The morning news., 1897-08-28
GEN. EVANS is INDIGNANT.
HE DENIES MAKING Az OFFER TO
MISS DORTSCH.

A sharp ControvcrSy Not Improb-
abIe-The General seems 10 Think
There Is An Effort BcinE Made 10
SidetracI> His Gubcrnat0rial Hoom.
Says He Is Making No EnOrt 90 Sc
cure the Oiice or Librarian and
Did Not OGer to Divide His salary.
Atlanta. Ga, Aug. g7.-Gen. Clement A.
Evans and Miss Dortsch. assistant state
librarian, bid fair to become involved pa
a controversy over the report yesterday
that Cen Evans had proposed 60 her tnat
she accept the place of assistant librarian
in case of his appointment TO the office
of chief librarian, which he minated was
radically certain to-day. Gen. Evans
supplied the press with an interview, in
which he denies emphaUcay tHat he
ever made any such suggestion or pro
posal 10 Miss Dortsch, which the latter
supplements me report of yesterday Tor
which she was responsible, with a Ttate-
ment that tine general did intcrrosate her
in such a manner as she believes JuSti-
flea the impression that he was sure of
the appointment and was willing to divide
his salary If She would consent TO play
second fiddle i'm the office.
From the tone of Gen. Evans printed
statement about the matter, together with
what he said to the newspaper men ana
his friends privately. it is quite evident
that he thinks there is a plot 70 side-irack
him ia next years gubernatorial race by
thrusting the post of state librarian upon
him. He VIII not say unoquivocaily that
he intends TO become "A candidate Tor gov
ernor. but there is little doubt tnat he is
thinking very seriously along that line. In
his interview on Miss Dortsch this after
noon he says: so far as / know, the
connection of my name with that office
has been made through the news
papers, and just so far as
the mention has been kind and
sincere. am thankful, but ] have
made the plain statement several times
that / am not in any way making any
effort 20 secure that or any other office.
This ought to he believed. am not
bothering about any schemes which some
papers say are ina progress. / VIII take
care of myself when the time comes. jus
tice to the governor requires me to repeat
that neither he nor any one representing
him has intimated to me any purpose
whatever to consider my name. / assume
that he Will exercise his judgment
IN regard to the statement that l had
gone so far as TO ask the assistant IL
brarian whether she would take the sec
ond place in the event that l become Ii
brarian, l have only TO say that 1 have
not at any time or anywhere made to
anybody the slightest hint that l might
become librarian. About two weeks ago
! went to the capitol on business. go
there occasionally and have the usual ac-
cess of a citizen to the Offices in the cap
itol through the courtesy of the present
polite and able officials on this occasion.
/ went into the library TO get infOrma-
ton from certain books which / wished to
consult. on entering / found the worthy
assistant librarian in her place, attentive
as to parties coming in on business and
interchange of civilites was followed by
a pleasant alluson to her chance of being
made librarian. in which she expressed
some decided confidence. My remark on
this line simply was that in the event she
failed there she was secure, l supposed,
in her present place.
NO alluson was made by me to my
application, and if anything was said my
reply was or would have been that I was
not an applicant / I'm not capable Of
seeking an advantage of a lady or of us
ing any strategy TO entrap her"