New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
AN OFFICIALS SHAMEFUL BARGAIN.
GOVERNOR REYNOLDS DRIVES MAN From HIS
PARTY, THEN GRANTS PARDoNs
TO RECALL EIM


TO RECALL Elm.
Wilmington Del. Aug. 30 tSpechp'-"o'o,l"
Robert j. REYNOLDS came Ia this Guy, u "" '
ago. and had a conference with John l. D'ch''' ."e
pocover If Taxes and County Treasurer ana the
Democratic candidate for reelection TO thaI once
object Of the meeting. according To The Dhi! "op"D
uco, was not creSiitabe the Governor Inc spor'
4, told hy John Dougherty commonly known ~
shan Dougherty. who was an applicant io' ''o ''
Of state detective but was driven out ol inv p','
covcrnor REYNOLDS telling him that he WAS MI i''"
man and n Catholic. and he could not appoint nun"
According to Dougherty's story, Governor RcSn'''
and Mr. Dicley while ut the Chicago 'ohVcnuo'' w"
corva.sng the prospects Of the party In Ne"oaS'.'
county ard the Governor said that something Nh"u'u
no dnc IN get Dougherty back into tn" ranks agar"
Mr. Dnuchcr,y f. close friend III William ''''"o"''' "
nrisner In Newcastle Jail. Calhoun was s'h''"'c' "
he hanged for fel0nious assault, but MS sentence "'
commutcd 10 fifteen years Imprisonment ~
Rigs. Calhoun has served about 'our !'"'
Douchcrty was willing to make any Tas"i'"o,' :"
.c 70 have his friend pardon-d. Here was the 'o'
crnor's opportunity: by pard"nine 'th""" "'
hiring Donchcrty back b, the old fold .
,ucr returning from Chicago. Governor keSh""'
urotc n letter to Mr. Dickcy. Of winch inc '''''"
inG j. II copy ,,..u,,va pcuartnsnt
Friend pcky The paTS yo ,nc '' sS%n 10 IN M fs%
h~r~ator and / cent her pardon TO her b' Al va"
IS tho way old friend JGnn DGs~
making out, don dso. he sGa% G y. or he fe
John void Say' o STn by " but have thinking for
some time would give the calhoun pardon ,@ @It by
turning in and helping You ana me "n'T ~, kndo.t
s sG'r,,3n write hi, no,y letter nicely 70 H., y y"%
know I aid not neglect the matter ~ inc mru'" WV
spoke t" NE about q ROBERT J. EEYNoIps.
f.star
Tho man referred 70 in the hr~t part Of the icu'r
,s pa,,4ck Ducan WHO had been sentenced I" one
months ,npr .onmcnt for ASSAULT and battery m 'A
wife and WIS psrdoned when about half Of ms 10TH
Id ey,-,d lester referred to in the second para
rra,h e. 81 p,licc commissioner. lie Is Republican,
,ut thc Democrats thoucr they had MN hAco'
I'm August :. Dougicrty and Calhoun'S mother went
N GO the Governor and Dougherty expected =" onnS
ho,,. with I'm, a pardon fo hi friend Governor
Revncld, had varion, excuses "r h"' iSs""s '"'
na,do, a, once lie would fir; have to see tr
1880 -, Stale INT he would inform Mr.. Dckey Of
what he would do. and whatever Mr. hohey t'" MN
ne could rely upon. -
. fow DAYS ago. Governor Reynolds came 10 WI
rangtor and had n conference with Mr.. Uck"y Inc
latter said that the pard0ling II 'ah"nn won" III
iuc MS chances II election. Dckcy lnsr'"en
Douchcrty that tie pardon had better be PtHP'n'"
until a few DAYS after the election Last I1sSn"S
Doughcrty went 10 Dover again TO sre inc ''o'e',"
and Dickcy further I'm reference ~ the pardon VT
I1rkev ng;n Informed him that Il would never d. 10
n,r,un Calhoun until after the election, n ""ui
hurt him tDrtcyl. before the grh ihlnhhg PrHne'
~ ngheItv IN exrrrsLve although inceennt language,
iod the two Democrats what he thphght m u'm w
thus making the pardon OF Calhoun inc POI pr
turning ~ Doughcry 10 the fold has II" yet been ao
complish"d. 49,. III. - ,o,-,or
pcvnnlds Ia plckey will be reproduced In fac Inhf
ard extensively distributed In the canrpalsn