, 1881-11-18

| aotts nrtt been tho fillAncinf aRont of Afassn-
cllusetts In Europe, md was a gentleman Of
high character, widely and fnvorAbty kstowll.
do not think there nro any grounds for mis-
| understanding INT.
Oh want to ask II It WIS expected and
common in a distribution Of those of1lces to
pnss th0m around is rewards fur party sery-
ices? Al Should say TINT olcmcnt a1waya
entered into It nfil yet WIS not n consptctl.
GUS one. x grcat many eligible Missions
abroad are held by gentlemen who never did
| party serylcs Mt alt.
Q.-Do yoM lnean to bo understood TINT, IN
| tho whole, this uteincnt Of party service was
| not prominently recognized iii tito ulstrbl,-
| tlon Ut olIfce? Al 10 not mean to be M
| dcrstood 1t was not recognized. only That It
was not tho solo basis OH which such things
wcru done, md gentlemen who had nothing
Of t1,use claims were assigned to conspicuous
| public positions.
Q.-Wns 1t n popularity In Guttea,'s ar-
plIcaton for office that hc based Ills CLAIM OH
party services? A.-O no; TINT is very co1n-
mon.
Q.-Was 1t not an atlnost uniform node OF
operation? A.-As a rule, think yot would
find tf,at tile gentlemen who hold conspIcu-
GUS positIuts III diplomatic stations aro not
tllose who have applca tlalis tor them oil iIle
III lie department.
Q.-To come nonrer home, how about tho
C0lectorsl,ips III the lending cities? AL
NH not fn ttla Treasury Department.. [l.altKtl-
ter.
Q.-You know nothing about 1t? A.
NOTHING but llEA1ssAr, AND THAT, sur-
pnsE,
would not 10 accepted. noyer appointed
Collector II, my life.
Q.-Wl,at VITA the condition of tie Ncpub-
flcnn party rs 10 unnn1mity and harmony for
six weeks before tic shooting OF tile Presi-
dent? Il. (aftcr pausc)-Tllcre were some
Ifssensions Il, 1t.
Q.-Tlley wera considerable, were they
| not? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-trhey created good denl of excite
lnent tn tho country? Al should say hot
III the country.
Q.-1 mean among the people? A.-The
| dfssens'on WIS lnrgeiy local. There wsre
differences between the President allJ some
members Of the purity about soma matters In
New York,
Q.-'rhey were agitated IN tI,e press all
| over the country2 A.-Thcy were conf
tlcilteh upon.
Q.-l wish you would stato briefly to tile
Jury tho subject of tI1esn dlsscnsiols, hero In
Washington and New York, "a n matter of
evidence. refer to tlie differences tl,nt Gull
minated ih tile resignation of the Senators
| from Now York. Al do not exactly know
tile scope OF the question.
Q.-Weru there any such troubles? A.
Oh, yes; there were yury sharp differences
| Of opinion.
Q.-Wsre tiloro not acts Us well as opin-
| Ions? A.-fls.
Q.-What did they consist Of? A.-'rle
act that created tho difference?
Q.--'fiere wns moro than ono net in TINT
connection. Alt you will specify my
particular one l will gtyo my opinion
upoi. 1t.
Q.-Perllaps, It call your attention to tile
conduct Of certain indiy4luals, You can all
ywor.
HOW WAS IT WITH SENATOR coSKL1yg,
Of New York; Did ho do anything ar say
anything thnt led to tint trouh'e-tilat famed
the difference or promoted It? A.-What DIFF
terenco? lLaughtar.i
Q.-In the Republican partyq A.-About
wl,pt9
Ooh, Of course. II you do not know vol,
! nectt not answer. ALL Senator ConklIng
| spoke, llo nl,lst haye spoken about some par-
ticular thing.
OIL do not want any long dTsqusttiou. 1
| Simply ask ynli to stnte to the jury the sub
| stnnco Of the trouble In the Republican party.
Al do not exactly Rca tho point about
which the counsel tleslres mo to Justify. l
llnvo no reluctance to testify, md hope lle
VIII mt co'lstrna my answer In that way.
Tho President Ind appointed Robertson Col
lector of Customs at Now York, and, Oh that
aud the pr0priaty ut 1t, there grew up n feel-
lng between him alltt Ills Administration and
tho Senator FROM New York,
Q.-NoW, IL YOU wilt gu q little further.
and state what l,appcrcd after that tllsaxrc,t.
,ncnt grow up-wliat resulted from II? A.
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