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MRS. HALPIN'S STATEMENT OF
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| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION.
The Cleveland Scandal - Mrs. Halpin',
Statement of Her Case.
New YORK, August 15th.-A special from
| Buffalo says: Mrs. Halpin said to re
porter :. i was employed at Flint & Kent's
when Grover Cleveland persistently sought
| and made my acquaintance. My child
Oscar Folsom Cleveland, was born Septem-
Der II, 1874. Grover Cleveland is his father
| and to say that any other man was respOn-
| sible for his birth is infamous. 1t does moi
| seem possible, after all that have suffered
| for Grover Cleveland and for my boys sake
| that a further attempt will be made to
| blacken me in the ewes of the world No
one knows the extent of my sufferings.
| After my child was taken from me / begged
| Cleveland on my knees to have a sight OF
my babe. | found where the boy was,
| however, and one day | rushed in upon his
| keeper, snatched him up and ran away
| before they could stop me. Ny sufferings
subsequently, my fruitless attempts TO have
| Cleveland fulfill his promise of marriage,
| his neglect of myself and our child, my alb
| duction and violent treatment by his hired
| tools, are truthfully but only partially told
in the Buffalo Telegraph of July 21st. 1t
would be impossible to cover even
| that made up in those years of shame,
suffering and degradation forced upon
me by Governor Cleveland" The Telegraph
adds . The gentleman to whom she made
| the statement said that i'll course of a long
interview with her she wept bitterly as she
| told of her wrongs. He manner and des-
perate condition forced a conviction of sin
cerity When told that it was reported she
had made, or was about making, state
ment eXoneratng Governor Cleveland,
Maria Halpin drew herself up as if prepar-
| ing for a supreme effort, and replied in the
most impressive and earnest manner: Me
make a statement eXonerating Grover
J Cleveland? Never. | would rather put a
bullet through my heart She said fur
ther that she could not truthfully make any
such statement, and Cleveland would not
| dare ask her to humiliate herself again;
that he might enjoy hOnors and wealth,
while on his account she was excluded
| from kindred and friends, and patiently
awaiting for death to end her misery She
went into details of what she had suffered
| from 1874 to 1877 at the hands of Cleveland
or his agents, telling a story that would
| melt heart of stone. Her statements are
| fortified by facts known in the case and by
circumstances and records bearing upon
| that eventful period OF her life"
Political Matters.
New York, August 15th.-The Star, the
only paper which prints the Buffalo special
| containing Mrs. Halpin's interview this
| morning, has the following editorial,
| double-leaded: Our columns tomorrow
| will contain history which must prove of
| interest to every American citizen. No
! more remarkable recital has appeared in a
| dozen campaigns. After four years OF
| silence and concealment. disclosure will be
made which may well cause honest voters
| to inquire into the methods of campaign
| managers. AS an Independent Democratic
| newspaper it is the Stars duty to publish
everything of interest to the people in the
| present campaign, no matter who suffers by
| the disclosure. Justice and truth demand
( its publication, and if it shall rid the grand
old party of an incubus of shame, the pub
| lie will thank us for it."
The Tribune this morning says Facts
| enough are already given to the public, and
| admitted by his friends, to stamp Cleve-
| land as a man without the character or
| qualifications necessary for the high office
| he seeks. But half has not been told. The
| ITtDu1tc lldS llsttI at WOTh III
| Buffalo searching the truth of this So
called reformer's public record. To-mor.
row we shall present the first installment
of Clevelands experience as Sheriff."
/ UTICA On W. August 15th-General
Logan reached Utica at 10 o'clock. A
| great crowd, with music and cannonade
was at the depot. A procession was
formed to the Butterfeld House. Here
from the balcony, Senator Coggeshall intro
| duced Logan, who expressed the great
! pleasure it gave him to meet with such
| cordial welcomes as had been extended
| wherever he had been in New York State
| The present beautiful morning there had
| been introduced to him most happily the
| citizens of Utica, whose cordial reception
| would ever be gratefully remembered.
| Logan left for the West at 11:40. He
goes to Buffalo, Pittsburg and Chautauqua,
where grand reception is promised, He
| expects TO reach Chicago on Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Logan leaves at this afternoon
| for West Point, where she will spend few
! days.
BosToN, August 18th - Captain Els
worth Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the American Political Alliance,
said to-day that the membership of the
| Order was more than 475,0O0. General
| Grant is proposed as its candidate for
| President Captain Ellsworth says
| Though he has not as yet sent us his
| official acceptance, we feel assured, as he
has not declined the honor, and from pri-
| vate advices, that he will run" General
Fremont is expected to accept the nomina-
| ton of Vice-President. When asked if
the Alliance had any connection with the
| old knowNothing party, Captain Els
worth said: " Yes, sir; it has. Its plat
| form is the adoption of the KnowNothing
belief i'll its broadest sense"
New YORK, August 15th.-A Long
Branch special says: General Grant, refer
ring TO report that he was willing to ac-
cept the nomination of the American Polit-
ical Alliance for the Presidency, said:
never heard of Ellsworth, who addressed
me on the subject, until l received a letter
from him rendering me the Presidential
nomination cf the American Political Ali
ance. | know nothing of either the Ali
ance or Ellsworth, with the exception of
what l have read in the newspapers. l
have not answered the letter, and do not
intend to answer it. No committee have
waited on me to see if | would accept the
nomination rendered me in Ellsworth's
letter. | am Republican, and l have no
interest in the Alliance or its action"
A reporter called at General Fremonts
otflce, on Broadway, relative to his reported
acceptance of the Vice-Presidepcy The
General seemed disinclined to talk on the
subject, but said he might have something
to say later.
New YORK, August 15th-The SUMS Au-
gusta (Me.) special says: The Republicans
of this State have practically completed all
the details of their canvass. They expect
10000 majority; if they get over 10000 they
will so wild. The Democrats concede
5000; they will work to cut down the ma
jority. Blaine does not intend to leave
Maine during the campaign. He said yes
terday that he expected to have the second
volume of his book completed by the time
the snow flies.
New YORK, August 15th-A Sun ex
tract: Neither party can win without the
aid of New York. Indeed, there is as
much probability that Butler will throw
the election into the House, or even carry
New York for himself, as there is that
either Blaine or Cleveland can become
President without the vote of this State.
Cleveland was nominated by the votes of
the men from the West, who were pre-
pared to admit that he was not strong in
their States but claimed wonderful STRENGTH