The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-13
WASHINGTON.
National Republican Committee
st. Louis whisky Matters.

Sts AOMAS pAaAs"NASs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The National
Republican Executive Committee, in a
formal meeting last night, decided to
hold regular meeting at 10 A. NJ. to-
day. The first business will be to hear
the arguments, &C., and read the petit
tions of delegates from Philadelphia,
New York, Saratoga, Boston, Cleye-
land, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Wash
ington, D. O., in favor OF holding the Ma
tiOnal Convention at those points.
District Attorney Dyer, of st. Louis,
is here to complete his testimony in the
whisky cases to be tried at st. Louis
this month.
Ex-senator Henderson is also here to
settle his accounts. He had long in
terview with the Attorney General yes
| terday afternoon.
| TREASURY FRAUDS - THE REPUBLICAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1872 2. MIN the
Senate to-day Mr.. Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, called up mis- resolution for the
appointment of committee to examine
the books of the Treasury Department,
and addressed the Senate at length in
support of its passage.
He said that in examining the finance
reports of the Secretary Of the Treasury
that have been made for previous years,
he had discovered many alterations OF
figures involving large amounts, causing
them to differ wide from ;. each
other. AS the transaction of the
Treasury Department in the same
Iyear showed extensively from the
and Indian Affairs Departments, making
comparisons as to the receipts and ex-
penditures for several years, and claimed
that the figures. in some years show
|, an increase in the expenditures and
kpublic debt in the aggregate of many
: millions of dollars and a large decrease
in the revenue collections, the amounts
were increased or decreased, as the oc
! casion might require, by 1.-The addition OF
subtraction from loans and Treasury
tes, and if there were errors OF frauds
: opportunity was given to attempt X
, cover them up under that head.
He also quoted from the public deb
! statement for several years, and claimet
that there were gross discrepancies be
= tween the figures of the Register OF the
Treasury, and also that the figures had
been changed by the Secretary. The factl
, and figures as stated he believed justified
4 1.-The appointment oil special committed
of the Senate to look into the changes
=.
. the Treasury Department, and he there.
|, fore asked the passage of the res olution
The National Republican Executive
Committee met at the Arlington Hotel
this morning at 10 O'Clock. There were
present eighteen original members, ant
: thirteen proxies. In calling the Con
y veItion to order, Mr.. Morgan
: stated that the object of the meet
ling was to determine thu
1 \ -F l,Al1 Aa NJ.
: Republican Convention. After shor
debate it was decided to admit all the
= proxies present, to hear one delegate
= from each place, and each delegate tt
have ten minutes time.
The Cleveland delegation was the frs
y admitted. Gen. Garfield, in behalf o
! the delegation, presented the case fol
Cleveland. He stated that he was not il
= favor OF holding the Convention at (,
!, place where it would help the fight, ant
! therefore he thought the Convention
] should be held in Ohio, and If in Ohio, i
: should be held in Cleveland.
Mr.. Sherman then made a few re
= marks, indorsing. Cleveland. Th
I; representatives Of Cincinnati wer
r then admitted. Governor Noye
= spoke on behalf Of Cincinnati
: making very strong argument, whic
i was received with significant enthusi
d asm. The Saratoga Springs delegatio
y was then admitted. Mr.. Sackett ad
' dressed the Committee in their behalf.
: WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-It was decide
Ito vote viva yoce, the first ballot re
It sulting: Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, 6; Bos
. ton, /; Philadelphia, 16. Every indica
4 tion points to Cincinnati as the place t
: be selected Tor holding the Convention
The next ballot resulted: Cincinnati
: 20, Philadelphia 16, Chicago I.
n The Republican Committee agai
: voted, with the following result: Cincil
. !nati 20, Philadelphia 10, Chicago 7.
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