Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

and the fling stamps showed that 1t had
been Tor year or SO before took Office
In a few moments turned to Lee and
said: Governor, there Is just one trouble
about this case. What is It.? he asked.
l replied, Cowardice.' Fitz flashed in an
instant, as knew he would-we had been
friends for years
g Sir. said he, with an emphasis which
startled my stenographer, who sat on the
opposite side OF the desk, Gen. Coopers
bravery was unimpeached and unimpeach-
able
I am aware of that 1 answered Put
ting my finger under the stamped date,
which showed when the final evideuct COM
plotting the case mad been filed, said, The
case should have been allowed Immediately
thereafter
All, l see, said Lee slowly; he was
confederate soldier. / remarked that 1
did not wish to irritate his political sensi-
bilities, but that he sure was making bulls
eyes. learned that it was case where
a superserviceable subordinate thought he
was saving my democratic predecessor.
Gen. Black, a possible embarrassment by
pigeonholing the claim and keeping it from
his sight, otherwise / would not have ex-
perienced the pleasure I did in putting the
case through and giving that fine old lady
her due under the law. The certificate
beat the governor and the senator down to
Richmond.
Confident Of Election.
How goes my candidacy for COM
mander-in-chfef, you ask Well, think If
you asked the question of any of my three
competitors they would frankly tell you
that it looks formidable. 1 have no desire
to disguise the fact that shall go to Den
yer absolutely confident of election
you have the circular the New York
comrades have put out. There no eX
travagant statements therein regarding the
prospects of success, however much they
may have drawn the long bow in proclaim
Ing the asserted merits of their candidate.
Ten states have unanimously instructed
their delegations to support me. Right
here In my files there lies such a mass of
most positive and unqualified assurances
from the representatives of the states
which have not instructed that, taking
them all together. ] must believe one of
two things, viz: Either ! am going to be
elected hands down or else while 1t may
not be true that all men are liars / must
believe that there is a vast number of most
unnecessary liars in our order.
Il did not dream of getting into this con-
test, and the truth of it is, did not get in.
was thrown in by my comrades of New
York. New York seldom acts with unan-
unity on such matters, but this year, in
an encampment of 500 delegates, they rose
one man and unanimously instructed
their delegates to press my candidacy. Then
they fairly took my breath away when
with equal unanimity they instructed me
to name the whole ticket There is no dis
count on either New York's unanimity or
her enthusiasm this year
Favored by District.
Right here in this city something oc-
Cured which in the outcome could but be
matter of joy to my friends. Somehow
the word was passed west that while !
held my membership in the order in New
York 1, as is we'll known. live here, and
that from this Department of the Potomac
could not have a vote inferentially say
fhof yxrha T
of late years l could have no support
Well. my friends thought they would put
1t to the test and they passed around
very strongly worded Endorsement of me-
and here it lies with twenty-one out of
twenty EIGHT representatives from this de-
partment declaring in my favor
who are my three competitors of whom
1 spoke? They are Burrows of New Jersey,
Brown of Ohio and ex-Representative Bur-
ton of Missouri They are all brainy men
of unimpeachable records, worthy of and
will receive the enthusiastic support each
of his state
Brown will poll more votes than either
of the other two, but If the total vote of
the three could be massed on any one of
them / sure that 1t would not change
the result. The fact is. though, that if
any one of them should drop out of the
race, would at once receive a liberal share
of the vote from his state
Gen. Carnahan Withdraws.
Gen. Carnahan of Indiana was the first
in the field, but / am sorry, genuinely sor-
ry, to have to say here lie letters announc-
ing his withdrawal, enforced by serious
illness. One of his close friends writes me
that he had just seen him and doubts If
he ever gets up again. 1t Is very sad to us.
He is a fine man and has hosts of friends.
II have already plenty Of assurances of
support from Indiana.
"Our boys are passing away 5000 a
month. e0O00 year. Do you wonder that
we desire a little expedition in the matter
of a service pension? So many of them
need little help.