New-York tribune., 1875-05-15
WASHINGTON.
SECRETARY DELANOs DEFENSE.

SECRETARY DELANO'S DEFENSE.
sEMr-OFFICIAL DENIAL THAT HIS RESIGNATION HAS
BEEN rENDERED OR WILL BE REQUESTED
CHARGES FILED WITH THE PRESIDENT AGAINST
JOHN DELANO, But NOT TNPII CATISG THE
sECRETARY-rHE YOUNG MAN WARNED By
DIRECTION OF THE PREsIDEST-wHITE HOUSE
VERSION OF THE FACTS.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The friends OF Sec
retary Delano, who claim to speak with authority,
cay that it can be most positively stated upon
the highest authority that he will not at present
resign and that the President will not request his
resignation. They say that they have this from the
persons who should be the best authority in this case
tho President and Secretary DelanO himself Ever since
tho announcement was made that the President Lad
rcque sted the resignation OF Secretary De!ano because
Of charges affecting his integrity there have been efotts
made to obtain the contents statement Of the con-
tents OF the papers said 10 have been placed in the hands
OF the President Tie friends OF Mr. Delano say that the
following the facts. ani cover the whole ground In
the m place. they claim that the paper. in The hands OF
the President DO not contain any charges against the
Secretary mt refer wholly to hs John - DcianO,
who Or time Chief Clerk OF TIN Department of
the Interior, but who resigned in the summer Of l573 on
account Of III health John Deano al ihst time Travelled
tar south Texas aud Tar north Minnesota ia
search Of health. During his absence, year agOhe
visited wyoming Territory where hc met Dr. Reed, the
Survey General AMI personal friend. Some time nf-
terwari young Delano his accord and on his
responsibility wrote to Dr. Reed. ing that lac was
thcu OF public service, poor. and ln bad health,
he mpropriety in his having interest in con
tract for the survey Of pubic Lands. but for prudential
reAsohs he thought 10 bes. 10 have tia; Interest 10 the
name ot arothcr person. This request accorded
contract va. made and the woik under IL performed
John Dcaro subsequently received the prooeeds of this
contract two ciccks aygregs.t!ng about $1,000 Ihe
prices all these public are hNrd oJ Lay"
and Is claimed that there Is evidence or allegation oi
fraud in the contract soop after t,is had hap
pened there arose n violent partisan difficulty
Among the ohicehOlders OF Wyoming. Mr. Reed,
survcycrG, raj, AMI III Gaefcck, s'eretsry Of the
Treasury were removed. II was ascertaned. how
ever that the removal act Of injustice, melted
by local jealousy aud intrigue. Mr.. Reed was restored
and his ebsconed to Japan. MI G1eetA was
not restored. but made Postmaster at cheyenne
This diapess WClcot, the Unite1 states Marshall VINO
h,s been intriguing against his associate since sub
seaucut this Mr. Ped lad occasion 10 discharge
a clerk named stevens who had EnOwledse OF the
DeIano tralsactiou hich Dr. Reed had made matter
Of regular business; and he took the letter ana ceeK-
aud other papers relating TO the matter rom
The Office and placed them the hands Of WOcott VINO
In due time forwarded them to a Cabinet officer Tie
latter about the 9Th OF April Last presented them TO the
President Secretary DclnO himself, mean while, wac
wholly ignorant OF this transaction. When the Preside Mt
examined tie facts thus brought u his attention,
he determined not TO say anything 10 MI
Delano about Il, "a he understood the latter's
ignorance Of the matter The President, however seni
Gen. Babcock his Secretary to young Deano 10 rCproVe
him for his ndisce0n. AMI 10 caution him aeninst bring
rproach upon his fathers This was the entire
a.on OF the President and all allegations ihat he ever
Dclanos resignation had according To the state
ment and belief OF Mr Dllnos friends, Oi'r iounI-
ton than tls. In the time, the character of me
papers bad known 10 or two other persons
tcre FROM whom the Information came upon which the
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dismissed the matter from his mind, and it was
only recalled b. The TEI3u dispatch which appeared
on his return from the Lexington Centennial Mt Deldno
himself never heard OF the matter until his attention was
called 10 il by PostmasterGener Jewell, while return
ing from the Centennial These papers do not make per-
son1 charges against the Secretary, and call for
resignation was ever based upon them.
It il proper to add that The foregoing account is not
only the statement SECRETARY DclIos rieDds, nut Ia
literally the White House version Of the case.