, 1880-11-17
A Rumor that David Davis n.
sires to Reascend the su.
preme Bench,
And that 1Io Will BE n co,a,
date Tor S1lcll nn Appoint.
llGilts
Possibility Of Republican cont,ol
Of the Senate Through His
Resignation.

DAVENPORT on 4 HOT SCENT

oAhF.stOhA ON 4t HUI SCENT.
Special Dispateh to The Chicago TrIbun,
WAsll1SoroS, d. G.. Nov. 1G.-The ylsIta
Joll1t l. Davenport hero Is understood IL
liayo established tho fact TINT the rlroaa, /.
Walton who visited Cumberland, std,, s!lnr.
ly before tho Presidential election. WIN /,
reported to llave had an interview with inn,
INN Il. Price, tho Democratic Presidential,
Elcct0r resident there, and who Is admitted
to haye Induced O'Hrier, pcysonatlnc TJnd.
scy, to 60 tn New York io testify In tha
Chinese letter cnsc, WIS tho rotcd II, II
Iladley. This Hadley, 1t will be Remembered
Ubtaincd some prominence during tho cam.
pn1gn as all associate Of Lawrut!ce Jerone
Of New York, in ss,-callcst Consefyatlya
Republican organization, a little eILauc NJ
people designed to capture somc Republican
votes for Hancock.
NADLEY's RECORD
was pretty fully exposed during Tho cam.
paign by tha New York Republican press
which showed him to have been engaged IN
great many curious transactions. lladle7
now tt arpearsYwas the authorized agept Of
tho Democratic National Committee, and
visited Cumberland, SI.l., as sllci, nsrat, IN.
der tic assumed name Of Walton. Ilewe
the person to whom O'I,rlcn reported, anil
who induced O'Brien TO 60 to Now York,it
no lid not accompany him. This llad|cy
a's0, MS tito agent of the National Democratic
Committee, IL believed to have VISITED Linn,
Atnss., Under tho lnnle Of 0. d. Wilson, and
10 l,nve obtained. untler false pretcnses, from
the klrls1nnl House 1t, TINT city, .
THE 110TEI. tE0fsTER,
upon which 1t Is proved that tho name D.! II.
J.. Nlorcy WAS twice tntcrpoiatcd. Daren*
port left for Now York this afternoon. IT,
fore leaving lo stn.cd to snmc friends that
evidence lns been discovered here al,l else
where that .will result In important arrs's,
md nid IN hunting thu rascals down. Da1eA-
port said That 1t migllt defeat tic en,is Of
Justice 10 nuke public the Information Oh
mined. Ono branch of the Inquiry relatetso
0'Brlen, tic pers0nasor OF Robert LINDSEY.
o'nluES
Inns had grcat .lnany difficulties In this Dis'
trlct, from some of whtcl, Ile escaped with
grent trouble, and detectives hare been In
yestlgntlng Ills career hero with tlls cxpecta'
ton Of discovering tho PERSON who Is really
responsible for having sent him from here to
Cumberland to study tho mines alul tolTE"
sonato Lindsey. Tho detectives are known
to have gono 50 far rs to throw sonlo sas'
piclon. upon rersnns w1l0 hare had dealings
with O'Dr1cn. Word comes from CumNf'
lailh tint thoro arc two nleM III t!lat elly'
Michael Crowley md Francis Brady, wAo
are ready to swear tllat tlley wero persuaded
to Sign
THE 1sonEnr IISnsEy AFFIDAVIT,
nt the instance OF William II. I'rlce, the
Democratic Presidential Elector from shaE
State, and 1t Is saltL to bo oil acc0'tnt OF lh's
knowledge that Price wlthholds the ploca'
tim OF the statement he lind ANNOUNCED ~ l9'
to-day. S1r. I'rlce's side Ut the story IS SUD
stantIalIy this: When tho tciegranls cane
troln New York Identifying Walton. At'
Price Introduced lin to II gentleman III Cnar
bcrlalld, a,ltl then lett him. Mr. f'les.
says that WAS all llc ever saw "
Walton, who left Cumberland OH the tfaa
with O'Urlcn on tho Friday Ut olectio'''"etes.
at p. III. lis knowledge OF tho tleEatlne
OF tho two Oh tho st,na train Is derived !lgsa ".
Birmingham, who Ii IN tho cI1l'lny o. u'e
Baltimore d Ohio Railroal as depot oe'ssF
I've at Cumberland.
says the affidavit sworn before lasl'ce l1.',s J..
sill Nov. / was drawn by Him II. rcsl'o'lso ~ ~
the application OF Rubert Lindsey, Tor "noa'
llo {AEr. prIce) had Openly adverllseu, ~ !. -
Cumberland newspaper, III Il request 70 " ~ ~
FROM Now York, after otllors lial oee' ~
Cumberland searching for Lindsey aM' a,'
failed 10 find him, Tie substance u t'o as!' ~
dayit was autographed at mlilllsn9' oss e,,,s IN
to Mr, narnun,, Chairman OF tho pt'nos'I, I ,ay I"y
National Committee. Early Aos' !, "o a,a ",a
following, tho affidavit wAs soInaslS smvi av,Il
before Justice Harrison. 1t was i,''s "",. ~.
Nuy. and tllat Wilton a'Id uh1t" 'r,, "r
pearctl OIL tho scene, Mcssrs. Hafoa"s" ts.t ~,
O'NeiI, residents Ut Cumberland SLY III, IL,
they wero With 0'Drlcn from lilo !!.ne nl u' ",'
arrival by tha train Oh rNllrst1ay. SoT' = a"' N
til Ills departure tho foEawing day u p .Ss %'
O'Rrlen lodged alitl took Ills meats u ~ ..s
house Of ono OF them. who Keepa A''
taurant. They beth saY
pnICE NEvEH SAW THE AAS had
while l,o WAS in the city and tint lflee n,o 1rao
no opportunity to train him ar scl'ool i't ~" N
q knowledge Of what he sllotlitl tcst"s ~,
when ho reac.ed New York. utsI'!''s''+.'hns, .hs
who suw O'Drlen aud 1Nn'ton depart u. ~ iii, nh
sa1ue train, llenIcs that hu eseF Wens a",ns "M
O'Ir!ou to any vt tho coa! liles. Wy ~ - ri
gentlemen hure from tun>ber!3tul' ~. 1 tha}l
gagged in working up tlla CASE sa5s usats ""t Ma
purpose Is, If possible, to eoFtopo'nn 'D. =" sall
statement OF O'l3rlen Us to "I,a' WIZ r,.eto, ~
IN relation to Price, the Ueinoc!allo tnstrt.
of Maryland, and others wl'o ',1,risuI Ng1v ID
.ncrtul In seut!ug hiM from Cul'i,'e',t , ,.,a, IN
New York, lie sail he llad WIN t,.a,,.,r n.n.
register Of tbs Grcpn City Hotel, u ea'a .ns d
lantt, showing the presence t'eto .,,os M whose
aud Sd OF November Of certain ''*. Ia stated
na,nes tie declined to make pltollI,I s,,.t uIuel
TINT they would be able TO SHOW 'na. srrosrned
llnnled 1lIcLuel Crowley was htes ~ ~ Unbstl
and asked to represent hlnase!1 ~, - ,,ats au
Lindsey, and that after he ,.s .eluseD 1.gaJy uai