Show SECRETARY DYING OPINION OF GRANT alfrom irroa the now york world washington agton oct i 4 A distin distinguished I 1 t Louisi finian wai in boston recently and lind had an interview with Senri senator tor sumner nt at his at the Co collinge Coo lingo olinge ifju e during a lengthy conversation with nith mm im sir mr sumner related an inter bew tho the aaa lie he ever lad bad with ed u in M blanton bt anton the lato late secretary ot of war it too took place shortly prior to mr St antons death mr sunnier sumner had will mado fanlo ono one of ln s crills mr stan ton reque aed mr sumner to come noir no ir his tho the dying man placed lii hand in in that of air sumner and said sumner Sum ncr I 1 nm am going goin over the river I 1 shall never recover rc corer I 1 faish T asli to say one word to you before I 1 die sumner I 1 hope that you are not dying sir stanton tanton ij lilt but go on Stin lon gen grant cannot e chii alm goi ern ment lie he is nut aquil to 1110 dutiel sumner mr stanton your statement ii very broad stanton I 1 mean it us as broadly as I 1 stata it Surri sumnar ncr why did you not mention buntion this I before the iho nomination I 1 was wai busy in my office and was not consul consulted tol by the politicians who mado made the nomination they dil not tako take inc ilia into their council hut but mir ir stanton stanlon aou made mada several during the campaign liy by did you not state stalo this faa fa A thon alion ail stanton Stant cin yon examine my iny speeches speech eq and you not find one sord ord in favoron firor of gan grant for I 1 emoke for ilia lo 10 publican pirty only samner I 1 hut but you siy say grant annot cd ad mini ter the government ko ile succeeded in ill ilia army and the people g giro lve him credit fr fir our air success stanton stallion forth liis his rig right lit hind blind senator sunnier sumner this liand hand supplied him milb men find and muncy money unlimited I 1 gave jilin him the direction of the alra alt irs I 1 ani am dying mr sumner and I 1 state this to you vyv it v lic ilia iho lat ersts of the coutry T demand it at the time mr sumner made ala state s alent about his ra rowell inter bew u ith mr stanton ti tanton lie he did nut abrea with thu the antle kno anan fro frem in to ilia merits 0 01 G gun 1 itha grant and m and ida thih thi plain alain to the roup group of gan blomen ii nho lie AN at u to collic flie senator |