New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-19
No REPUBLICAE CORRUPTION.
THE STORY or MIR. DCNS CLEAR UroN THAT POINT
The ONLY PURCHASE ATTEMPTED ONE or
DTIoCRATIC ORlGINAIION.

did and viii vjndlcate them from even the suspicion
Of having been corrupted by the Republicans.
The cry Of fraud" had been go often
and So rars.stcnty repeated by he Demo
Gratis tur more than q year before the Potter
Committee was appointed, and Was joined in by so
many mon who held respectable positions in
the country. and who D, was supposed knew
something Of the matter Of which they
spoke that there was danger that pablo
opinion would finally settle down To the conviction
That If these Returning Boards were not actually
purchased hy the Republicans with Mo1ev. tLcy
we're at least Influenced by the hope Of Office OF
other reward. AID that fair maD would have re-
TUNED % different result
Every stage Of the proceedings Of the Potter
Committee has been a yIadicltiou Of the Re7ub-
leans In Louisiana the tables were turned on
tie Democrats by Anderson and Mrs. jerks, and
their case entirely broke down. In the Florida
investigation of last Spring the Democrats
failed ~ prove corruption by the Repnblicansj
and now in the cipher inquiry the integrity IF the
Boards, both in Florida and South Carolina, is
alirmatyely proved. The Democrats tried TO
purchase both Of them. but they utterly failed in
each instance, aud now stand before the country
convicted Of attempted bribery without having
reapcd any Of the fruits of their iniquity.
COMPLETE vINDICATIoN.
The vindication of the Returning Board was
made complete to-day by the DISCRIMINATION Of
General !. g. Drun, who was n member Of that
body. The story he told was n STRAIGHTFORWARD
one. and was not shaken in any particular by tho
searching questions Of Nossrs. Potter, McMahOn
and Springer. His story in brief was this
Hardy Solomon, of Columbia, \ man who was
willing 70 get a dip into Tiiden's barrel Of money ii
ne could was employed by the Democratic leaders
Of South Carolina to buy up the Board, they in
trrn beng backed by Governor Tildens
agent Smith NJ. Weed who promised to fur
nish the necessary funds. In the first
interview between Solomon and Dunn the
latter rejected the propositions positively that
Solomon from that moment gave up all hope Of
making bargain. But it would rot do for him 10
20 back 70 lis employers and report complete failure
because his occupation would then be gone
and all chance Of getting any of Ii,den5
money would disappear. There was. therefore,
tlcit understanding between solomon and Dunn
that the former should continue his VISITS, the lat
ter tolerating them because be learned from Solo
mon what the Democratic plans were, protecting
himself IN the meantime NJ reporting the Whole
matter 70 Governor Chamberlain. Solomon acted
hl4 part to the end going to Baltimore and thence
10 Nev-York, bu: failing 10 get the money.
TE- Democratic theory rha; the Board held the
count open until II wa asecrtliucd that the money
nnna's testimony. The Beard adjourned when Its
life expired by statutory Limitation, and before
Solomon bad gwen MP tie hope o.. getting the
money. On his return lac described 20
Dunn the reception OF the nCws m Nev-Iork
ol the Appointment of the Board. Ire Democrats
hal pgon "d 10 get ,Ge MONEY from Henry Have
meyer hut zee had gone 10 Jrrcy or" that morning
and was - return at oclock. solomon sud
that if the decision bad O."n held off
until 40 Ot.O'A mo money wound
have been forthcoming. but before thai time Sml,A
W. Weed rushed intO the Everett House ID a state
~ great excitement with dispatch announcing
thar the jl. was mp and tE9t tht Board had ad-
.ourntd. That wac dramatic scene and Li1y
well engage the brush Of t-e future historical
sioyE uEVA>ps A HrN.HG.
80 o..er member OF the Rr'.rn g Board OF
~.uth Csro..a. except General Damn Knew Of these
usrotiauone Mr. Stone, one of them, has written
RE following letter. which was laid before tho
committee to-day:
NEvYoaK F.b. L, 1~-o.
n. hon y. r CopII>. Wos1,ashH.D 4.
DlAE>ir: % wJs s-.cr,cd hy Goy,rno. r.deu 20 Dbl.
nat tie south carolina Ec,urung 8oali had reel
bought up boy the Republicans IN 1876. You know
SANITY reiterated and n = charged that Board
mate corrupt oyerturts through aEo5 solomon 10 give
sG1d b. I'D 70 have the onpor.un'ty or going be-
Fore me committee ard giving NV m"y on Pa "I
,.y thar 1 never beard, directly or indirectly,
Ila D. ihe returns on thur face showed
i.e Election Of Republican .le''o,.. the Democratic
.ucub-- o Tie conln,cc 90 ,he ioH-r ~ kerr.-cGa-
ives themselves admitted d's ih"il .ay.>uIt-ou 10
l~-C---. / never talked "ifI HaIly solomon apout
any matter CONNECTED win our tti-7 49,
,,i. should c,rta.lY celarul.r II ,,erc
rad been aiy sUlGc>fiurs from t.ip If"Cf rv f.uIt
olt Il the Usv % witch the result Should hc de-
c.ageG. l never took part IL CT lead ~ con.
yrlsauon between members "f tAe Board !uoeu&
~ sny BARGAIN VII" ~. Democrats. can TESTIFY
unrgHAyocd.Y 10 The absence "t "SY proposition
ahajeyer directly indirectly 10 tnc Board OF 20
myself - member oflt. from The Pu'.d King 10
any Other result than that winch TIE Board arrived Sr.
Itis bu; fair thst tie members = the h-'uiS Beard
WHO been so 1E'u-tr Aroused, Should EaYc =
20 cOuua1.ct thcir a"r'rt' p2d thought the
COMM tee proposed 10 remain longer rie snu tuat
should summoned before IT, d. saw ny the NEUer-
fuat Governor Chant cram hdd rcra SIN iuOBed ,Ii
VA a-appoiutpd hist The Olporunty not afforded
give my estmOn, before the committee concludes 10
.abors. authorize YOU 10 show ;hi- let,r 10 the
u;cC meuiuer 81 H. Al Aou think "a worth whIle
WILLIAM TONE.
Upon this letter there 10 lie following ndorsc-
mcut:
E.-lcc,iuIy referred 20 Potter Committee Il the
Hos. o' Eeure .cutaiycs. Mr.. Stone, tie writer. wa-
A-,ar,,y General OF SCUM Carolina, and eI-aiiciO u
member OF the Returning Board aud u.aA he should
have an opportunity To- state whether there was any
bribery otGtI corrupt practice WITHIN his knowledge
DIT. CoIBx
HE rEsTMONY OF BARLOW.
General Francis G. Barlow was very unfortunate
IN his testimony given before the committee
this afternoon. General Brady, in one Of
his dispatches to General Tyncr. had mem
toned General BaIlow's suspicious visits TO
the Democrats and the high-toned statesmen
from New-York, came on TO Washington 10 give an
exclamation aud 10 put himself in proper light
before the country and lie succeeded admirably,