The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-04
/ REPLY FROM Mr.. HARDY.
Ne Accuses Manager Ramsey Of Mis-,
representing Him.
the FAKE AND THE GENUINE LET TER
Bogus Letter said 10 Have Been Pre-
pared MT Dallas by the Crane
Managers.


campaign committee. has this &c say:
"Apswering the interview OF Mr.. W. +,
Ramsey, State manager for Crane, found
IN the papers of March 26. 1898. in Which
hc SAYS: Tho disclosures in the conf.
Dental letter written by Mr.. Hardy, man
aser for sayers in McLennan county, IL
MIR. F. NJ. Lyon of McGregor. which I'M
axpectedly got into print, show the relation
Of the gold bug boilers to this notified
combine against Mr.. Crane. Mr.. Lyons
reply to MIR. Hardy's letter is pertinent
evidence in this connection and which
ne follows with bogus letter from f. Nj.
LYON Of McGregor to me. of date March
10. 1898, as y proof of his charge, wish to
BAY;
.The alleged letter of Mr.. Lyon to me
has never been received by me to this good
hour. on the contrary | received from
him on March IL, 1925, the day after MY
letter to him, the answer herein below
given.
MIR Ramsey is lawyer, and yet call
public attention to the fact that he offers
rs proof OF his charge, not my letter, which
IA alleged to contain the oiiense, hut this
bogus reply of Lyon of March 10, 1898.
Here is my letter to Mir. Lyon, which
Manager Ramsey says contains evidence Of
4 gold bug plot against Crane, which he
refuses to publish in his interview, Civ.
ing instead proof of the contents of mine,
the said bogus answer of Lyon:
liero follows the letter of Mr.. Hardy
to Mr.. Lyon of date March 10, 1873, which
has heretofore been published in these
columns.)
''Waco, Texas, March 10, 1S9S.--Mr
Frank NJ. Lyon, McGregor. Texas-Dear
Sir: Yours of the 9Th is received. In view
of the fact as you state, that your box is
likely TO so for Henry, l agree with you
that 1t would be to our advantage to APP
point Henry man as member of the Say
ere committee for that box. II you think
Captain Harris, who understand is pro-
prietor of the hotel there, is a better man
for the place than yourself, and if you
are sure that he will accept the appoint
nlent, | will tender him the appointment
instead of yourself. ] am free to say that
II was my inclination and is TO make you
committeeman at McGregor, but knowing
YOUR earnestnees in the cause and that you
would work as well with another man as
chairman of the precinct, am also dis
posed to yield TO your Judgment as to who
is the right man Therefore, ask you to
write me at once, after seeing Captain Har-
ris yourself and ascertain that it is agree
able to him and let me know at once.
al will he further obliged to you IL you
can give me the names of fitting Sayers
FREQ silver men for chairman of the voting
boxes around your neiehborhood.
What is your estimate right now as to
the relative strength OF Crane and Sayers
al the McGregor box? presume you know
Charles H. Graham and j. d. Smith, botn
members of the executive committee from
McGregor precinct. In confidence, | want
TO say TO you that the county candidates
are making a move looking to the recon-
vening of the executive committee for the
purpose of reccnsidering the question Of the
test adopting n more liberal test in
fact, az | Understand II. to adopt The test
suggested b! Judge Ichn H.. Reagan. In
strict confidence, this suits the Sayers peo-
ole. While we are making no kick on the
test and are fighting our battle before the
democratic PARTY, and before none but
democrats. yet q liberal test is to our
advantage; we are ready to join with the
county candidates IN this movement though
] would not daddy such q movement my
ssli. Now If YOU can sec Graham and
Smith and without letting them know why
YOU inquire or whence comes the sugges-
ton 10 you, and without IN any way CON
Meeting my name with il, or in any way
connecting the Sayers cause with II, as
certain as how they would stand on the
proposition to reconveue the committee and
broaden the test | would be glad if you
would do so Immediately and write me I'M
mediately. You will have to do this adrolt-
". In manner not 10 arouse any appre-
honsion against the saycrs people, for in
tact, as ] have stated, it is not SayeFs
movement, but movement inaugurated
pS the county candidates. Nevertheless,
YOU understand how ready the Cranes. the
Crane people mean. are to cry out against
savers folks and charge them with an
attempt 10 LET the gold bugs back into the
marty: while these charges are false, never
theless we have TO be cautious not TO give
any ground for the charge. Let me hear
from YOU on these two points: l. AS to
captain Harris. 2. As to Graham and /
smith. Write me at once and obiige your
friend D. n. Hardy"
Then, here is the genuine Lyon letter
winch ! received March H. 1898, dated |
March II, 1898, and the only one that ]
Fave ever received TO my said letter OF
March 10, 1885,
D. II. Hardy Waco. Texas:
: Mciresor, Texas, March II. 1s9s.-Dear
si, In reply to yours of the 10th instant
VII say that Captain Harris assured me
tpeiore mentioned his name TO you that |
Ne would accept the place.
' ~ 10 the chairmen Of the voting boxes,
WI send You the names of suitable men
A. hpsh'ii anu iN!uH buNcn ~ wv VI
.nree days. You had better look out for
3 man for South Bosque box. ! met J. D.
ssniith THIS afternoon and draw from what
~, y, toid me that he was In favor OF more
nosfal test" and II 1t was decided 10 re-
l.ohVene the committee am OF the opinion
IIe would be all o. X. As to C. n. Gra-
IAN ne lives several miles In the country
alu nave not seen him but Will see him
~, ,n no comes In. Will write you more
MY IN two or three DAYS about This mat |
VI , Now as to the relative strength OF thu
.~o icrane and sayers) II 10 hard TO make
W estimate Just now There Will be about
~ VOTES polled here in the primary this
'sar, ! will give>Jcster and Wynne fifty
80 say Crane 100 and Sayers eighty;
Nv this IS about the way the land lays at
''.sent sayers is gaining here every day
!, mink and his friends are pushing his
,"i,os quietly but to the point At first
: ,nosed like that nobody but Crane
roela ne In 1t here, but after we began 10
~, r sayers aud when some Of the hest
nen mere come out for him, things began
cnsnge. We expect 10 organize Say
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