The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05

promised dozen or more of my constituents
in Mr.. Hanna's headquarters Monday of
this week that l would do so, 1 have, how
ever, since learning the particulars Of the in
dignities heaped upon my wife Monday morn
ing, reached the conviction that | would be
untrue to my manhood should l cast my
vote for a who either uses or employs
such methods, and shall resent the indignites
and insults heaped upon myself and friends,
and also do a service for my state and coun-
try by voting for Republican other than
Mr.. Hanna for United States senator.
Notwithstanding the threats that have been
made to me that l cannot return and live in
Union county If do not vote for Mr.. Hanna,
it is my hope and belief that the good people
who have honored me with their confidence,
and whom love and honor, will uphold me
in this determination that cannot under any
circumstances now be changed.
j E. Griffith
When a copy of the statement pur-
porting to come from Representative
this evening he said: "I don't believe
Mr. Griffith ever made this statement,
because it is not true. 1t is represented
to me that he is an honorable man and
therefore I shall not believe without
some further evidence that he ever
made such a statement"
Notwithstanding Senator Hanna re-
CARDS it as untrue that Representative
Griffith himself publishes this state
/
ment is in Grif1th's handwriting,
whether he prepared it himself or not.
The last letter of Griffith has caused
not only a sensation but the most bit
ter feeling and the worst of charges
on the part of the rival workers.
Congressman Grosvenor left for
Washington tonight and the anti Han
ma men say he has gone there to con-
fer as to the legatee which the opposi
INa
Sherman. Gen. Grosvenor stated that
he had to be in congress on Thursday
to take part in the debate and that he
was leaving for that purpose and
would be back the last of the week. j.
Park Alexander, of Akron, trustee Of
the Ohio Imbecile asylum, today re-
signed because of Gov. BushnelPs
course on the senatorship. The Repub-
Iican clubs Of Columbus tonight re-
solved not to participate in the in
auguration of Gov. Bushnell next Mon
day.
The following statement was given
ont tonight by Mr. McPeck, a neighbor
and personal friend of Representative
and Mrs. Griffith, of Marysville, Union
county:
In regard to Mr.. Grifiths statement in
which he says that his wife had received in
dignities from Mr.. Hanna and his friends
| wish to say: When the newspapers re-
ported on Sunday that Mr. Griffith had re-
fused to go into the Republican caucus Mr..
Chapman and myself becoming alarmed at
what that might mean, came over to
Columbus from Marysville Sunday afternoon
to see him, having been his warm personal
and political friends. We secured an inter-
view with him at about $50 o'clock in the
afternoon at room 312 Great Southern hotel,
Mrs Griffith being present during the inter-
view From him we les . 4 tina it was his
purpose not to vote for the Republican nomt-
nees and we urged the necessity of his sup
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the end of the interview that he should come
to the Neil house about 10 o'clock for further
conversation in regard to the matter. Mr..
Griffith kept his appointment and for probably
three or four hours the matter was discussed
between Mr.. Griffith and his friends with
the conclusion that We believed that he was