The New York herald., 1877-02-28

the close OF the Exhibition instructed two gentlemen
resident OF New York aud resident OF Port
machine company, the goods being in their wareroons
IN New YORK city. hundred miles from the Centen-
NAL Grounds suppose further, that this examination
was months after the close OF the Exhibition
and the judges written report which ~ now
In possession OF the Director General, to be issued by
HIM as an award without the commission having sane
toned or decreed III
Mr cLEvELAsp--Do you mean to say that General
Goshorn has done anything ol the kindy
CoRREsPoxoENr-I mean to say just that, and moro.
This same sewing machine company arc schemihg ior
not simply one, but for awards. IN addition 10 tho
two they legally obtained from tho commission before
the Exhibition closed. 49, -
Mr. CLEyELAxp-what you say throws n little light
upon u visit had yesterday from representative OF
the - company. He came here aud submitted 70
me drait OF an award, and wanted to know II hau
any objection TO its being granted.
CogREsrox xDESr-Precisciy. Tho game Is being
play cd very shrewdly You will remember that one
oi the last acts OF the COMMISSION before tney au'
journed in November was to refuse an award 10 tho
- Sowing Machine Company
Mr.. CLEyELASp-l see but l don't ooiievs tney WIZ
succeed l am glad you have told me this ile oI OF
inside history III take steps TO have my indorsc'
ment erased from the back 81 mat paper
CoRREsPoxDsNr-The Executive Committee VIII meet
= at the Continental Hole in Philadephia on Wcdnes-
day the 2sth insL and is then proposed 70 issue
these two bogus awards 20 tho - company.
Mr. CLxvELAND-I think not | shall try and be in
Philadelphia on that day ana prevent such cohsum-
nation
ago OF the attempts bribery by this company, aud
the only wonder IS that with AL the acts before nm,
more has been told the stronger has been his cham
ponship Of their cause IL any one can oucr u tulr
explanation OF his conduct they may
Mr. CLEyELAND--You came here TO interview me,
but find you know than | do. Teh me, do you
know oi any otnev exhioitors beside the - sewing
Machine Company who are following IN their devious
footstepsY 49,
CoRagspoypExr-I know this much, that the Di-
rector rui req ested gentleman fhiiadei ipia
who Is an exjudgc OF awards. to make quite number
OF EXAMINATIONS goods IN Phihdcpnia after Novem.
herl4. preparatory 10 granting them awards; out out
thar mil
whether any awards are TO be ISSUED Wy the Director
General to cover these cases. The Director General
alone knows.
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL M'NEII.
The HERALD correspondent found General John Nc
ST. Nicholas, when the following interview TOOK
place:-
oRREspoSpExr-General, has the Director General
the Executive Committee amy authority 10 Issue OF
grant any awards that have not first been passed upon
aud decreed by Tue commissiony
General MCNEIL-Why, certainly not Is there any,
thing oil that kind going on
CoRREspoNDENr-That's the rumor II is stated that
tho Executive Committee or the Director General pro-
pose 10 manufacture quite u number oil addltlonal
awards which tho commission never sanctioned, ana
grant awards that were especially re-.
fused both by the COMMITTEE on Appeals anu Cy INC
General McNEL--well, don't think they had hetter
do anything OF that KIND The commission before u
adjourned stopped everything OF that character and
discharged all the judges VINO could make the ex-
amiuatons or write the rcportss
CORREsPoSDkNT-Oh that has been liked. lno
Director General has requested several gentlemen ana
some oil them In New York, to mako examinations and
write the reports
General McNgiL-But he has no right to do that
The law specifically requires the Centennial Commis-
appoint all the Judges and TO decree the awards
As said before instead oil appointing new judges,
discharged all the old ones prior 10 our adjournment
You can rest assured that the commission Will not
allow any one and exercise It's functions
This matter OF granting awards IS serious one, ana II
any OF these bogus things, such as you have mem
toned, are set aloat the commission Will repudlate
them and call those who have been instru
mental III coucOctng them.
CoRREspoNDENr-But suppose final meeting OF the
comm isson, through the Vaccinations oi those who
Interested in promoting It, Is never hedY You
know there is move OF that kind foot. The secre.
tary Of the Director General has stated that he did not
believe another meeting would ever be held
General Mon ELL Never lear. The commission will
meet, and II there has been anything wrong gong on
1t will be investigated ana righted
Other Centennial Commissioners with whom tho
HERALD correspondent spoke expressed the Same IN
dignaiion as Mr. Mcneil At the actlon OF the Ex-
ecutive Committed.