Daily Republican., 1889-01-16

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found had the confidence of the party
leaders, and this confidence has been JUS
titled by the results. am disinclned TO
give the names Of the Prominent men
brought In, for / have no Information
that they were parties to the transaction
further than what overheard, but will
give all the names 10 case OF criminal
prosecution"
WHAT REGISTER M'wHoTRER SAYS.
Tho above article was shown to Regis
ter McWhorter this morning at his reel
dence, No. Oil West Eighth street, before
he started for his ofil e. He read 1t over
carefully and re read some portions of 1t,
and arising from his seat said; 81 will
give 800 cash to meet the man calling
hlmselfJ. WilliDgs Leach that may
p owe that he liee."
Mr.. Nc horter went on to cay that
the whole thing was pure fabrication
without any truth whstever in it, and
with just enough Of some things that did
transpire out of which to weave this
wonderful storT. He admitted that he,
with Collins, was at The Clayton House
at the time stated and saw Mr. LINN or
Jones" there on business. Lynn Is ac-
quainted with several Delaware families,
and b as Governor B ggs' likeness hang
inx up in his Office In Philadelphia.
He does not think 1t possible that any
person was near to hear the Interview. II
he heard what be says he did, why did he
no then and there call In policeman
and have the parties arrested Mr.. Nc
Whor.er said that no such conversation
as reported took Place In that room, but
the substance of sucn conversation was
held 10 less than S6 hours afterwards In
town within 80 miles of Wilmington, and
that afterwards a man went to Washing
ton and the wonderful interview with
Senator Quay occurred.
Mr.. McWhorter also admitted that he
with ColliGs was In PHILADELPHIA on Sun
day, and that while there they and Col.
Z. I. Cooper visited the Americas Club
rooms, the Young Mems Democratic
Club rooms, the Young Mems Republi-
can Club rooms, the Rowan Club room
and Other places merely In friendly
manner and did not sec Lynn or Jones'"
Mr.. McWhorter says, frankly, that the
situation at Dover, In view Of 0 possible
deadlock, was freely talked over, and
that he went TO Dover and conferred with
General r. r. Kenney over the situation.
1t was known that there were one or two
Republican members who would lot, un-
DER auy circum tances, vote for certain
Republicans If they were nominated. 1t
then became a matter of concern for
the Democ ats to put forward a man
who those Republicans would vote for iu
preference to their own caucus caDd date,
but no agreement coeld be arrived at.
When 1t was seen that Ell salisbury
was to be thrown aside, then this Won
derful story of attempted bribery came
out.
Had ur Gaulshury baap tho nandiJoto
agreed upon that could have un tied the
Democrats, there would have been no
obj C tion TO giving any amount of money
for two Republican votes. IL was after
this that Cameron and Quay were n)ti-
fed OF the dark plot that was concocted.
Mr.. McWhoTter denies in toto that he
met anybody named in reference to the
matter of buying votes, but only to con-
fer upon what was best to do In case of q
deadlock.
WHAT MR.. COLLINS SAYS.
]. Alfred Collins was also seen this
morning by REPUBLICAN representa-
tive, and hs denies the story of attempted
bribery as utterly false. He admits that he
met Mr. Lynn at the Clayton House, but
purely in business capacity, Mr.. Lynn
having telegr iphed to meet him there. At
the time he was charged with being at
Dover In the interests of this plot he says
be was at home, as the cash books OF the
Every Evening Office will show. Mr..
Collins admits that he and Mr.. Nc
| Whorter were In Phila ielphia on Sunday
and visited number of club rooms, but
for DO political purpose, simply to call
upon all friends. He denounced the J.
Willings Leach story as base fabrica-
tion; In fact be ,ays the room claimed to
have been occupied by Leach was several
rooms away from where the in
terview with Lynn or Jones"
took place. The deadlock was talked
over frequently, he says, and speculstions
we're freely indulged in, but no attempt
was made to raise money for the pur-
chase of votes go far as he knows
A representative of the REPUBLICAN
called at the Clayton House this MORN
ing and looking over the hotel registry,
saw the name OF William Lynn, register
cd on Friday, and assigned to room No.
so, d the name OF A. B. Willington on
tie same day and assigned to room No.
l04. IL Wilmington or Leach was In the
room assigned him, he was IL doors dis
tant from the room where the allegt In
terview Is said to have taken place.
Notwithstanding the denlals made ty
Mr. McWhorter and Mr.. Collins, there
are other leading Democrats as ready to
affirm that there was well-laid plot to
purchase votes and they say the whole
plot In all It's details Will soon be made
public,