The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-14

Mr.. CenkIing Asks asa Expi"n"sao" o.
Mr.. Bayard.

Mr.. COnkIfng Asks asa Exp'"""ss"" "
Mr.. Bayard.
DISTORTED CAMPAIGN uTTERANCEs-THE NEW
YORK LEADERS, DISSATISFACTION MET WITH
cAxpoR AND DIGNITY BY DELAwARE's SON.
WASHINGTON, December 12 The follow
ing statement and the appended letters
have been furnished for publication :,
The publication In The Philadelphia
Press. signed by c. A. Arthur, Roscoe
Copkling, George s. Boutwell,. and Moan
Davis, dated In New York November 20,
1880, but not published until December
18th, render II proper that the suh1oined
letters should also be published. Inc
dates OF these letters and their contents
fully explain them, and no other CORE
spopd has passed between any oil the
signers OF the card In the Press and myself ::
Mr.. +. A. Burr. one Of the editors OF the
Press. had received In Philadelphia letter
from me prior TO November 10th, In which
stated the ialsity and malice OF the report
OF my speech at Dover, which had been
published In the Press OF october IBID.
After the foregoing correspondence no iur'
ther statement on my part was deemed me-
cessary. An interval OF nearly three weeks
elapsed before the parties published the
card aluded tn, I'm which they denounce as
false the alleged report OF speech, when
weeks before had stated TO be untrue.
Thcse facts are submitted to the judgment
rof all honorable men. TT. BAYARD.
Washington, ID. c., December II, 1880.
CoNKLING SEEKING INFORMATION.
UTICA, N. Y. November IL, 1SS0.-Dear
Sjr.-I ask your attention TO the following
newspaper report OF remarks alleged TO
have been made by you in public speech
at Dover, Del, near the end OF the recent
canvass:
That he may not claim he Is misrepre-
scented we give a verbatim report OF the lam
guage he used L:
When that interview took place very oistin-
guished gentlemen were resent the senior senator
from New York among others. Mr.. Conkiing; also,
Mr.. Noah Davi the district attorney; MI. Arthur,
the collector: Mr.. Jayne, The spy or special agent
they called him-sl were pre;ent. MT Boutwell,
that distinguished fnancier, who was SECRETARY OF
The Treasury. was also there. And they oil stood
around this unhappy merchant, who had given his
S25 900 subscription TO General Grant-this presi-
dent of the Young Mems Christian Association,
this member Of The Union League. and This pTesi-
dent Of the Chamber OF Commerce, lie thone ,
They took from that mans pocket In one sum
$ze7,000 in money, and they divided VI among
no exaggeraiOn or figure of speech. There 1t
sands upon he record, ard want to tell you IL Is
thing OF which | have knowledge and means OF
knowledge.
The extract is cut from The Philadelphia
Press of Friday, October 30, 1880. The State
Sentinel, published at Dover, on the Both OF
October contains the same report in SUBJ
stance.
The appearance Of these two publications
I'm Journals near YOU, and their having gone
81, ;tI, atr
will, trust, seem sufficient excuse for bring
Ing them to your notice. viii you inform
me whether yOu did make this statement in
form or in substance? 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that this inquiry is not meant TO
imply that suppose you did o. would make
such an utterance. Ny purpose is only 10
adopt the most nat ural and convenient mode
to set right an injustice greater perhaps to
you than to others. Your Obedient servant,
Roscoe CONKLING,
Hon. Thomas +. BdyGrd, United States
Senator, Wilmington, Del.
SENATOR BAYARD DENOUNCEs THE REPORT.
WILMINGTON, DEL, November -. $780,
Dear Sir,-I have Just received your letter
dated the 10 n instant, accOmp panied by a
newspaper cntti0g purpOriing to be an ex-
tract from report Of public speech made
By me at Dover in this State, " near the end
Of he recent canvass"
made but one speech at Dover, and
spoke then without notes. Until L received
your letter | never knew that any report
had been made or published. Tn" Press,
from which you tel me YOU cut the extract,
| is Philadelphia paper, and the Sentinel Is
published In Dover. Both are Republican
| in politics, and have never seen copy OF
| iii Il ~ nrc eli 10
Reading for the first time The extract you
send me, it appears 10 me so grossly inaccu-
rate as to cause the belief that il could not
have been written by an honest person.
/ remember we'll speaking OF the case OF
| Phelps, Dodge d Co., and the proceeding
under which a great sum OF money 1870
| C00) was wrongfully taken from their peck
cts. | described and denounced in severe
terms The "moiety system" and the share
which in this case accrued TO the collector,
survey or,-and naval officer, and the in
former (Jayne or Herve), and stated that
"the senior senator from Nelo York. Mr.
Conklinq, lcas understood TO haze received
conn enSdtiOn. as their counsel, from
| Messrs arthur, Cornell, and Latin for his
| services and assistance IN the transaction"
also that my authority for this statement wa:
OF the houses Of Congress, accompanied by
testimony and statements made in open de-
bate on the floor OF the House, and never tC
nv knowledge contradicted. | believe
also referred 10 publication by William p
| Wood an eX-TreasurY official, made in the
New York Sun, October p, 1880, giving III,
account in full OF The case. This believe
to be the "foym aud substance" OF thai
part of the speech in question which haC
any reference TO you on the moiety system
| shall be surprised to learn there is any
error OF fact in my statement, and shall re
gret il the slightest injustice has been doEt
to you, and il there has been, will feel my
self bound 10 apply any proper remedy
when my error has been disclosed to me
Your obedient servant, Il. 4. BAYARD.
The Hon. Roscoe COnkling, United State:
Senator, Utica, N. Y.
Mr.. CONLLING NOT SATISFIED.
UTICA, n. Y, November II, 1sSO.-Deal
Sir,-I read with surprise your letter
Of the 18th instant, just received. en-
close you a statement, widely published in
two newspapers, Of definite charges said Il
have been publicly made by you, and made
on your own knowledge OF their truth
These charges were OF unlawful and crimi
nal conduct imputed together to severa
persons, OF whom | am one. asked yol
whether you made the statement. Thi
would seem 10 call for frank disclaimer o.
admission. You answer nothing as to an.
one concerned except me. As 10 me, you
ldenial Il inferentiai by impeacbing the hon
esty of the reporter, and then YOU proceed
with new. 4 quite different and erroneous
statement, which you say you uttered as Il
me in the form OF alleging " what was I'm
derstood."
Thus your response TO plain nd unwar
ranted inquiry is one which does DOT NEE
the inquiry, but consists chiefly o. allega
| tious 6iffpranf and thottob Ice iniIl