New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-30
THE LEAGUE INDICATED.
END or AN INTERESTING SUIT.
Mr.. FOSTER AND Mr.. DAeoErT HAD NC
AUTHORITY TO FORM A LITERARY BUREAU.

Mr.. FOSTEH AND Nh DAGGErT HAL Nv
Authority TO FORM LITERARY BUREAU.
The long and bitterly contested suit OF Tallmsdec
Martin against Phineas c. Lounsbury treasurer OF
the Republican League Of the United States Is ended
and the League Is completely vindicated. l.. Z.
Raeeener to whom 1t referred to hear and deter
mine the issues In the case filed his report yesterday
in the Office Of the clerk Of the Superior Court and he
Ands In favor of the League upon tho merits. Tho
action was begun considerably more than year ago,
and from the first attracted great public attention
throuR fout this and other States Tho plaintiffs were
rerresented by Nichols q Bacon, with Colonel A. g.
Bacon and Edward schenck Of counsel Blanchard,
Cav Phelps appeared for the defendant with james A
blanchard and Joseph g. Gay OF Counsel The plain
tiHs sued to recover about $4,000 for printing and
distributing campaign literature for the defendant dur
ing tho campaign Of 1888. The defendant denied that
the plaintiffs had performed any services for It or that
IL had ever authorized any one to order the Work
alleged to have been done by tho plaintiffs or any part
OF ii. For the purpose Of proving their claim
against the League, the plaintiffs produced as their
main witnesses James p Foster, the former president
OF tie League, and Albert Daggett. Their evidence
tended show that Mr. Dagge rented part OF PLAIN
,Ias property OF No. Ga Broad ST., and conducted q
literary bureau under the name OF the League during
the campaign, and that Mr.. Foster knew OF 1t and
consented to IT, and plaintiff sought to hold the League
liable for goods delivered to Albert Daggctt at that
Mace II appears that the bill contracted by Daggett
amounted to about s2o,oOO and that Foster paid more
that half OF partly out of the funds Of the League ana
party ont OF funds contributed to the League which ne
received and did not pay over TO the League During
all this time tho Executive Committee, the Sub-Ex'
ecutive Committee, the Campaign Committee and tho
other officers OF the League were kept In ignorance OF
what was going on. Some Of the findings OF TACT OF
the referee as follows
.That Mr. Foster concealed from the Executive Com
mttee and the convention Of the League the existence
of such bill against the League; that as soon as tho
secretary discovered that the checks he had signed In
blank ut the request Of Mr. Foster were being used TO
nav bills OF plaintiffs which he had never seen ana
audited he refused to sign any moro checks In blank
that therefore Mr.. Foster took the moneys OF the
League as they came in from time to time and paid
them to Talmadge g. Martin on account OF said bills
without the knowledge consent OF the secretary OF
the League The referee also finds that Albert Dag
ett was never present ut any meeting ofethe cam
paign Committee any other COMMITTEES OF the League
and that II he assumed to act as the agent OF the
League 1t was without the knowledge or consent OF any
committee or member Of any committee OF the League
or any officer of the League except
Mr. Foster and that the Executive Committee
never appointed Albert Daggett It's agent to hire rooms
and to run literary bureau or authorized him 10 40
ANYTHING for 1t its account, or for or on Dehan
of tho League.