Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-03
A Scheme Proposed to
Refund the Money.
Appointment Made With Free
3 knowledge of the Fact.
A Snob Who Does not Believe That
Gentleman Should Reside in
the United States.

NEW DIRK, oct. Z.-lSpeclal.l- l-Ihere
can be little doubt that an an attempt
was made to raise and refund to James
]. Van Allen, recently appointed am
bassador to Italy. the amount of his
campaign subscription, under the i'm
preston that such a contract, expressed
or implied, had been made by ex-Sec-
retary Whitney and Mr.. Van Allen
when the sinews of war for the Demo-
cratic campaign were still weak and un-
tried. Horace White not only acknowl-
edges, but frankly declares that he took
an active part in the movement, and
agreed to contribute $1,000 to that end.
Mr.. White and Richard Watson Glider,
his ce-worker in the undertaking, be-
lieved that such bestowal of foreign
mission would reflect grave discredit
upon the administration.
They desired, therefore, to return the
consideration in the alleged contract to
Mr.. Van Allen, in order to release Pres-
dent Cleveland from carrying out such
a damaging condition. This much Mr..
White confirmed, but he would not say
why the plan of reimbursing Mr.. Van
Allen was abandoned, or whether he
really now believed that Mr.. Whitney or
any one else of influence with the ad-
ministration had promised Mr.. Van
Allen foreign mission.
"There is no reason why l should
conceal the fact that I offered to con-
i.huta $1,000 toward the fund of $780,
600 to be returned to Mr.. Van Allen in
order to cancel the obligation assumed
at the time OF the contri button, that he
should receive the Italian mission, +"
said Mr.. White. "Both Mr.. Glider and
agreed that the appointment would
be unwise. Without regard to Mr.. Van
Aliens fitness for the position, the fact
that he had paid $4,000 for position
of governmental honor was enough to
debar him from receiving that position.
I offered to contribute $1,000 and 80 did
Mr.. Glider" "Was the entire sum sub
scribed ?'' "No, it was not actually
subscribed" replied Mr.. White, "but
had assurances that the money would
be ready when needed. Democrats
we're liberal about that time, shortly
after the inauguration. The names oi
the men who volunteered I can't give
you."
A Washington dispatch says that
great surprise is expressed on all hands
that the president should have sent Mr.
Van Aliens name to the senate, know
ing all the circumstances. The presi
dent refused to be interviewed anc
Secretary Lamont will not discuss the
matter. The understanding in Wash
ington is that the president wal
fully informed as to the $4,000 contri
button made by Van Allen to the Dem
ocratic campaign fund. The genera
impression here is that Van Allen car
not be confirmed. Several members o
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions have intimated as much. 1t would
even appear that there was a strons
probability of his nomination beini
pigeon-holed in committee. Senate
Dolph, of Oregon, is a member of tn
committee and very warm persona
friend of Senator Hill, and it is under
stood that the nomination will not
reported from the committee until Sen
ator Hill has had an opportunity to b
heard.
The senate committee on foreign rels
tions has postponed action on the nom
ination of J. J. Van Allen as ambassa
dor to Italy, pending investigation int
the published charges against him.
Van Allen is the son of the late Ger
eral Van Allen, who was sturdy oil
New Yorker, who cared little for tn
aummeries of life. He didn't like En-
glishmen. He made his money buyin
and selling corner lots, and when b
died young James j. inherited abou
$4,000OOO. The increase in land value
has made that $12,OO0,000 in the las
decade.
At his own request young Van Ale
was sent abroad to school. He pre-
ferred the English method of education
as his father used to say. He wa
graduated at Oxford. Some of the hig
officers in the Prince of Wales regimen
were his classmates, On his return t
America he married the eldest daugE
ter of William Astor. Mrs. Van Ale
died about five years after the marriage
leaving three children. They are bein
educated in England.
Van Allen is in stature under mediur