Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-16
Ike EATON'S TALE.
Some Of the Democrats Mad because He
Tod Tales out Of school Proposition 70
EsPeI Him from, the Communicated He
Wanted $4,000 for Kansas-.O Gully $780,


As Colonel John G. Thompson. sergeant |
alarms and door keeper pro tem., stepped
out of his Office at the capitol yesterday, he
was captured by Post interviewer who had
been lying in wait for him. "I'm in big
hurry just now" pleaded Mr.. Thompson,
''and will come back directly" But the
Post chap knew too much of the value of |
bird in hand to let him escape, and 80 drag
ged him to corner, n0lens v0Lens. "Have |
you seen the interview with Eaton, recently
published in Cincinnati paper, Colonel
Thompson?'' asked the Post. Colonel
Thomson answered that he had read the in
terview, but to refresh his memory and in
order to direct his attention more closely to
certain statements, the reporter produced q
copy of the paper mentioned and invited
the Colonel to 60 over it again. The article
in question detailed q conversation between
Isaac Eaton, member of the national Demo
cratic committee from Kansas, and
Governor Hendricks. The conversation
occurred on railroad train going West, and
Mr.. Eaton is reported to have said that Gov
ernor Tilden had spent $25O,OOO in his can
vass for the presidency; that Hewitt and Ed.
Cooper spent $4,000 more,, but Governor
Tilden repaid most of that; that all the i'm
pecunious Democratic editors were bought
up by Tilden; that Ohio got twice the
money for the campaign that Indiana did:
''Tilden told me that HIMSELF remarked
the glib-tongued Eaton. Also. that John
Thompson got $4,000 of the money that
went to Ohio. Eaton also proclaimed that
his vast influence was used against Tilden:
Eand, lastly, this sweet sented shrub, that buds
and blooms upon the Kansas prairies, de-
c)ares himself tota ly opposed to the use OF
money in political campaign, because the
"bulk of it is misapplied and goes into the
pockets of political dead-beats.''' All this.
and much more of the same kind, was utter
ed by the virtuous Eaton, as he poured sof,
solder into the ear of the man who might be
President some of these days. But, of
course, the incorruptible Kansan didn't
think of that. When Colonel Thompson
finished reading the utterances of Homes,
lke-who didn't forget to proclaim himsell
greenbacker, tooth and toe-nail-the re-
porter inquired, CHOW, how about that
$4O.OOO:''
81 never received $4,000 at any one time,
and not half that sum during the entire
campaign from Tilden, or rather, should
say: Hewitt, as he disbursed the money"
"How much did you receive, Colonel?''
II can't remember exactly, but as / said, it
was less than half the sum mentioned by
Eaton. All the money received in the
campaign was direct from the chairman OF
the national committee, Mr.. Hewitt. That
is, the money was ordered sent by him, but
it was paid through the treasurer, Mr..
Cooper. It was all sent to us in drafts made
payable to the order of Jacob Reinhard,
treasurer of the State executive committee OF
Ohio. The drafts were collected by Rein
hard and the money placed to the credit OF
the State executive committee and used by
them for ,gitimate campaign expenses, such
as printing, circulating documents, paying
expenses of speakers, paying for meetings,
and so on.''
"If it were necessary you could get at the
exact amount
''Oh, yes; easily enough. The State COM
mittee kept an accurate account of every
dollar received and paid out. The
books were kept just as your account or
mine would be kept at bank. And
the books of the national committee would
show too. Mr.. Eaton knew nothing of the
money paid out by the chairman of the ma
tional committee for campaign purposes.
Hewitt said to me yesterday, when I showed
him that interview that he supposed Eaton's
failure to convince him (Hewitt) that $40, 900
could carry Kansas had changed his mind in
regard to the use of money in campaigns
Eaton tried to get $20,OOO, did he?''
eyes. He went to Hewitt during the
campaign and urged that $4,000 be used in
Kansas. Hewitt refused, saying that the
State could not be carried and it was waste
of money to try it. Eaton says Governor
Tllden told him about the money. Now, it's
my opinion that Governor Tilden never did
anything of the kind. Governor Tilden is
not in the habit of talking about these mat
\ ho1
which very much doubt. Governor Tiden,
I don't think, knew anything about the
money that was paid out, and if he did and
was given to talking about it, Eaton is not
the kind of man he would talk confdentially
to. Mr.. Eaton is q. member of the national
committee and can, at it's next meeting, as
certain just how much money was paid out
for the campaign in Ohio
Cali the money used was sent to you, was
it not?''
''lf any other sums of money than those
paid to the executive committee we're sent to
Ohio it was without my knowledge or the
knowledge of the Democratic executive
committee. It is possible that money might
have been sent into the State to others than
the committee, but Mr.. Hewitt never men
toned it to me.''
"Well, Colonel Eaton also told Governor
Hendricks that all Washington was organized
into Thurman movement
"Yes, that's about like his other state
ments. If there is any organized movement
for Thurman I don't know il, and I'd be
likely to know it if one existed. OF course
his friends talk for him and his name is
favorably mentioned, but that is ALL"
The P0st's man next shook Eaton's inter-
view at the Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, e1-chair-
man Of the national committee, and asked
what he had to say about it.
81 don't propose to discuss the affairs of
the last campaign, or be drawn into any
statement concerning its management" said
Mr.. Hewitt. with determined expression,
but as far as Mr.. Eaton is conct rned,'' he
went %, Il will say that for him, as mem
Der of the national committee, to discuss in
an open railway car matters that came to his
knowledge as member of that committee
and entrusted with its affairs, is SO gross q
breach of propriety that words are not strong
enough to condemn it, Mr.. Hewitt talked
fast, and it was plain to be seen that he was
mad. He took seconds breath, and ges-
ticulating wildly, contlnued: "And as to Ills
(Eaton's) statement that Governor Tiiden
and do not speak, that is groundless fab
rication, a gross falsehood fabricated by
himself, and you may give Mr.. Eaton the
benefit of that for me. Eaton is no doubt
mad because we did not put him on the exec
utive committee, but we didn't consider
him fit for it. That's tho whole truth Of it..
Good evening"
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