Evening journal., 1899-02-03
THAT CONAWAY LETTER
Pest Office Authorities VIII
Investigate.
INSPECTOR MAXWELL Is AT wOB

SWltk TO Tho FkhgEltAls AU- |
THORITuzs FOR HIS MONDE |
LIVERY OF REPRESENTATIVE |
CoNAWAY's LETTER WHICH
WAS GIVEN HIN TO MAIL
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Laurel, Feb s.-The scandal attach
ed to the non-delivery ana opening OF
the letter which Representative Con-
away gave to William Il. Fleetwcod to
mail for him threatens TO assume big
ger proportions than was at first sup
posed. The postal authorities have
been appealed to, ana inspectors are
already at work on the case.
This is the text cf the letter which
Representative Conaway addressed to
A. J. White. the only difference being
that this second letter is addressed to
ex-Postmaster George 2. Smith instead
Of Mr.. White.
Near Laurel, Del, Jan. 26, 1899
Mr. G. E Smith and others whom it
May Concern
/ wish to say that the letter l signed
on January g. and which was printed
in the papers January 4, saying. "I
am a Union Republican, was nOmi-
mated and elected by the Union Ra.
publican party, and if were at Dover
l should vote on all matters in the in
terest of the Union Republican party
etc" l wish now to say that l did not
write the letter which / signed on
January 3. 1t was brought to me
when / was very sick, and / signed It
without consideration. think it my
duty to you and my other friends to
say that l am now, as / have always
been, a Republican. and / think my
party is greater than any one man
and that it is absolutely necessary for
thief uture success of the Republican
party that a United States senator be
elected at this session, and l can as
sure you that if l am able to get to
Dover before the senatorial contest is
over / shall vote to elect a senator re-
gardless of party factional differences
Resp. yours,
J. c. CONAWAY.
Napoleon B. Hearn.
Jonn W. EllOLt.
This is the story of the alleged vio-
lation of the postal laws:
Representative J. C. Conaway, OF
Broad Creek, wrote a letter to A. J
White a Regular Republican, Of Lau-
rel, last Tuesday week, similar to the
one above, and Mr. Conaway gave this
letter for A. j. White to w. T. Fleet
wood to mail at the Georgetown post
office Mr. Fleetwood did not, It Is
said. mail this letter. He is an Ad-
dicks man and is an applicant for a
position in the United States Mint, al
Philadelphia, so he saw DR.. Caleb r
B Layton, the Addicks leader in Sussex
81 before he saw the post office, and tn,
, result was that Layton is said to have
read the letter that Conaway intendeI
! for MT. White. at Laurel, at the Ad
, dicks dinner in Philadelphia on Fri
i day evening Now the post Office au
thorities are trying to find out how
the letter got out of its sealed envel
. ope with postage paid on It, to attend
an Addicks dinner and be read by Ad
dicks in Philadelphia, instead of being
read by Mn White, Of Laurel. 1t il
said that if the Post Offiee Department
finds that William T. Fleetwood de
O livered the letter to Dr. Layton instea,
Of to the postmaster at Georgetown
Fleetwood viii lose the place in th0
p mint. and may be prosecuted.
e When the letter did not come to Mr.
White on Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr.
White sent out to Mr. Conaways ol
= Thursday to know about it. COnawa!
= said: 81 sent the letter on Tuesday b.!
7 Mr.. Fleetwood" Mr.. Fleetwood, whl
p happened to be in the room at TIL
d time. was questioned about the letter
. and said: 81 think ! mailed the letter
. or 7 may have misplaced It," Coma
way said: 81 viii write another letter,
q which he aid, and it was printed in tn
r Evening Journal on Friday, and th
A letter that Conaway wrote on Tuegda.
= and which Fleetwood misplaced wa
read by Dr. Layton at the Addicl1
| dinner in Philadelphia Friday might
y for O. ID. Moore. another one Of tn
r Addicks leaders OF Sussex, said so in
II barber shop in Laurel or Saturda
a evening. That is how It got out.