Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-08

regard to the next election of President
makes every Democrat anxious to see the
State saved, now that we can legally and
properly do IT, to The Democracy. The
whole case is before our friends in New
York; and upon assurances which gathered
from what you said to me, have told them
that the report could be adopted, and Dom
nelly would be seated at once. cannot be.
lieve that we VIII now fail to make this
good. Among the hundreds of letters which
come to me there is not one in which the
matter has not been urged to completion
when there has been any mention Of IL; and
II is as much . matter of general polite al in
terest as any of which they write to me.
am convinced that neither you nor the Dem
ocratic Congressman can afford to dissap-
point our friends in this matter. am pre-
sumed to know and do KNOW how much
weight ought to be given 10 paid Democratic
detractors OF DonnellY and 10 the mercenary
quasi Democratic defenders of the Washbusn
bribery. It is not enough that Washburn
should be deprived Of his seat, but that the
wishes Of the voters, as legally expressed,
should be regarded and indicated, and they
demand that their chosen representative
should be seated. To 20 and send the mat
ter back to the people now would be only to
invite the investment of large sum of radi-
cal money TO be expended there, and this
would be done without stint. The worst ell
ements OF the party would be put at once 10
work there, and the result would be a
disaster to US. The high character of the
! members of the Subcommittee too would
seem to be impugned should the report fail
of unanimous adoption by the Democrats,
| and trust that such is not the case. Par
don what may seem like interference in this
matter. i still hold the closest and most
confidential relations to those who are per.
haps the persons most to be affected by Your
decision In this matter, and | speak in that
capacity when | write this and urge upon
you prompt and decisive action in this vital
matter and may add that it reaches furth-
er even than have intimated and will both
Immediately and remotely affect us all, be-
yond what can now beapparent TO you'll see.
| | beg leave to add that it still seems incredI.
BILE to me that any one should doubt your in
tention to carry out the wishes Of your
| friends 10 this matter. | am with sincere
respect,yery truly yours,
| HENRY H. FINLEY.
Washington, D. O., March 8.
Mr.. Finley is supporter and friend
of Donnelly, who claims residence
in the State of Minnesota. He is
Democratic in politics and well
known to some of the gentlemen on
this floor. Finley called on him, but
was coolly received, and he was not
flied that Donnelly would be held re-
sponslEle for the publication of the
fact of the existence of the anony-
nous letter. Donnelly afterward
called on him. and asked whom he
suspected of writing the anonymous
letter. Mr.. Springer replied it was
written by Finley, the writing being
very similar, as all agreed who had
seen it. Donnelly thought Finley
could not have done it,and attributed
it to some of Washburn's friends.
Mr.. Springer then reasoned out the
probability of Fnley's authorship.
said to Donnelly: "This lette pur.
ports to speak in behalf of Tilden,
and has authority to vote to seat you.
| do not believe Finley has any au-
thorlty to sneak for Tilden, but If he
insists he has authority, want him
to tell Iilden that am not his man,
and that l propose to decide this
case on law and the facts as l under.
stand them, and will not be dictated
to by anybody" [Applause on the
Republican side That conversation
was on the 10th of March, and on
the next day l received letter from
Finley, stating that if he had gone
beyond the bounds in the former let
ter he begged leave to recall it.
paid no attention to either of these
letters. This is the first time have
made them public.
Answering Manning Mr.. Springer
said he had requested Phister and
Armfeld to vote to unseat Wash.
burne, but denied asking them to
faver Donnelly. He had held aloof
till the last moment, that his iudg-
ment might be unbiased by facts.
Mr.. Spencer corroborated Spring
er. and Keifer, Republican member
of the committee, said he had always
understood Springer would vote
against DonnelIy.
Messrs. Phister and Weaver also
had understood Springer's position
in the same way.
MIR. Manning alone had not SO uuu.
derstood him.
Mr.. Springer then challenged any
member to assert that he had prao.
ticed. deception in the matter. No
one responding, he declared he would
not ask an investigation, but if any
body wished such a committee be
would testify on oath what be had
said to-day. He had not intended
to deceive Manning. Expressions
OF approval and sympathy greeted
him as he closed.