Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16
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Earringt0n'S SHORTHAND aIan And
How Ife NIisrcpresented MIR. Ray
ards Srecch-James L." ABdcm --
Afesy Significant FACTS for senator
ConiEiing-Not Quite 80 Satisfsc-
tory as He Might WisS-''AD IX-
perienced Party AccOuntant.''-
Something Very singular.
Special Correspondence of State journal.
Dover. Dec. 1.-The fact that the
Philadelphia Press and the Dover State
Sentinel sgreed in their reports Of S nator
Blysrd's review OF the Phelps Dodge affair
in the light 1T facts is not quite so signifi-
cant rs Seoe'or Conkiing u al would hsve
tnr r5uary suppose They wers bo /
written hy Mr.. James q Andrews Of
Philadelphia, who during the latter we ks
Of the recent campaign WINS employed 10y
Richard Harrington for various purposes
connected win the management II tue
canvass
Ii was while euEag-d In this tmploj-
mebi lhs. 10 m4ds the two feports
and the mat script Of what he sen, 10 the
Pres and was printed in The Sentinel WIS
revised by Harry Cannon and @r Har-
riugton. Mr.. Andrew WAS not Il reporter
Of the Press except in the way that any
one WHO chose TO write up and send to
that paper upy paragraph Of news that
paper might want tc print Ilu ises IN.
gagged by Mir harrington for political
work, and While engaged in Writing OUT
she tee. ohss Of his employer, put in odd
moments at figuring our Of his yiyit in
agitation de ticit Of $4,000 or 80 III toe
accounts OF the Kent CuuGty Levy Court.
Tina was performance which entities
him TO fame and did obtain for HIM an
extra amount OF regard AS well az 40
extra smoGnt CT fec from the grateful
party he was hing to s'rve. His
figures we're published in the Seatihtl the
Saturday before election
An experienced accouniRui,' the
StnGi"GL then oailed him. lie now ap.
pears III the character of Eau experienced
atenographor" and An "afGept admirer of
Senator liayard- 4" That Mr.. Andrew is a
stenoRraphrrt there appears 10 be no doubt;
hat he was Mt the meeting when Mr.
BAyard spoke is true, and that he was en-
ployed aud paid by Richard Harrington il
II fact which is quite as true and good
deal moro significant.
WHOM pIp COMPILING @ INSULT?
About the time when Senator Baysrd
was engaged in correspondence With
''obhiihRs flcEfs Chnihh anu tlCuhfl
Harrington returned from trip to Phiis-
delphia and New York On their way
down home, on the Delaware railroad,
they talked the coming card over.
We've got Bayard in hole" and the
danger of Bayard's expulsion from the
Senate on account of something not clear
ut that time, md futi recital Ct pre-
cedents, constituted the substance OF
long and confidential conversation
Olly last week, while "3he card was in
New York for Davis aud Arthur's sigma
ture. Mr. Harrington was there, and in
consultation with AZ least Que Of these
distinguished sigaers
MIR. 0onkling and Mr.. Arthur were
abuudautly satisfied of the accuracy of the
report before they began" is the boast Of
the political satellites who are only too
happy 10 be allowed to catch some Of the
rays from the luminaries about whom they
Ievolve with unspeakable delight-Messrs.
Harrington end Cannon.
"Abundantly satisfied 10 be sure,
gentlemen. MIR. Harrington. MIR. Ear-
tineton'a paid reporter aud Mr. Cannon,
against the word Of Senator B,Jard
Abuadantly sstisfi d Great heavens
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