Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-30

Pacific railroad bridge, at Omaha, from it's
foundation on the morning Of the 25th of |
August, 1877 Mercury has in Its aphelion |
on the same date. NJ N. X. |
MINISTER MOVES.
He Belieres that the Potter Committee Has
Not Yet Touched the Host I'm .,ortant
Points.
Interview in New York Tribune.
care you satisfied with the result of your
flying VISIT" Gen. Noyes was asked.
Entirely SO, with this exception; while
satisfied with the examination, | think it is
only just to me that, upon the conclusion of
the case. as far as l was concerned, the com
mittee should have exonerated me as public
~ as they slandered me. This | demanded
from the committee, and asked that it be
done at once. | understand that (privately)
the Democratic members of the committee
have stated that no case was made out against
me upon the examination. The whole case.
as far as / am concerned, fell to the ground
before my testimony was given, and what |
said before the committee was certainly not
equivocal. Gen. Lewis Wallace in his testi-
mony said that McLin told him that Manton
Marble told him that he (McLin) need not
die poor man if he would use his influence
to get Florida returned for Tilden.'
cit is rumored, General that you possess
special information ON the subject
II had no such information from McLin,
as had no private conference with HIM
| while in Florida. 1t was, however, matter
of current history in Tallahassee while | was
| there, that member of the Democratic Wis
| iting committee urged the propriety of buy
ing Mr.. McLin's vote, and that he used this
language: 'McLin was a deserter from the
confederate army. A man that will desert
can be bought, and the only thing to do is
to buy the damned scoundrel.'
''Did this proposition meet with favor OH
| the part of the other Democrats
''My information was that it did not, and
/ that hence subsequent negotiations We're
attended With some embarrassment
"Did this information come to your
knowledge?'
:sThat l do not feel at liberty to answer
! fully, but it is. perhaps, sufficient to say that
among other sources of information, / saw a
letter in the hands of a prominent Republi-
can politician OF Florida, setting forth the
names, dates and circumstances of ali at
tempt to secure the vote of one of
Tilden electors. | think that letter
is still in existence. This ate mpt was not
limited to McLin, but have reason to th ink
that Cowgirl, the other Republican member
of the canvassing board, was also approached
in the same manner. 1t is fair, however, to
these gentlemen to say that this corrupt
proposition met with no favor from either OF
them SO far as my information goes. | then
believed them to be above corruption, and |
have not changed my opinion in this regard.
''Can you state sshe sum offered and the
name of this member of the Democratic Wis
ting committee who directed the negotia-
tions!7
81 am about to leave the country and re-
turn TO my post of duty III France. do not
care to be more specific than | have been,
but the facts are all accessible here if the
Potter committee want them. The amount
named was a large one. Whose money il
was, or whether 1t was actually in hand,
have no means of knowing. 1t was further
matter of current belief that there was {
controversy as to who should handle The
money ond pay it over, and that this resulted
in i'll feeling and possibly in disclosing the
scheme
'Why did you not make this fact known
to the committee?o
$ For the simple reason that | thought i
would appear like seeking to divert attention
from charges which had been made agains
. me. thought it better, without consulta
ton with or advice from anybody, to have
, my case stand on its own bottom. Had
, brought counter-charges against any Of Thu
Democratic visitors before my own case wa
, disposed of, it would have seemed like shout
/ ing back You're another. which woult
L I. I
; grossly unfair and dishonest-a mere prefer
) ence."
why did Mr.. Potter single out you AM
; Secretary Sherman for attack in the resolu
tons p
/ 81 understand that the resolutions a
originally prepared, made no mention Q
, our names, but that Speaker Randall in
formed the Democratic congressman tina
3 he could not rule the resolutions to be
question of privilege unless high officers o
the government were charged with impeach
able offenses. Whereupou Mr.. Sherman
and myself were selected as the victims
! Naturally enough. perhaps, for the reaso
that we were both from Ohio: had long bee
friends of the President: and had visite
) Louisiana and Florida respectively durin
y the canvass and had both been appointe
). to high Office under the administration
. If there was fraud by our advice
: or within our knowledge, whic
I affected the result Of the election, it was u1
. doubtedly thought possible to reach tn
!. President through us, and thereby connee
9 him with these alleged frauds, the origins
e proposition being to unseat the President, a
the allusion to the Maryland resolution
u plainly indicates. and as we know from othe
sources. The popular protest of the countr
u against this proposition compelled the Dem
g ocratic majority in Congress to recede fror
that determination and to declare the Pres
g dents title inviolable.''
n "Do you believe that Mr.. Tilden will b
+ the next Democratic candidate for the Pres
}. idency?"
:, ''Not if the Democrats can help it, thong
. greatly wish he may be-
9 "Wili Gen. Grant be the Republican cal
Q didate?''
r .:As to that can not say: but it is m
f judgment that whoever is nominated by th
9 Republicans will surely be elected"
8 SIS Mr.. Hayes as firmly resolved as eve
j, not to accept a second term?'
= 81 have no private information on thu
g subject, but do not see how he could be
0 candidate after his promised pledges. pr