Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-28
THE VAN ALIEN SCANDAL
ALetter From Mir. Whitney De-
 nying Recent Charges.
NO BARGAIN WAS MADE, HE SAYS.

hO DAnGAlN VI 40 mADbr nh bA ! D. The Ex-secretary's Communication to Pres ident Cleveland on the subJeet-A State ment by MT. Van AIen-Ths Senate Not to Act on the Matter This Week.
 NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-william C. Whit ney. who had been charged with promising the Italian mission to J. J. Van Alen in return for a S5O,0OO contribution to the Democratic campaign fund, gave out for publication the following letter to the editor of the New York World:
 If I alone were concerned, 1 should pay no attention to the slanderous matter con tained in paper headed ''Van Alen's Bar gain" But there is much more than my . personality in this matter. Mir. Van Alen | has been set upon and caricatured and hbeled in every way. propose to relieve him from blame so far as l have had rela- tions with him.
 The allegation is specific enough, and imputes to us a most dishonorable trans @ action. What is the truthg l have had nothing to do with Mir Van Alen's candi- dacy, except what is contained in the fol- lowing communication to the president With the president personally have never exchanged a word on the subject. The let ter and the interview accompanying it con tain complete answer to the allegations:
 whitDey's Letter to Cleveland
 NEW YORK. June sn.
 DEAR MR CLEVEIAND-I inclose a clipping from the New York Sun. which covers what purpurts to b.r an interview with me regarding the candidacy of Mir Van Alen for the mission tu Italy. The interview is substantially cor rect, l think, in justice to Mir. Van Alen, ought to say more. With the main facts as stated in this interview you should bc familiar. made it clear tu everybody in the campaign that would assume no obligations, tacit or ex- ,fhflfg arc quite aware that you have not been asked 10 perform any contracts of this nature far as know.
 Mir. Van Alcn is gentleman and gave what he contributed to the campaign freely and from an interest in the success of the party He had previously identified himself warmly with the party in Rhode Island. and his Candi- dacy has the support of nearly every prumi- nent party man in his state. l have been called upon by three men To see that his warm support of our party should not initiate against his candidacy.
 l thcrcfurc break the silence which have heretofore maintained since the inauguration to say that know MT. Van Alen well. and that he is in my Judgment in every way adapted to the position which he seeks, and that sincere ly hope that the malicious stories which have found their way into print will not affect him adversely.
 Eulogizing MT. Van Alen.
 There is no obligation upon you tn appoint him to any office, but there is the additional rcaSon for appointing him that as the result of very patriotic. generous and cordial support of the party in the late campaign, when friends were few and calls were great, he has been Cuscd of dishouurahle bargaining.
 This. as you know, k the first time you have been approached by me on the subject of ap- pOintmvnt~. W. C. WHITNEY.
 The interview referred to in the letter ap- pcarc8 in Thv Sun on June 9. IL was, in substance, aS follows:
 Mir. Van Alcn contributed to tho caInpaign fund, but ot course | am not at liberty to state thc amount. I can say, though. that Mr. Van Alcn did not contribute either of the amounts named in the di>IHiCh. Al the time he con trihuted thcrc was no conversation whatever between Mir. Van Alcn and myself tu the effect that he tu have the place uf minister tn Italy or any other CtliCc. Twill En further and make il as strong N~ possible when say that I made contract for utliCv. express or implied dur ing the campaign. either in Mir. Cleveland s nalnc or anybody rl~"'~ name l madr mo con- tratCN with anyh"dY. Gan l make it Paincr than thntf
 says No Contract Was Made.
 have nu' called upon Mir. Cleveland to ful- fill any campaign contract for the simple reason that none was made by me have not asked him to appoint man to office simply because l had said that N hen the campaign was over l was through, l say again that made no con tracts either with MT. Van Alen or any body vlsy- TA,yC Was uu promise made even by in tc:Cuoc. CouocrulnE; the alleged remark of Mir. Cleveland that he had learned 10 disIrust Mir. Whitney and his tricks" can only say that , do not believe thAI Mr. Cleveland ever used that remark.
 l have read the novel and interesting suggestion made by MT. Horace White in suCh eases where offices have been promised for money the money should bc returned in all Ca>c~. Although not especially per ! tiuCut HI this time. as no such case existed. l take thc uCcasiuu tu differ from this opinion think the man should lose both |. office and money and be forever barred from society.
 Such. think would be Mir Van Alen' $ opinion fl il can br gathered from a letter which he wrote at ahout the time spoken uf by NIT. White and in which he takes what consider the more correct view The letter was t> follows.
 MT. Van AIcn'- Letter. DEAR Many thanks fnr your letter I am much surprised ai the charges you say have ] h'vn made against lis Certainly If tue prcsi- lent hhvfr~ them my appointment to any To- l .Itinu would l-. -,tnialou-
 can only -lN that those rharECs that stated , lwH- t' have diplomatic position in cxchansr fay money ~uh-, ril-d hy me for political pur ,e1sr+ aTv utterly fal~e, and defy any ono tu ' uruN" that have written. spoken or hinte,i at . Fi, W"rl indicating in any way such agree mcut l~h"ud To- a combination of knave, fool | and lIar tr have made such statement. for % 'hvr, was absolutely no understanding b. tween , myself and any one that ! should haze any cf- fec under tLc government.
 What Was said on the subject said after . the election in November last and was merely u an expression of wiSh on my part anl a r promise "t a~>i>tHucr in carrying my wishes Yours very truly. ]. ]. VAN ALIEN
 Mir Van -Nlrn had the support of his state for this appointment, was personally :: known to the president, and was selected | is a gentleman deemed competent and iii i for the post
 No Action by the Senate This Week
 WA>HINUTuN, Sept. 2S.-The nomination :, Of J. !. Van Alen to be ambassador to Rome will not be reported to the senate q, this week. At the meeting of the commit ', tee on foreign relations the nomination s' was not considered nor mentioned, save in
 l casual reference. No protests of any kind have been made.
 , Not a Punch Bowl After All.