New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-25
TALKS WITH PROMINENT MEN,
TIE TRUTH ABOUT MR.. DORSEY.


HIS DENIAL Ct THE LOOsE sPEcuI ATOMS WITH
wnIcH CERTAIN NEwsPAPhEs have hNEN
FIILEn.
The dinner recently given to ex-senator
Dorsey OF Arkansas and his subsequent trp 20 Mentor
have been The occasion Of gpoa deal newspaper spec
ulatiOn and political gossip One ne|sihper rtlo'leu
the genial ing that lac went /" mentor
To work Mr. Conkng's candidate Iof 9oVrel' "a ~"
Treasury VINO. II was said, was Lvl L. Morton AN
otbcr nal stofcd that Mr. Dorsey had told It's reporter
that Judge Fogr stood no chance OF beng made Secre-
tarv Another had It that Mr. Dorsey went to Mentor TO
get Genera Garfield TO appoint eA'F"'icc Oonii on'
Dewitt C. Wheeler Second Assistant P0stmaSe'-ueNer'
I'm order to control ;he "Siar" contracts various otho'
repofts and sp,cuaiions having been published IN hs
many differ ut newspapers. TRIBUNE tepof'or CAM"
nm Mr. Dorsey TO make inquiries In regard 10 INC
matter The cxsenatoris interested III seFeIa VI nnH
cnulpgn s. In one o! which he IL yice-presldehI ulu WI"
lam H. Barnum president, the oilce bHng at no 10
broadway Mr. Wheeler 10 also Interested III SONIC VI
these mining investm .nts and has deck aoiung tha1
| OF Sir. Dorsey.
! .IIov dil THE TRIBUNE come to mako such a mistake
sunday r,rpin- =, was the sautatiOn Dir. Wheeler gave
| the reporter.
"wna. do you mean p inquired the reporter
In stating that IL had been decided To mako Morloh
| Secretary Of the treasury
" r. ,rtp,,Nr dd NOT saw 81" answered the reporter
Whatever appeared Oh that subject was IN telegram
from Cleveland But 10 you know that his 'pfoiDnicn'
| has not been decided dpOn + $780,
.. Il, Doraey was the aeonc reply OF the ex-Polce
Crmm,ssioer and at that moment hf' Doisey Cu''oA
the room. .-,,,,. ,,..,o,.
| "Icaunot say anything about IT," SAN PIT Dorsey
| =. rn, tInrc arc so many different things published
hu, vour trip 10 Mentor that The TRIBUNE would Ike
to have a dehnite statement"
Ibaye not said half dozen words TO any newspaper
men about IT,. The alleged interviews Win INC On 'o
,,ot are nure fabrtcatons. Tho dinner given to me
1,H
other" 49,, ,,.. - -,
Then yon cant tell WheIncr II vi" " ~ "
ger. or VINO u .,., D.. ...,.. a.,
information public. don't believe that any man KNOW
to-day who will co ipOse tLe N"p'N'' FF
Garfield him-ef--" -. ,,a.o, az
Unless he has decided since you we're there y o0 f.,
| lie has sought Information from various sDurcesi
confinud Mr. Dorsey "and all tns e GgI e
Cleve9nd and elsewhere rs TO what zen va ,Sn
said this or tnat man. anu VIVA. ,i III 49,
SAID to General Garfield pure speculation, ahH R'x
General Garfield much anus m NJ rs Auy ouo ese'
" Do Won think tue Cabinet Will be satisfactory one
to az eU 6Heb as can be- twill not be Blame Cabinet
| or Grant Cabinet, or anyones bus Garheid' " IL
will represent the Republicans tnst elected hll' So.
| " Taen Won don't mink with John ktly uat " wa
the treaohery Of TIden state ana Nalohal Cou1ml
Ue' tbaI's absurd Tnere we're good MN OF
the Democratic National Committee, and iney pOned ol
rt Of men elected GARFIELD. 1t combination OF
| circumstances. party record ana nara VOL ,,a ,
Then" sad the re orter rising to go, " you dd MOI
ask General Garfield u appoint Mr. Wheeler second AS
slstaut Postmaster-Gene " - ,.- ,,.d
No did not :" Iaughiugiy replied the ex-senator, hnO
don't ink General Garfield ever heard OF such thnp
, | unless he has seen A IN some newspaper
And You not candldaeF inquired Tue Iepurtei
OF Mr. Wheeler. who about tins time Was "n INTERESTED
list6her. . 80, - a. :, $3.50, ., -, ,,.
~ ancb thing am not = candidate for Postmaster o
New.Yurk, Fostmaser-G cueraI Assistant Postasle e.
GENERAL OF any Cabinet position, nor do expect 10 ~
made Minister to England or Agent Tor the u'c or
Comanche Indians" -
.rTbat must relieve General Garfield o. great sran
and facilitate me making or IN Cabinet -sepicd va
r-uorter a. he lett happy miners 10 tGeu Nl'oh
OF OOuaDzlS