New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-18
MR., COX AGAIN,

called at hs own request and denied this statement Oh
Mr.. WIsca.
MR.. COX AGAIN
Joseph ii. Geiger, called and examned-By the
Chairman: Question. Where do you reside Answer.
In Columbus, Ohio.
@. What is your occupation? A. I am lawyer.
Q. Do you know anything about correspondence
between Mr.. Cox, Member Of Congress, and any of
his constituents during the tendency Of the English
bill if 30 please to state what it was.
Mr.. Window object 10 that question. There can
be no correspondence spoken of unless is produced.
man cannot give paroi evidence of correspond
The Chairman is one Of the parties.
Mr.. Winslow-No matter for shat the writing must
be produced.
The Charman-I will ask you, then, were you not
one of the leading ofthat section who conferred
together relative to the policy of the party at that
time; and if so, had you any correspondence, either
by writing or verbally with Mr.. Coxf A. cores
bonded some with Mr.. Cox during the Lecompton con-
troversy; but wish to say that the communications
between Mr. Cox and myself were private commune
cations, 20 far as this matter concerned.
q. Was there not correspondence which was not
private, that number of people conferred together
relative to 2 A. There a letter that was written
to a number of friends there by Mr.. Cox it was
brought there by Mr.. Evans.
@. Who is Mr.. Evansl A. He was a clerk ia one Of
the departments here; he is gentleman whose resi-
dence was in Newark Ohio but he was employed in
one of the departments here and during the contro-
versy upon the English bill branch of the Lecompton
issue he brought letter there from Cox and we were
all convened to deliberate upon it.
O. Well, Sir, what the result of your deibera-
ton A. The result of our deliberaton was that we
telegraphed to Mr.. Cox to oppose the English bill
q. Have you not had some conversation with Mr..
Cox since the passage of the English bill! III 30,
what led to it, and when and where did il take place
A. had several conversations with Mr. Cox after the
passage Of the English bill; in the first place, had
conversation with him at Columbus; Mr.. Cox came
on there, and We of course felt very sore about his
having deserted Mr. Douglas; we Were all friends of
Mr. Douglas there, and held our county meetings and
State Convention, and took very distinct and decided
grounds in favor of Mr. Douglas and Mr. Cox had been
our mouth piece and so complained to him that we had
been left with our fingers in our mouths, and our
champion of the walls, and did not know why, IN
defiance of our instructions he had himself sought, he
had voted as he had upon the English bill; Mr.. Cox
thought the best thing he could do he said that
the party had united upon 1t and agreed to carry 1t,
and he did not like 10 stand out himself in opposition
to it, that was about the substance OF the conversation
which we had at Columbus; Mr. james III. Smith
was along with us; we were walking down Broad
street TO Mr. Smiths house, told Mr.. Cox that he
had left US in a very unpleasant condition.
BY Mr.. Robinson-What time wac that conversa.
toni A. 1t was pretty soon after the English bill
passed; | do not recollect how SOON had seen Mr..
Cox before in Columbus and this was the second in
terview; Mr.. Cox was speaking about the occur
rences that took place prior to his voting, and in the
course of that conversation think he said that Mr..
Cobb had sent for him before he had given his vote,
and wanted to see him, and Mr.. Cox had sent him
word in reply that he did not wish to have any con-
ference with any person on the mater S because , ne
he had voted, MIR. Cobb had sent for him again; he
went to see Mr.. Cobb, and think he went with Mr..
Cobb up to see Mr.. Buchanan, and they spoke to him
as having done rightly and acted properly in his VOTE
and congratulated him upon having voted in that way,
saving they thought it had saved the country and the
party; then Mr.. Buchanan said there were probably
some vacancies in the Interior Department, and If he
4 - IL l.. e
Mr.. Cox told me that he went down some time AFTER
ward TO see Mr. Thompson, the Secretary OF the In
terror but do not know whether he got anything
from him OF not l think not; do not know that he
ever applied to him for that purpose.
O. This was after the vote was given? A. Yes
Sir; ii was after the vote was given.
by the Chairman-Q. Do you know of Mr.. Cox
SAYING that he had Offices 10 dispense A. never
heard him say that at ALL
O. State any particular conversation with regard to
Mr.. Cox having any influence with the Administrator
TO dispense patronage If any such took place. A. In
our conversation in Washington City Mr. Cox asSeu
me whether should like to have an appointment 70
90 TO New-Mexco TO adjust some two nunursu anu
fifty three hundred thousand dollars worm OF S5ov
ernuent Claims he said he thought that place could DC
got for me from the Secretary OF the interiors l
replied to him that would look rather scaiy IN gong
back home after taking this once under James
Rncbanan after the manner in which had spoken of
him publicly, and the opinion that had OF him told
Mr. Cox that was very much Obliged TO him lot MS
kindness offering me ine place. anu US NO hau uo
so courteous wanted to give him little advice, that
whatever patronage he might have TO dispense he
should hold in his own fist until after the election IN
sbe Fall and not have any appointments made until
aS,er he bad gone through the contest, because he
.onh in all probability be the nominee OF the party,
and il would weaken his standing very much-he
would be charged with being bought, il he had any
amendments made previous TO the election.
o. Did he act upon your suggestion A. do not
know, Sir, of any appointments that he had made
O. VIII you explain with regard TO the appointment
of the Postmaster at Columbus, why the change was
not made until after Mr.. CoXs election! A. do not
know anything about that.
By Mr. Robinson-Q. What answer did Mr.. Cox
make to your suggestion A. He seemed to coincide
with il.
o. II YOU aud Mr.. Cox at that time talked anythin Z
about the PosO Office at Columbus aud the reappont-
ment Of Mr. Miller, go aud state what you said
about il. A. We talked about it, and said that Mr..
Miller had been removed because of his adhesion to
Judge Douglass he had been prosecuted on that ae-
count and he ought to be restored TO the Office If Mr..
Cox had the power TO restore him; that Is the SUBJ
stance Of what said TO him; Mr.. Miller was the best
and irmest friend that Mr. Cox had and consequently
1t was personally his duty TO take care Of him. told
him, however, that he ought no, 10 have Mr.. Miller
reappoined until after the election because tho cry OF