The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-19

y. N. MCCLURE,
late Assistant Attorney General OF our State this
State what you know about this t transaction and
to
embezzIcment defacaion whatever you choose TO
Sss %; IL Mo- gesn s:s
at an s ae he me r hs ha
lust learned n way That some military claims had
formed that learned that there was an agree
and he
o he 'an ar
$4,000 to the Washington Chyontre,
ADDITION, DIVISION AND SILENCE
Carp Forney, OF Washington, becoming very
FESTIVE and suspicious Of Evans rushed over here
TO see Geary and induce him to compel Evans to
Committee the interview between the Forneys and
the Governor Is thus graphically pictured by
GOVERNOR JOHN W. GEARY.
Detail the circumstances surrounding the visit of d.
FSnsy to arr;Sarg about that tine The rSco
New S York and West PolRt obsfyea D fSrney and
Of 'hf
s esS sn and s %ans Tee o Know S
s sss y' ~ 1sS oS p
m nv ma was s sharp aSSu feared
d. @. Forney In his evidence, admits this inter-
view with the Governor and tells why he quarreed
with Evans in this way
Q. Did you know what Mr. Evans did with the moneys
Had he any eo%mumIca!iGns with
Agent i he arSppsd ne siscses,hsf;
had us far as able helped TO make him Agent
And on the subjec. Of the "divvy" itself Evans
testdes:-
ES SaS hp{ SfS g. these
TSr what was thi money paid 70 Mr. Torncy 1t
viSssSnd 9, hs si.Samstanoes "'' y
Implied tai this was fcr his aid aid IN having
Apo nted State Ag mt for Pennsylvania A think
Was there an ao "maerssndns, There was
And now comes the admission which Colonel For.
ney with many wry faces, reluctantly made, under
oath, before the committee
4 s S Ss sa
Of bS M any Sds
E. oy a y os
.: DO You know Of Mr.. D. c. Forney having received
ROM Sna H. Evans w ~esy he f SssS$
8 Q When was this $1,000 received by d. O. Forneyf A.
q From wR i n' A. think from Mr. Evans, don't
or that $500 he retained $780, and handed
O., Upon what account was it handed your A. Well,
sir, suppose because of our relations.
1t was this exposition, which never would have
transpired had not Hartranft and the others nsti-
gated the investigation, that has netted Forney.
Two thousand dollars Is enough for recommends
tory letter perhaps, but too insignificant job to
have exposed.
CORRESPONDENT wasn't very big haul, sure
enough.
CAMERoN-No but 1t isn't supposed to cover all
that was realized by them ont oft:
CORRESpONDENT-ThOugh Colonel FOrney In his
Press opposes Hartranf he supports Grant, be-
lieveY
CAMERoN-Yes In a WHISKY washy sort OF way; but
1t Is believed he will find some excuse for DESERVING
him. You win observe he Is pitching into me and
other gentlemen, charging us with manipulating
rings here In the interest OF Hartranft and for COR
rupt purposes; and he thinks Grant may express
sympathy with US In some way, when he will make
CORRESPONDENTS see by this mornings papers
that General Morehead OF Pittsburg, has committed
himself.
CAMERON-In what way'
CoRREsPONDENT-For Greeley.
CAMERoN-Just one more vote for old Horace
CAMERoN-Not at oil, SIR He once was; but
sour and grumblng. He wanted to be Governor.
When he was defeated for that he could have been
United States Senator In place Of John Scott II he
had not been mad at everybody.
CoRREsPoNDENr-lt Is generally understood that
tbe is coming I'M home nom Russia to
Senator how true that isS II he should, would that
augment the doubtfulness Of the slater
CAMERON-I really don't know how Curtin stands
He has great many friends throughout the State
and is pleasing plausible speaker but If he comes
head, and his influence will Be gone.
OoRREsPoNDENT-At all events, Pennsylvania
distance. Where i Is the bulk Of the liberal repub
lican strength in the State Y
CAMERON-There isn't any worth talking about.
Here In Dauphin county there are not over fifteen
republicans who bolt Grant, while know twice
that many democrats who will vote for Grant in
CoRREsPoNDENr-But the Greeley detection seems
to be strong In Lancaster
CAMERoN-Yes, 1t has some strength over there.
They bought the only daily there-the Express
and turned 1t from Grant to Greeley, but we Will
over five hundred republicans in that county viii
vote for Greeley, and we always had q bolt on our
hands there. Mcclure will do something but it
CORRESPONDENCE am ignorant OF Colonel
Mcclure. ! have been told that he has had some
thing to do with jobs before the Legislature.
misunderstanding land here both Cameron
and his secretary smiled smile that was childllke
Was GoVenor cuns confidential man man s the
nine years he was State Offcer-three Secretary
OF State and six AS GovernOr-and Mcclure had a
hand In about every job manipulated In the Com
mOnweath Mcclure amassed q large fortune,
bought splendid estate in the interior and built
on it house that cost him $4,000. But he has such
penchant for gambling that | suppose only O
small share OF his fortune Is left him. Oh, Mcclure
is q man without influence among republicans He
has by his perverse aided In defeating three
republicans for the Senate OF late years. and last
fall he got elected State Senator by deception and
fraud stealing republican votes by protesting to be
q Grant man.
CoRREsPONDENr-And so you think, General, that
the liberal republican strength In the State
amounts to nothngY
CAMERoN-Nothing Of any consequence. We are
united, and will elect Hartranft certainly.
CoRREsPONDENT-But wont the course OF the
Philadelphia Press aid BuckaewY
CAMERoN-l think not. The people understand
the Evans matter and Colonel Forney's connection
with t. and then there's the other secret OF Colo.
mel FOrney's personal friendship for Buckalew.
CORRBsPoN DENT-HOw Is THAR have heard some
ntinatons on that score, but nothing precise.
CAMER0N-You recOllect the investigation In
Washington some years ago OF the accounts of the
Secretary Of the Senate, when II had leaked out
that there WAS a serious defacatiOn and while
FOrney was Secretary
CoRREsPoNDENr-I remember there was such q
charge and investigation.
CAMERON-Well, Mr.. Buckalew was the Senator
who made the report OF the committee on the mat
ter and that report saved Colonel Forney's reputa
ton, which was In great jeopardy at the time.
CoRREsPoNDENT--Was Mr.. Buckaew chairman OF
q special committee OF Investigations
CAMERoN-l think not. My recollection Is that he
was simply q member Of the standing committee
lone OF the Senate cOnmittees--that on Contingent
Expenses OF the Senate perhaps) which looked into