The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-26
Story Of the October Election In In
diana The Astounding PIomis-
Is Made at the Fifth Avenue
1t Conference.
Secret Of the Stalwart Pilgrimage
to Mentor--The Pledge Made to
Jay Gould and Stanley Mat
thews's Appointment.
Cenkling's Suspicious Regarding Gar.
fields WOrd-Blaine's Efforts to Pro.
tect the Star Reuters.
Garfield Showing Dorsey the Evidence
Against Them-How the Mighty Re-
publican Party Has Fallen.

publican Party Has Fallen.
from the New York SUM-
The sequence Of some events that had their
beginning with the nomination Of Garfield was
ended with the verdict in the recent star-routc
trials Two OF the defendants In these trials were
Intimately connected with the Republican can
vass in 1880, and one Of them At least 50. con-
nected because of his relation with the star
route contractors, that the very remarkable his
tory Of that canvass has been really in their
power to tell. They have both refrained from
doing so, because they were under fire, and be-
cause they know that they had the sympathy of
many Of the leading Republican politicians.
When the Congress ordered an investigation into
the system of letting the star-route contracts
Gen. GARFIELD. at Gen. Brady's request, made a
very thorough examination into the whole mat
ter. The result was that he assured Gen.
Brady aud Senator Dorsey that he was satisfied
the system could be defended. and he promised
when the special appropriation for which Gen.
Brady asked should come before the House that
he would not only vote Tor II, but wonld also
defend it upon the floor. Realizing Garfield's
great influence, not only with the APP
Eropriaion Committee, but also on
satisfied that the accusations against
them would be satisfactorily defended. They
had received Garheld's most positive assurance
that he would do all in his over to set them
| right. and they had every reason to believe that
| be wouA keep his word. But when the matter
came NJ Garfield not only failed them, but he
also allowed his influence to dwindle into insig
| nificanoe by pairing with member OF the
| House ald leaving town when the matter came
up. Dorsey was inclined to forgive him for this,
not Brady. The Assistant Postmaster General
realized that Garfield had discovered that large
sums Of money were received by star route con-
| tractora and he was inclined to think that Gar
field wtnll be disposed to make use Of this
knowledge at o later day. Therefore Brady
| thoukhs Garfield did not care to W ON record
| except sutficien ly to satisfy the men who had
asked linn to defend them; All this occurred
some mon hs before the Chicago Convention.
It was we'll known that Brady favored the nom-
nation Of Blaine, while Dorsey professed so be
earnestly for Grant.
ment" was organized in Philadelphia by ayoung
| man with political aspirations named Wharton
Barker. This club. among other great missions,
undertook TO prevent the nomination Of either
Gen. Grant or James u. Blaine Mr.. Wa,ne
MacNeagh was member Of the club He had
| profound dislike tor Blaine, having character
| lied him as the most dangerous man in Ameri-
can politics. Mr.. Wharton Barker regarded the
threatened nomination OF Grant dangerous
nomination. The point was to find the man who
could beat both of these in the Chicago Conven-
/ ton. Many names were suggested. sherman
| he would not do; he had no elements of popu-
arity. Edmunds-he would not do, because
they would tcil about the black bottle he kept
! IN the c0aumittee- room. Hawley-oh. no: he
came FROM IN insignincant State and was some
thing OF p blusterer, and 80 on. At last. one
evening, Mr.. Barker suggested the name Of
| James A. GAr0eld. 1t was received by nearly
Ill the meznbern Of the club. Then thin man,
with . foxy faco and Icy expression, arose. He
WAS nr. Wayne MacVeagh. The proposition.
that the psrty could not afford to nominate him.
The history Of the Credit Mobilicr case, of the
DeGolyer business. and other matters that have
/ uot been made public would all come out. No,
Rntlemen. we cannot afford to think of Gar
stephen Dorsey heard of this speech after
yard, and Garfield heard OF it. and Mr.. Wayne
AacveASh Was always persuaded that Garfield
heard Of Il through Dorsey.
