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VAN ALEN’S BARGAUM
HE PAID HISSSO,OOO AND NOW I)e9
SANDS HIS POUND OF FLESH.
Friends of the President Offer to
Refund the Money, Hut Were
Met With a Refusal.
TF'.’;
ATbw York, Sept. 27.—The TPbrZJ
presents another chapter of the inter
esting history of the events leading
up to the nomination of James J.
Van Alen to be ambassador to Italy.
Two of the leaders of the so-called
mugwump party were discussing poli
tics at the city club one evening in
April last. One was Richard Wat
son Gilder, editor of the Century,
and the other was Horace White,
editor of the New York Evening
Post. Both knew President Cleve
land intimately; both had given him
advice from a mugwump standpoint,
some of which he had heeded.
These two gentlemen knew the
efforts that James J. Van Alen was
making to capture the the Italian
mission. They had been taken into
the confidence of the Democratic
leaders, and knew that Mr. Van Alen
had contributed $50,000 for cam
paign purposes. They supposed it
had been given in an outburst of
gener< >sity. But when Mr. Van Alen
went to Washington shortly after
the inauguration and announced that
he was to be American minister to
Italy, Mr. Gilder and Mr. White
realized that the donation of 850,-
000 meant more than generosity.
They investigated the matter and
were told that the Italian mission
bad been promised to Mr. V an Alen
in return for th'' $50,000 contributed
to the campaign fund.
NOT A QUESTION OF FITNESS.
At the city club on the night re
ferred to above, Mr. Gilder and Mr.
White discussed the matter. They
both agreed that Mr. Van Alen’s fit
ness was not the question at stake.
The fact that he had contributed
$50,000 to the campaign fund and
expected the Italian mission in re
turn (that he supposed he hail bought
a Federal office) was enough for
them. They foresaw a political scan
dal which they determined to avert.
They wrote to President Cleveland,
explaining the condition of affairs.
Fearing t hat the appointment would
he made, each sent a second letter to
President Cleveland and later on a
third letter. Each of these letters
was a vigorous protest apainst the
appointment.
Presiilent Cleveland was in a sin
gular position, and was disgusted
ABW wnh the idelVTi'f appointing Van
Alen, and he tried to avoid it. On
the other hand, he had Mr. Whit
ney’s promise to Mr. Van Alen to
face. Mr. Whitney told the Presi
dent of his promise and urged its
fulfillment. When Mr. Gilder and
Mr. White opposed the appointment
President Cleveland communicated
their views to Mr. Whitney and
urged the abandonment of the idea.
Mr. Whitney was firm. He had
given his promise, lie would not
go back mi that promise. There was
a slight coolness between President
Cleveland and Mr. Whitney after
this consultation. The matter was
not referred to again.
To UEI-UltN THE MONEY.
Mr. Gilder and Mr. White under
stood the situation and decided to
relieve President Cleveland of his
embarrassment. Mr. Van Alen had
been promised the Italian mission in
return for his contribution of $50,-
000 to the campaign fund. “It will
not do to have him appointed,” they
said to each other, “and it, isn’t fair
that ho should lose his $50,000. It
is simply a case where goods bought
and paid for can’t be delivered. But.
the purchase price can be returned
to the would -be purchaser. We
will raise $50,0®) by private sub
scription and give it to Mr. Van
Alen.”
•d will give $1,000,” said Mr.
Gilder.
“1 will give SI,OOO providing that
if the $.”>0,000 be returned to him,
Air. Van Alen will withdraw from
the race,” sail I Mr. W hite.
The result of the conversation was
that Mr. White was delegated to see
if the $.'0,000 could lie raised among
the friends of President Cleveland.
Their names are necessarily with
held. He returned with the agree
able information that the $50,000
could be raised and returned to Mr.
Van Alen protiding the latter would
accept it and withdraw from the
field. Mr. Gilder was to ascertain
this.
A new difficulty arose. Air. Van
Alen demanded the Italian mission.
Whether he knew of the effort be
ing made to return the $50,000 to
him or not is not known. The cir
cumstances were laid before Air.
Gildi-r during the summer. Finally,
Air. Gilder brought himself to a po
sition where he could overlook the
subteription and the promise pro
viding Mr. Van Alen was tit for the
position. Whether this was brought
about by a conviction that President
Cleveland make the appointment any
way i- not known. Gradually Air.
Gilder ceased his opposition and an
nounced to his friends that if Presi
dent Cleveland appointed Air. Van
Alen Italian minister, it would be
certain that Air. Van Alen was tit
for the appoitmeut. Air. White,
■F’T-
st i
1 called upon Horace White, in the
Evening Pont editorial rooms yester
doy. Air. White listened to the re
cital of the facts by the reporter
i with much interest.
“Air. White,” asked the reporter,
“will you tell the World whether
I you offered to contribute SI,OOO
. toward a fund of $50,000 to be re
turned to Mr. Van Alen in order to
cancel the bargain made at the time
of his contribution that he should re
ceive the Italian mission ?”
NO REASON FOR CONCEALMENT.
