Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-01
AFTER SPRINGER.
\ Letter Touching UpoiE His Connection
With DOnnclly-The Investigation.
COL. MASS1NG's LETTER.

- A>'t'A Sppie IiS
With Donnclly-The Investigation.
COL. MASNING's LETTER.
Holly Springs, Miss. april ga gen
tleman in this city has received from Col.
Manning a letter which will be published
tomorrow, containing full statement of
the facts in the Donnelly. .Washburn con-
test, out of which the Manning-Springer
controversy arose. After briefly allud-
ing to the merits of said contest, Manning
details a conversation with Springer, had
with him as to the action of the majority
of the SUBJ committee in throwing out the
returns from Isanti county. Springer as
sured him that he would vote in said
committee to sustain that action, and Ia
Dor to convince doubling committeeman
of it's correctness. Manning then COM
pares the statement, made by Springer to
Armtield, Etten, the New York Tribune
reporter, Speer, Weaver and himself and
demonstrates the truth of the following
five charges with which his letter con-
cludes.
l: In making utterly false statements to me as
and i'll denying the time. and again to the
vote he proposed to give on the vote to seat Dom
nelly.
2. In pretending to me that he was working
with Phister, Spear and Weaver to induce them
to vote against seating Donnelly:
3. In making pair with Mr.. Withers., which
was really bundle of false shouts and double
dealing.
4. In pretending to the reporter of the New
York Tribune on April that he was too good
and pure to permit the elections committee to
be used as machine manufacturer for the dem
cratic candidate for president, while on the
ready to have voted at any time to seat Donnel-
ly, and SO have helped to make a democratic rep
resentatiye. if only his vote would have accom-
5. In declaring to Mr.. Calkins that he was
ready to vote in favor of seating Donnelly
whenever his vote, would not seat him. but at no
other time. while he told Gov ;Armfeld that he
was ready to vote for Donnclly whenever his
vote would seat him, but at no other time.
THE INVESTIGATION.
Washington, April 29-Mr. Springer
to-day stated his case before the select
committee examining into the Donnelly
bribery question, and Finley then began
his statement.
Finley denied that he ever wrote, in
spired or saw the letter. He had refer
red to Donnellys constituents in his long
letter to Springer under the head Of
those personally most interested. He
explained various passages of his letters,
claiming they We're written III all earn
estness and honesty. He had understood
Springer to say he favored seating Don
nelly and would so vote. He never be-
lieved Springer doubted Donnelly' IS right
to his seat. He had not meant Tilden by
the expression friends in New York" II
was reported that Tilden was working
against Donnelly. Tilden never ex.
pressed to witness any wish on the sub
ject. The air was filled with rumors
about December that he was ready tc
use money to influence the committee
VIM. H. King told witness that if money
was any object Washburn would not
hesitate to use it. He was at Springer's
house March 10th and was politely and
cordially treated, and there was no init
nation respecting the letter of Marcel
9th, yet three hours later Donnelly told
witness that Springer was angry witt
witness for writing the letter. Ad
iolrned.