The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-09
DORSEY.
Some More Interesting Po-
litical History.
The True Facts Of the Celebrated
Fifth Avenue Conference.
The Famous Finance Committee,
It's Members and Its
Mission.
Who Disbursed Half a Million
Dollars to Buy Indiana
and Ohio.
New York Carried by "Sharp Trades,
Quick Bargains and = Golden Stream
from Steyensen's Bank"
How Dorsey Was offered and Dc.
elined q Position in Gar.
fields Cabinet.
Chicago Herald Interview with Stephen
W. Dorsey At His New
Mexico Ranch.
Who Disbursed Half a Million
Dollars to Buy Indiana
and Ohio.
New York Carried by "Sharp Trades,
Quick Bargains and y Golden Stream
from Steyenson's Bank"
How Dorsey Was offered and De-
elined q Position in Gar.
fields Cabinet.
Chicago Herald Interview with Stephen
W. Dorsey at His New
Mexico Ranch.

", Jersey at bis New
Mexico Ranch.
The correspondent pulled ont his paper Ca
copy Of the New York Sunl and rcad the story
as told-how tho conference was atraNgcd Ne
tween the Garfield party and tho New Workers
how the latter agreed to supply the snews OF
war II Garfield would promise to make man of
their selection Secretary Of the Treasury; how,
In further agreement. the New y, rk party was
to have the funding Of the loan, in accordance
with the bill then PENDING, and which all knew
would pass both houses; how Garfield agreed to
all that was suggested, and that then the flood
Gates of mcney opened and the golden stream
Mr. Dorsey listened to the reading with 4
smile.
That is 4 pretty story" he said, and inyen-
iously told. Brigham Is quite sensational.
didn't know II was In him.. But, like that other
story OF Matthews, It is only based upon truth.
That u. the main facts are cerrect-the filling in
IL fanciful.
But there was = conference. was there not:
oh. yes, there was one Garield came To
New York roleiv nron representations ] had
made TO him that IT was necessary for him to
come. Gen. Arthur and Mr.. Thomas C. Platt,
together with myself, representing the Gran,
side of the house, felt 1t vitality iu,portant he
should. Gov. Jewell wac absent, ana assumed
tHe IesAOHSDlsllN Ul issuing ah ltat1Ol to
most every prominent man in the country Of
our party to be pres snt on the 5th of August to
meet the candidate only did this after con-
eulting the Hon. Frank Hiscoek. AnronM c"ok,
representative men Of tho opposition 10 Grant
and Conklins The telesraas l sent to ten.
Harnetd w,rs written under the insrse.
IN large measure, dlcta.ed thef contcnts. as
they will bear witheas, l felt ii my duty 10 cal
Mr Hiscock from his home In syracuse to New
/ Nnl N ia tuAR NH,f.,
was always At my elb W, wise, prudent, aud di-
! lectory. Gen. Arthur was 1T the o.her end OF
the table, equally anxious. AMI, nigh. say, 40.
licitous, that Gen. Garfield snould visit New
York. may say right here that the biggest
coward We had In all that eomleny was Artht,
| himself He was always ahnii Of defeat. al
| 4 remedy. HE dtin't know what to do. He was
as helpless ns baby and rs void of resources
i he had nothing to offer but plants and Tears
and his face at critical moments Mas in itsel
| enough - defeat less horoic measures tina,
| those we Naor cd When some body said
Bring Garfield to New York Arthur crasped a
It with astdity, and pleaded TREMENDOUSLY wit.
! me to arrange the interview"
| And you did it,"
"ies Acting under the advice of these two
factions, which seemed to agree upon this ont
point, II upon no other. I did all knew how ts
/ do to induce Gen. Garfield In come to New York
was comhAtcd IN these ctt.rts by the Jewells
\ the Forbcser, tile CuItises. the Macy caghs an,
al the other milk-andMatcr reformcrs and
PeckSnfffian hypocritsa After long exnerienr,
| In the army II seemed to me that hane,ahlc AMI
but alter associs.ios With the % sbose.namss m s ias
persons and their followers II became apparent
that b,asy preferred to be shot in another part
The conference. though how did that com,
ont! What was done ut IT. Has the San ae
scTihed Its results with accuracy"
>. SO iar ~ IT goes 1t seems to b, accurate, bu
| II only touches upon the ffinges OF what reail,
| transpired. called that conference togeth,r + oi
my own responsibility. l requested eminen
men from all parts Of the country to come there
because ! felt the necessity Of the nominee
presence, and because knew II he did i OF com,
| our contest was ~ good rs lost, The most D n.
