Daily Republican., 1880-12-13
BAYARD AND CoEKLyMa.
correspondence Between the tive
Senators in Reference - sens.
tor Bay ards Dover speeeh-Mr.
Bay ara Pennies tnat ne Made
the kDeech as Reported.

Bay ara pennies snns ne Made
the speech as Reported.
On Saturday, the REPUBLICAN, con-
tanned an article In reference to Sena'
tor Bayard's Dover speech, delivered a
few evenings before the Presidential
election, in which appeared the follow
ing extract Of said speech rejecting Sc
verely upon Chester A. Arthur, now
Vice Presidentelect of the United
States; Senator Conklipg, Of New York
George 8. Boutwell,, ex. secretsry Of the
Treasury, and Noah Davis, present
Judge Of the United States District
Court Of New York 'When that in.
terview took place, very disting guished
gentlemen were present, the senior
Senator from New York among others
Mr.. CoDkling. Also, Mr.. Noah
Davis, the District Attorney; y;Mr. Arthur,
the Collector; Mr.. Jayne, the spy--Or
special agent, they called him. All
we're present. Mr.. Boutwell,, .aAt dis
tinguished fnancier, who WAS Secretary
OF the Treasury, was there also. And
they all stood around this unhappy
merchant, who had given his $25, 900
su Inscription to General Grant; this
President Of the Young Mems Christian
Association this member of the Union
League, and this member of the
Chamber Of Commerce, He thought all
tnat would protect him. Not much I!
Not much! They took from that man 3
pocket in one sum $267 900 in money,
and they divided It among themselves
[Great laughter!l Gentlemen, this is
no exaggeratiOn or figure OF speech.
There II stands upon the record and !
want to tell you it is thing of which
I have knowledge aud means of knowl.
edge"
As may be expected the affair has
created q considerable stir and the
question on the lips of all who read
the article was sis 1t trueH"
As the extract quoted was published
in the State Sentinel and the Phils del
phia Press q day or two after the
speech was made, the disting uish ed
gentleman wrote letter which appear.
ed in the Press Of Saturday, branding
the published report as wiltul cal
umny.
Yesterday Henry W. Cannon, editor
of the Sentinel and chairman of the
State Central Committee, in answer to q
telegram from the Morning News, Of
this city, sent to that paper the follow.
ing:
DOVER, Ds9. l2-Rsplying to your
despatch, have to say there is no
doubt of the accuracy Of the report Of
Bayard's speech. Have no proofs now
but they can readily be collected.
Il. w. CANNON,
Eiitor Sentinel.
Senator Bayard, who is a, Washing
ton, apprised of the publication in the
Press and Wilmington papers, tele-
graphed the following through the As.
sociated Press
WASHINGTON, D. c.. pec. R.-TbS
following statement and the appended
letter have been furnished for publics-
tioB:
The publication in the Philadelphia
Press, signed by c. A. Arthur, Roscoe
COnkling, SEQ. s. Boutwell, and Noah
Davis. dated in New York, Nov. 20,
1880, but not published until Deem
bsr IL, rende rs Improper thatithe sub
Joined letter should be published.
The dates of these letters and their
contents fully explain them, and no
other correspondence has passed be-
tween any Of the signers Of the card
in the Press and myself.
Mr.. +. A. Burr, one of the editors Of
the Press, had received in Philadel-
phia letter from me prior to Novem
ber Goth, in which stated the fal5ity
and malice OF the repGrt of my speech
in Dover, which had been published
in the Press of October 20.
After the foregoing correspondence,
no further statement on my rart was
necessary.
An interval of three weeks elapsed
before the parties published the card
alluded to, in which they denoHnce as
false the alleged report Of speech,
which weeks before had stated to be
untrue. The facts are submitted to
the Judgment of all honorable men.
(Signed) T. +. BAYARD,
WAsHTNCToE, Dec. II, 80.
Tbs following is the correspondence
which epsuei between Senator Conk.
ling and Senator Bayard, the dates sx-
planning themselves
UTICA, N. Y, Nov. l3, 1880 Dear
Sir II ask your attention to the fol
lowing newspaper report OF remarks
alleged to have been made ty you in
public speech at Dover, Del, near the
end OF the recent canvass.
(Here follows the extract given in
the above articls.) The article il cut
from the Philadelphia Press of Friday,
October 20, 1880. The State Sentinel,
published at Dover, on the 90th of
October, contains the same report in
substance.
The appearance of these two publi'
cations in journals near you, and then
having gone thus far without consider
alton or correction, will, trust, seem
sufficient excuse for bringing them to
your notice Will you inform ms
whether you did make this statement
in form or substance 1t is hardly
necessary to add that this inquiry is
not meant to imply that suppose you
did or would make such an utterance.
Ny purpose is only to adopt the most
natural, convenient mode to set right
an injustice, greater, perhaps, to you
than to others.
Your Obedient Servant,
Roscoe CoNKLlNG.
WILMINGroS, Del Nov. l5.-Dear
Sir:-I have just received your letter
dated the 18th inst, accompanied by
newspaper cutting, purporting to be
ian extract from report OF o public