New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-07
Co,onel Peltou The committee assembled abous half-
-. q -. 1.sIauaI pnl.oa reaunied the sianl.

In.
| Mr. Reed should not have asked tho committee 10
como here tonight II had supposed tho matter 10 he
simply the questions that should ask There are only
one or two In number TO finish up the matters wo had
| under discussion
BY Mr. Recd-T understand you TO say that your pro-
poscd method Of raising this money was by converting
or LAYING the matter before certain members Of the
Democratic National Committee; that was your pro-
posed way OF raising this money A-Laying 1t before
| them didn't say convenng."
O-Yon Intended Notwithstanding the disapprobatlOn
Of your uncle rather violently expressed to carry out
this proposed purchase in each case didn't you so FAR as
II ay IN your power A-SO far as II lay In my power
| didn't undertake to decide IT,
o-You didn't intend to fool your colleagues in any
way at the other end OF the rouel Al have already
! explained that fully.
O-You intended, far You were aDle TO carry II
QUIT A-Imtcndcd to take the chance of raising the
| money II II could he raised.
O-Nour method OF raising Il was through some gentle
men whose names You cannot think Of To name, or
haven't your mind A.-No, sir, through the com
Q,-ITad ycu selected in your mind anybody to whom
| you intended TO got A.-Not specially; ..,..,,.
| O.-TIad Won gencrallyi Al should nave naturally
| gone 10 those who were most active.
| O.-Tp whom should yen have g0nel A.-Io any OF
| OF he committee VINO happened 10 be ere.
| Q.-Namc those 10 whom YOU should nave gone A.
! On the Florida matter after he had expressed hs
direction moral grounds TO the SCUM carolina mat
tcrl .-f should most ikey have laid 1t before him.
| O-Ym drln't think his objections were insnrmount-
abrl Al shonid have laid It before any OF the com
"oo''"wifhomt any sclectoni Ayes sir: and let
S act upon il, and take The responsibility, and act as
| irry thought NJ
Glow long would +; have taken you 10 get them 10
Qctncri At woulG uo have taken very long.
GLOW long in your Judgment "A day or two.
Q-IIow long after you had got them together would
IL lave taken you To raise the money Al could not
Q.-Lcius have your judgment upon I'll Al had no
Glow long did you expect 1t would take youi A.
d'n't lUOw.
-i,i.i't Know how hong n would take"
ODD You expect at mat time That il could be raised
me -pot a ad no "Xptctaiion aoout IT, because
O|Yo cvrccted somcbody else was going to do II
Ef T "ST > i Wo tGNy take r ~" or two to
dHGuat-to raise S5O,OOOi Avery Likely it would
DO get the committee together it would take day
or Two and day OF two To- raise the money ana hat
would De from two To four days. A.-lnat u mere
"Iarn iaic your lowest drmrc-'wo days it would
have taken To lo IT, would II MOTT Avery likely.
V-You Weie kcepinga pretty c.osr run OF those
gyms '+ 'rl oIc ,y liar wf r
QArr NoI doing YOURSELF justice when yo say tot
,rp y'irc you not INQUEST there Al say quite
You knew when the Boards were going to ad-
iolu. and when tury were going 10 make their dc
olson; you kop. yourself thoroughly posted on those
Q-Tnrn g! course. you knew at the lime thar the
E,api wa gong declare the result on the 9Th DIV OF
D.ccmicri A.-rnat l. my recollection Of the date
GiE ,iar Of Drccmhcr A-Yc,. 81.
liuuftf-ltl
0.Hnd YOU incg that at the time these transac
t,o- we're going "a Ayes, sur, suppose So; that
was - wcl-Guowu fact. when they we're going to meet
Oft Nt~ WeilSU3Tn fact when they were {" de
are Ia. ru AMI 90 point If fact they must have de-
carrd 1t b.; til ON Of Deccnbcr If the ccorai College
Wa tu .Ir', "u the 6tI. A.-N"-, >ir. . .
M Oh of Dccrmucrl A.-Nc-. sir.
Q-iIoH were y"u Cons 10 tct he time. between
posed wa A.-Thcrc was TO occasion to consider
thJ-
DISCREPANCIES N RrroLLCCTIot.
O-Y,u hal to consider IL, Of course; becanse yon
tccgraphod th" acc'pa'cr AMI az tl' time YOU teIe-
cr,plcd tac acccptlnc", Dc,cm5crt yoU know that
me roar wa going To declare the result the 5th
and that o. would take ivo jays II rA'sn the money
How Go yna reconcile those little discrepancies
Al didn't know that IL would take two days, aud 1t
was two days FROM the morulne Of the tn TO the 9TH
Q-rhcn youdo collect that you sent this acceptance
I'm the morning yOu could not rtcoiiect that before
Al don't rcsolect exactly what time.
O-Whv DO say from the morning of IN" fth 70 the
5;n It was two day. do not understand thlNi II
seem, to me you have inpToYI.cd your recollection A.
1t would be The best part Of two day..
O-IIow 80 Nnu know you sent The acceptance the
first part 81 thar day Al am not sure OF l..
O-What makes You conjecture that It was IN The
morniu.-rhr cAIpcuccs Of the .ituaionl Al con
slider that f,o the ficj that thought there vas time
pnssibly 10 do ~ and get u done IN the meantime.
Q-i(you rc,ol,cct that It WIS in the moruH. when
ven telceuphcd what time did find out that the
thing had gone IA" u A.-Somrtlmc that day
O-Ahoui nat lilci A.-irlunot tell YOU
Q-Wa, 10 toYar; ,--..n-! Al doa't know that.
Q-Lyt "a ha'" II. u ION. r,''l'tt'ou j. Ir'lvru A.
MA, ia tlc n,ru!a-: -,cI lii' ..nlc yuu recry"
the news Of ttc a',1.;,r Ai v"- some time during
Q-Na,lt IN ta. ',craoon Al cannot answer that,
o'Hrtvrcr Inc Tine vlc, Won s.ut the dispatch Of
ace, % @ y yr t m S'T n ncnhP ' Of tE@
HON 10 com