New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-08
APAINFUL QUESTION OF vERACTTY.


JouS KELLY MAKES a DIRECT DENIAL OF GEORGE
aiIss's POSITIVE STATEMENT ABOUT DEAL"
II 1879.
In talk with Colonel George Bliss, printed
In Ihc Herd yesterday tue subject OF political deals
Was discussed Colonel Bliss Is represented saying:
shoul kaow somefhtng this topic because 1
mad, of the deals myself This some few years
ago, however. The deal was made with the Tammany
Boss h.m-tlf-tlat is, with the Tammany Hau Democ-
racy. II was year that Cornell running for Gov
crnor The Tammany Boss Of course, did not care any
thing Robinson rest of tine state Ticket, and we
both agreed trade votes In this city. He was to give
5000 votes 10 Hamilton Ward and james w Wads-
worth, and we were deliver 5000 votes to Gumble-
ton the nominee Of Tanmany local office, County
Clerk think This deal however, OF kind where
tho Republicans Obtained what they wanted and Tam
Il any It'd no. We tried tn deliver the votes To GumDle-
ton, hut colldn't poss.Dy do IT,"
John Kelly was asked yesterday by reporter OF THE
TElEr ic statement made by Colonel Bliss was cor
rect ir. Kelly replied
"Thc statement OF Colonel Bliss Is little Indefinite
Ttb, tnn Tammaly Bo.s he me, can only say
that hr tc ON ntruth During campaign he refers
to u3td NO communication VITA George BLISS on thls
sdbiec.. am positive Of this There we're oners maze
by the Republican leaders 10 make combination with
he touIy Ticket. one Of these was 10 give theln
the County Clerk anI jndsespi or sherln ana Judge
aud tho Otn9r oftrs we're made 10y the
KcUUncans 20 me and to some OF the district leaders
n utt ine toward q combination. THESE proposals were
rejected. We or own campaign IN our own way
neither accepted ull from
These proposals in tue early part ol ho can
.a,a. toward t.. close Republican leaders In tnis
r,u thought thcy cod win ny running straight local
I tctet." , l.. -
at is reported Mr. Kelly that you are going to run
. ilr Goa. .resS In tnc tXth District"
"It s not tru.. You say that Will not accept
/ nomination iOr any Office this fall
MI. TUDEN'S VIEWS ON NOMINATIONS
SOr 4 PAIlrY DICrAToR--No WISH To BE GOVERNOR
AGAIN.
Samuel j. Iilden has written the following
letter to person who may be candidate for nomina
ZION before the Democratic Convention, bnt who prefers
TO withhold Ais name: -
GREYsToSE, Oct g. 1891
sly DEAR SIR: / have received your letter stating
your tended call me, and your lnablty To do So
! should have written TO you earlier, except for an ILL
and the pressure Of claims upon my attention dur
lug my cODvaesccnce. IL would have been agreeable
to have you and to have treated you with
that aness and courtesy you have always experienced
from
In respect to your assurance that you
would not be q candidate for nomination
IL your nomination "wOuld be dlsagreeaDle
~ aud be- dlscOuntenanCed Dy me-" nave 70 say
that cannot any such position. nave neither
the right wish TO exclude you from legitimate
and honorable competition Tor any pubic uusI, 1ny
practice, when at the head Of the party orgsnlza-
ton, not 10 become partisan OF any
particular candidate, but to oOnhne myself 10
! such advisory suggestions as might seem
DIT and useful during the deliberatlons
OF the defer largely TO the Judgment OF
view of Immediate action the complex considerations
which enter into formation OF collective ticket
need not say not undertaken any such rune
on ON the OCCASION and have not possessed my