The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
HANCOCK
A Batch About the Grant
SANDERS.
The SGatesman Refuses to
Talk. but HIats az Possi-
bilftfes.

New York, s. The full text of the
correspondence which resulted in the re-
moyal of Hancock from New Orleans,
| in '6e, is published to-day. The facts
are not strikingly new or important.
The Eorid's special says: Blaine, in
an interview thought Hancock 5 record
as soldier was beyond criticism, and
that Grant would be very foolish TO
scrape up personal ill-feeline.
Chicago, 8. = Tunes Indianapolis:
And now comes Judge E Mart ndale,
former editor Of the Indianapolis Jour
nal. with statement. In conversat on
with General Grant held at Manitou
Springs, colorado, last July, the latter
bad expressed himself substantially s. in
Rev. Fowlers interview. Judge Martini
dale says, however, Grant, in speaking of
Hancock, referred to him as soldier in
terms, Of praise, with the qualification
that, though be had proven, himself an
excellent corps commander he had never
shown himself possessed of sny ability
to fill q higher position. The judge re-
members distinctly that be had used
none OF the unsoldierlike epithets attri-
buted to him by the Rev. Fowler, and
the hardest criticism he had INDUCED in
was that Hancock WAS wrapt up in him.
self, and that he was undoubtedly q vain
man. Grant went into details with re-
gard TO the Louisiana business, and. his
remarks on this subject were about as
given In his published interview only
more particular. Judge Martindale said
ne would have given this important
information, but for the fact that be sup
po,ed the conversation was private.
Simon Cameron did the chairman OF
the republican state central committee
the honor Of saying on the occ lsion of his
late visit to Indianapolis, that the Indi- \
ana organization was the most perfect he
had ever seen.
A Daily NeloS reporter had brief in
Lerview with Gen. Grant this morning.
The ex-presideat wss asked if he had re-
ceived any communication from Gen.
relating to the recent Fowler
Interview. Gen. Grant replied, have
not. sI
Reporier-Do you expect q commuui-
cation? Grsnt-It is not impossible that |
shall hear from Gen. Hancock.
Grant leaves for New York, accom-
panied by Mrs. Grant, via the Pittsburg
Ind Fort Wayne Railroad, at O'Clock
his afternoon. He will go through with
,ut making any stops.
New York, She EUening Express, /
prints the tdbjoined inter-
Jew with Hancock to-day: ''General, -
aid the reporter, "will you make a
ormal reply to the statements concern
ng yourself made recently by Grsnt2"
1t is yet too early to answer that. There
5 good deal to be read and clearly
before determination can
,e arrived at. am unwilling to be in
erviswed." was the reply.
General said the reporter, ST am
ERECTED to ak you if President Lincoln
fered TO you the command Of the army
f the Potomac before Grant was called
D its command?'-"There is history
ut L don't want to be interviewed. l |
ant be interviewed every day. was
ED in Washington. ] was detained
here month. l don't say by whom.
lincoln was president. Il wss before
rant was called TO the command. There
ad been a disaster-the battle Of Mine
Jun, l think, but ask army officers, who
now the facts. / will not be inter-
LEVIED"
From other sources than Hancock the
1Ue11ing Express has information, which
has good reason to regard as truthful,
lat Lincoln did tender the command Of
le army of the Potomac to Hancock,
efore Grant b-came its commander,
nd that written evidence Of the truth Of
lis important fac. is in existence.
A reporter called on General Hancock,
'-day, in regard to the recently published
lterviews with General Grant. General
hancock said, l have not replied, nor have
prepared a reply. Ia fact, have not
ct carefully resd what General Grant
as said about me, and which has been
wen TO the public through the medium
the press. OF the assertion that when
ie Army OF the Potomac was looking for
commander, Hancock's name was not
ven suggested for the place, General
hancock says, after the failure of the
Ampaign, was detained in Washington
ne month by Secretary Stanton, with
le view Of placing me in command Of
10 army of the Potomac, but did not
ant it, and would not accept it. l.