Nj. John 6hMpan learned very speedily what
WAS going on. He cast about for means to cir
sumvent II, and Mt last hit upon plan. He in
listed that Garfield should go to Chicago al the
head Of the Ohio delegation. Sherman believed
that Garfield in that position would not dare
allow any movement in the Ohio delegation that
looked like treachary. But there was man
named Foster, now Governor OF Ohio. in the
delegation. Foster was . man Of the Garfield
stripe, with IN air OF frankness, good fellowship
and fatthfulness. but cold rs steel: and never
Tor . moment fosgctful OF Charles Foster. Re-
tween him aud Garfield there was perfect un-
derstandiIg. There were two men in the
Chicago Convention, who very early saw what
was in the wind in the Ohio delegation. One of
those VA Dorsey ana the - other hio,t ronkns; xnn
that he said to Conkling one day. There Is
trcachery over there" pointing to Charley Fos-
ter and The Ohio delegation
| Both GAr1eld and Dorsey realized carly III the
canvass that the Republican candidate Tor the
prosidcnSy was embarrassed by snlky, jeal-
ona, and mntinous faction. The relation that
to assume was the subject of much correspond
ence between Garfield and Dorsey. The candi-
dafe wrote TO Dorsey that he relied upon him to
s .s GE Ine coraa dsclared ~ nop
coy that Ae REGARDED him as one of the best OF
organissrs, and knew that II he would under
ss.s the work Of reoonciiation It could .e con-
frankly tsld Gaxneld that 1t WAS q work that
amounted to nothing else than organizing Q
movenleIt fog vtdeory from elements that right
after Gaxfald's nomination promised only de.
feat In thOee depressing days IN July and
early August u was Dorsey who gave encour,
agement 70 0aE6eld. and Il was Dorsey Mhe
mapped cut plan Of operations that met Gar
held's cordial approval, and drew from him tat
most fulsoa1o GKpressions OF gratitude.
" Wa Dorsey who conceived and successfully
managed Ghe t1fth Avenue Hotel conference
and he himaelf has said that not even his recent
trial - crimtuAl copspirator against the Gov
ernment gave him more anxiety or more neces
Se ~ for N, ,ha
Dorsey had presented To the Republican man
ayers. tncludlns Garfield, his views respec,ip.
To his lhinking there were two necessities
One NAs money. the other the cooperation o
the New York stalwsrts. The two were linked
Dorsey said that no money could be faiset
without the cooperation Of the New York men
and, on tte other hand, with that co operation
combined with certain other Inducements. an,
amount could b. raised. Dorsey from the fls
urged the necessity Of making the battle Il
Indiana h October. His correspondence witt
reply taf him will also show that til,
candidate was OF the same opinion. Gar
Held suggested some puerile plans, such a
o0e 70 interest certain religious sect IN In
diana, antt,ts1 the educational Interests. DORSEY
pooh -pooltt these, and in plain terms said tha
tbs intue t4tng factor IN Indiana would b
money. I1khjs view Gen, Brady, who knew In
diana from The lakes to tho Ohio, agreea Gar
Geld did mi know how the money Mas To b
raised. Dsrsay did, and he told GARFIELD that h
must meet the New York politicians. lie toll
him that when he met these MEN there must y
no polluted diplomacy about il. The me- tin
must he ! practical business meeting. Iher
must be ns 1rneralitia-, no vague suggestions
but p0sitiFs pledgsd assurances. lie told hin
that the New York politicians wsTe ready 4
gtye, but that they were business men an
| would exlect 70 receive. II must DE uutd pro
quo nleet ne and there must be no trifiag, be
| cause the New York men could not be eas
persuadeS. Garfield held on for while from
lace fnOa meeting, and 1T length snsseste
that be would meet certain influential New Aof
stAlwarts in Mentor. Dorsey told him IN III
| plsinest terms that he must come to New YORK
| that the New Workers would not run after hin
and that hu must come TO them 30 Garfield q
! last conesntsd. The Fifth Avenue Hotel con
terence sNs arranged. ConkliHg had romises
to be psosent. But he was the only one III thos
who we're u Apeeled 10 take part III tAe confer
| 0ncc who kasi1t away Why Ac did 30 Will appea