The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-04

house. OF the number a gentleman come Ted
with the press Of this city, of high character and
| attainments, and who'll have reason to know was
| cognzant of the arrangement between Mr. steven
son aud myself. This gentleman has since become
satisfied that The pledges Of Governor Seward were
| "but as sounding brass and tnklng cymbai'
My nomination made TO the Senate on the
| 18Th Of February, 1899, and believe unanimously
confirmed. GA the day OF my appointment, Coy
| ernor Seward desired, through MIR. Lyman, cine
| agent or engineer OF the Erie Railroad CnmpaDy,)
that the dele CATION would address a letter 10 him
| recommending me TO this appointment. The re-
| quest was Immediately complied with every wh'g
| member from the first Senate District, and every
| member of the Assembly from the city OF New
| York, signing the same. then returned home and
| entered upon the duties Of ,ny Office. had many
applications for the subordinate situations under
my coRtrol, which, from the nature of my arrange
ments, / could not grant. Much dissatisfaction
| was expressed by my party friends, in consequence
of my retaining those adverse 10 us in poiitcs,and
| rumors were rife that had compromised myself
| and the interests of the party. 1 could make no
explanations, and was compelled to hsttn to their
| reproaches. The spring election was near at hand,
| and this probably kept some OF them in check /
| still continued a member Of the Young Mems Gen
eral Committee, although. after Lquidatng the la
bilites which we had incurred, and which were of
| considerable amount, resigned as Chairman of the
| Finance Committee.
The whig papers of the city Of New York APP
proved Of my appointment, with the exception of
| the American, as the following extracts, which,
having at hand, insert. will show;
"it VIII be by advertisement in another column
that MIR James BGentworth has been appointed Tobac
Inspector for this city The appointment is highly
udcous and cannot fail To give general satisfaction to
] the mercantile community He has secured the servi.
ces of Mr.. Nathaniel Pierce as his depuy-formerly
| United States Consul at Bremen, and for many years
| extensively engaged in the tobacco trade"
Among the appointments recently made at Albany,
is that of Mr. j. b. Gentworth Tobacco Inspector Of this
city-an Office, the duties of which, we doubt not he
will discharge with fidelity and perfect satisfaction to
the public win be seen BY his his tina,
experience in the business to assist him, which will Sc
faithful and judicious discharge Of the duties
| 1uiIed." -
Thus ended the campaign of 1888, and su ch, o
far As related 10 myself, at that time, were its :
suits.
OPERATIONS OF 1899
The success OF our fraudulent operations in s:'S
had been Of such character, and produced such
results to warrant at least, the attempt to bring
the same influence to bear upon the spring election
Of 1889. In the early part Of March Of this year,
the matter was again suggested to me. 1t was at
this time the decided and expressed opinion of some
Of the leaders Of the wing party in this city, that
we must be defeated at the approaching charter
election. Much anxiety was felt and expressed IN
the subject; the importance Of our success canvas
sed; and, finally, it resulted in direct proposition
This peremptorily declined alleging, among other
reasons, that was filling an important Office; that
had previously been suspected and charged with
unfair management by some of the papers OF the
| other party, aad that, under such circumstances,
would be closely watched. These reasons, indie.
pendent Of any moral tiOn which alone should
have been sufficient to have checked any further
solicitation Of me to aid again in the perpetraton
| of frauds upon the elective franchise, were dis
| regarded. We had succeeded before, and ex-
posture had not followed. We were eIated
with the success produced by that operation,
| and antic pated the like success and qualification
if we again resorted to the TO obtain it.
1t was contcnded that was under obligations TO
| the party; that no one was acquainted with the
| men in Philadelphia whom il would be necessary
to employ; and Also that it would be unsafe to en-
trust the matter to any other person. l was also
urged to embark in the operation matter OF in
| terest to myself 1t was stated to be my duiy to
take mo re active and decisive part in favor OF the
| party. Ii also alleged that the committee
| and others were dissatisfied with nae, from the
fact that had not been as active as was previous
to my appointment to office. The moral tur-
| ptude of INC transacti,a mentioned. We
acted upon this principle, q" eli is air in politics"
| however consented to give the proposition my
| consideration. short time AFTER my att, ntion
wa, called to the subject, and, according to my
present recollection, on the same day, Mr..
James Bowen, and converted with him in relation
to it. The result Of nay interview with him awoke
again all my party feeling aud party pride, and l
decided to embark once more in q transaction
which shall never cease TO regret. Iagreedto go
to Philadelphia and make the arrangements for the
men, but with the express stipulation that wonld
have nothing TO do with them in New York that
| committees or persons must be selected to take
| charge of and superinteHd their operations.
had frequent conversations on the subject Of
| selecting proper persons TO manage the men.
| after they should arrive in the city. IL was
concluded that it would be the most effective
to divide the men into small parties, and named
several as proper persons to take charge of them.
Among those mentioned, recollect the names Of
| p. McArdle, J. +. Raymond, Zenos Wheeler; but
| at the same time stated that NOAH Cook was the
only person competent to be entrusted with the
tire manag cement of the men, for the that he
had experience in the business having participated
largely in the affair Of 1898 was also to be freed
from all responsibility in procuring persons TO SUI
perinteud the operations OF the men IN the city OF
| New York.
About the 2Oih Of March, 1889, / went to Phia-
dephia to make the arrangements for the men,
similar to those made by in the fall OF the year
1888 I called on Col.nel Swift, (the mayor Of the
| city Of Phadelpha) at his Office, and intro.
duced by him to Recorder Rush. II was election
day. Colonel S informed me that he and the police
| had been duty most or all Of the preceding day
that he had large force in the room adjoining his
office, TO be used in case of necessity. On my ar.
rival Immediately commenced making arrange.
ments. 1 saw Miller, Saunders, Swint, Thornton,
| and Others. Mr. Bella Badger called an me in com
pany with Mr.. J. ID. Wolfe, Of the Northern Liber-
| ties, and introduced him to me. l also saw SEINE
| Of our political friends from Southwark. ! was
| invited to attend a caucus to be held at Mr. Bad
| gers house. went, and met some ten or fifteen
gentlemen. The object, as l understood, was to
submit the whole subject 10 them, and to make
such arrap gements to carry the same into effect
might be determined upon. Mr. Badger after in
| Producing me, remarked that i was among the
'bone and sinew" of the Third District, and that
might speak cut without reserve that they
| were al good and true men. This was the sub
stance, and, according TO nay recollection the exact
language used by him on that occasion. stated to
them, briefly, the object Of my visit to Philadel-
| phia, and asked their cooperation. This they
agreed to- and left il, with Mr. Badger, to arrange
directly with me for the force / would require from
the Northern Liberties. day or two after my ar!
rival, recsived the folio wing note from James
| Young f.f
| Mn. GLENrwoRrH-
| Sir-I have gone TO Baltimore, and will be At home
on Saturday next. Every thing is right II you
have any thing to say to me you can leave il in a
letter vt the Mayors office, or in the care of Mr.
| Gibbs who will take good care Of il.
Yours la haste,
| JAMES You've.
Philadelphia, 23d March, 1899