New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20

W HERE DID IRE Az EOND' W.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN
SATISFACTORILY ASswERED-$20,0O 900 TO BE
ACCOUNTED FOR.
There is a good deal of interest shown by persons
who contributed money to the Republican State
Committee during the late canvass in learning
what was done with it, IN view of the un-
precedented majOrites given TO the Democratic
candidates TRIBUNE reporter yesterday
made inquiries of number Of members of the COM
miree in regard to the matter, but they Drofessed
entire ignorance of what was done in the committee
room Chester 5. Cole, Of Steuhen County, who is
a member OF the committee, sad that
ho had no knowledge OF what the COM
mittes did except the reports printed IN
the newspapers jacob VI. Patterson. of this
city. Martin L. StGyer, of Amsterdam, Harrison
Chamberlain, of Seneca, and other members OF
whom inquiries have been made since election day
III regard To the subject. gave the same answers as
Mr Cole The chairman, John +. Smyth, has not
been seen in the ci;g By his friends since the
elec,On. lie is reported 10 be still engaged
in contemplating the stupendOns majority
given f,r Grover cleveland. and figuring ont how
Andrew $. Draper came to be defeated 80 badly for
the Assembly in the lid District of Albany after
the committee expended much money there.
George II. Sharpe the chairman Of the Executive
Committee has not emerged from his retreat in
us er County since he heard the news of the re-
suit. Dewitt c. Wheeler the other
mana ing member Of the committee. has not
been heard from. Stephen b. French says that he
is not a member Of the committee, and that his fire.
quent presence in Mr Smyth's room during the cam
vass was for the purpose Of trying to persuade
Messrs. Smyth, Sharpe and Wheeler TO assist In
bearing part of the expense of hunting for the
man who forged the telegram which made him
prOxy for Collector Robertson. Secretary f. u. JOhn
son went 70 Washington Immediately after the elec-
tion 10 seek consolation there Ills name was signed
to the past more circular sent out asking for ccn-
trbutiOns a few days after the election. has that
circular was issued without the secretary's knOwl-
edge. James ID. johnson, a clerk IN The committee
room. and Morris Decker who was assistant treas
uTer, took ChaTg. of the moneys collected alter
November : but thew refused 10 make any state
meut rs % how much was Obtained aud what was
done with il. A member Of the committee, who nad
a little knowledge If what was done during the
canvass. sad Yesterday;
There never was CANVASS to my knowledge
and have been connected with the committee
good many years-when 1t was so dlfhcut TO ma
out what was being done 1t was not easy Tor me
70 get admitted to hmyths room, where Sharpe,
Wheeler and French were. James ID. Warren, the
treasurer OF the committee, was here during the
canvass only TWO or three days Nobody except
Smyth Sharpe, Wheeler, French and the sec etary
and assIsrant-treasurer was allowed TO see me
books or was gwen any Information as TO now the
money expended, or how much was
collected. l learned from one OF these
gentlemen. In a general waY that about
$50 600 was collected. The clerks in the depart
meuts at \. bany nearly all contributed TO the ex-
penses of the canvass excepting those IN the sec
reiarV of States office. In this city about two
thirds of the Post ONCE employees contributed All
the clerks and inspectors IN the Surveyors Othce
responded 70 the committees call ami most o! those
In the Custom House III general, except III the Naval
Ohicp hen each one OF the candidates, excepting
Howard Carroll, who refused to make good his
promise of a contribution. bore share OF
What was done with the money y
Il can only answer that question In
part The district leaders in the city were
/ That amounted 10 S6.ssO. aud the Congressional
| COMMITTEES gave something additional Tor the ex-
nenses of Brodsky's aud perhaps TO one or
TWO other candIdates besides II distributed a small
+r,nts IN Ibe interior of ne state The committee
gave 800 each 10 alb ut One-har OF It's mem oers
for use ID their respective counties. Captain Cole
seut taat amount 10 the Steu6en comm ttee
Mt Crosby of Delaware, | believe, retained
SI25 for personal expenses and sent $50 70 MS
Couuty Committee, and suppose other members
VINO were paid tnIs amount sent aJ least part " 1t
10 their committees. - a..
Did not each County Committee get sOneIha
from the Nlate Committee
NO More than half the counties were given
neither money nor advice. Several thousand DOL
lars were paid by the committee TOT IltnOgrtpnlc
nictures ana this did not include the SUN claimed
for Howard CAROLS pictures, which were
not circulated Then about 5000 was
IN
of Judge Foger and B. Platt carp inter-. l
don't know what the postage bill of the committee
was or wnat included under hat head. bot
know that as much as pZOO ana eSOO was chargeu
up IN a sing re day TO that account"
hat was the hotel bill =
About 5000, believe. That included the
rooms used by the committee and the board bills of
Smyth, sharpe, tbs two JOhnsons aud some
others. wi h extras Altogether can account
for about $50 900 The other $2O, 900 was used Ia
Albany and eisew where-Just how l don't think will
ever be known. 49,
'Is no report made to the full committeef
No The checks and books are destroyed, and
that IS all here Is of II. The party has TO trust TO
the honesty OF Smytn ~ Co."