US/DR Newspaper Timeline
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The newspaper reported that President Grant and Senator Sumner misunderstood each other during a meeting, with Sumner believing the President wanted him to defend General Babcock's financial expenditures while the President intended to discuss the treaty for acquiring the Dominican Republic. The following morning, General Babcock visited Senator Sumner with a copy of the treaty, which included a stipulation detailing President Grant's promise to use his influence to make the annexation of the Dominican Republic popular among members of Congress.
El rotativo dio cuenta de que el presidente Grant y el senador Sumner sufrieron un equívoco mutuo durante una conferencia, creyendo Sumner que el mandatario pretendía que justificara los gastos reservados del general Babcock, mientras el presidente buscaba tratar el convenio de incorporación de la República Dominicana. A la mañana siguiente, el general Babcock visitó a Sumner con una copia del documento, en el cual figuraba una cláusula que obligaba a Grant a emplear su influencia personal para popularizar la anexión de la República Dominicana entre los legisladores.