New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-26
MISS ANA DICKINSON'S SUI.
HER CLAIM FOR IL 80 AGAINST THE KhPO BILL
CAN NATIONAL. COMMITTED.

HER CLAIM FOR ~ 20 AGAINST THE REPu BILL
CAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The sui of Miss Anna Dickinson ae'"'S' W. nv
publican National Committee to recover FI'-''' ~
lcr,d to BE- due for the speeches when She ha"'
in the campaign Of I5s- was begun before '"'s'
Tru,y ord a fury I'm the supreme Court yesterday
II. IIummel appeared for the plsinilh ana
cIorcl George BIZ FIR the COMMITTEES. Miss Dichn
son ,ros the first ui,ncs, In Ter own behalf. sh'
told Of the conversation She had with Colonel james
: Corl.s III ard Colonel ". W. Dudley M uir hN're'
House IN August is5s. she said
The gentlemen told me that ! was 'hc on'
woman senator Harrison had spoken ~ fhV'r''N
They said they appreciated III" work hnh doho 'r''r
for the Republican party They said they "rr" poor
however. and could not AFFORD 10 pay me very much.
{ thcu said: MIR Garrison. tie first tim" maze n
.rcech WAS erl OF seventeen YEAR, and mril was
| ont Of nv teen. when was s"ni into 'hc N"'nc
Macnirc country In I-G9 because there was ~" man
In the Republican party who dared TO 50 There
Colonel Bis objected to this
Il am not trying 10 eNalt myself. Gentlemen o'
the iufy.- said Mis- Dickinson. slnncing anFrily NJ
co,,,e, bliss arcr this work was 10 got 300"
n week or $4,000 for the campaign II would nave
,een cheap n, 100000. was stichci stoned rot
tonrcrcd and had the hair cut Of from my hcan DIV
I, bullet am not trying TO cNnlt myself
Never mind that Mr. Howe said. infrrrupths
her ITO Oh with the conversation
that the sI2OO0 WI, never paid TO ne. never
On, a cent Of II, ard not even my travelling EXPENSES
,,er,, t.,ld Al that time my party Wa my country
and nv country wa, my Goi. Eut nov am broken
down in health and need The money 10 keep roof
over ms diving mother
Mis-, Dickinson, voice broke here. and She sobb'f
When Size had recovered herself she went on WIN
the conversation ln the Everett liou~" Sic wanted
- 900 for the scason but Mcs.rs. Carl.son ana Dnd
a, lar more
~, each f.r thirty lectures. making s71o In nll.
There WAS considerable discussion ana then th"y tod
he, that il Harrison were elected they would have
plenty OF money and then they would give her tnc
extra $3.50. They paid her f3.1jo for The Spo"chcs
and $50 for her expenses and The amount she SHES
for Is the extra money which she declares they agreed
to pay her II Harrison WAS elected.
Mr. Dudley wa, the next witness calico. the plant
III ps,na her case for the purpose ~ allowing Mr.
Dudley "a testify, as he wanted 10 20 ont Of town.
Mr. Dudley denied Absolutely thai any agreement
had bccu made & pay Mis- Dickinson any MOI" than
the sum which va, actually paid to her at the close
NJ the season Mis-, Dickinson In fact only delivered
fit rn lecture, instead OF thirty n the ayr cement made
with her called TO-. Just Def election day She camo
10 the headquarters OF the committee NJ No. % Fifth
ave Mr. Dudley made out bill for 5000 To
This Mis- Dickinson dcmurrcd and thought that she
Ought 10 have the full amount although she had only
delivered fifteen lectures. Mr.. DUDLEY conferred WITH
his associates, and they agreed 10 pay her The amount
which she claimed 50 a bill for $3.50 was made out
Then she was AL how much her expenses had BEEN
and she replied that they had been 100 This
amount was added 10 the bin and the amount which
had been already paid 10 her was deducted and check
for the balance made out aud given b. her then and
there She went away apparently satisfied Mr.
Dudley said that the only talk there AT time
II giving her moc than 1870 was that shc was told
that f. there great demand for speakers an
cement might possibly BE- made with her 10 give
more than thirty lectures and receive pay
As "a matter of fact, however. she only delivered
ffccn speeches for the which She T. receive
Tor TERRY speeches. He had never hcari nylhing
abOnt this suit he said, until the papers served
upon him, aud he was not aware until that time that
Miss Dickinson not satisfied with the amount which
sh" received
There was question between Judge TrnnX and
Mr. IIummcl to whether not the plantn was
suing the committee committee Individually.
MI lummcl declared That he Ind brought the suit for
Miss Dickinson against the member of the com.
indl Vidually Colonel Bliss declared that hy
done nothing II the sort, and after some argument
Judge Truax decided that the committee was beins
sued as u committee.