Telegram-herald., 1888-06-05
THE pEPEw BOOM.
An Ebert Being Made to Down the Genial
Chsuneey.

An Ebert Being Made to Down the Genial
Chsuncey.
A New York special to the Detroit Jour
nal of last night, says:
A charge of dynamite is being. placed
underneath the boom of Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. with the apparent intertion of blow
ing il to pieces at the Chicago convention,
although it is barely possible that the ex-
plosion is being prepared only in case he
gets the nomination. During the past week
. man has been in Albany hunting
up records and recollections of Mr..
Depew's work there ~ . represent
ative of the late Commodore
Vanderbilt in matters Of legislation. At
least two other men have bsen active in the
same kind of duty here in New York. Mr..
Depew spent several winters in Albany and
made no concealment of the fact that he
was there a. q defender and promoter of
Vanderbilt interests. So far as can be re-
membered by men who were there at the
time. he was open and above board in his
lobbying. and whenever there came juno
ture wherein a suspicion of bribery
arose he was at safe distance fIom the
corruption. He made speeches before
committees of the legislature, he argued
personally with members. and he was
the distributor Of free passes over the
Central and Hudson River lines but he did
not at any time hold the attitude Of cor
rupung lobbyist OF at least only so far as
was involved in the application of pressure
with all the Influences at his command.
However, the seer Of Depew's history now
in Albany. is industriously endeavoring to
obtain proofs xgainst Nj. Depew, and the
oniv ouasffou IA wh In fha- 40 racuffs IL opu
are obtained, are TO be used gto defeat
Depew's nomination at Chicago, or whether
they are an ca rly preliminary of electioneer-
ing against him in case he should
0e chosen by the Republicans
for the campaign. The indica-
tions are that the first of the mentioned
theories is the sound one. and that the train
TO blow up the Depew boom is being laid
by Western Republicans.
When your correspondent asked Mr.. De-
pew if he had heard of such work being
done against him at Albany, he replied
that he had naturally expected something
of the sort, and that he had no reason
whatever to worry about it. 81 plead
guilty to being a railroad man." he said,
and If a railroad man ought not to be
nominated for the Presid ency, then my
friends should stop talki ng about me for
that honor"
Depew boomer of considerable emi-
nence said: They may rake the records
all they please and they can't find any thing
against Chauncey. Do you say that he dis
tributed frea passes? OF course he did, and
that was a proper proceeding until the
recent inter state roilroad law forbade it.
You may also say that it was at his advice
that the Vanderbits used to put on special
trains to carry the Legislators free at the
beginning and end Of each week of the ses-
sion. Those were civilities which may
have been diplomatic. and, of course had
no influence to modifying the recipients of
the courtesies, but L IS nonsenre TO say that
it amounted to corruption. 1t may be de-
pended on that Chaunesy NJ. Depew never
had the slightest connection with the
money bribery of Legislators"