Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-21

'Deal Sir: Your letter of even date
| was duly received. AS same is rather
Ambiguous | would like to hear from
YOU further as to how far you wish me
: to go into details in connection with
the matter referred therein Yours
very truly, james J. Hill"
! did not regard my letter as ambig-
'uous, bat, waving the point | imne-
diately replied as follows:
Hon. James J. Hill, City-Dear Sir:
Referring to the letters which have re-
Gently passed between US let me say
, that M. Dunn explicitly charged in
his speech. if correctly quoted, that |
'sclicited and received from you be-
tween sac, ,000 and $40, 900 in the cam
pa!gn o. 1894 But one construction
can be placed on this language and
but one meaning can be attributed to
it, which is that at the time mentioned
I solicited from you and that you fur
nished to me for my own private and
individual use in that campaign the
large sum Of money mentioned It
was this construction and meaning I
had in mind when writing my former
letter and | therefore ask you, first,
did ! solicit from you any contribu-
'tiors Of money in the campaign of
1894, or any other campaign? If SO,
when, where and how much?
"Seccnd-Did you contribute to me
personally or for my personal use any
money in 1894, or at any other time fer
campaign purposes? If so, when,
where, how much and to whom was
the money paid? These questions are
as pointed and direct as words can
make them, and respectfully solicit
an early reply. Respectfully yours,
L. w. Collins"
Mr.. Hill Reluctantly Says Not.
To this received the following re-
ply:
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your
letter of the 10th inst. and if you de-
sire a personal interview on the sub
ject of the letter I expect to be at
home ali of this week and will see you
lat my office at any time you desire.
"No contribution was personally So
licited by you or made to you by me.
"By whom contributions were So
hcited and to whom made is proper
subject for personal interview
rather than Of correspondence Yours
truly. lanes J. Hill."
<AASS1 ND-lI- - aS Liz 1UOF9 G9G1Oe
spon 1ence leave It to any fair minded
man to judge o. Mr.. Duan's candor
aad fairness of statement when maxi
i1g that charge.
Collins Suggested No Gift.
Referring now to Mr.. Tiill's invita-
tfon to personal interview as to con-
tribu.ions made by HIN in the CAM
paign of 1894 let me say that have no
desire to ascertain abort contribu.
tions unless they were made upon my
solicitation or suggestion. II Mr.. Hills
letters referred to contributions made
by him to the Repubii> an state central
committee it will be seen that they
have no bearing upon the charge made
by Mr.. Dunn. in this event 1t mus. be
presumed that the committee used its
fuEds for the beneh. of the entire
ticket, including Mr.. Dunn. who was
candidate for state auditor, and J.
p. Heatwole, q candidate for member
Of congress.
now state without equivocation or
reservation that never suggested aqd |
never requested, directly or Indirectly,
that money be soliciSd or secured
from Mr.. Hill for tha.. campaign, or |
for the present contest, or for any |
other. If such solicitation has been
made 1t has been done without my
knowledge. authority or consent, and
twice have unsuccessfully endeav.
ored to ascertain who 80! this solicit
Ing or secured the money-if anybody.
want the names Of these parties +
published to the world in letter from
MI. Hill and then let the public judge
whether or not I couItenanced or au.
thorized their acts.
No Mud Singing in Collins Campaign.
have carefully reerained from MAX
Ing any attack OH the character of Mr..