrell on Monday even-
| ing before the election. and at least three
| OF our business men told me OF the report.
! and each one OF them gave me his inform
ants name and where 1t originated, the
purport of the rumor being that a Midland
cmploye had made the statement about
such an order. | knew nothing OF the re-
port except as it came to me from reliable
and trustworthy business men OF Terrell,
| but that such a report was common on
the streets that day any citizen will testi-
IS But any person who intlmatcs or in
sinuates that was IN any way responsible
for the report or the originator Of It, Is
liar. ! spoke Of it to Mr. McNedlu- as "a
report common here on Monday evening.
III the same conversation with Mr. Nc
Ncalus told him that Midland EN-
ploye had just notified me of the purpose
TO run the Craney construction crew into
Terrell to vote on TUESDAY / did receive
n ~ ian, a
pioye ana that employe asked me- rot to
make his name public in connection with
the matter and propose To protect hin
Tor coniidng the information i0 mr. INT
any person who seeks to convey the i'm
preston that did not receive my iufurma-
ton from the source named. or That made
ihr report Tor political effect 5py aad
repeat that any man or set OF mon whn
hnNo or may attempt to convey that im
preston, is great liar And what bore
say ! am ready to defend against any one
Mlomsoever he may be
aid not say to any one that the Mid
land employees had appealed to nae for
protection, for none had asked that AT my
hands. except that the gentleman who told
me- Of the intention to brins tn. Crauey
construction crew here asked me not to
give his name and have mot done so and
VIII not Therefore. those employees who
signed statement that they had not ap-
peHlcd 10 me for protection simply urr0u-
modated some one who had d purpose TO
serve and allowed themselves used In mat
way
As for me. VIII rot allow "A M,lllnA en-
poye TO suffer because OF confidence he
may repose in me Wlethcr u NAV b, I'm
accord with the ileas of others or NOT
consider it honorable in me 10 pro,ec, mar
emrIoyc from publicity. as he requested mn,
10 do and | will do II.
mad no conversation with The p,4i cot
respondent on ms subject Inn ala tai,
with MIR McNealus and So much Of v0ur
dispaich as relates to the runor co,nmnn
in Terrell about the reporto,l or,l, r. ~ mo
Midland emplovos ia % to m. mills ana
vote with the e,,poriutend,n, ana nhnut
the information received ,rn,u Inc om-
rlnvn Of Tho Nidlara oh,ut a.. rrano.
crew b.tne brought TO Terrell +, vot,. /
presume he rot from Mr. Np\r.nIs hut
The statement tnat the Midi,,a .,,rloYes
asked me for protocticn oralus, ,i,a or1.r
Green was reportcd 10 have issued nrc-
surne was the corresnondcr-'s efnhellish.
mcnt
Now ma tn how those matters como IN
me let mo relate. on Ncndav evening