Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-30

oolored men had the right Of suffrage. In
meeting Of that committee, held In ls6s, Col.
Cook was appointed 4 committee Of one to
procure all The tickets fot the municipal cleo.
tion to be held In June, 1852. BINS iot eleetlon
expenses were read IN committee and ordered
Sehted, Col. Cook stated 10 the COMMITTEES
that II they would refer that bill 70 him he
would pay II, as a sun OF money hal been
placed Ia his hands to be used for the campaign
purposes ~ the Republican party. This prlnt.
log bin, with = number OF others amounting
10 nearly 300, was paid BY Dol. Wm; a, Cook.
lie stated Ia the commlttee generally that he
had this money for campaign purposes, and to
me pr Fatcly that he had received 900 10 etsh
and 900 10 corporation bonds trom MT. Nc.
tisie the sale on bonds one day was ia
his ONCE he told me the Baltimore men waited
their money, aud that he paid out nearly al OF
apSw %S"1 SotS and asISd me II / would take
Il 70 the First National Bank or Jay Cooke
\ Co.'s bank and get the sane dlseounted,
70 order 70 ~. PFiSln OI S ,ss.
they were not d,ioountlnK, even with Gov
eminent bonds ne eollateraL ! returned
and told him. He asked the price o. city bonds,
MeLelland. When he came 10 look for these
bonds he found they we're at hi house lie
then aldhe would have TO attend TO thelnNttef
himself The next time met him the printing
bill At baltimore was paid. BY vote Of the
general committee the chairman aud seoteiAfy
were authorized tooolleet money for eamyAlgn
ESs 1fss:ufeT on We eaIsStIfss, takiSS bis
receipt therefor. rhelh0neY oollseted by Dol.
OOolsthe committee authorized HIN to ex,
other bills Thea IN the hands Of the committee
unpaid. thiuk Dol look paid also car
riage bill to Cornelius ClAtk, And also made a
oI oircPisIs Hl 90 o S b me pSSd. a.
the CON mItteo were exhausted, and Dol. Cook
has paid various bills out OF his own pocket,
to my Knowledge, and hiss promised to pay
DsplANIu N. MEEps.
Frank d. Gaines aworni offered the reao.
buttons read In the CITY OounelL I iouud In
acknowledgement, received 1000 IRON Mr..
McUlelland, and that he did secure psyiaent
Of cane through the Mayor, and that he said
word. 10 iSat elect, aud that the Mayor i.ii
1.-The Mr., Uookl received the money II would
DO matter between him Nj. Oookl AID Ar.
MeClelland know Of no other meaning &C.
eording TO the Dictionary for bribery than
that. This h all know On that subject,
did not write that resolution, II vah handed
shou "a have done. A man by the name Of
Holmes gave me the resolution. do not
know his Hrst name, but he IL q member Of the
any , SSS SsInr 0s % mated e Ia ss. sac
that Mr.. Cook had accepted such brihe, be.
cause the Star did not mention any such word.
AsneAr as remember MI; Cock stated 70 hts
testimony as published 10 the star that he re.
fused to receive tho money offered him by Mr..
MeOiellAud for hlmAelf, and after doing 80,
agreed to teka from Mr.. MoOlellAud yhatovet
SUN he might sec AZ to give him iof the use Of
the Republican party, and that he had used
what MT MoClelland gave him, and more, In
paying for the Tickets OF tho last June cleo
tion and other expenses, aud had not used an
part OF IT for himself Mr., Cook uaed words
70 that effect lwill produce that paper: II
Mr.. Mcclellan gave this money to Mt. Cook
il and used Il only for the benefit OF the Re
publican party, lido not consider u a. bribery
or eorrupt.on. faAEE ID. GAiHEs,
-
trail Repubiiean Reform AIsoeiaiion was held
last night al Unlon League Hall, Mr.. David
Fisher Ia the char, and b. NJ. Mccoy, Sserc
Mr. OeoFEe W. uattoa offered A radiation
,hst Iii az .nt iinyyen ,vsrd = saari a ~
iavi,ed to send delegates 10 this central also
MI, KELSEY opposed the resolution on the
around thEtin acme OF the wards there were
no organizations known as AntI-BoWep, and
in sone thev we're called Reform, invInei
Ne AZ NV
"a ". Haitian aid that the resolution VA,
loicnIed 10 tSEe in ali opposed 10 Inc prescni
su a,,aistn, ~ .ovcTnnsni ~ '''
NJ phiIbSook ySished the word anti Davsu
Ia psmaInt other,VtSe the Central Asgocl,iIor
wonid he somposed Of a mongreI crowd.
n OFane r,oyed 10 amend nv 6trikInr ouI
| tbc word .uoWsn Add InseTtinT thoss elubl
onposed 10 the nrssent city Foyefamspt
| 'faa S,ossmsh said n tbey stInek out IN,
| anti. Raven they WDulu md tl0mHRlVPI
~, ~ s,,t,s.FJ nosIiinn IN The rnnveniion.
| M nnimcs' ~ Inc FIfth ,saTh n aaIiv mov,t
s,',int,1Ss n eys be snnointsi 10 isks mi
| sy,a iatn siicrfion mi rcnort n onee I
~ rsscinIion In mace az M nns oIieref
hS NJ usttSnt which was cartel, and Messrs
| Srsns. HNtion, UrosImAn. Philbrook, ant
| u.ti s,,,,aint,l tbe rnmmIites
h2imgs sh's, ,e ~ ihs sasemtt,es NJ l.
| q iIias wa. called Tor and addressed IN,
N.Y., w ,,,,n Inc AMEN. IN, nsssssitS a
| 1nIn,, a. N nnec Ia work and orEanIfinU Tor
| .Snass asht
'fWun uine.i nddreas waa ltaiened IN thronKh
onI ,SIth Sreat Attention and oiten interrupie
with marEa or approbNtIon. and Al The eIos
s.vntc ~ ihSnkE VA trnlefed 10 MIN foT hi
tnO,'sot ,,iJrcss $50 w. 80
NJ IL N Kelsey presenteI A Lat of ten an
,IIssIis iof mem beIshIn, and they wei
siactnS
srha nr,ittec then rctufned nur rrparte
M ioIiot1tng, Wv
II SssoissS, T..t tho Independent Republics
Reform AAaoetatiOn Invite any orEanIE 10
10 each ward that may be in sympathy viii
| Its objects as set forth Ia the address and res
oIutiobs adopted at lie formation, 10 elect Il v
delegaies, TO meet the same number from eae
| OF the other wards, who, with the pFeaent eK
eeuIiye Committed Of this aasooIHtIo :, an Al
constitute a central committee for the enIuin
wear
RsSolped, That the secretary give notice, a
he NAV seem suitable, OF our action, and difee