New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
,.yroy PACIFIC SALE DISCUSSED.
,xry.cENERAL MKENNA HAS A CONFER
ENcs WITH THE president AND Mr.
PIERCE. OF THE REoRGANizA-
. rloN COMMITTEE


PIERCE. or THE REoRGANiZA-
rIoN COMMITTEE
washington Oct. 2S-Attorney-Ge nerai McNehha
-, an hour and a half to-day with the President
s.ur,aby in q discussion OF Union PACING mat
- with the Attorney-General was MI PIERCE
aroher of the Reorganization committee MI
wanna and Mr. Pierce continued the conference
:, ,be DEPARTMENT OF Justice after leaving the
-. 1Iouse The Attorney General declined TO
" .ba, Mr. Plerce's mission was, or whether
:. .,sted 10 the approaching sale. Neither would
" say v,hether the question of a pOstponemeni OF
.s. sale was under discussion. but ii was learned
~, ,,n 10 O'Clock conclusion Of any SORT had
been reacEtu.
p,ssel sage yesterday made the following state
men;: ..,,.-.., ,,,,h,r
There have BEEN many stories published Win mn
az last few days and misstatemen;s circuIa'ed
nstjye to my connection with Dretenue1 sEnui-
tste formed TO bid for the non pacnc a
md have in consequence found myself amo muiy
Business friends placed in such wrong hgni pc
fore public h@t feel 6, Gom MP cese 10 make
week ago ma6 We T EnSTn sdb b
street T Ssea on to f bid a for the Union Pacific
epy. provided was go;en W, rrpiied !h iis
Mis- / would be willing consider il. few
Jaws later he came again. accompanied oy n gen
ts'. "The World" They had a typewriter story
Of a syndicate being made up, and wa quotsd as
active part III tNe OtEdHird Va tnS
zane ] plainly told the gentlemen that | would
s" sanction any such publication; that was not
npeanizing any syndicate. and knew or none.
va .heu that I would he In favor CT a postpone
Nan, of The sale IN order 10 let the President look
,nore fully into the situation. believing that such
no. mo- would result IN better price for
~ property ] said nothing that gave Them the
sljrhiesi foundation for any statement mat was
Getting up a syndicate. TIL,
Meanwhile the first man referred TO was calling
- hmsness friends of mine and representing that
Sn was sent by me 10 ask them 10 Join me In a
.isn believed these representations. and sent me
VIVID that they would subscribe for certain
smounts The receipt OF these notices was the
Srst intirnation that mad of what was going on
III stories t mad already been published about this
pretended syndicate with my name as the organ.
Ter all OF which / promptly denied second
tine ] waited upon by the Editor or ne
World and his friend. and | told them as before
mai would not lend myself TO such scheme as
The World" and the first man referred 10 both
eame down TO Lawrence, where ain living. on
Long Island and produced long typewriter
story which l asked 10 sanction the pubiica,
ZION OF. This strongly declined TO CO. and told
.hem that II they had business with me to call at
INV Office in Office hours. Notwithstanding my pro-
tests I found that was published more positVeN
,han ever as organizing a syndicate. the story
Going so far 10 say that was going TO Wash
ington a. the request of the President The parties
responsible for that publication know mat they
had no authority for any. such statement ! had
no idea OF going 10 Washington: had no idea OF
forming any syndicate have not consulted With
i P Morgan. as reported In The World to-day
on the Union Pacific matter and in no way have
said done anything toward Organizing any syn
been gotten up for the interests Of those publish
them