Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
STILL AFTER DORSEY,
Proof Of His yilIainy From Another
Qunrfer-The Denver story sifted
to the BOTTOM.

San FRASoIsco, May 10.-A dispatch
from Portland, Oregon, says: The tele
grams from Denver which have been pub
lished giving information that legal pro-
ceedings had been commenced against
ex-senator Dorsey of Arkansas, now
secretary of the national Republican
committee, for services rendered to obtain
an increase of mail service and get addi-
tional pay therefor ON the star routes in
Oregon attracted much attention here,
the more so from the fact that it was
stated that the papers on which the suit
had been instituted at Denver had been
received there from well known attorney
at Portland and that the claimant was a
well known politician here.
The OregoniaR set on foot an inquiry
to-day and got to the bottom Of the trans
action, and the history of it fully identi-
fies ex-senator Dorsey with the Star
route business. s--..
The claimant in the suit is Frank D.
Wilcox, who, though formerly connected
with politics in Arkansas, has not ap-
peared prominently in politics here. lie
went to Arkansas from Illinois in 1868,
and became acquainted with 5. w. Dor
sey there. lie was the secretary Of the
State Republican Committee of Arkansas,
though he never held any other office
and bore prominent part in the election
| of Dorsey to the Senate.
Desiring to get out of politics, he left
Arkansas and came to Oregon, in 1915.
When Dorsey began to operate i'll Star
routes in Oregon, he remembered that
Wilcox had come to this State and, as his
relations with him had been of the most
| intimate kind, he fixed upon Wilcox as
| the man to help him Work up to higher
| figures the mail routes in which he had
| become interested.
Dorsey first telegraphed TO parties in
Portland to learn if Wilcox was there.
| Having ascertained that he was lac wrote
| him stating what service he wanted per,
| formed, and directed him to go to Eugene
| City, giving instructions at the same
time how to get up petitions, have them
| signed and make snb-contraets for carry.
| ing the mails.
The petitions were to he forwarded /,
| Washington 10 lr usrd in getting service
and the pay Increased for the service re-
| quired. Wilcox was To- receive s. day
and his expenses.
| Before starting for Eugene city he re,
/
| WAsHrSdroN, February 26 1879. 10 r. D.
| WiIcoE All my other letters written t.
Eugene City. Have telegraphed Office. tic
Immediately.
(Signed), $. W. DolssEY.
EMoney being received for expenses
Wilcox went to Eugene City, where Ii,
received Dorsey's other letters will
| memoranda directing him how to proceed
/ ,.r;..I,
operate on was one from Eugene City
across the Cascade Mountains 10 Mitchell
in Eastern Oregon by way Of Pineyal.
The route is almost wholly unnecessary
as it passes through nearly uninhahitet
country and the small centres of popnIa
ton in it east OF the Cascade range ar,
supplied by other routes.
Dorsey drew up with his own hant
and forwarded to Wilcox the followin,
torn of petition ON which signatures wrr
to he obtained and forwarded to til,
Postmaster-General:
We the undersigned, citizens OF Bridg
| Creek, Oregon, beg to earnestly recommen,
TO your favorable consideration an Increase o
mail service between Eugene City and thl
place to Il daily line and ark that the spec
be greatly increased. This route supplies
large and rapidly increasing population an
il the sole means of conveying intelligence t
great portion Of Southern Oregon. We he
lieye the public interest will be greatly sui
served by an early increase III this seryc
and we earnestly recommend it.
To this Dorsey added the followin
words Of instruction toWilcox
OF course you want the wording as well a
the handwriting Of each petition to be as dit
ferent az possible.
Dorsey next proceeded to lnstruc
Wilcox how to sublet routes as the follow
ing telegram shows:
WASHINGTON, April %. 1879. TO r.
WitcoI, Eugene Oily :; Make the contra
for Bridge Greek route for speed at mil,
per hour three trips week. No sub-coI
tract to be filed, but payment to he guarai
teed by me personally. Make the same cor
tract on the Looking-Glass route. Send r.
suit to s. W. DoHsEY.