The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-05
IN 1880
More Inside Financial History of the Re-
publican Campaign.

publican Campaign.
The New York Sun publishes
an extended correspondence be-
tween the late President Gar.
field and Senator Dorsey, Blaine and
Platt, Governor Foster and many Others
written during the campaign of 1880,
which it claims cOrTObOrates many of
the statements made by Dorsey since
his trial. The first letter from Garfield
urges an immediate personal conference
with Dorsey on the subject of the con-
tents of the letter of acceptance, which
he apparently desires him to see in ad-
vance of others who are about to visit
him at Mentor. The second Garfield let
ter shows considerable anxiety for In
diana as early as the middle of July.
The letters TO Dorsey and Ex-Governor
Jewett lay much stress on the value of
private information, which is to be con-
veyed to them by Mr.. Vim. Phillips per-
sOnally, and upon a 'side" issue which
the latter has raised in Indiana, the
word ''side" being underlined by Gar
field. An Aug. IA, Senator Blaine sees
only defeat in prospect, and writes to
Dorsey urgently for money. Senator
Allison, alarmed by the defeat in Maine,
says mo stone must be left unturned'
in Indiana, aud Stewart l.. WOOdfOrd de-
mandS $4,000 at once for West Virginia
to "break the solid South" a demand
indOrsed by President Thompson, of the
West Virginia University, who says IF
you put men and sinewS here at once
The Republicans will carry the state"
Virginia, through MahOne's lieutenant,
asks for $4,000. ID. b. Henderson, who
succeeded Dorsey as the Secretary of the
National Committee, writes that Maine
must not be lost" If you can make
sure of New York, give Indiana to the
enemy. Only keep them busy there. In
other words, keep up the fire in Indi-
ana, plant the troops in New York. Put
money in this purpose" Mr.. Richard
Smith of the Cincinnati Gazette, "reseT-
we'd" for election day. The letter ap-
pears as follows:
CINCINNATI, Sept. II, 1890.
Hon. Marshall Jewell:
DEAR SIR-YOur favor of the 10th inst.
came duly to hand, and it surprised me.
L was amused at what you said had been
represented to you by Nash and Garfield,
because | know what l said to you was
true. l am not in the habit of misrep-
Fesenting matters of Jhis kind, and now
/ repeat every line L wrote you before
and since the Maine election, and sup
port every line Of that letter. l DrOba-
bly, know more about what the Demo
Gratis are doing, and protesting to do
than Nash, (the chairman of the Repub-
lican committee of Ohio, because the
brains of the magnet are heB0.
Perhaps you will say am meddling.
Well, you know am up to my eyes in
this light. l am deVOting night and day
TO it, and in feeling, am "all over" in
this business. Therefore l keep posted
both as to this state and Indiana. That
too, is my business, and now tell you
that as matters are going in Indiana
and Ohio, we are beaten in both states.
There should be $4,000 judiciOusly pla-
ced in each state within the next ten
days, and twO-thirds of it should be re-
served for use on election day. If your
committee concludes to let Ohio take
care of itself and meet the enemy in a
half way style, you might as well give
up now and not spend another dollar in
the fight. Now mark what 1 tell you.
l incl0se my correspondence. Truly
yours, RICHARD SMITH.
To Smith, Governor Foster writes
thus openly: "State of Ohio, Executive
Department, Columbus, Sept. 16, 1880.
Hon. Richard Smith, Cincinnati, o.
Dear Sir: | have given the subject of
your finances some attention, and have
received and am promised $4,000. We
ought to have $4,000 obtained, $4,000
for Cleveland. | am trying to get hold
OF some of your men who can contribute
literally. l hope to have your aid and
sympathy in my visit to Cincinnati.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES FOSTER.
As late as Aug. %, Levi p. Morton
writes from Saratoga that he fears
small contributions" Senator Platt
writes to "My Dear Dorsey" that he will
arrange the COnkling visit to Newport.
eff there are any other things you need
of me Telegraph me at O5wegO and they
shall be done" Hon. John Nj. Forbes
of Boston, does not, however, seem to
have felt as much confidence as others
did in DOrsey'S management, and wrote
to Gov. Jewell, chairman of the commit
tee, on Sept. 2l: IF we have any money
to spare to Indiana besides what the
New York committee chooses to send
through Mr.. Dorsey, suggest sending
it either to Ben Harrison or Gen. Porter,
asking him to co operate with the 9TH
ers. have sent you $4,000, and prom
ised Barbour $4,000 for West Virginia.
and $25 600 came in today. have about
$4,000 on my list which | can call for,
but will not advance it unless 1t goes to
Harrison or Porter, whom | happen to
know better than L do Dorsey. More
over, as New York chooses to discrimin-
ate Dorsey, think we may close our
medium of sending 1t as you may ap-
prove. Very truly yours,
\ A-..-.. JOHN NJ. FORBES.
Mr.. Forbes. also writes to Governor
Jewell as follows, the letter not being
dated
Hon. Marshall Jewell, New York:
Dear Sir: l received your telegram Of
this morning, and replied that / would
by tonight mail advance SO 600, enclosed
please find my check for $1,000, which L
advance, although L am already under
advances to you beyond my subscrip-
tiOns, it is currently reported that your
tiOns. If you do not soon get up steam
in New York we shall break. New York
ought to pay SO for every $40 raised in
Boston, yet so far we are ahead. John
M. Forbes.
John G., New writes from Indiana:
I'VE must have material aid for pur-