Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-16
Il LONG TALK WITH DORSEY.
The Star Route Robber Rchnshes n
Lot of the Dirty Work Of the PresI-
dentfaI CamDatgu.

The Star Route Robber Rchnshes n
Lot of the Dirty Work Of the Presi-
Dental Campaign.
The N. Y. Sun Thursday morning prints
an almost ipterminable report of an inter
view with ex-senator Dorsey, at his New
Mexican rancho. The interview really
lasted, the correspondent AYERS, three or
four days and the netes thereof were sub
mitted to Mr.. Dorsey for revision, aud it
is therefore claimed to express his views
with the accuracy of personal letter.
The report begins by crediting Dorsey
with denial of having inspired or being
in any way responsible for former article
in the Sun, for which he had been held
responsible. Hs then took up the nomi-
nation Of Garfield, which, he said, WAS
the result of prearranged scheme, "well
laid, oh, ounningly laid, and we'll man
aged" Such "maidenly men" as Whar-
ton Barker and George W. Curtis,
and the men who swell on
Doston's Beacon Hill in the even
ing and rob the fshwomen of India
dock in the day time to pay for their
worked up the nomination OF Garfield.
bOTbby T6pIob6uteu hFkAubhb III lu6
Chicago convention and Gov. Foster came
to him repeatedly and urged him to
swing the State around from Grant to
Garfield; but he says, 81 went to Chicago
to vote for Grant and l voted for him,
even after Garfield hadbeen nominated.
"Rosooe Conkling could have bsen
nominated ii he had raised his finger"
said Dorsey, in answer to another ques-
ton, and he related how Conkling re-
fused the nomination when virtually ten
dered him, because, as he said, ~ should
be false to my State, to General Grant
and to myself II allowed anything to be
done that might lead to the defeat of
Grants nomination"
Dorsey then detailed the organization
of the Republican National Committee,
of which he accepted the seoretaryship at
the very earnest solicitation of Garfield,
Foster and James Barnett. Jewell was
chosen chairman simply because there
was no one else to take it. 1t WAS
pure question OF inoapacity. An outside
finance committee was organized because
Jewell Was good man, but good men are
not always wise.
Dorsey then came down to "the famous
Fifth avenue conference" the sole eur
pose of which was to induce the Republi-
cans OF New York to believe that they
were not to be cheated as they had been
before. 1t was agreed point blank, and
promised, as the price of the support Of
these Republicans, that Levi p. Morton
was to be made Secretary of the Treasury
in the event of Gardeld's election.
Present at that conference were Morton
and Arthur, Thos. G. Plat, - ohm H. Starin,
Governor Cornell and another, whose
name Dorsey declined to mention. He,
Dorsey, had persuaded Garfield to come
to New York to meet these Stalwarts and
he, Dorsey, was present because the con-
ference was held in his (Dorsey's) room
and because Garfield desired him to be
present. The Interview then proceeds: :
"How about the promise to allow a
syndicate of New York bankers to CON
troll the refuuding OF the bonds a''
"Well, there isn't any doubt about the
practical truth of that statement. know
by that arrangement we pulled the pin
feathers out OF one man in New York
who had been getting rich at the Govern
ment crib, and who refused to contribute
anything. He's prominent banker, not
far from Wall street,
"Now, Senator, is it true that a trade
was made with Garfield by Jay Gould
and G. P. Huntington to secure the
appointment Of Stanley Matthews for
Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court
and that the consideration was the pay
ment of very large sum into the
treasury of the National Committee 2"
"Well, as to that, | will say that Gar
| field being dead, and the men he left be-
hind him being many of them liars,
hardly care to trench upon the grass plot
| of grave, or upon the eager ear of false
hood. Still, think it just to be just.
think it wise to be truthful. Men are
living who can defend the dead if they
care or dare to. | will say then, posi-
lively, emphatcally, that the trade in
timated by the Sun is true in all its sub
| stantial features. | say categorioally
that Garfield promised the two greatest
monopolists in New York, Jay Gould and
c. p. Huntington, that Stanley Matthews
should go at the earliest opportunity
| upon the Supreme bench, and he agreed,
| If the vacancy occurred before he vas in.
augurated, that he would see to it that
Hayes made the appointment. These
interested parties, who seemed anxious
/ w oVibibi bitC ptChb ptlOu3 pEOlulstu
the Garfield campaign fund 500, 900.
They paid their money and they got their
| man.
Thomas C. Platt brought this money
to Dorsey, who turned it over to Ed.
Stephenson, and $40, 900 of it was kept
for Indiana the rest went to Ohio.
Amplitying on campaign expenditures,
Dorsey then repeated his story of $400, ,00(
being spent in Indiana. AS to the
amount used in cutting down New York's
Democratic vote, $4,000, he referred tc
Mr.. Stephenson, whom he thought could
be induced t., talk.
"It has been charged" asked thi in.
terviewer, "thst large sum was used in
New Jersey and Delaware. Is this true R'
"9es. Some money was raised there
and good deal spent. l had notion
that We ought to carry every state that
We could, whether the domain of Robesou
or the bailiwick of Bayard."
"You say you spent money there 20
eyes, We spent about $50, 900. But
the other side, am afraid, discounted
us, 30 that it WAS like turning clear
water into black pool"
He was then asked about the Hubbel
letter, and repeated that Garfield fshet
it out OF the waste basket aud answered
1t, in opposition to his (Dorsey's) advices
Referring to President Arthur, he sale
that he had been 30 ungrateful to thos'
who placed him in power that, il com
pared even with Hayes. the latter should
be placed on a pedestal OF gold ant
Arthur on pedestal of pewter.
Garfield made MacVesgh member o
his cabinet to please alleged politica
reformers and the Camerons. In this
appointment "Garfisld thought he salts
fed the girls in short dresses of tn
Republican party, and also the tall boot
of Simon and Dom" He repented OF thi
soon afterwards, and, if he had not beel
shot, within week other parties woul,
have taken the places of Attorney Gen
eral MaoVeagh and Postmaster Genera
James. General Beaver and Thoma
C. Platt would have most lkel.
gotten these portfolios. jaime
was appointed after having mad
abject promises to stand by Garfield il
case of trouble between him and ConklinR
and, in the presence of Dorsey an
, Arthur, James followed this up b.
assuring Conkling that he could alway
rely on his hearty cooperation in cas-
Garfield made any move against the Ne'
4 York Stalwarts.
, Threats and bulldozing appointe
, Robertson Collector of the Port of Ne'
York. Intimations that Garfield receive
of threat to publish the details of til
/ Stanley Matthews scandal unless Rober
A sons appointment was made, had muc
/ influence with Garfield. Dorsey reitel