The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-13
WHATGOV. HASTINGS SAID.
GEN. REEDER,s VERSION OF THE
TROUBLE BETWEEN THEM.


me Governor gave seven "enhohe Tor A'h'hE
tho General 20 Resign His once Mt Harris
hurr-Tho General Answered. Them One
nv o,. -, rr., p.,,r,oa-vr,. A-r..,.
EAsToN, Pa, Sept. l2.-Gen. Frank Reeder,
who recently resigned as Secretary OF the Com
monwealth. made public this evening his vor-
sion OF the interview between GOV. Hastings
and himself at which the Governor gave his
reasons for asking tho resignation. Tho state
ment Is minute, giving q great deal OF detail.
First arc given the seven charges made by Gov.
Hastings, and then the answer 10 eacn. briei-
ly. they werc:
Gov. Hastings told Gen. Reeder that up to
tho time of the Generals interview with Sena'
tors Quay and Penroso hc had never had any rca-
son to complain of the actions OF Gen. Reeder,
although the latter was always a close friend
Of Senator Quay. After that interview there
arose q controversy as to what took place, and
Gen, Reeder when asked for his version, re-
fused to make n statement. The Governor
iuSou W nahe u e'o,eiae"'' Inc "o'V.h'
thought Reedcr should have sustained MN,
and was greatly agurievcd because he remained
~, 60 go 81, 10 ,his ,yos tho,
siieh'. "en' recoers 'ep'9 ~ "a' '."'
the Governor himself. after reading Senator
ouay's version and after he had prepared but
"a su 10, si.au :" ,ha nross hi. rsn,v 500 Con
naa ho' gwen W 'ne pi'.s ~ I'p.,, ho, tnnI
Rcoder not to mention to any one what TOOK
nlHct. anu ESPECIALLY U 10 aIlDEntN tit
Mccormick The Governor; on being remind
cd of this, admitted no had forgotten tho cir
cumstance.
~ ~. c,,,r,o, so,a Tim, ,ho sto,o Ra.
publican huss 'p platform which sh'G Gem M Reedsr drew up
slightingly referred to the Governors admin
is,ratinn To ,his pssdcr soiI that bo had not
io'Fo'ioh' ~ ms iNeeus4 eeii '"". nv N''
drawn up the platform, but had submitted sew
eral blanks by request; that he drew up one
p psai S's"t the y administration iDsaistt that it was re;
jected. and another inserted in the original
uFai'' anu 'put ~ . .,a"," s',s.''rh -
tanned a more tsvorapie piahN, althouSh 'hose
in conference would not agree to all he wanted.
The Governor said no did mt know of this.
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me 1overnor charged thas zen. ileeaer
county Renublican Convention n resolution
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Mn.n ,h.1 '' s ms, ms ,Su r,.,sa.a, 49,
Endorsed the administration, that the rosolu.
.ian - 90 naa ~. - nn amondmnn,
s cemsnrinr he S~orfhamnton county NM Senator
and that the General. IN moving TO laS on the
table, said that 50 much OF the amendment as
inaorscneht, nS u,aoif ,iith Az Tns neE,
ieGaea 10 ,aniiieri%e hihseh "i'n IL iue's IA
The Governor charged that at least four
men nau soac MI, q b bnns oue = Sctsr,e ~ o Sa,S Ina, and
Hastings that he would come out ior quay.
He never said ANYTHING Of the Kind.
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Inc GOVERNOR next point was tnat ven.
Reeder haa not assisted Mn ~ inc Sapltoi 70.
ouiaalns na.oersi H. zen; neeues > aepiy Vas snaI
al nrst ne tha G ane noreg nam 7 mosi h nIu racs suR,
porter. as the SoSerhor aauituea, Out Tecehtly
he iSuha that mere acre M meetings nela OF
when ne was NOT hotinea. Inc AItornef. zen
erai was aiMayS sshSa 10 oe present ~
NOT eonnestea MIN ~ .ne Snmp Inns ,P inc len.
eral construed this as meaning that nos. HAST
ings ulu not uesire MS cooperation anu nence
he rensined away, ,s.. - ..s
The Goyernor charged That In signing q bond
to INGENUITY tne STATE rpeafa .,nr IN ease OF loss
tnrouen Iailurc ~ pPIoPriasion ior Seftatn
extra employees OF the LeRisiature ne had acted
IN 9 way tnaa Was y renSceon on tne aainihis
tratiSn. sup1ectihE J. 10 SONG eriSiclsin, ana tna.
ne snouia hay S !nlSeh asSa ths fGyerp9r .. inc
analr. Sen. Itceaer SAID that me governor
knew OF It The Governor said he had never
beard OF y unui some time subsequent, ana
then the General recalled TO the Governors
memory a conversation they mad had on me SUI,
1ect showing that the facts ana tine mature Of
the agreement were known to the Governor,
and MAJ TINS agreement covered me men: an
approximation Tor whose services the Governor
had approved: Inc asTesinena was given "
case the Legislature tailed 10 pass the several
appropriation bills.