New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-14
THE CONTROVERSY CVER 7ILDEN.
MAYOR HEWITT TO EX-GOVERNOR HoADLY.


| cX Governor Hoadly:
MY DEAR GOVERNOR; have read your letter to the
Editor OF The New.York Times" with reference 10 a
reported interview with the subject OF your speech
at tie Brooklyn dinner the 10th inst You right
in sipposng that the retorer quoting the
names Of Messrs. Carlisle and Pendleton 1 did not
| mention either OF them but did Mcssrs Thurman
and Bayard There other verbal the report
OF what was purely accidental and formal inter.
view The report was not submitted to me before publ
cation.
The facts are follows; On the way down in the
train read the report OF your speech The Times"
and had other report You represented as
saying. In reference TO Governor Tden: 1t not
his fault that he not induguated 1t was without
his knowledge and without his consent of
duet determined upon which enabled the Repnbli-
party 10 steal the Presidency
The first person 1 met arriving at my office was
The Times reporter, who pleasantly remarked that my
absence from the dinner Of the paint and oil dealers was
regretted l promptly replied that regretted rather
my absence from the Brooklyn dinner because thus
prevented from contradicng the statement which you
had made in regard TO Governor Tden's knowledge Of
proceedings which led 10 the passage Of the bill
vding for the Electoral Commission. then stated that
| had personally communicated him the plan devised
In advance OF It's being reported to the House, that he
fully discussed every detail OF the proposed measure, that
he suggested amendments which subsequently
adopted and that finally, while he did not approve he
did not dsapprove OF the plan. He told things
list That II he dsapproved the Committee would not re-
port the bill; and Cd II he did dsapprove of It, it
After this statement made he neither approved nor
dlsapproved the measure and left him with the clear
understanding that the measure, II amended In accord
with his suggestions would be reported He said
that there occasion for haste but distinctly
notified him that would be possible to defer action
OF kind for many days because the short session
was rapidly running its close. lie kept Informed
OF every amendment and his advice followed in
gard TO the changes made
Finally, the bill perfected and the Joint
Committee ready to report, General Eppa Hunton
refused sign the report unless he assured that
the bill had the approval OF Governor Tden. The time
Of making the report therefore postponed for one day.
and Colonel FELTON, who supposed to represent Gov
Tilden, to New-York with the perfected
BILL for his examination and decision On his return,
Colonel PeOn reported that Governor Tilden salts
fed with the bill General Hunon thereupon signed the
report and the bin reported and passed Whether
Colonel Pelton told the truth not have means Of
knowing, but have doubt OF IT because there was
abundant opportunity between the 18th OF January when
the bill reported and the Goth Of January when IL
passed, for Governor Tilden to have made his OBJ
jectlons known, II he had any. He under no in
junction to keep silence and the bill could have
been passed II at time before its he had In
dcaed his dsappoval 1t is unjust, therefore, charge
other Democrats with having contrary the adj
vice and wishes OF Governor TdeD in that crisis of the
Democratic party wherein expression Of opinion from
him would have been decisive OF the question But dur
ing the eight whole days while the bill under dis
cusslon in the Senate and House. he never uttered
word Of dissent dsavowed the Of Colonel
age Of the bill
Governor Tilden and Colonel Pelton both dead 1t
may be said that the statement have made cannot
therefore, be dsapproved denied But Gneral Hun
is fortunately alive, and the other members OF the
Electoral Committee able testify the facts
Moreover during the lifetime Of Governor Tden and OF
Mr. PeltOn l took occasion deliberately the floor OF
the House to make the following statement which
contradlced mpugned by Governor Tilden or
by any acting in his behalf, far as I know.
quote from my remarks reported in the Congressional
Record, XLvIIth Congress- LIST Session, June 10th,
1852, page 5,l4S:
print that the part which took was not only without
one nan " had interest than any other in
dsavow responsibility for the creation OF The Electoral
& mH{ 90 3D. put assume my tH ss share Of
SH gen ny Sae sSPe 2 s care saad Re- aksn
vocae Of that solution although resulted putting
on G CHARGE that %y Part We n took ABOUT
that settlement governed or animated by any other
back the allegation foul SANDER And II any man
S d a P o b Ses %Ss nn a ags Se Sc e
and without the knowledge Of the one who was chiefly
never knew stated that he approved Of the settlement.
but the 6 other 10 hand ma he stated to me that he
II he had wished to make his opposition known In what
by my own SG sense Of duty but had no reason to up
Choose mat may dsaSo% s. but no nmaon
ever given to me from any Quarter that ANYBODY wh9
that question in the manner In which it was settled
Tden In public nor in private, so far as have ever
known, until your letter The Times Of yesterday
Tecitng your conversation with him. l do not for one
doubt the accuracy Of your memory but must
with the statement I'm your letter which L
have italicized: Samuel j. Tden Innocent for he
neither con ented to advised the BILL
s,Ited regard thereto" II statement is true then
you I'm saying that Governor Tilden was not
consulted in regard to the bll for now repeat that
consulted with him IN regard TO every detail Of the BILL
and by the authority OF my associates on the House
Committee assured him that the bill would not be re-
ported II should dsapprove OF IT, and that neither d.
rectly indirectly did he communicate his dis
approval, either to any other member OF the
House Committee The passage OF the bill, therefore,
was his approval Colonel Peton told the TRUTH
or to his silence for whole week, II he misrepre-
scned / do not make this statement I'm order to re-
lieve myself from any responsibility, but in justice to
my Democratic colleagues in Congress, who did not and
could moment suspect that they were voting
against the wishes OF Governor Tilden, but had every
reason to believe Of the urgent appeals of Colonel
Pelton that Che measure had his posye approyaId ~,
profess to honor his memory to sfe ms TIS TT
TROUBLE FOR A WALSH CONFUSION AGENT
George p Platt a Wallst commission agent. was ar
rested January 20 the instance OF Charles Buckley HUB
bell counsel OF Samuel p. Barker the chicago lumber
king suit against the commission agent for the
recovery So 000 Plat was released on bail suose.
queay Yesterday Judge Patterson OF the Supreme Court
sustained This suit is brought against :he deien
of two sums OF money which, is al
legged T. D. w. Jones' OF Brooklyn and O.
schuyler OF this city to him directly and which he
has kept Since begun however Plat has put
claim OF commission due him. Piatt claims that
he money discharge debt of business asoc
ate NJ Schuyler though il is alleged that lie used up'
In gambling and in betting on horse races
WiyDEBIyG ABOUT TOWN WITH TIE SMILLPOx.
A homeless man. who said he John Haioran. age
applied at Bellevue Hospital yes
tardav and was found suffering from smallpox lie had
heen sick for two slept in odgnghsuse In PARK
roy where he probably caught the disease He was sent TO
Month BROTHER the afternoon Sanitary inspectors
accompanied have paid many visits to the
houses lately and have vsccinatsd over 1000
vaqrans little smallpox compels the Health Board To
fnmra the houses frequently much TO Tie salts.