, 1880-07-09

HANCOCK FOUR L EAl5S AGO.
fi1s ATTITUDE IN THE 1s7o coSTnovEnsy-r1tr
BrOnY or HIS LETTElt 10 GfS R3tEltstAN.
Nt,9 Tork 7rlAnanr J"'u..
Gen. William Smith was found In tho Office OF
the Glot>o Mutual L1fo. .1hauranco Company. No.
Us knssuA street.
"Gcncral, tho boston Glo'e prints statement
In which you nre represented us i'np,'Rnine Con.
Ilnncock's loyalty"
s'.rhat must DO Incorrect. Allow n,e to read
It," ho replied. Tho sltpw was handed to hin, by
tho reporter md cnrefulty examined. It was IT'S
follows: =
ut will be remembered, saya Mr.. Atkins
t1Ilrnm Atkins, 4 decsntc to the C[nctnnatiCon-
Henatof FerrY. ot M!lehlkan. tho ast!ng yige.
pendent Of tho direction Of tao senatc and
lIoisu; TINT thoy should be mcro spectators Of
asnsa S sSn . 2s 9 sshSs oc s Eat ~ t De'an5f st e
s ses|d oaly op, ~ s,,ssSpes: Il W. eIaiS!ed
ihl not exptro until @ iow Prea,cnt sholI!l.l,o
ialE.oted: Willis tcsc 1usstlons wsFg pend,
e as mi liz prior ssos "f's n ss1assen oen
s;hsr!daMl, ihat L IT,, w4s az I'D, to ,, hl!n
cock position wis in tho lnatter. He thcIn-
forn wnud say that ho considered that NJ. RI;
asatcs, and Con. Grants torn of o.lIce expired
ut midnight on tho III Of Mnrch; lint rcgntel1ess
# anythtng . IT, rE;srsy might DE- # % Goxrcss d.. T.
tGcn. HANCOCK, believed he Ind Il right to tnko
tho ontil o. ot1tcn whorovrr he might bc; md thAt
shou esh reeese a rs9s S 'e rum n @ Sef Ts Hu rs
President of tho uaitod statos, utter niinsht
On tho Cd Of March, he should ohry Them. That
Is tho story. During thu prDcres Of tclcRrlrhlo
shernnn w,s changed to Sheridan, md i'y some
WIS written utter tho dcois!ou. instoad u l,nforc
tho cstahltehInent OF the Electoral Commission.
Gun: Hancock, HE Mr. Tildcn e. a1d 81 pntrlotio
WIS. AZ to tho source whence obtained tho
erctlcnoe. l!rat hcnrtl II at 2 dinner which
aSsr WS% Ssaiss s nd s S s y sa ssYYss
q ovor sixty Of tho prominent Democrats In tho
Is that correct, Goneral?" tho reporter asked
when Con. Smith handed back tho newspaper
*:Yc., suppose It is CORRECT enough; but this
rcfcrs TO air. Atkins. not to me-"
"lsnt hc says that bo got tho statement from
,;,S, %ws,i, did mention something of tho sort,
..Xs recommendation Of, Gen. 1taucock7'
mo, not In that wHy ut nll. VIC were simply
talking among ourselves noout Whit hnl h1l'.
penGd n tha mstEas,out .h9 fsa,.t1 IND 10 Oh M.
tug fraud. hayo nothing further to say about
".poes Mr.. Atkins state substantially whatyou
"Qh. yes; that h correct"
"Fron whom did you obtan tho infortnn-
sThat cannot toll you."
"iyut you Mado tho siAtemGnt puhlto!y2"
don't s tsfak 50. '1 AnyWay % had @ not tho shtest
ioa OF Wish that it wo.it,l 10 published. nla,iu
THO staten,ent as sa'd' whom "o wcro talking
lsisss4 EasT'sa4Fs Or a' fast Of which you had 'ee"
VI statol It Ms " fact. Us OF course 1t is: 1t
would scarcely DO for @ no 10 g. stnto to sonaothinx
%a1Sh SbdSn w%s not true TA"t is all '"tond to my
GEN. HANCOCK nErIuES7.
Ne,u Fork TInts, Jnty7
Hancock would havo to say Ii, roply 10 seycral
quoted stnte,nents published IN tho Times Of
ropor,Sr s1 ia htn st ~ n oys w.
sos f or III bo"1s Go sT Thoas g. Key o To-
rary fcrry-6ont 10 Govurllnra lsl!1nd. ITO bud
hs Sfs SSn tss rsposal srsct!"s s %
ho wl1kod AboarA tho hoat, talking ns E0 wunL
t e 9s as fs' Il IL Fs
no uonneral had taken q sgt forward, whore
Whetl ho iDokpl tip, after u ,notnunt's hcxita.
tion. It wns plain whit ho would say. Ito va.
paper. i M and Saye It away With bofh i!a'is.
~ cannot read 1t. | eHntlDt l0nk ut St1te-
mcnts regarding mo published fl tho nowdpa-
"Not to be tmpertine in pressing this mat
tes wp%a eS se m tS1f y II t, r.
fose. o. iis & .iay yoa xeFs an'aTtel .ss ;s r.. :. -
quito COMFORTABLE 1t. tho. sun, Rnu did mt caro-
for THO anade. The question had evidently not
u showed you this statoment---"
whatever: beiieyo dti hoar about thIs ,ssosy.
CAFO to lONkG my c4 plantations nt>1ut 1t. will