eistent and continuous agitator, M said be
Iores was Arthur himself. He never lost an Oh
perfume moment to urge me to insist tina. Gar
held should come to New York. lie seemed /,
feel the shaly foundation upon which IL III m
ination rested. He had wit enough to know
that he was born under the broad. ontstretche,
wings Of Roscoe Conkling, He had instinc
enough to know that unless that eagle, VIII, q
life. was brought to the front, th.r, wa
no chance for either him or Garfield. There
fore Arthur wanted Garfield tn come to Nes
York. lie wanted Conkling 70 meet him. conk
field or anybody else To make trades. lie wal
out OF tho business Of political tradssman. Ru
the conference met. Under the ond Of states
man and visitors, Garfield came to New York
There was large meeting and many speeches.
the meeting and the speeches were not the ohjec
q the gathering: In my private rooms. at tn
o.
interview between Gen. Garfield on the On
hand, and Gen. Arthur. now President, the Hon
Thomas e. plat'. the Hon. Levi I. Morton, tn
Hon. II. c. Crowley ana senator Z ameron on tn
other. ] was also present, ut tho request q
Gen. Arthur and Gen. GARFIELD, and heard wha
each party had to say. was not n participant,
an umpire In q baseball game. Ihcari al tina
was said. kept no notes, as the Sun suggest,
except the notes Of memory"
What ts your recollection Of what ;ook nlar
there. and What III Y. IN All,
| and by whomY~
!. would not be just for me to say," reptile
ID nssr al ss Arthur 4
perhaps be fair for me To tell. A to the d,
mands made nIon Gen. Garfield. and the for,
and manner In which they were made. the onl
answer ] have to make IL, that ten. tiafnel
promised absolutely AMI uncqnisocally the ia
sition OF Secretary II the Treasury 10 Levi
Merton In the event OF his election. lie als
promised that the dominant fact.oa i'm Ne
York should contrel the Federal appsin,
mcnts of that state lie also led ns nil
believe. myself among the rest. that Mr.. conl
lings wishes, when they were properly all
rtghtfully expressed would he conformed {
From all he said and from all tina. ;ansnire
was thoroughly convinced thai he intended ,
deal justly toward every member of the n1na
|, and especially no. to impinge upon the sol
shoulders Of those who had followed tirant.
making this statement do not mean 10 rei..,
In any sense upon the intentions of ten. aa
field at that time. think lie intended 10 da 4,
actly as he said he was going IL do. The bal,
ful influences brought to bear upon him atte
ward led inevitably TO the destruction OF Il
~ licy he had 80 carefully laid"
But YOU say nothing nj Garnelds psomise
aid the New York syndeatcs In the matter
funding the bonds. Was not that touch.
upon"
oh, no. That mat ~ was not b,eachea in u
conference. III such a thing existed II Ms n
valsed In tle promise 10 apr,il II Morton ~
tary OF the Treasury. Garfield never heard Il
reetly OF such u scheme. The only promise
gave that could have reference tn that aas Il
Promise about Morton. Nc: the chief object
the conference WAS to hrag. III ssasNa
chasm, and. II possible. ilacate lhe pfmrft
conkling. conkimg, as ! said. aonld hs
/ nothing to do With Z. icoaidnt vet him with
the shadow of the Filth Avenue Iiotei. Hc iii
daned to ~ there. lie refused l,eremrtorils
meet Garfield It's no nee, Sieve he sal al
night. i went 20. What's the nsef II y.
a want TO take that fellows word for anything i
= ! referred to Garfield san can da II. ~-~ hin
| I've known Lin too long. won't. lMontdt
believe him on otth."
And yet" said the CORES; ;,undcnt, "Ionklil
took the stump and did rome heavy VOL Tor q
ticket"
YES, but nobody knows the hard work IL co
to gel him TO do II. Ii IN that Gankl.l
would rather appr. anh pole cat than 20 near
Garfi Id meeting. To dodge as he Slipped
fishing In the thousand Islands. / had stea
yacht up In sleNandria bay, aid l hurried
and put the yacht at his Ill posal l stuck
him and leased aud Ma,ri d and worked vi
! him. He III me oil by saying he wanted To
10 the Saguenay river. | SAIL, asa, II san va
to, but You have got 10 help us out sooaer
later Finally ha agreed To lei me make NJ .
folatmenl Tor him ON the Western Reserve, II
. could get araut 10 preside. lie thought
II cantt MT do tIat, hut IL wasn't any tri At 0
. | flew TO Grailt. and. uf euurse. he said yes, i
, appointment WAS made. cunkling appeared, a
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