New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-07
A QUESTION OF VERAOITY SETTLED
hrR. TILDEN's ATTITUDE DURING CONTROLLER
GREEN'S FIRST WEEK IN OFFICE.


TRIBUNE reporter called on the Hon
samuel Tden last evening to inquire about the inter
tew between him and the editor of The Nec York Tines
of which an account given Tuesdays issue OF
sournal quite variance with the statements mauo y
hlr. Tlden in the letter recently published Inc
porter called Mr.. Tlden's attention to the
extract from the editors statement: IA.
Mt 11ien great man, never 1Ee oi ~ I Ss ben
.rS 5 Mr. sp plsny Inst It be and The Other Den,
80 is, s rSbl Epos on side they were prePaIv 70
kEst disgIsn for them 70 IeIA I5ssT be i refused
Hdenl expect 70 escape ,rsgsys Of This Journal 10
% jos 10 attack Tarnman foI IN. .s 80 ,o hen ,oy
tss sss reach would have been manissty aeiSr MO SsS
ss, .5.sSssr hat hey Those who 5now MI III
den ,n loo IA 81 sS ~sr tbe most likely 10 encouragement
NJ; den Nth n e'ro snsu1Ee gpOn BIS s'G1
@osa a5dor'S5 RTS@' 70 P on drssmt ncs that be was
Transformed on that afternoon ia.o another hStSGs &
n be ei Be- ad o. DIS o'h sh1 g voice vas never raised
so, lovers whisper until success was assured o ,he
Sssd itself Aer good sryoeWe have never denied it
Mr. Tlden replied did not have time to read the
article fully till this evening. came home ured' anu
after resting myself read the account OF this interview"
81 ia very funny. My statement was as follows;
Same Eve or r weeks THEREAFTER in substitute for
air COunO-I into the Controllers Office There sa MI zen
YOU NJ Green kindly gave in the basement when We
eS s5ss4 l s vent ss on Were s1 ro TcS Is
T repeat hs the contest 90 CLEANSING 70 &C. Genuine h
%s .h.iI WIN viz IBIS ag6t
Now, observe the place and time of this interview
II was IN a basement room Of the New Courthouse
Given us by Mr. Green after had become installed as
substitute for Mr. Connolly The time will be SEEN by
computation TO be the second week of Mr. Green's
possession OF that Office The first week was occupied
by the contest my part to keep him in and on the
part of the Ring TO drive him out andWth controversies
connected with it, Mr. Green took possession late IN the
afternoon Saturday, Sept 16 His first pubic DAY III
Cffce was Monday, Sept IS.
OOk In death
ring" became completely and universally public by
the newspapers Of Sunday aud Monday Sept IT and Is
That AZ any time after dates; that at any time
after Mt Green was known TO be in offices that week
or ten days later, Mr. Jennings could have said to me
what be processes TO have SAID in that interview I'M
possible and absurd. viii show to be such from the
public journals ae pretends that:
& and there tod Mr. 9 I5Sr a Ei ds t ps S r aas
OBJ osef as's M to nov, V e1Det to escape CEN
SURE oaF be sin refused to join IN the s''1 % '@ s,1n
language upon nacob he begged hat the interviews nght be kep
o. d, saoT md enter The ss5 without delay.
e. y be seemed t. Be si'sia o. l o|S sn41 g & Wa never
y4isei above = lovers whisper
Now, let US turn to the public journals:
TIE TRIBUNE Of Monday morning Sept. 10, which
reached its readers many before Mr. Green could
ee INTO the Controllers office had advised the public Of
Tie revolution which had taken place. and of the part in
st which bad acted. 1t contained leading editorial,
from which the following is an extract:
Cou1or and resolves down 10 his ruin
DIS la', CO.. 80 -, f.sseing Leader whom he
opportunity Connolly for TIE destruction Of The Rig me
f5 resignation thai Han might appoint his successor
70 sh1 as his deputy powers and duts, Of hi.
ge In meets ths sheet BY a.s we PnI C6S1e and H aS
pop George b Mcclellan bis place Green is IN possession BY
Con " legal appointment Me- elan Is outside awaiting possession
puis- Had appointment The Oh leaders The DnrIoy are coming
IoSA % se9arse sSeea h. 20 s EeB sSS sissolypS
5 s s0i M ' s revo That Is Se SsaoS this morning
ola, "a al adj
effort TO Checknate TIlden" and under heading. Mr.
Tlden's views" a half column report of an interview
with me on Sunday. IN that interview narrated what
had happened and declared that the present state OF
the local Government would DC made the subject OF
Investigation at the next Democratic state
Convention =" that thing is certain, that the men
who are the cause Of all this corruption and demoraza
ton would have to 20 under" Tle next morning, Sept
49, THE TRIBUNE said
NJ Connolly is clearly e 10 The esS position Which under the
bSs S. Of cofu6 gas that Ia, well nigh ruled and Us
You VIII see the first notice OF Mr. Green's being put
1n as d putty in NAME substitute fact, for Connolly,
on Sunday. Sept H. 1911 Look at the heading in The
T5Bs u that date, "Run OF the Ring" in large capitals
Turn over to the Observation-Disclosures leader. 1t
gives flaming account OF the transaction. II says:
The being fought in Democratic circles
honest Democrats against thieves" Now look at Mon
days issue Sept The capitals larger than
"The Rugs last hOpe-Desperate Counter Movement OF
Mayor HaPossbiity OF Violence being Resorted to by
the Ring" In Of the columns is made TO say,
al the hand Of Joabin this mean Of Sam. Tden"
Turn TO the double loaded editorial The Ring at Bay"
desperate keep guilt
uo Sq s S S 5 s9' Nv 1ndrs% Green a.
bis has created panic theOg as it forecasts nothing less
Now look at Tuesdays Sept l9 This contains
Mr. oConor's opinion, in which be says: "My opinion
on these two points has requested by Mr. Tden,
Chairman of the Democratic State Committee" Notice
the article headed, VA day of Excitement"
Towards the afternoon samuel Tden arrived long
r'es with The Controller and SHORTLY afterwards was gwen out that
Dir Charles Cono preparing az opinion support Of the position
Again. IN tue article headed Charles oConors opin-
@Op":
ss Leaas. oiM Tdsn NJ, CRarI.. 0CoPoI 'ys.:sri,y
statutes examination, fully in Mr. oCOuOrs
Again. under the heading The Feeling in the CITY,"
The mes says:
The oer Informed et,su, whose patriotic ardoI prevented their
Gen MoCesns oe the Department Of Docks Neither gentlemen
dS6 @ preparing sD1a 's exposition sao tie case reply the
Mayor this oOmfOrted many
The attacks on me- 10 which The Times often ad-
.verts. were on Sunday. On Wednesday, Sept 90 The
World contained an interview with Mr. Havemeyer, in
which he stated my connection with the transaction IL
Ii "a follows:
Then Connolly tire. urdyS He promised 70 meet
50 m bouss Up found him and almost ready to give
under pressure he said erueiiying am pat h's
more backbone TN and made hn promise % come 70 s mouse
10 ool morning He d aIs hsS hs counsel h
su sbOOt dgsung all The authority To The Deputy
'ss ~ we ,t y % R ses CopSoIly nd so
sSi bs whole thing fIed that DAY Saturday al clean Sh
R-wbat your object in getting MI once Is
~ Psr tst Tai NJ 10 allow he ,sn Committee that il act
S1E Viii b Alderman make their investigation. That all the in
SsaSs6Op
\ Meanwhile Mr.. Marble had returned. The World OF
the 2ist contained the following: