Daily globe., 1883-07-30

money was taken to Cleveland, O., anG
there divided. Part of it was sent to Indi
ana, and the rest was used in Ohio.
Garfield subsequently nominated the
man to whom this agreement had refer
ence, Stanley Matthews, to the supreme
bench, and Go,ld telegraphed Senator
Plumb urgin aim to secure Matthews
confirmation. Nat hegs was confirmed
by one majority.
Mr.. Dorsey listened patiently to the
reading. and after long pause said: "The
story as told there is purely fictitious,
though it is based upon truth. 1t would
take too much of your tirne and too many
columns of your paper to tell the story of
that negotiation, but the bare facts are
correct. doubt, too, if it would be wise
at this time to give a history of it. ]
don't know that I blame anybody con-
nected with it much. Garfield was NOR.
bIdly insane on raising money for cam
paign purposes. Gould was all business
Whatever he did was only that that any
man would do who had enormous private
interests that might be affected by the
action of the executive. 1t was the most
natural thing in the world to do, for the
one who was monomaniac at the time on
his own election to cultivate, and even
obligate, himself to the man who had large
means to bestow to further that end"
'But did such a negotiation actually
take place?"
at was negotiation in this way; II
was thought desirable to bring Gould and
Garfeld's friends together, and they were
got together. The consultation resulted in
Jay Gould's subscribing $4,000 to the
fund, and G.. P. Hunting ton
$50,000. When the money was paid 1 was
IN Indianapolis, and Tom Platt brought il
out to me. 1 used $4,000 in Indiana, and
the other $4,000 went to Ohio"
But was the appointment of Stanley
Matthews part of the bargain, as is
charged here?"
well, now, ought not to answer that
in so many words. You see the appoint
ment of, Matthews had been pending before
in the Hayes administration"
"But, as an actual fact, was not that
appointment renewed in consideration of
the agreement by which Gould and Hunt
ington subscribed $4,000 each to the cam
psign fund.-"
"Sincs you press me- so hard I will say
yes, think it was"
NhO OOoANOo yOulSO1A hLOW vi lIitG uu-
derstanding or agreement"
"Well, Tom Platt knows; I guess, too
(and here Mr.. Dorsey smiled complacent.
ly)-I guess Whitelaw Reid knows some
thing about it. However, I don't care te
say much on the subject. think the mat
ter will come up this winter in congress,
and then we shall get at the whole truth.
Then Garfield will get justice and some of
the othersswill get their deserts, too.''
"One question more, Mr. Dorsey. The
Sun here speaks of that Mathews Gould
agreement being in writing. Is there such
a writing in existence?"
s'No, sir; there is not, and will say right
here that all the statements made in the
press that had documents, or that docu-
ments were in existence that would blow
the Republican party skyendwards, are
bosh and nonsense. There are none such
in my possession or elsewhere. So far as
the Matthews business goes, I can, say that
l know there was no agreement in writing
Certain promises were made on behalf of
Garfield, and on that the money came.
Garfield kept his compact there, if, he
dikn't anywhere else"