Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-15
THE DE uoLY GRAB.
How the Standard Bearer Of tho Radioals
was Manipulated by the Managers Of an
Infamous Hing of Jobbera

was Manipulated by the Managers Of al
Infamous Hing OF Jobbors
WAsHINuroN, June li.-lt will be
remembered when tho Board of Public
Works ot this city inaugurated the city
improvements IN 1872, they advertised
Tor bids oi all kinds ui patent payements,
ani when the bids were received they
referred the various plans proposed Ia a
competent advisory board oi engineers,
consisting oi Glen. NJ. q. Meigs, A A.
Humphreys, j. h. Barnes, o. r.. Babcock
and Fred Law Armstcad who, At
ter n careful ANALYSIS, reported unani
mously against the Do Golyer wood
pavement, and IN favor oi the Seeley
process, wheroupon DO Golyer 4 Co
furnished 100000, sending the notori.
Gus George x, Chittenden with the
same Ia Influence the board Chitten.
den, upon his arrival, at once procured
the corporation Of the late Mr.. W. \.
Huntington, cashier of the banking
house at j. Cook Il Go. to operate upon
the board individually aud collectively
IN favor ot the rejected pavement oi DE
Golyer Il Co, the board refusing 10 con.
sldcr further their proposition.
| "
| field, then chairman oi the Committee
| on Appropriations oi the House ot Rep.
rCscntativcs, through whom all appro.
prlatiuus Tor the District had to bo
made, tocarry out the then projected
CITY improvements, aud with tho said
Chairman Garfield made u special con.
tract, hIs portion being contingent upon
the amount ul pavement obtained at the
stipulated price ol $3.50 per square yard
"i De Gulycr pavement No. ..
Charles T.. Jenkins, one ot the firm oi
DE Gulycr, MCIplland Il Co., testified
that II was the official" influence of
Garfield as chairman oi the Committee |
on Appropriations that was sought. lie |
T.. hAhiOitrd many letters 10 the Clio |
pending, 'neo, investigating the fraud, |
rcssilv oi securing Chairman uHI n' ,"s
whatever cost within tho slN,OO
furnished hy the firm.
From among these letters tho follow
iuv extracts will hn found sufficiently
significant to explain its purpose III
view:
First in a letter from Chittenden to
DE (iolyrr aud Mclelland, dated fobru
nry ~. 1872, this language IN used The
first nrt was tu capture Huntington and
Ih, Governor, next Ia paralyzo the
having companies. This has been done
rlIrctually, alliance for the future Is
entirely complete.
Here IL an extract from note OF
George H. Ehlttcndun, dated May w.
1872. at tho Arlington, Washington
| Citv.
TUESDAY afternoon Parsons arrived.
We shall get 100, and how much more
is prnhlrmatical. The influence oi Gen.
| Garfield has been secured 10y yesterdays
last nights and To days labors iie
holds the purse strings ot the United
States. N Chairman oi the COMMITTEE
on Appropriations, and the strongest
man IN Congress, and with our irIehus
my demand IN To day not less than
100, 900 yards more, 2OO,OO III all. Tue
connection il complete can haru'y
realIzr We have Grn. Garfield with US.
II N rar, success aud very gratIiy ing, as
all the appropriations Tor the District
must come through HIM.
Again. q. X Cmttcnden, writing Ia
Robert MrI.clland, one Of the partners
of the paving company, iIom the Ar
huyton, Washington. March 10, 1872,
saws. Had long talk with the huN'
cruor this morning. lie will see thaI
We are protected By saturday or Mon
dav can tell
Tho following ,clegrsms speak ioJ
themselves: an,
From Chitlcnden to McLelland I'll
absolutely necessary, | have agrech "
nay Sll5.ON IN cash, We To have en'lrt
contract. 2iO,WO Yards u - pei
yard
telegram from Chlttcnden to Mclei
land, dated June -, 1879.
"ThITty thousand cash, paid ave al
rpady. three thousand at fifteen days
hy, AT one month, tive at Two months
tscuty AT four. twenty al five, twenty
MIN, months. with interest at SIX PEE
cont Will take contract home viii
me tonight for 2UOcO yards, i'np
to follow. We must act promptly. An
, swer quickly
Telegram from ChIttenden to Mciei
land. dated April =, 1872.
The Dents and that crowd do no
amount 20 the first thing, hoy. shep
herd IL my right bower nov IN place q
, Huntington. Don't whisper WORD
!, but one soul knows It.
Col B X. Nlckerson, owner oi th
' ironiziug process, upon which TIE "
Golycr patent pavement Is based, test
fed before the real estate pool commit
:, tee that he knew all the parties col
u nrcted with the De Golyer aud McCle
land contract, sas upon intimate itfu'
With all the partners, knew person
we're rmployea by their agsnts, who's
K names we're purPosely kept secret "a
\ tensibly to influence the board oi puOl
y works Ia give a large paving contract
l. the firm.
y The testimony before the commits
n VAS conclusive that Gen. Garfield,
chairman Of the Committee un Apr
u. priaiIons, had received portion ol "
le sloO 600 corruption fund furnished
In he Golyor 4 McIellsnd to iniiuenoc u
Board Of Public Works tp give said hr
having contract for 10000 wards
wood pavement. hts share being cont
IN GENT upon the Aforesaid swari 10y q
IN board. by the express terms OF .
9. award. DE Golyer 4 McLelland ~ere
III await AN appropriation lay Congress
Dy lore being paid, Garfield. chairman
~ m. Committee on Appropriation
az "holdiny the purse strings o. the 're'
ed ury"