The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-23
MATTHEW'S CONKLING.
MATTHEWS KEPELs WITH INDIGNA-
TION THE CHARGES MADE BY
CONKLING.
fCincinnati Gazette. |

NEW York, April 1s.-Stanley Matthews
repels, with much Indignation, In an inter
view In the World, the charges and insin1a-
Cunkling. After showing what the facts were
with respect to the alleged conversation
about the appointment OF Consul, Mr. Mat
thews says: observe a statement purport-
ing to have been made by Conkling that no
reasonable man could doubt there was some
kind of q bargain between the friends of
Nichols and Hayes, and that / and Sherman
were privy to 1t. | do not believe Conklng
made any such statement at the time. My
reason Tor thinking so Is, there Is no founda-
tion In fact for the statement and gonkling
must know | have publicly denied 1t; and IL
he believed there was any ground for such as
eertion think he would not make IL In an IT.
responsible and anonymous way TO On I'm
known reporter, but would make 1t publicly In
his own person, over his own name, and In bis
place In the Senate.
"All documentary evidence on the subject
to which my name was ever signed or OF
which have any knewledge. has tong since ,dbe
have taken the pains to be informed on the
subject. / had no verbal transaction with any
one concerning the matter that was not per-
feotly consistent with those written ~ papers, 1s
and did was In my own name and on my own
responsibility, without the knowledge OF Mr..
Hayes or any communication with him In
reference to 1t: and 1t was go known and I'M
4
no bargain Of any kind, written or oral, ex-
press or implied, with any man, at any time,
on this subject, and any one who, on his own
knowledge, undertakes to assert the con-
.trAry, is guilty OF falseho0d.'
But here liz q
STARTLING CHARGE WHICH MATTHEWS MAKES
AGAINST G0NKLINa
II know nothing personally Of any intrigue
In reference TO the electoral count. either be-
fore or after the organization Of the Electoral
Commission. do not believe there was any
Intrigue OF any character having reference to
the Issue and result OF that count between
Hayes and anybody or between any friends
of Hayes, or any Democrats or Republicans
ii was time OF great public excitement and,
III my opinion, Of very considerable danger
/ "a public peace. IT was Quite natural rumors
Of every sort should have been started and
obtained circulation. and gained credence.
sra ses front 1t The s%s # 9stf S nr
View. For instance, on the night OF the day
when the decision Of the Ele,tGai Commission
had been confirmed by the Senate and that
vote had been counted for the Republican
congressman, supposed to be familiar with
what was transpiring In the councils Of his
own party, told me, with an air Of great de-
X lection, that the whole business was ended,
Is use lis own language, the Democrats had
been sold out; that they had an arrangement
% they supposed, by which Conking was to
lead of In the Senate against confirming that
decision, and was to have been supported by
six other Republican votes, of which five
were Republican Senators from the Southern
States, designated by him as earpet-bag
Senators, whose votes : that is, those Of
the carpet-bag Senators, were to have
been paid for with money; but, for some
reason, at the last moment this arrangement
had failed them, and the whole game was at
m end. Igave but little credit at the time to
this statement, thinking 1t incredible, but l
have recently been told by other persons Of
other facts which tend to corrobOTate 1t.
have also been informed that Ii was the belief
ON The part III prominent Republican Senators
that some such conspiracy. existed, and
that Mr.. Conkling was either party
or privy to II. That inspired determined and
successful opposition to his being placed
On the Electoral Commission, upon which
&c was understood both himself and
certain OF his friends were very anxious
he should 70. I have also been informed by
gentleman who professed personal knOwl-
edge or the fact, that at the time Mr.. Conkling
had expressed the opinion there were but two
lawful votes that could be counted from
Oregon and that 1t was the knowledge OF
that fact also that induced some Republican
Senators to oppose his selection as one of the
Electoral mmissiOn. But have no per-
aonal knowledge Of the truth OF any OF these
statements, and give them for the purpose OF
showing that the statements made In the in
terview with Mr.. Conkllng Of the reasons
why he was kept off the Commission were not
those reported by other persons who were In
position to know the correct ones