Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-24
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AN UNKNOWN SCANDAL.
How German Shielded Foes at Risk OF
Presidency.

Presidency.
In 1884, after the Democratic ma
tional committee was organized, Mr..
Hudson was chosen head of the liter
ary bureau by Senator German, who
was chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, and, therefore, in charge of
the canvass. One afternoon in August
he was summoned to Gorman's room,
where he found the senator reading a
letter.
German looked up and asked If he
could take steamer the next morning
for Europe. The mission was to be a
profound secret. Hudson was to go
aboard that night under an assumed
name, and stay in his state room until
the steamer had passed Sandy Hook.
At Queenstown he was to disembark.
A man was to meet him at the hotel
there and ask: You come from Sen
ator Gorman?" and Hudson was to re-
ply: Yes, Mr.. Brown" A package
was thereupon to be handed Hudson,
WHICH, He was W lelCH udCh uuOpeHeu
to New York.
The senator admitted that this was
all very mysterious, and that even he
could shed very little light on the af-
fair. Il know the man in question
WELL" he said, have known him many
years, know him so we'll that when he
communicates with me and tells me
that he has a matter to place in my
hands that will have a powerful in
fluence on the campaign, I have the
greatest respect for what he says, and
recognize and try to comply with
his desire for all secrecy in the trans
mission Of this matter"
The mission was carried out in ac-
cordance with instructions. The man
who called at Queenstown was "a
rather impressive looking person Of
middle age" He spent the evening
with Mr.. Hudson, proving to be cit
izen of the United States, well inform
ed on matters at home and extraor-
dinarily familiar with European af-
fairs, with a fund of gossip on con-
spicuous persons Of England and Eu-
rope. He gave the impression Of be-
longing to the diplomatic service of the
United States.
The package which he gave Mr.
wax. Sailing the next day, the mes
senger gave the package into Germans
hands privately in New York The
senator became greatly agitated as he
read the papers. Mr.. Hudson says:
AS watched him his agitation grew.
He calculated from time to time:
This is awful" Finally he looked up
at me with a sternness never before
or afterward saw on his face, and, en-
phasizing his words by pounding on
the desk, said mo-! No! No! Not for
twenty presidencies will precipitate
such a scandal on the country. Why,
it-wuuff make war" He hurrfedly
wrapped up the matter in the original
covering as he called for his secreta-
ry to bring him the sealing way. Re-
sealing the package, he said: ''This
must remain in the knowledge Of the
man who gave you this and myself.
II Mr.. Cleveland cannot be elected
without its use he must be defeated"
Two years after the event I ventured
to speak of the matter to the senator.
After saying that, in view Of the trip
l had made to get the package, might
be pardoned curiosity as to it. asked
him If the time had come when the
secret of 1t might be revealed. "Oh,
my God, no." he cried, showing signs
of excitement. Il have concealed
knowledge of it as would that of an
unknown crime had committed. No
one will ever see that story"
No one ever did, and the executors
of Senator Germans estate have never
revealed the existence of the mysteri-
Gus papers. Mr. Hudson thinks they
may have been destroyed or returned
to their original owner.-Kansas City
Star.