The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-10
DORSEY AGAIN.
The New York Sun Sends a Repre-
sentative to Interview the Ex.
Star Router.
synopsis of the COnversatiO on Dor
sey Keiterates the Charges I'm the
suns Recent Article.

New YORK, Aug. 9-The Sun prints an in |
terview with Senator Dorsey held with the |
ex-senator at his home in Mountain Spring |
Ranch, N. M. Mr. Dorsey again disclained |
the writing OF prompting of The SUMS recent |
seven column article ON the Garfield cam |
paign, but said that after reading it he must |
admit that it was true He then spoke Of the |
Chicago convention of 1880 remarking that |
Roscoe Conklng could have been nominated |
had he so much as lifted his finger The
whole Grant vote could have been trans
ferred to him, and there were prominent gem
tlemen representing states opposed to Grant
who went to Dorsey and to Arthur and
promised to go with them if they would drop
Grant and take up Conkling Dorsey told
Conkling that his nomination could be con-
summated if he would allow them to make
the combination, but Conkling said he was
sent to vote for Grant and he would do SO.
In speaking of the Fifth avenue conference
Mr.. Dorsey said: The minor details of that
meeting are of no great consequence. 1t is
the single bottom fact that should be known.
1t seemed to me after l had been put in
charge of the committee, that the outlook
pointed to some trouble in New York / had
all l could do to perfect the arrangements
for the meeting. But l finally per-
suaded Garfield to come to New York
to meet these Stalwarts. Garfelds
executors must have my letters. These viii
show whether l am overstating it or not. At
that conference weress Morton and Arthur,
Thomas c, Platt John H. Starin, and very
wealthy New York gentleman not prominent
In politics, whose name / will not now men
ton. Gov. Cornell was also there | was
present for the reason that they met in my
room, and for the further reason that Gar
field desired that | should be. The sole pur
pose Of that meeting was to induce the Re
pubhcans of New York to believe that they
were not to be cheated as they had
been before. 1t was agreed point blank
and promised rs the price of the sup
port of these New York Republicans
that Levi P Morton was to be made secre-
tary of the treasury in the event of Garfield's
election There can be no possible question
or denial of that The persons whom have
already named above must bear witness to
the truth of this statement. Senator Plumb,
of Kansas, can bear witness, and from Gar
fields own talk with him. | know it is a con
venient way now of answering Inc to say
that do not say what is true. l tell you that
Mr.. Morton was pledged in the presence of
those gentlemen the treasury portfolio, and
that pledge was violated, and l don't care
three figs for any contradiction. The fact
remains, and | don't think any friend of
Garfield will attempt to deny it. | see that
| Swain seems to be swift now in denials. Per
haps he would like to have me tell the story
Of his avarice and pretensions. will not do
| it Just now l don't care to dig up spfig
| when I'm getting at tree"
How about the promise to allow syndi
! cate of New York bankers to control the re.
| funding of the bonds"
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 government crib, and who
refused to contribute anything. He's prom
inent banker, not far from Wall street"
Nov, senator, is it true that trade was
made with Garfield by Jay Gould and c. P.
| Huntington to secure the appointment of
| Stanley Matthews for assistant justice Of the
! supreme court, and that the consideration
was the payment of a very large sum into
the treasury of the national committed"
well, as to that | will say, positively,
emphatically, that the trade intimated by
The Sun Is true in all its substantial
features / say categorically that Gar
field promised the two greatest monopoliSts
in New York, Jay Gould and c. P. Hunting
ton that Stanley Matthews should go at the
earliest opportunity upon the supreme bench,
and he agreed if the vacancy occurred before
he was inaugurated that he would see to it
that Hayes made the appointment. These
interested parties who seemed anxious to con-
troll the supreme bench promised the Garfield
campaign fund 100000. They paid their
money apd got their man"
Dorsey then spoke of the election fund
used in Indiana, and said that $400, 600 WAS
used; that the Republican organization in
that state was as good as it could he, and
that the credit was due solely to Col Dudley
and Jny C. New
In regard to Garfield's alleged dissatisfac-
ton with Postmaster General James and At
torney- General MacVeagh, Mr. Dorsey
saws: Garfield, after a good deal
of wobbling, had determined upon the early
| removal of both If he had not been shot
the day he was, within week other parties
would have taken MacVeagh's and james
portfolios / think he had determined to ap-
point Gen Beaver, of Pennsy ylvania, attorney
general and would have been glad to appoint
Tom Platt. of New York postmaster gen
errl. hoping that this would heal the breach
in New York. MacVeaghs treatment OF
Blaine and of William E. Chandler was sc
infamous that there was only one of two al
ternatives left-either MacVeagh had to &c
out or Blaine had"
"Arthur himself, if he can chase the ghos
of Garfield from the White House, Col Dud
lev, Tom Platt, Jay Could c. p. Hunting
ton, Mr. Vanderbilt, and Mr.. August Kunti
can all verify these little anecdotes. name
them; / make my statements; / have giver
names and places You will see ii these ar,
denied You know, however, that million
dollars are always timid.
Mr.. Dorsey's attention was then called
to Gov. Fosters recent denial that Gar
field ever offered Dorsey cabinet
place. Mr.. Dorsey said: ''When Fos
ter, or Swain, or anybody else says that Gen
Garfield only offered me cabinet place t.
make me feel good, and with the expecta-
ton that l would decline it, they simply stat
what is untrue Gen. Garfield urged me il
the strongest terms over and over again tt
accept place in the cabinet When de
clined it, as did repeatedly, and as my let
ters, now probably held by Swain, vii
show. Garfield was amazed. say that h,
| urged Will aii sIhceii1y Itat colIie ihIo lh'
cabinet. say that declined. If anybod,
cares to deny that now, we will give then
proofs.
Fatal Railway Accident
CINCINNATI, o., Aug.k9-A dispatch &c
. The Times-Star says: A Afreight train on tn
Cleveland & Lorain road ran off an opel
switch five miles south of Massillon. wreck
ing the train and killing Engineer Graham