New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10

nard There was an effort made by the Tweed hins 10
saye him TO the bench their best means W SeoaiU
ruunlty for themselves. Two hundred thouS'nu "'
were necessary to secure the favorable Vo'cS vi ee
yenators to acqut him the trial tweed coh.r'ouo'
$4,000; Peter b. Sweeney $4,000; h'cnaru d. oo,
nollvs two sons-n-law put down Tor Sloooo en'
other. for various amountsJ and John Garvey' IN MS
brother Andrew ]. Garvey's absence In huroPo W.
called upon one night in tho rear room OF hnoA o
store under the Fifth Avelue Hotel to FURNISH ~
Andrews proportion OF the bribery iuhu' ,e.,a
thieves thought that Andrew Garvey was - 80, ,,,
where they had sent him he rid of him anu MS 80
- n. a., ,r,,o had returned here to make his pc"oo
,r him and at the time this subscription 10 'no W.
r,p,ion fund was being made Andrew D. "",Noy ,,a
actualy returned and was III hidhs ""e .,,or,oa
70 testify against A. Oakley Hall. Joho ", w 49,, ,,o
10 his brother, and them with "arNeS VIZ -. S,,,oi
news OF what was being done to acQu't nariiu " me-
= ,rn1on VIM hogan steps TO circumvent Twecu' p"'
the latter really owed his discontinue 10 narn'' l
self one night during the inn eaehmenV 'rla' ~ S
toga Barnard In q convivial MOOD sta'eu po'o'o " -,
persons that he was sure OF acqutta Tor HNec' '
requisite number of the Senator'S we're pieosou anu r
10 vote for anacduta One OF the persons present. ""o
Ind boen on the bench hurried to Newlork ana gave 'no
warning "a persons In THE TkIBUNE Office Inc next
Mornings paper containeda brct paragraph h''"""'"s
the fact that bribery had been attenp'e" !" "o"''
Barnard and that number of Senators hecoSs"! l"
make up majority Of the whole court hah uccn TAU"
rcred with That paragraph killed the sohere' Iwe'"
personally told later when In jail that TWO III 'o
brbcd Senators came all the way from Saratoga Oh INC
night OF the public on 10 return him the money n' h"
already paid them, and both spoke anu No''u "s"N'
Barnard In the end.
Ex-Iudge Freeman J. Fithian was most g'n'ai "n'
agreeable old gentleman q stanch but independent re
publican lie depended on no man Tor MS po'''o"' P
cles and refused to abide by the nomination OF hoh po'
In consonHncc with the principles of hiS party NC was
n strong admrer OF Folger the bench yet so bitterly
opposcd TO his nomination In 1882 that ne N"'eo io'
Cleveland the only way to express his disgust WI" Wv
method of the Republican nomination He had TOT years
been hoping for the nomination OF Blaine ana oc'c'
the event In June last vt THE TRIBUNE Once III cn'"
astic style I remember his preparing To 10 10 os"'
wears hefDre along with General H. f. MudSe'r " '"!
named Clarke and myself all enthusiastic ana hop''a
Blaine men The baoting was going on NJ 'ihclhn"''
and TIE TRIBUNE was buctinng IL as fast ~ the results
were known of the ballots was hirhly IaNci""'' "
Blaine when Clarke suggested that ne Wouu "'o"
champagne punch in which to drink to the eccoh oi Io
nominee lie made the decoeton and We all pronounced
IL very fine" But before could finish II the wires
flashed the name of Rutherford b. Hayes as the nominee
| A more disappointed set OF men nobody ever Jaw. Al
length Clarke said: Come, we must drink 10 inc hoi
| nee and accept him." Besides suggested MudSe'I'
I've haven't finished the champagne punch " cham-
pane punch" exclaimed Judge Fithian i'll tone OF dis
crab apples of stuntcd growth" F1thian I'VE" 10 S'c
Blaine nominated since joined the other greater
| majority which cannot vote for him.
Maior Pond Mr.. Beechcr's agent tells me that the
GEORGE r. Peck who made public Bceches letter rcprdi-
atng Cleveland not relative or an acquaintance
the pastor but of himself He does not think Peek s 10
be held responsible the publicity gwen it, or Tor any
misquotation OF il.
General Horato C. King. who is reputed to have IN
vestigatcd the Buffalo scandal for Mr. Beecher ana 10
have satisfied him that Cleveland only acted the part OF
man. is Oh Governor Ccvelands stat. lie also inc
lawyer referee in the Christlancy divorce suit con-
cluded that Christiancy was guilty OF the CRIME
alleged with the Giro in jail for alleged fraud
on client. The evidence on which General Ming
| reached this conclusion given by Giro himself
Usually leve-headed reach the opposite conclusion
when men swear thus King is ~ very pleasant SORT oi
fellow personally. with unhappy ncmng Tor p"huca
notoriy but think much of his opinion OF such
evidence as he condemned Mrs. Christiancy on What
value his report Cleveland may possess do not KNOW
he is evidently prcudiced referee IN the ease De-
| cause Of his position on the Governors stan
John Bnrril large real estate dealer in Fifth ave.
| South Brooklyn tells he worked on The Kcnne6ee
Journal under Mr. Blaine both In its Wing and early Re-
publican days says Mr. Blaine one OF the most
consdcrate men OF his employees welfare ana was
then the same democratic, unconventional man that all
| know him TO be now.
gentleman whom do not know, but who is connected
with the of Marine and Fisheries OF Canada
writing me from Ontario says: strong anti-Balne
feeling what can hardly say 6Nl"s among tue
Kanncks' Blaine is considered here AZ terribly anu
English and that frghtens Canadian. Our people gen
81 ally synpathze with the Republican partythey were
"A unit for Arhur-but fear the talented Maine man.
suppose the Canadian papers have been trying To con-
vince their people that the only possible safety from
Fenisn invasion big scale Is to pray for Clcveands
success
In view of the great praise bestowed on Mr. Baine's
stvlc In hi. letter of acceptance the popularity with
which il has received and the evident anxiety OF
General Benjamin f. Butler to see Ccvclanus letter he
fore writing his own It would seem that IL would he
better for Cleveland TO write than to be Prcsi-
dent
The suspense now regarding the candidates Ia be heard
from is not so much az TO what Butler will say, but
whether or not Cleveland will aeceTt or decline
hear on excellent authority that General Butlers in
dirnation AGAINST the machine methods 10y which Cevc-
Lands nomination made has not been allaycd 10y de
lay; and that his letter OF acceptance when comes.
will contain. | wrote you fortnight aga 1t would
scahng exposure OF the operation OF the Manning ina
| chine at Chicago. BY the way, Butler has already
written private letter 10 the same elect, ani ~ has
John Kelly Both letters bitterly dcnunciaory OF the
machine " Why does not The Sm or Star In the inter
est of Butler OF Kelly bring them to light They we're
both written 10 the person, and think may ven
| tire, without violating confidence 10 Indicate man
who probably knows about them by stating that the
initials OF his name John l.. Henry OF Brooklyn.
| feel authorized from my past knowledge of Henry
Ward Beechcr 10 announce again that IL will not be
accept all newspaper reports OF interviews with
him on current scandals; TO accept correct any
inf Tho nj mind
on the Buffalo affair though they come from Of
| Gov ernor Clevcand's stan Ohcers