Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-08
pEMocRATlc PLOTTING.

the old crossing place.
DEMOCRATIC PLOTTING.
The Efforts Made by Tilden's Dlsbursins
Agent 10 Purchase . seat for Donnelly'
Washington, April Sat the conclusion
of the call of states Mr.. Manning rose TO a
question Of personal privilege and sent Ia
the clerks desk aud had read an article
which appeared in 4 Washington paper
Saturday, relative to the action Of Mr..
Springer, chxirman of the elections commit.
tee, in the Donnelly. Washburn election
case. Mr.. Manning then denied all the
%purported facts contained in the article,
particu arly the statement that he had sub
Stimulated them.
The article in question. after giving an
account of the charges agsiuM Mr. Springer,
stated that Mr.. Manning had s%ub.tan,ialei
all that was contained therein. Mr.. Man
ming said ut is due, alike to Mr.
Springer and mvself, that I should m Ike q
statement IN reference to the article"
Mr.. McLean-Explain to the ho,.e in
what respect it 10 = question Of privilege for
you. 2
Mr.. Manning If the gentleman will hear
me through perhaps he will receive . sati..
factory answer, aud I beg the gentleman to
remember what the article contains. 1t
states that l substantiated all that it con.
tanned IN it. That is not true, aud there.
fore l have the right to be heard. do n Vt
proDose to refer TO the course OF the gentle.
man from Illinois in the election contest in
Question, but l leave that wholly untouched,
40 far a. possible. l have not had at any
time q disp ,sition to 60 further than nv du-
ry requires me. To discharge ,hst du,y
gives me 10 pleasure, but while thu gentle.
man from Illinois has been advised BY me
by letter Of my objection to his course, and
the action taken and to be taken by me, it
ia my purpose now to treat him with the ut.
most fairness, observing all that the proprie.
ties of our respective positions. and all con-
ventionatities used among gentlemen.
Prompted by that spirit, I shall proceed to
refer to ZONE of the statements contained in
that article.
MIR. Manning then proceeded to state
that that portion Of the article which stated
that The democra ic members IF the com.
mittee on elections bad met 10 Nj. Spring.
er's room. and unanimously agreed to
support the sub-comc1it'ee, was totally
untrue. The first paragraph of the article
stated that he proposed to demand au 10
vestigatinn of certain charges against Mr..
Springer; that we wholly without sutbor-
'y by anything that be had said. Ia the
next place, 1t stated that be bad charged
that Springer's Conduct was based on cor.
rupt motives. In 81 far as that language
was construed TO mean that be bad CHARGED
Mr.. Springer as receiving money by bis
action in this case as Q member of the CON
m'ltee, he desired to Say that be had pre-
ferred no such charge. So far as the spopy.
nous letter was concerned, Mr.. Springer
mad been Informed nj the course he deemed
it his duty TO pursue. That course be did
not deem it important or pro YER to make /
known. The statement that he had sub.
s,aotiatsd all the charges contained in the |
article was untrue, and also the statement |
that he bad determined to ask the house to |
investigate Mr.. Sprioeer's conduct.
Mr.. Springer speaking With some feel
lng-1 have been in pubic life for many
sesrs, snd up tosthis time no chSfae If this
kind has ever been made by any one, o. far
-sI know sdectiux the integrity nf my
course ~ . representative If The pro
pie, asd o~fsceusse lFwass much surprised
When say this s1teaqetp tbie Post las,
Saturday. Tss gen;lemab from Mislissipp,
mas already taken occasion to deny 10 bis
place that the PARTON of this article which
r+fers To tho meeting Of the democratic
members at nv room, ct which meeting this
article saaies Va aeteed ctsiosehx6d % 10
dorse whstcver report the sub-cnmmittee
might brtng2stu. OF. cnurse. it was hardly
necessary tor The gensiemsn to denouoce
'his statement. for II bore evidence 90 ia
face OF bring o falsehood. No set of gen
,Iemeh could meet together and sgeee In
any s;,ch fhinv nr0n0Aa AZ, ~ S-.-
Ia refer 10 this article 10 de,sil, because II
'eRr,ty. It is quite natural that I should.
vac %rtsnnnsIble- Tor the article.
and had rad . letter which he bad written
to stiIs'n Hu,china;,9 adti(pr Of ~ rr",, re.
qnesting abe uame q he aut66SSe,,s ind ALAG,
the reply he had receiyA from Mstsgsutie1
man and from Mr.. WaddeIl, the repgyter
WIN hsdssp6ksassoslfs.s 1e6ssiskr on the
subject. Mr.. WsddelI stated in h,s letter
4hst, under insttnet.opsfr from NJ. Hutchibs,
he went to nee Nj. Manning in regard to
the matter and yrpealed The story to him
Discovering -thit he va acquainted with
The details Of the, matter, Mr.. MasniuR,hed,
remarked 70 him .b1t -hisgfnbfmsion was
in substance . reports nd Then weuts,n and
repea,edlhe story to him about ~ he bed,
told it.. Manning had declined to be inter
viewed. remarkins that il vas neither neces
sary nor proper.
Mr.. Springer Il deem it unnecessary 10
qae~,ip6 vhsthef the gen,lem ~ from Mic
,i.-ippi i. %rs.pon-ibl- for III. article IN The
Posi-. Whether he be or not I do not knov.