New-York tribune., 1886-02-14
Garland his character stands too high to be tom TO
pieces in moment by mere elamor."

hear now and again something Of the old duello talk
that was 80 agrant In Washington In the ante Delum
days There many southern soldiers OF fortune 10
Gotham and not infIeguently hear some -con.ed-
crate saying as heard last night IL was puhio
official like Mr. Garland, and any one should dare TO
impugn my honor as certain newspapers are tmpugning
| his by blank sir would have his blood or ne wO"d
have mine" asked this man II he meant tnat ne "Oun
challenge the editor ana No there is any Of ts talk
I'm Washington and II so, who Will Dc tnc bsn naio 70
SAP sgp " ee il an impression an ong rauk and he 0;
the Repuican party that the United States ehate 50
and tender i'm It's treatment Of Democratic associates
the Republican Senators kne now much cou.onpt IS
for some them account oi their real nr
eea,riSs inactiytY am inclined to think they would
| not sip their tea SO cOnteDtedly'
Jacob sharps bookkeeping, as ho explained IL 10 the
senate Committee recalled to Congressman BuEeigh the
| case of f. A. Martin who prominent Democrat OK
| Whitehall twenty years ago Martin stuooofhy OPP
posed the paymen OF the tax On account OF his
refusal to pay he arrested and taken to Troy tor
reGmred 10 proIuce bis and llaly handed them
over the Court with the remark; noP1 So VII ovs 20
bqen porng over them for ten yeaIS ana they ge' "oo
| every year"
short thick set. grayhalreC man, with rouha ana
reddish face and gray mustache VINO passed ny ho a'
he Csey House last night pointed out by gentle
man from Chicaso as T. J. Potter, general manager OF
| the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad NY
friend said Potter Is recosnled as one oi 'ne no
pes1 s rtor not more he was ticket seller the limo
OF the road at Elhe, Iowa Ills rise Ill 'nc INV
| road has been phenomenal"
Colonel A. NJ Jones' OF Chicago, who Is known to POL
tcians as Long Jones' and as General Ipgans principal
polca manager is chairman OF the Republican st'te
Commi: of Illinois. He is accounted one OF te Oes
Organizers IN West. was chatting with hin ABOUT
noltca manipulation last night, when he said IL Is
curis thing that evil deeds cannot be done IN daylight
rbore mayer yo was scheme OF rascality concoced ana
carried out ia broad daylight In one OF the elections IN
Chicaso when Hnow yn sHiers shoaiet
hers and ruians to take POSSESSION Oh the POlis rs
soon as night began to draw down Us SHADOWS, lIeIy
arranged TO have electric light flashed on every OIL
Ing place In some places wheIe tie sIocsto
II cost about 1000, but it was well worth t. rhs
scoundres could be seen IHS MANA W. aer Yer tne :s
started. They couldn't Work III u'sHSn' VI 10
| stItute."
asked Colonel Jones, if it was true that the masses
ale bsconing corruptibe. and he replied: In all my
o,norjonce have never fouud possible to buy mans
vote There are always bright men in every ward VINO
are abo to influence the voters They can De hlrel'o
peIdle tickets at the polls They undoubtedly 40 sst
such men at and crowd Offsets the WORK Of te
and their work is n@9aed a. rhs anYhSy G m
their intentions and acts. fhat ia my knowledge"
There are few thing in the history of NewYork that
! have been more talked about than this Broadway
steal" as it commonly designated hld CURIOSITY
! To know something about the primo mover III IT, auu
meeting James A. Richm ond president OF the Broadway
| Railroad asked him to tell about jacob SharPs
early history. lie here from Troy on raIt "hen
he was sixteen years old. That was his Irst start III
business said Mr.. Richmond lie was Stout
strou, robust lad accustomed TO Ia work. The man
who Owned the logs picked him up on thc streets oi
Troy "A, he did three men to MAKE the SAINT lp
Wncn sharp got to New yoLk the log we're run my r
cove up here somewhere and the men went i,shoIc. Ho
uppetpAr OF the island was then nnimproFed' lac opn
was aEOna On ID srn a4 the only ore about who couI
lash them together for that )oD ana ne was PAN htud
rai1e In a that had got soaked and lay IN the water no
worked water at tni' for days NJ tne re got
little monoy and bought some ot the IoSs thal were
under By raising then he Ieilsu on ni' ] ]i!n"St
mcLt aud then began py ing OF 1,G . IN, ani
from Dranehed out into contracting "lu ~ il''
street railroads.
John G. Thompson. the Democratic manipulation OF
Ohio who has JUS, died in Washington Territory where
ne held minor position ia Land Oce service. came
into politics through the election of Allen g. Thurman
As United states senator There was piece OF shap
practice in that event. IL the friends o. Clement H. Val"
na.ham tell it correctly, which Thompson was tie
chief asurc bat the Old Roman the real sinner Inc
story wa, told to me by Charles NaIAndlSham' WHO'S
now clerk OF tha ONO scnae, anu was recently CON
socuou, for his defiance OF the Leutenau In
the contest FOR the Democratic nomination tor UoVo'noT
VantghIr Il Is SAID tIat tncy met and entered mo
40, with the un nIer,Audlu. tAat the contest Ia
inn cony,.on should be freudy and tnat whoever won
sholld c1uut himself ont Ot the race Tor ts oLit't
st,s Scu4tor,hp aud cOhceIc II 10 ine oAet IhutHlh
/ w,- nominated. Uudcr the airAu-cn,ut ih'l' va
nuil.ual conceded 70 be The ctli'le io' senate
Io TOOK tue stump wtn Thurman ana mto l'' IN
oi the state vigorously. ILuru'n .tIei OI o.cyt'o'i
lust Le,osc the L-.i,lg'Uto m.t NAi'nii;htin heat
reports that Thurman p'o'y',' T., .. .,1, ,It ltCr
senator. Ho could not credit H. I"t C''c % t Gay ~
that turou "a joan g. rnomp''n. WAo hh0 Ju'I % '.eH
elected state senator from - l' I'M, VIM IA ,u,
lauyc had been worked up Iot l'ti@''u @ w., mn M t,
time elected Thompson became lAn.i lA ~ ~ % S 80
piece Ia tAo I,,s' m '' rSn,lnr iuui i-piAceI
power on tho committee by General I4omds L'hs'
! friends, IN 1879
Congressman whiting OF Massachusetts, told me yes