Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-11
DORSEY's DISREGARD
Of the Sad Fate Which Befell Anas
mas of Old for His Untruth.
fulness.
His Account OF the appointment
Of stanley Matthews Flaily
COntradited by q. r.
Huntington.
Special to Commercial Gazette.


New YORK, September 8,-The
Sun, 10 its interview with ex-senator
Dorsey on August 8, printed the fol-
lowing:
Now, Senator, is it true that q
trade was made with Garfield by Jay
Gould and G. P. Huntington, to Sc
cure the appointment Of Stanley
Matthews for Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court, and that the considN
Grafton was the payment Of large sum
into the treasury Of the National
Committee"
well, as to that say categorically
that Garfield promised the two great
monopolists Of New York, Jay Gould
and .. P. Huntington, that Stanley
Matthews should go at the earliest OPP
portunity upon the Supreme bench,
and he agreed, if the vacancy occurred
before he was inaugurated, that he
would sec to it that Hayes made the
appointment. These interested par
ties, who seemed anxious to control
the Supreme bench, promised the
Garfield campaign fund 100000.
They paid this money and got their
man"
When the attention of Mr.. @. p.
Huntington was called to this matter
to-day by correspondent Of the Com
mercial Gazette, he said:
81 recolect seeing in some paper
some such reference to me, in connec-
ton with Garfield and Matthews. So
far as | am concerned it is utterly
lacking in truth"
Did you know President Garfield,
Mr.. Huntingdon"
"Yes, sir; | had some acquaintance
with him when in the House, but not
a great deal alterward
"Do you remember having seen
General Garfield at all during the
period between his nomination and
election?"
Il DO not now recall any such meet
ing, though il any one should say that
we had met, | do not know that |
could deny it.
DO you think you ever met him In
the presence Of Jay Gould2"
II am sure | did not. | would reA
member that fact very distinctly.
Since you recall it, | now remember
having met General Garfield for a
moment in New York during the
campaign. | heard he was in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and | went up
stairs, raid my respects and came
down. That was all. "
Did you ever have any conversa>
tion with General Garfield relative to
the appointment Of Stanley Matthews
to the Supreme bench2"
II never did"
"Wss there ever an understanding,
an arrangement, agreement OF bargain,
or anything of that kind, by which
General Garfield promised to place
Stanley Matthews or any other person
on the Supreme bench, in considera>
ton Of your financial assistance in the
campaigu2"
mo; | had slight acquaintance
with stanley Matthews when he was
associated as counsel with Tom Scott
in the Texas Pacific, with which | was
identified. | then learned to respect
his talents. | have not contributed
much money for campaign purposes
since the war. used to pay some
thing for political purposes before
that, but not since. | do not think
that there are any marked issues be-
tween the two political parties now,
except those alluded to 10 the Scrip
tures-'the loaves and fishes The
consequence is that Of recent years l
have done about as much for the
Democratic party IS for the Republis
cans. | have not felt myself called
upon to take much notice Of these
statements. because l never paid
much attention to what came from
the ranch in New Mexico, but am
always glad to tell what l know about
such matter, when it will do any
good or set anybody right"