The times., 1897-07-13

sensation in front OF the Executive Mansion
Yesterday afternoon by telling of his
WRONGS at the hands of various members
of tie Republican party, has twenty OF
more letters in his possession signed ''y
MIR. Hanna, or at least bearing his signature,
and written on the stationery Of the late
RepubD can c ampaig gu headquarters at
Chicago They all express very friendly
feeling for MIR. Sturgeon, tell him tnat
his political work during the campaign was
excellent, and was much appreciated 10y
the campaign managers, and are in gem
eral very flattering set of letters, such
as ary good Republican would be highly
el, ted uo receive from Mr.. Hanna.
II Is in relation TO this series Of letters
and because Senator Hanna now refuses
TO MAKE any move in behalf Of Mr-
Sturgeon for the consular position which
he desires that Mr.. Sturgeon is dis
gruntled,
The story OF the mans work for the
Republican party in New England is an
Interesting one When Massachusetts was
| overwhelmingly for Reed, as far back as
| in 1895, Sturgeon formed Mckinley
Republican Club among the colored inen
II.
paign and before it, circulating Republican
literature, had club badges distributed in
| large numbers, made numerous stump
speeches, and did everything that he -odld
/ 70. McKinleys nomination and election
At one Reed meeting he got up ana m;'de
| a strong Mckinley speech, and was the
only man who shouted FOR the statesman
from Ohio in the meeting. he Travelled
/ a. n
the towns in New England, and was
| probably instrum entail n getti ng out
many votes for Mckinley, as he IS
| good tagker and a hard " urker He
says that at least 1000 Democratic votes
were influenced by him TO Mchinley's
| standard, and that great many voted who
| would not have done Sc but for his ef-
| forts. During all this time he carried
! on what he considered a bona side
corr espondence with Mr.. Hanna, telling
hiir OF lis work and asking for information
and instruction, and apparently receiving
| them.
One Of these letters commends him very
highly for work that he dia in Connecticut.
| Another tells him that Mr.. Hanna Will be
| in Boston In a few days ard VIII be glad
TO see him. The others are OF like
1 lIltHlJ anu tHtbUlbElbE ttlt soOillt u -ilE
| ago Mr. Sturgeon came to Washington and
| had sn interview with Mr.. Hanna. lie
told him OF his desire 10 receive con-
| suiatc al one Of the West India Islands.
| Mr.. Hanna told him at that time that ne
would much better get the Endorsement
| OF the Massachusetts delegation. This Mr..
| Sturgeon was afraid that he could not do,
as he had been for Mckinley always,
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for Reed.
He has secured all these Endorsements,
| however. There are personal letters from
Senator Hoar and from Senator Lodge.
speaking very highly OF his work IN Massa-
chusetts and Of his ability. Gov. Long
has written a letter of the same kind. SeT-
eral OF the Massachusetts COugre ssmen
have done the same.
with these letters in his possession, Mr..
Sturgeon went TO Mr.. Hanna again and
was again refused any assistance. Mr..
Hanna. he claims, then denied that he had
written any OF tie alleged Hanna letters,
and said that they must have teen written
by some ont al the headquarters.
Mr.. Sturgeon then went to the White
House and filed the letters, and made Eis
appeal to President Mckinley. The Presi-
dent received him in very friendly split,
and congratulated him on his work in
Massachusetts He did not, however, prom
ise him anything in the way OF consulate.
but did not refuse it either, and Mr.. Sturg
con went away happy. Since then, on two
occasions when he has called at the White
House, be has failed to see the President
The Trinidad consulate is gone, and he
hears OF people who are after the others
His money is fast going, his hopes were
high and apparently well founded but they
are disappearing with his money, and as
he came out of the White House yester
day after another Intellectual attempt, he
created bis little sensa alton.
The consulates remaining in the Carib-
bean sea are Barbados, Antigua, aud
Dernerara, English towns, and st. Thomas
and st. Cruz in the Danish islands
Mr.. Sturgeon has been told for one
thing that white men have always been
selected as consus TO these places, and
that a colored man might not be accept
able. he has lived in the islands, how
ever, apd says that the color lins Is not
drawn at any OF these places, that col )red
men hold some of the highest offices, and
that the islands would be very glad tC
have colored men represent the United
States there He talks intelligently OF
th,. government OF the islands and seems
entirely familiar with their history anC
social Conditions.
A reporter for The Times had a shou {
conversation last night with Mr.. Sturgeon
relative to his candidacy. II believe that
1t would be a good thing for the United
! States TO have a colored representative at
any one OF these Places" he said "A
great many OF the people are colored, g
great many of the office holders are col
| ored men, and it would be to the interest
OF the colored race here and new move TO-
| ward excellent relations with any one o
, ! the islands to have such an appointment
AS for the race question, Sir Conrad Reeves
chief justice OF Barbadoes. is a colored man.
and Is as highly respected by the whites
and by the negroes as any other man OF the
island. Tie Same may be said OF sever:i
olher office-hoIders'
l MI. Sturgeon IS native of ST. Kits
He went TO London several years ago
however, and lived there for many years
In st. Kits he was a Justice of the peace
and highly respected for his education an,
attainments. He speaks four language
fluently and has very good education Il
, other directions. In London he Ieoturet
with some success, but finally decided {
: come to the United States. He came her
{ in 1888, was in Washington for severa
months at that time, Immediately took ou
: his naturalization papers, and has sine
become an American citizen. He ha
Iectured in this country several times, 9
the race pvnhIern and on the West TDdi