“There is no reason why I should
conceal it,” answered Air. White.
“Both Mr. Gilder and myself agreed
that the appointment would be un
wise. Without regard to Mr. Van
Alen’s fitness for the position, the
fact that he had paid $50,000 for a
position of governmental honor was
enough to debar him from receiving
that position. I offered to contribute
SI,OOO and so did Mr. Gilder. I
i visited several capitalists, whose
names I do not care to mention, and
, j received the assurance that the sum
I of $50,000 could be raised at osce
and without publicity, providing Air.
i Van Alen would cease to be a can-
■ didate for office.”
“Why was the money not raised?”
“You will excuse me for not
answering that question. I don’t
1 care to go into details.”
“Was it because Air. Gilder
changed his opinion about the
, matter ?”
“I have told you,” said Air. White,
with a smile, “that I offered to con
tribute SI,OOO to a fund to give
back to Mr. Van Alen the $50,000
I he paid. You can quote me as say-
L ing that he did contribute $50,000 to
the presidential campaign fund.
You can also say that I do not be
lieve the appointment of Air. Van
Alen should be confirmed by the
Senate. 1 have spoken and am
speaking only for mself. Air. Gilder
is the proper person to consult if
■ you wish to learn anything about
his attitude. Contributions in cara-
■ paigns are, of course, necessary. But
• contributions made through prom-
I ises of certain positions of honor
I should be roundly denounced. Still
’ it is only fair to a person who has
made a contribution upon the prom
ise of a certain office that he should
■ have the amount of that contribution
• returned to him.”.
> Richard Watson Gilder has been
out of the city several days. He
' will return this morning.
>
i GEORGIA AND TEXAS.
• Virginia Sun.
> Thomas E. Watson is still on tlgy
war path. The I femocrats of t/ie
• State are aghast at the enthusias/i of
1 the people over his speeches. [One
i of his late meetings was sis Indian
i Springs. A new tabernacle has just
- been completed at this place by the
> Indian Springs Holiness Association,
- and in it the meeting was held. It
. has a seating capacity of (>,OOO. It
I was filled, and nearly 1,000 remained
jon the outside. It is estimated that
I the number of people who have
heard him at the last eighteen meet-
■ ings would aggregate 60,0000. His
I meetings are almost always opened
with prayer, which is followed b,
; the entire audience singing “AU hail
the power of Jesus’ name,’’ or “Glory
Land,” and then Mr. Watson speaks
-for two hours or more. It is claimed
that accessions amounting to thous
ands have been made to the cause in
the last six weeks.
, He now has engagements extend
; ing into October, and invitations are
pouring in upon him from portions
of the State where arrangements
have been made for him to speak.
The gravest mistake ever made by
the Democrats of that State, was in
■ cheating Thomas E. Wetson out of
his election last fall.
TEXAS.
The political warfare goes bravely
on. Joint debates between Populists
and Democrats are going on in every
part of the State, Harry Tracy and
J. IL Davis being always ready to
defend the People’s party platform
• atrainst all comers, ami the papers all
admit that the majority in attend
ance at those meetings are Populists.
- The Democratic papers admit that
1 the next time Judge Nugent runs for
Governor on the Populist ticket he
’ will be elected. A reporter attend
ing the recent State convention at
Waco says: “If any politician in
■ Texas has been hugging the fond
' delusion that the Populists compose
an insignificant party of malcontents,
1 led by a gang of demagogues, he
might as well turn that phantom
loose, for the State convention just
closed has demonstrated to the satis
faction of every observer that the
rank ami file are honest, earnest
workers for wnat they believe to be
-a great and noble cause.”
, MAKES THEM GRUNT, CLEVELAND
DOES.
Atlanta Constitution.
Another visitor wdio talked poli
tics, and talked it with characteristic
freedom, was Captain Bill Smith—
Smith of Gwinnett. Captain Bill was
one of the warhorses of the last
cam paign.
“1 don’t care what administration
organs may say,” said the Captain,
“1 have been pretty well over Geor
gia, and I know that the people every
where endorse the Constitution's
demand that the party' live up to its
pledges. I see a few politicians
smile andj(jtr them.sa.v thaUGeor
gia
(lOKMMjMPr A t
what may or may not be done. Now,
I’d hate to think of old Georgia be
ing untrue to Democracy; but, let me
tell you, it would be a hard thing
for us to go before the people
on the record our administration
has made so far. And this put
ting dudes and niggers in the fattest
offices rather caps the climax. Yes,
it’s a good thing there’s no election
right now. I tell you the politicians
who stay in the towns and don’t get
into the country have no idea how
wide the dssatisfaction is.”
And the Captain meant what he
said.
We give it out now that we will
neither vote for or support any man
for office who, in the present crisis,
believes the Democracy should not
redeem its pledges; or who affiliates
with or aids in any way' the gold
bug element. He may be covered
with Democratic badges from head
to toe, but he has no more Demo
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or any of the other Republican
gougers. Our vote is not for that
kind of Democrat. Greensboro
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