The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-11

fne STORY or enoltsoptoNs
Evidence fhai the speaker Was n'uRhi
ip Wake u Personal nuiiug heison
why nlnine Wa iiesirn fr
the Nomination In iHlH

Charles n. Borgnor was leaning back
In u comfortable chair In his fiNuritr
club in this city the other evening dis
GUESSING the political situation, aud
surprised everyone by indicating that
he II not inclined to vote for Blaine.
Mr.. Rorgncr l. u lawyer of this city,
Ills father was the postmaster for many
wears, the public printer and editor rad
publisher of the Harrisburg Evening
Telegram, the central party organ of
the State. Dying u few years aga, his
,uns succeeded Ia the ownership Of the
npprr, and IN ls1i was its cdilur'ln'
chief.
Everybody wanted an explanation,
"lt II commonly believed" said Mr.,
BeTgncr, 'that Blaine was defeated for
the nomination la 1876 because he WAS
obnoxious To the Cameron ring, There
Is moth ng further from the truth, aud
the only color for the statement lies ia
the fact that senator Cameron vas OPP
posed To him, His defeat was accom-
plishcd hy a disclosure made by vii
liam II, Kemblc, who was u delegate
from tho Fourth district, Philadelphia,
and had ne reference direct or Indirect
To the relations between Senator Cam
cron AMI MIR. Blaine,
"Aitcr the sixth ballot had been COM
plCtod," continued Mr., livrgucr, ut he
came evident that the issue would he de
cidcd on the next. Tho Pennsylvania
delegates had been voting Tor John L,
llartranit in obedience In the rcsOlu-
tons of the State Convention. In order
that the State might make itself IN the
succeeding ballot the delegation with
drew for consultation, While they were
engaged thus the late Morton Nc
Michael and Gen. Bingham addressed
themselves earnestly 10 the delegates in
IN advocacy of voting for Blaine. NJ
the conclusion of Mr.. McMirhael's re-
marks, II WAS evident a deep impression
had been made. Just rs the votes Were
about to be taken, MIR. komhle arose.
lie asked the delegates TO pause i'm the
matter, and gave his opinion that the
nomination of Blaine would bring de-
feat To the party. He referred to the
damaging stories that would he told aud
To the doubtful record Mr.. Blaine had
made during his public life. lie
checks, and continues: 81 never
had any Legitimate business t%ransac-
tons with Mr.. Blaine. They are signed
by mo, made payable 10 his order and
Endorsed and returned to me. When
Mr.. Blaine was Speaker of the house of
Congress | was interested in some pend
ing legislation. ] asked his assistance
in the way of II favorable ruling. He
agreed To rule as | had said for $4,000. !
paid him the money with this check Tex
hibiting S5,00O.) subsequently Blaine
came to me and. demanded $500 more,
and | was obliged TO yield and make
the second payment with
this check exhibiting the 1880
check). Now said Mr., Komble, u defy
mar to say that ! had any other
business transaction with Blaine, and l
defy any MAJ to dispute the genuiness
OF this Endorsement in Biaine's hand
writing. If he is nominated by this con-
yention | will give these facts to the
public and his defeat is certain to follow.
| have no objection to a man being
bought, If he will stay bought, but pro-
test against him demanding the pay
twice.
"'rhe effect of this speech was electri-
continued Mr.. Bergner. "When
Kemble sat down he handed the can
reled checks around among the dele
gates and they %cre examined carefully,
critically. / had them in my hand and
satisfied that they were genuine.
Immediately after the vote was taken
and the delegation decided to cast its
against Blaine.
awhile the balloting in h Chicago
convention of 1880 was in progress, Gen..
Simon Cameron, abiding to the same
said to a neighbor that it was
evident that the people were for Blaine,
but owing to the evidence against him
would be fatal to nominate him.
Harrisburg Ledger.