The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-17
DORsEpS STATEMENT.
His Story Of the Campaign Of 1880 and
Making up Of tho Cabinet.

man'Hs tno uhbIe ia lnulhnh III OCtoDVi'
In this view, General Brady, who knew
Indiana from the lskes to the Ohio, agreed.
Garfield did not know how the money was
to be raised. Dorsey did, and he told Gar
field that he must meet the New York poll
tlcians, told him In the plainest terms that
he must come TO New York, that the New
Workers would not run after him, and that
be must come 10 them. So Garfield at last
consented. The Fifth avenue hotel confer
ence was arranged. Conkling had promis-
ed TO be present, but he was
the only one OF hose who
were expected TO take part In the confer
ence who kept away. Garfield had been
greatly impressed by Dorsey's earnestness,
AMI when he met the representatives OF the
great Stalwart faction in the Fifth avenue
| parlor he made a plain statement to the
| politicians that New York had a right TO
expect the largest recognition at his hands.
He promised 10 appoint Levi p. Morton
secretary OF the Treasury, and further 1t IS
! asserted that he agreed that Incorporation OF
refundng the government fives and sixes,
which must soon take place, should be
given TO such syndicate Of New York
bankers as should be designated by the
StaIwarts and at such commission as should
be fair, The operation. as has since been
shown, was an enormous one. The bar
gain was made. The Stalwarts had sold out
for price, all but one. Mr.. Conkling, as
those who ought TO know best then and
now believe, had learned OF this proposed
bargain for the reiunding Of the bonds, and
cared not to have part or share in it. So be
kept away from that conference. In
constant communication with Garfield,
Dorsey began to organize for an Octo-
Der victory in Indiana. Dorsey's plan in.
yolyed
THE MOST THOROUGH CANVASS
OF the state OF Indiana that had been made
since the vigorous days OF o. P. Morton.
Every voter was enrolled, and the
first canvass showed that the state was
hopelessly Democratic. In the latter pan
! Of September, after Dorsey's organization
had been perfected, after every voter had
been placed, aud the influences
that could be brought 10 bear on each voter
had been thoroughly learned, Especial mes
senger left New York for Indianapolis. He
had with him over 800, 900, either In cash
or in convertible paper. This money had
all been raised in New York, and prncip.
ally by the efforts Of Levi P, Morton
Dorsey never touched penny OF the
! money, though urged 10 see to its distribu-
ton personally. He was there not only to
see to it that his plan Of organization was
| followed TO the letter, but also TO prevent,
so far as possible, any OF the money from
sticking in the pocketA OF men who were
| trusted TO distribute 1t. When the money
reached the local committees 1t was found
10 be largely in crisp, new " bills.
II is believed that Mr.. John c. New could
tell how bills and drafts OF large denomina-
ton we're thus converted into bills OF this
denomination. At AL events there they
were. They were distributed through the
state Just az ballots were, In great punches.
The destination Of each was perfectly WELL
known, and by noon OF election day they
had fallen like snow flakes silently all over
the state, although more In some parts
| than in others. Then came the count OF
the polls in the evening. The - bills aud
the 1892, 600, combined with Dorsey's plan
OF organization, had won. More money
was wanted in Indiana for the November
election, and Jay Hubbell then went TO
Brady, then second assistant Postmaster-
General, and told him that the Star route
contractors must subscribe $40, 000 Brady
refused to have anything to do with raising
the amount unless he had something TO fall
back ON in case OF trouble, in view OF the
order issued by Hayes. Hubbell went TO
Hayes, but the latter refused TO write any
letter 10 Brady. Finally Garfield, under
Dorsey's direction, wrote the queer and
notorious my Dear Hubbelln letter. In
| II there is the expression, ASK Brady how
the departments are doing, and this was
intended to be hint and request upon
which Brady would acl When Brady first
saw II he treated II with contempt. He
thought he saw In Il willingness
part on the candidate TO make n cats paw
OF him. But he finally consented TO
collect the money. With the letter as an
authority he did collect large sum Of
money, part Of which he took to Indiana,
where 1t was spent, with Gsrfeld's kuowl.
edge, BY himself, aud where II would do
the most good. More than two million
dollars were raised In all for the campaign,
and a CANVASS that had been characterized
by constant
BARGAIN AND sALK
between the factions OF the party and be-
tween certain capitalists and the candidate
was brought TO u successful result by means
OF the advances obtained, The second cam.
paign In Indiana, while not so costly as tho
first, was very expensive, while In New
York and Kings county the same argument
was most effectively used. An outside in
tluence stepped In during the winter, and
one which neither Garfield or Dorsey reck.
oned upon, and made II impossible for
Garfield to carry out one Of the agreements.
Congress had passed the funding law,
which was to DO the basis OF the profitable
reiundlng operation for the New York syn.
dictate that had been agreed on at the Fifth
avenue conference. There was, however,
man at the head OF the Treasury
department who not only believed that tho
successful candidate for the presidency had
been treacherous to him At Chicago, but
who had also learned OF the Fifth avenue
agreement. This secretary, Mr.. John sher.
man, welded Hayes A. he wiIlcd and
Hayes, at Shcrman's demand, vetoed the
funding bill. Garfield knew and Dorsey
knew that Sherman had accomplished two
purposes with that veto. Thus Il will be
seon that through no fault Of Garfield one
agreement was not kept.
Llt was Dorsey who learned carly In the
winter that Garfield had other understand.
ings than with tho stAlwarts at the Fifth
avenue hotel, and that these would com
pei him to appoint his Secretary OF tho
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