The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-13

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Il i. : /. .v.a v concladea Mr.. Williams, We
h aYs s5,IIlE 10 treat thu toiofcd man IN WIS
Y nbs,ntrv Ia the very best way ne snouiu
q 81 ifssstad. "Csaa," he said. shha slven
fhe colorad man 10 the South az Ia - r5usa
Il IA tint ID be hybridizea South ne
a,hnfea ire country to know that ne Whs
a ansAH,ns as {, southerner. with ne pes,
sii,,inrsst al heart OF both the white anu
n Hack Inhabitants. .,A.., Is
IS Eibrhe negro race VIII devciop. WEI ts,i.
doAs. beraiise OF Inherent Qualities. M WIZ
v ma tine comes, II II ever did me Wnits
q ~ 49, ~ .n,,,a Vsfi,i be ahead, as II never
/: .sn,,,d 'Sie,d az the progressive race OF
tho world" -,
ID Reads Letter From Cleveland.
8 $Nfr ,sar,Iett (Georsia) sent TO the a les.
* "A ,,na read d letter from ex-Presldent
II Ssia,.aian a dated March IA. 1904, IN repis
n ~ A., q fran, himself. denying certain
Il ni}e cations q OF Thomas p. WATSON, "a
rseijreia. The letter reads: ,. -,
II Ti.Aiy Dear Mr.. BARTLETT naNs
csIyed d number Of Inquiries SIM" frnn,
Yours touching upon my Invitation : Am an
n if4rsd Tonusias to wedding reeeps,o,,.
4 nnS d sinnlng While Governor OF N ,
YORK Of bill providing FOR '"'Ne''
" schools .rbomas Y.
Watson believed or had any renson ~
4 believe either Of the allegations "hen ~
made them, at, any rate they aio p>'>l
Ssuttcriy and absolutely false
$$Y5i..1 cannot afford to devote s'ea -. 80
q * tlrne In denying such foolish taies.
shau therefore attempt to cover every
rhase Of the subject now ana LOT ~.
Y n 90 happens that have never IN my
VI ott,cia1 eposition either when sleeping OF
N y r,nka alive or dead, on my head or on
y nv heels. dlned, lunched or supped OF
" 5inv,ted to wedding reception any COZ"
y nrad man. woman or child. If, however,
T5ha7 decided to do any OF these things,
4 neither the fear OF Mr.. Watson or any
me else would have prevented me. Wheh
lsSI was Governor, movement was maze
II e tho Legislature to Abolish setuia.G I
81 colored schools, In New lorK ci'y. :
N opposed the measure and 1t faiied' ! 40
u not find that lnterposed veto, ana !
nave forgotten the course the matter
X +nnR. but i know that whatever I did
rs was III favor Of maintaining separate
II ooloted schools instead Of having them
z mixed.
1 isigned) X "GRovER CLEVELAND"
sE Nfr. Bartlett. In explanation Of his ac-
s5i ton said that while he was one OF those
who did not agree with. Mr.. Cleveland
Y IN many things the ex-President did, he
4 nevertheless had The letter read as an
answer to the statements made by Mr..
h Scott.
58 while e declaring that he was not
making any defense OF Mr.. Cleveland,
Ny Bartlett said that whenever Mr..
I cleveland's name was suggested as a
possible candidate OF the Democrats for
President, the Republicans would get very
mucYi excited. I know he will not be
nominated" he emphatically declared.
ri know. too" no said, that he does
not desire to be nominated" He said he
also knew that the Democratic party
would nominate some one who was q
true Democrat, and he added with some
deliberations:
,6,'It Is not. very difficult now to state
who that will be-.
Does the gentleman know who 1t will
4 be? inquired Mr. Dalzell.
Yes said Mr. Bartlett, "the whole
country knows" and, he added. after
a pause. Judge Parker. Of New York,
which elioitcd Democratic applause.
.Ir. Lacey Iowa) at this point
facetiously asked Mr.. Bartlett if he, was
not discourteous to hts two colleagues.
Williams, Of Miss'sslppi and Hearst, Of
New York. ~,
."I withdraw In the interest OF party
harmony" calculated Mr.. Williams, amid
Z re- lau SIR. -
The House adjourned until tomorrow.