The sun., 1889-02-10
TILDEN AND HEWITT.
Tho Story william o. Mcdowell Tells
About the Electoral Commission.

About the Electoral Commi ssion,
The Samuel j. Tiden Club OF Jersey City
gave dinner at Taylor's Hotel last night
Nearly two hundred influential citizens
Of Jersey City were present. Among
them were United States Senator John
II. Mcpherson, Col. L. A. Stevens. Gov.
Robert S. Green. ex-senator Charles Winfield,
Allan L. McDermott. County Clerk McLauRh-
lin. Dr. Leonard J. Gordon. John Boyd, and
Sheriff Robert Davis.
John c. Hughes. President Of the club. sat Mt
the head OF tho table, and Senator MaPherson
and William Mcdowell of Newark sat on either
side of him. A e-sized portrait OF the dead
patriot presented to MIR. Mcdowell by Mr.. Tilden
Kearney responded to tho toast, President
Cleve land. William Mcdowell. who was intro
duced as lifelong, friend and confldant Of Mr..
Tlluen, made an address. In which no said:
Every. Democrat has asked himself was
Samuel j: Tilden i, responsible for the Elec-.
question in his name to the complete satsfac-
When the Electoral Commission bill was
member from New York city. and the Chair
man Of the National Democratic Committee.
Presldeni.eect He Drought @ With him Miau copy eps
Of tho original Electoral Commission bill An
OF MS Congressional associates awaited his re-
ready to accept and follow any counsel that he
might Mt bring Hagi,, nroso,toa md .o,, ,,o ..
President elect, as was his habit In considering
important subjects. walked up and down the
came to that part OF the original bill wherc the
selection Of the fifteenth T GTommissioner, was to
Ss 10 res es smes Of sse
tacle, the one drawn out to DO that Of the odd
81 +. Tildon stopped him there, and said in
substance that when the Presidency Ot the
United States was to be .rafled for. or sub
mitted to chance 1t was time tor decent men
by asking: What is tho use of this law p and
stated that the moment he had found that the
had, with able assistants, gone carefully over
the minutes Of every Joint meeting Of Con;
for the 91nng Of the
bearing ,upon the question that could
come before the j9in, meeting to count
beginning 10 end precedence was entirely
brie to every member Of the ioini meeting.
what Is the uso or advantage of throwing
away all This ior some ,new-iapgled idea" AZ
said i did not come here to ask your advice,
but as your friend 10 tell you what our party
represontatiNes in Congress have determined
theirs, and they have decided to pass this BILL
Mr.. gilden answered.;
"' Ii is true the responsibility is theirs. and it
Is ono that should not be sought by any man.
Ii is surprising that they should be willing 10
take this responsibility without consulting me,
but tho responsibility is truly theirs
/" From this interview Mr.. Hewitt returned TO
Washington. and by word and act did every
thing in his uower 10 pass the Till. His poln-
zeal associates in Congress, knowing that hO
had visited Mr. Tilden with The draft OF tho
law. his words and actions were accepted as
the expression of the judgment OF the Presi-
Dental candidate In favor OF the law.
After this, by reason Of one OF the possible
odd Judges. being made by his transfer to the
Senate an lmposaibility. the original draft Of