Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-01

kmbsll had m'smausged the political
business in Nebraska; that they pro.
posed to abandon the fl hit and wsutcd
to DO on good terms with us. l rs.
sured him that there was no disposi.
ton to continue the war II the COM.
psny would only treat our people fair.
y and stop meddiing in politics. Then
talked over my printing claim and
told him that Mr.. Clark had refused
to carry out the contract because I mad
abused Mr.. Gould Gen. Dodge said
THAT WOULD BIZ ADJUSTED
II l would come to New York after the
sixth of March. A day or two after
the inauguration Of Hayes l went to
New York and called at the head.
quarters of the Union Pacific. Mr..
Gould and Mr.. Dillon were both
there. Mr. Dillon, in talking about
the contest In Nebraska, wanted to
know why I was making personal as
saults on Mr.. Gould. I replied:
because Mr.. Gould's name served
me much better than yours. He Is
notorious as q manipulation Of legisla.
tors and congressman. l made use of
his name for that purpose. You went
into this fight and must take the con.
sequences" Mr.. Gould said that he
did not care about newspaper assaults;
that Dana, In the New York Sun,
gave him q column a day. He was
anxious that
nun Wan w NrypAou .uouy cpAor
and promised to put q stop to politi.
cal interference. I then brought up
the printing contract. Both Gould
and Dillon said they would order Mr..
Clark to fulfil the contract
About two months later Gould and
Dillon came to Omaha: A nothing
had been done about the printing I
called at the headquarters, which was
then at the Wyoming house, and sent
up my card to Gould aud Dillon, l
Wal admitted into the Office and met
Gould, Dillon and 8. H. ii. CLARK in
the room. As I entered Mr.. Dillon
opened up by saying, SWELL, sir you
have called us
s~CoUNDRRIs AND sCALLAwAGs, T
and every other mean name you can
think of, and now you come here ask
ing MS a favor.
I turned around and said, "Mr.
Dillon / am not here to ask any favor.
You have given your word at Wash
ingtou that you wanted to quit this
political business. There has been no
oo..o&;o, &c ho.k;lit;o. ooJ &c %bjc u,o
continues 1t will be q great deal
warmer"
"Well," said Dillon, I'VE don't
want to have anything to do with you
Unless you show some spirit of repent
ance,"
1 retorted, II told you In New
York, and I repeat it now, that I be-
lieved that 1 was right. and have
nothing to repent of, and that II I had
to fight this battle over again I would
do Just as I have done In defense of
the people. You have made yourself
a party in q political campaign and We
have treated your road as a political
enemy" Mr.. Dillon said, eve
don't care about you; we can get Mr..
Saunders"
1 replied, "You may get him,
but If you do / will turn the guns and
make the war hotter than ever / have
made It,"
Mr.. Gould then said, GAS you say
you have come purely on business ]
will turn your claim over to Mr.,
Clark, who will settle the matter"
Before and after this interview
there was interference by Dr.
Miller and P. w. Hitchcock
OF course what printing came
to me could not 90 to the Herald and
Republican and they were trying t.
beat us out of the work. Thu
matter rested about a month OF
six weeks, I don't know exactly
how long. Then I went snl
employed G. W. Diane and j. l..
Webster to bring suit, and papers were
drawn up. I also called on Mr.. Pop
pleton and asked him tosintercede 70,
a settlement. Isaid 1 did not wan
TO 60 into q suit with a great corpora
ton. Poppleton said, 81 concede 20,
haNo PROXY Sooo Sano, Ous
WE MAY HANG THE JURY"
A few days later Senator Saunder
arrived from Washington, and he ask
ed if I hsd got that printing claim set
tied. He said he had talked with Mr.
Dillon and that they had authorized
him to say..if.I would take two-thirds O
my claim, which was put at 81, 500, ]
could settle 1t. He said the manage
ment at Omaha are hostile becaus
you have been at WAL with them. III
was authorized to say II . draft wa
drawn ON New York, on the presiden
of the road, 1t would be honored.
said very well / will take two-thirda
which Is 81. 900. Tne draft wa
drawn In the state bank of Nebrasks
In the presence of Mr.. Saunders, an,
Mr.. Saunders endorsed it.
THEY PAID NIX ovER II MONEY
minus 5000 which I owed the ban
: aud l went over to Mr.. John Creigt
ton and paid him $500 what
owed him and told him tn
whole transaction, That is a
there is about the blackmailins
= Senator Saunders was miatsken whe
he said later in the Lincoln Journs
that he paid me over the 81, 0O0 Il
/ never raw the money. He nevC
. handled it. That is the whole trans
action. In the receipt that accom-
panied the draft / stated expressI
q that 1t was in cancellation for a olaf
! on printing and that no political o.
legation of any kind was entered int
: by me, 80 that there could be no III
I fair advantage taken of it. l W.
afraid of an attempt being made
blackwaah me by making out TIL
there was something improper in II
y transaction and l showed the recel
to Thomas #. Hall, postmaster