, 1876-03-16
havs you road tho statement ~h!ch The aon.
J. D. Ward ia supposed to make to.dsy :"
L.

A@Nso @oN AVAA hAV HtAkHuHDt WllIru tQ8 kQQs
]. D. Ward is supposed to make today :"
+ " Yes, sir"
u " na7o sou anything 10 say concerning that
statement, 40 far as II relates to you :"
"Ycs, hare. IN 1874, Ia February. my sons
nsu,o mas mentioned by his many friends on the
North Btdo ~ = candidate for Congress In the
Third District. At first gAvo the matter but
!lttlo thought on account Of my eon's youth and
h,s repeated stAtomont thht he would mt enter
friends, howovor. iuslsted that ho should allow
hfs nAno to bo used and that he shon1d become
acaud!da.e. They said they would nominate him
unanimously and elect him without fail. Abont
month OF two after this my sou had = conBulth
tiot, with mo In regard to his proposed candi.
dacy. 1atEcouousl5 objected. and told him that
tho prtzo could not be obtained without tbs
greatest fight In politics; that, % far ~ know
ana lad ascorsa!nod, Farwe1f was determined 10
bo told Washington That he could not afford
to DO be beaten, aud that defeat would ru(u htu
for tho future: politically apd financially; that
the Nholo Federal patronage, the rost. Office,
na e1eope D.p.mpPa soa %a hs se 1nss
against him that ovory Gormsn on tho North
Hide (ala employees Of German nationality
principally |iTo on the North t,alo) wonld BE-
!ntcIos. Of HI. FarwelL In tue latter part Of
july, whom 1t WAe certain that Washtbgton's
nomination would DO unanimous aud his oieo-
t1on almost certAlu. worry prominent gentleman
st sr ~ sras siy not POLITICIAN acting in 0'half OF
oyrEarD TO WASHINGTON lIEsEso 5000 II. CASH,
which llo proposed 10 inrest for him. and also
oneted tho support Of hr. Farwe1l and that OF his
friends. In tho ovent Of Washington being uom-
on the Democratic ticket. In compensation for
this Washington HAa to Withdraw from tho raoo
Of 1874. Washington Indignantly refused, aud
] supported him warmly In hts determination
time: moneJ MAS spent like watcr ny Farwell and
hia frieDds. Every post-01ice clerk, Custom
Monso en1ploJc, every Gauger,. storoloepcs.
dlstiller, and royonuo officer, whether residing In
tho First, Second, OF Third Districts, was COM
pelled to make q fight in favor Of Far~ell. saw
what whs coming; that In order to ofraoe this
great nouoJ aud Federal powor, Washington
would bs obliged to spend moro than ho WAS
worth, and embnrTaaa mo still moro.
"About this tint" continued MF. He5!nE, " q
personaf friend Of miue told mo that could DO
relieved Of mv financial embarrassment II i
would inluco Washington to Withdraw from tho
canyass. answe1sd the gontloman that, frou,
the day Washington had entered tho tcld, had
used. on account Of my financial &roublcs not
being nbe to spend any money. and for tho
further reason that NO might mako enemies
where no wanted friends, and for still further
managing the business u the 6tadts- ZeAung. I
also told Of tho o1et rnado to Washington. and
said that no money could Influence me to do
any more than l had atroady done to induce
Washington to rcsire. The gentleman again and
again camc to scc mo, aud IL couvcTsation !
STATED that had sold pioce Of property to Mr.
6imol Powell, at tho corner Of Morgan street
and CaDalpoEt avenue for 940, Cocoon tbreo yoa1s'
titue, at per oent TO TO aasurne mortgage Of
s20, 900, md told the gentleman that II ho and
Ills friends .ere 80 anxIouu to help mo, they
might cash PoWcll'a paper, aud would nlloa'
them 10 per cent On their money"
WAS not tho gontloman Of whom Jon have
spoken Mr. Jacob Ialn1 2"
"Iisten to my story. i fow days A{ter I had
Az INTERVIEW WITH I'm, Rxnu,
and told him had had an tntimatton that ho waa
willing to cash my claim axninst Powell. He
said, T would like to hop you. Al have often
stood that bis assistance uoull not be considered
consideration for tho withdrawal Of my son.
said. AS you know, Jake, hAyo tiled for tho
last four months to induce Washington to with.
draw, but without auccess.'e
"Woll was Ahe loan nogotiated p
II aaw him ngatn fow dayn Afterwards aud
boforo Washington had withdrawn, md Jake
proposed that Wo hare nothing to do With Pow
Gil 11o said ho would taLo MY plain pa2eE,
my oi1er, ID order TINT the compensation on my
part might be definitely fixed, and that It could
nsyee 10 said that had sold ny aon."
"uow waB i. finally settled p
II was indebted 70 hehm 5000 at that tiooc.
aud 1 owed Farwall 5000, in exchange for
which notes gave now paper, throo yoars altar
dato, At 10 poE cent, payable semi-aunuatly. II.
X Miller paid ct, COO, for which 10 rocclyod nv
no.o. Charles i. FArwo'l paid 81, 600 addition.
which Jaspor D. Ward gavo Ills note, with Far
wallis Endorsement. Ward's note was cashsd by
Rchm, and my note MAS 8fved to lohta for
Ward. AL those notes wore 10 Rohm's orler.
mont, and of1erod Roha my notoe, payable ia
thtce years, for $l6, 600, 70 mako IN The bal
auce Of tho $40. .0oo."
"WeEo those notes cas!lcd? p
"They wero cashod, but they were not malo
according to tho tlrat agreement. Jake de-
mauded short pAner secured by beddts- Zcllun9
atocls and Bimon Powell az indo1sor."
"Hsa d tho former notes bocn iudoEBed or go
"1hey ucre not, and gaso tho abort notes."
"Are thcy still in l:chu's possession !"
mo"
"WLat has he dono witt, them?"
''uE BoLp THEA WITHOUT AEcouRsx
to Mr. Lombard for their faco value, OF traded
them for land which he now uwnB."
"Who oao bos!des those you haYo named con-
tzibused to the 2l0, ,0uO?"
II don't know. got tho money from Jako. !"
"Dd Warrington knoH anything 1t all about
these transactions :"
ibid Y VashIngton withdraw because OF th..
tr.nsao,,d''" ~
"was hts withdrawal at. ali influenced by
monoy7"
mo. II ho rcro willing to Withdraw for
Ennnay ho would hayo taken tho 425 900 offered
him."
"Dld Washington in any NAY benefit by tho
S40 900 for which you ghvo sour uotos: }"
mo, sir"
"Why did be withdraw"
"Decausa neithor ho uor had tho money or
crodit to mako the fight"
"IAve those notes which you gavo for $40.0 900
oyer boen pdd7"
mo- MR..
''How much staass-zelsung atook dld you put
u, ~ necuritv7" !.
'"0ne hundred and fifty sharoa."
"What WAS their value7"
"Thirky Thousand do!lnrn."
"Wilo holds thom now 7"
'.Lombard, II iio hasn't sold them"
"Thon you aro out tso. GOO Of the $4,000 you
hoEEowed7"
"Ycs, air."
"Dll you. Washington, or tho Ssaass-z zei.ung
support Farwell7"
:.No. Wo all three fought him, and fought
him hard and aaid when got tho money aud
it WAS unieFHtood that would oppose FarwelI."
M,L WASHINGTON uEa1Nu,
who wAs present during tue iaterylew with his
- ~ d. ofa uR TO- I...1..