The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-31
DORSEY AND DANA.
The Ex- Senator Criticises The Sun
Article--Th Cabinet Story as
Not Told by Dorsey.
Another View 0fthe Stanley Mathews
Natter Congressman Lynch
en- Mississippi Politics.

CHICAGO, July Sex Senator Dorsey has
been interviewed with reference to the New
York sun article As heretofore reported he !
denied that he had anything to do with the |
or publication OF that article, |
and said he saw it for the first time when the |
showed it to INN He said |
some of it was true and other parts false |
There was no truth, he said, in the statement |
that Brady had anything to do With the cam. |
paign on that any star route contractor eX-
cept himself and Bosle had contributed any |
thing to the campaign fund. He said money |
was systematically used in Indiana and Ohio, |
but declared that it was legitimately used,
and that the Republican party had nothing
to be ashamed of in that quarter OF the
charge that Matthews was appointed
TO the supreme bench in accord
ance with a bargain between Garfield
and Jay Gould, Dorsey said there were ne
gotiatons and practically admitted that such
an arrangement was made, but denied that
there was any documentary evidence thereof.
He insisted on the truth of his assertion that
he was twice offered a cabinet position and
declined it because he could not afford it, eEd
could not affiliate with-James and Nc
Veagh He said he expected that the Stanley
Matthews matter would come up In Congress
and be investigated, and that justice will then
be done Garfield, and also some others will
get their deserts In conclusion he declared
that what The Sun has published is only u
thistle-dawn floating ill the cloudy air of sus-
picion, and that the great dawn of truth has
not yet broken"
THE CABINET POSITION STORY,
The News has a special from Washington
which says gentleman at that city who
played an important part in the Garfield
campaign makes the following statement
with reference to the cabinet position offered
Dorsey, which he said is the substance of
what Dorsey himself told him:
Dorsey went down to Mentor after the
election and saw Garfield Whether he went
by invitation or by bis own motion, do not
know Like enough, Garfield sent for him
When he entered the house Garfield, in his
impulsive way. threw his arms around him
and said:
Now Dorsey, what can do for youF
." q do not believe yon can do anything for
me- replied Dorsey There's only one place
| would accept and that, | know, You will
not give me-
"'What place is thatH arked Garfield
The secretaryship of the treasuryF
"'Will nothing else satisfy youF
"'No said Dorsey but III tell you what
I'd like to have You do. don't care for any
Office, hut my wife is ambitious aud for her
sake wish you would give me the opport's
nifty to refuse cabinet position
well, what position shall | Otter youf
asked Garfield.
"'Oh, anything was the reply. Il am not
at all particular Don't offer me the treas
ury, though, for if you do III accept it
"' How will the interior department do :
" All right, said Dorsey.
- Thcreupon Garfield sat down at one desk
and wrote a letter To Dorsey Offering him the
secretaryship of the interior, while Dorsey
sat at another desk, only few feet distant.
writing n letter TO Garfield declining the
place These two letters were written stimuli.
taneonsly. Dorsey told me this himself All
this talk about Garfield urging him to go
into the cabinet is nonsense. Garfield would
never have made the offer except on the ex.
press condition that it should be refused 1t
was made only TO please Mrs. Dorsey"
Il have wondered" said another gentle
man, why Dorsey did not produce G artield's
letter to suhstantiate his claim, but think
understand it now The chances are that
both lrtters--the offer and the refusal-b0re
the same date and were written on the same
kind of paper with the same kind of ink. II
Dorsey had produced Garfiolds letter Rock
well would probably have produced Dorsey
letter, and that would have let the cat out of
the lag. am inclined TO think Dorsey told
you the truth"
THE STANLEY MATTHEWS MATTER.
With reference to the Stanley Matthew:
matter, the special correspondent of Tho
| Tribune says the history of Matthews nom
! tnation t" the supreme court hench is simply
a matter Of give and take between Re
| publcaus. 1t seems that Haye'
wanted Matthews nominated ly Gar
| field, the nomination having fallen through
10y Republican opposition under Hayes ad
| miniStration, and ~ made a special request
Of Garfield that he would nominate him il
return for faVors of the same kim
| done TO Garfield by Hayes. Mean
while Charles Foster was the can
| didate for Governor of Ohio, and the Repub
| hcan opposition to Stanley Matthew'S con
| firmation under the Garfield administration
| is said 10 have been withdrawn at the reques
| of Gov Fosters friends for the reason tina
| Matthews friends in southern Ohio wer
| likely to iniure Fosters prospects. To pre-
| vent this also Garfield made the nomination
| This is the history OF the nomination o
| Stanley Matthews by President Gar
| field, AID Of his subsequent con
| firmation, as Some Of Gen. Garfield
| friends understand it. Matthews was con
lirmed Msy 10, 1881 The hand of Gonlc
certainly does not appear in this story, an'
none has yet suggested that Mr.. Haye
made any agreement with Gould to appoin
Matthews At the time that Hays did nonli
nate him President Garfield certainly did no
regard Stanley Matthews as his friend
MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.
Ex-CUngressman Lynch, of Mississippi
Icing in the city, has been talked TO by pres
| reporter: lie was asked;
do yon regard Mississippi as hopelessl
Democratic3"
" No, not quite that The chances ar
against rs, but it is not hopeless. In m
Judgment Virginia North Carolina, Florida
Mississippi aud Louisiana should be made
battle gionnd next year What RepubI
can finds the most favor in the south for tb
nomination g. " There is very little prefci
ence this time As the delegates wi
he elected by districts. suppose, there wi
be little or no instructtng. Arthur Is popt
lar in the South, especially among the Dem
oerats Nho regard him as very fair TO thei
section. He would be strong candidate i
the south. I, myself, have Dot male u,' IN
mind about il"
The New Hamnshire ReadIark.