Show DENOUNCES IT never made the threats charged to him HE MADE NO combination he wrote to mckinley McKIn loy but not to seek advice as to what position to take on the currency question closes with a strong declaration of 0 his belief in a sound currency may lose tho the west but will gain compensating votes in the tha old slavo border states frankfort ky june 10 during tha past week statements have been sent bent out from washington that gov W 0 bradley inho ft ho was last year elected governor of kentucky on en a gold sta standard platform over a democratic free fre sliver silver candidates candidate had bad originally been in favor of a compromising policy andl that gov mckenley had induced him to adopt the gold cold standard policy and that he has since negotiated with mo me hinley and other candidates anti and chiq has haa ben been followed by statements purporting to come from frankfort that gov bradley had in his possession letters I mr written itten him in confidence froim various fillouS I republicans at 0 rational national prominence which he would make public liff in retaliation for the aspersions against his Mra erity it has haa been intimated teJ that tho the expected disclosure would create a great sensation in national polities politics and in consequence the governor has been overwhelmed with In inquiries quirles on the subject concerning these reports gov bradley today made the th following statement I 1 cannot permit the washington dispatch to the chicago record to pan un tin chall challen Kerl god jn in response I 1 d dinv that I 1 waa n as ever eer the representative of sir mr hatula hann in any way nay nor la Is it II truo true that thai tri my action was wa ever cc controlled tnt rollel or govern governed po verned 1 in tho the slightest degree by what 14 1 politically called in fit that dis dispatch tile ilia plait dark clark son crowd NO combination there was never silly any combination bet meen cell the c gentlemen or any of them find and myself ol 01 any of my friends I 1 havo term not a attempted I 1 1 P r plot to lo make beims tei ms with mith mr me to ny I 1 1 1 I or any of ills ilia mam niana Kors or with tiny one of tit aliv dameg or anhof any of their ina I 1 tiace havo not onerea frfd rfd to trade lter loles or any fly vote tor for tho ilia vice larest lency nor will I 1 be b a candidate candid nto for vice president nor cold I 1 accept u cabinet position I 1 did arito to mr rr mcginity McKin Ity and at the th same time lime to a number of leading re kepul pub beans of the tha country concel ring the kentucky tucky campaign camp alRH alie 1 lio that I 1 I 1 wrote rote faa o ing it a straddle on the curre nev guillon nu illon I 1 on or that mr mckinley adv afhild me die nar nor t ua such a cour court t I 1 or said I 1 elliut it L t the h 0 stiver ig r a agitation gi tation was nos the ret alt 0 of f ha hard rd hinves just as lie gr cras nag tile the of the panic of abra it I 1 totally false I 1 did I 1 not lot write him that a majo ilLy of the people of kentei ky were in favor of freo free colnai col naK or that both aties carlies drifting that thal way aly 13 op opinion r nion wits billat illat tho the i finni apolla PID Us platform was too general and that t alio it should make a clear and dla dh net declaration my lewa alews concern concerning inq 1 aito he currency question are too well knows I 1 to 0 require explanation in III kentucky S tn in SOUND in conclusion to the iha late campaign in kentucky gov bradley bay bars s 1 1 bellove sound currency will be ba tho ilia 1 siding louo of the coining campaign campal the honor of tho the republic and tho the welfare of the people demand its ita correct solution it N 1 far above personal success or individual advancement and in alil hour of at supreme trial the republican contention should declare unhesitatingly in iii faor of the single kold gold standard it 1 no time for quibbling or evasion wu tre may lose some western states stales but ihl IO M will lit bv moro more than compensated hv gains in the old border states but if I 1 thought such a 0 would cause tho the republican nominee to he defeated I 1 would none the less favor it for Ht it at life hie expense o of national welfare would be neither creditable nor profitable pron table in to mr mckenley I 1 will add that tho elie nt lit in today courier journal that ahat lie macl me recommending recommend lne tile tho adoption of a faith ith 1 a I strong treo free ihrer tinge Is ii not true boltl r hn be nor any of the gentlemen addressed suggested ana an thing hing of tho ilia kind close clema friends ot of gov cradles say sav thi interview was nery much modified modin cil from that prepared yesterday after a lont long conference with his political friends today it was revised revis d and mu h of 0 the original statement was also al omitted no reference lit Is made to tha announcement last week of gov brad leys withdrawal as a candidate tor for the st loul I nul 4 nomination and cloan friends are reticent as to what the ali kentucky delegation debeis atlon will do at st sl louis they do not know whether tile th governor will go to st SL louis or not |