The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-12
A LIE NAILED.
A Sensational Charge Against
ex-Speaaker Blaine.
Prompt and Conclusive Refuta-
ton of the Story.

CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE following appears
as a double headed editorial in the Indianapolis
Sentinel of this morning.:
&c. Harrison, a prominent banker of this
city is in possession of secret the exposure OF
which willtforever blast the prospect OF GER
tain candidate for the Presidency. 1t is this:
San entry appears in the minutes of the eX-
ecntive committee of the board of directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company of Dec.
is, 1871, showing that 1854, 900 of the compary's
money found its way into the hands of some
persons who had no right to it. At a meeting
Of Of the board of directors in 1872 Mr.. Harrison
who has been member of this board for
number of years through the influence of Sem
ator Morton introduced resolution calling for
a committee to investigate and report who re-
ceived the large sum of money and all the cir
eumstances attending its disbursement. No
sooner had this been done than Mr.. Rollins,
the secretary of the board, quietly went to Mr..
Harrison and said, 'You must withdraw that
resolution, an investigation will involve
Mr.. Blaine and defeat his reelection. He
got the mt nsy." The resolution was with
drawn. These facts are known to Mr..
Wilson who was present at the time the
resolution was introduced and Withdrawn as
member of the board of directors. 1t is proper
to say that lot of worthless Arkansas railroad
bonds were deposited as collaterals security Ter
money Nobody will be more surprised at the
appearance of this article than Mr.. Harrison.
MIR Harrison has been asked for statement of
the facts but declines to say more than ii
brought before Congressional committee he
will tell all he knows about 1t without conceal
ment.
The Journals editorial to-morrow discredits
and repudiates the report published in the Sem
tinel to-day duplicating ex-Speaker Blaine in
the Irregularities in connection with the Union
Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE story credited
to the Indianapolis Sentinel of yesterday has
been in circulation for some time past in pri-
vate political circles. MIR. Blaine was made
acquainted with it and promptly denied it,
stating that it was entirely sensational and nm
founded. The story as reported in Washing
ton circles was that draft was paid for MIR.
Blaine's benefit by Bliss & Co. of New York
and was afterwards taken up and and paid by
E. HI. Rollins, treasurer of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. In taking measures re-
Gently to connect it Mr.. Blaine received the fol-
lowing letters:
NEW YORK, April 6, 1876.
Hon. j. G. Blaine, Washington, ID, C.,-Deal
Sr.-In answer to your inquiry we beg to say
that no draft note or check or other evidence
of value has ever passed through our books in
which you were known or supposed to have
any interest of any kind, direct or indirect.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants
MORTON & BLISS & Co.
Also the following:
OFFICE OF THE UNION PACIFIC r. R. Co.
Boston, Mass March 81.
Hon. j. G. Blaine, Washington, d. G Dear
Sir,-In response to your inquiry beg leave to
state that have been Treasurer of the Union
Pacific r. r Co. since April 1871 and have
necessarily known of all disbursements made
since that date. During that entire period up
to the present time, am sure that no money
has ever been paid in any way or to any person
by the company in which you were interested
in any manner whatever. [ make this state
to myself. Very respectfully,
E. III. ROLLINS.