The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-18

Sherman. saying the brokers would pay
him $4,000 to take care Of the case
as It was to go before Congress
, Sherman could not personally attend &c
: the matter for reasons formerly stated
but obtained theservices Of Barley & r
G. Parsons. The latter being Marshall o.
: the Supreme Court. Sherman said he
, took no further action, knowing the mat
ter was in good hands. On seeing the re-
yised Revenue Law, which was subse'
uuenlly passed, he found the New York
brokers had succeeded and considered
his friends entitled to their fees; in the
meantime Lockwood had died and he
wrote to his son enclosing his fathers let
ter making the offer, but knowing the son
knew nothing Of his fathers arrange
ments with other parties.
Mr.. Sherman claimed the sum as his.
A letter was received from Lockwood
stating that Colgate denied any services
rendered at Washington by any one but
hImseli, and suggesting that Sherman ap.
pear and contest the claim with Colgate
before the committee, but not wishing to
do this Sherman instructed Lockwood to
withdraw the claims, intending 10 advise
BARLEY & Parsons to enforce itin another
form. In his letter TO Lockwood, Sher-
man alluded to Garfield and Senator
Sherman, as they were TO be partners,
with whom Barley & Parsons could
find the necessary papers on the subject.
But he, Judge Sherman, never spoke q
word 10 either Senator Sherman or Gar
field upon the matter, and never ap-
preached either of them by letter or
otherwise upon legislative subjects. Tho
counsel he engaged have not received q
dollar, and II any is ever realized it will
go to him. Adjourned.
THE REPORT IN cALDwELL's CASE.
The report Of the Senate Committee in
the Caldwell case rehearses evidence tsk.
en- including that of Smith, Caldwelrs
former partner, as 10 the agreement with
Carney, by which the latter was paid
S15 600, in consideration Of the with
drawal from the canvass, the correctness
Of which is admitted by Carney. The
Committee believe this arrangement COR
rupt, against public policy, demorallzing
in character and directly contributed to
destroy the purity and freedom Of election
and to be tolerated by Senate as means OF
producing seat in that body, 1t was an
attempt to purchase the votes Of the
friends of Carney for Caldwell, doubtless
they expected that Carney could bring
them over to his support. 1t was, at
least, tacit part Of the agreement that
Carney should conceal tue mercenary
part Of tho transaction, and place his
withdrawal from the canvass and sup.
port Of Caldwell upon personal and
political considerations that were hon.
orable TO himselfand would be attractive
TO his friends, and this he did, Tor II II
was legitimate for Caldwell to buy of
Carney, it was equally legitimate 10 buy
off all other candidates. II was an
attempt TO buy the votes of the members
Of the Legislature, not by bribing them
directly, but by the manipulations
OF others. The purchase money
was: not TO go to them, but to Carney,
who was to sell and deliver them with
out. their knowledge. That Caldwell did
procure such votes in this manner, the
evidence leaves no reasonable doubt.
Buying off the opposite candidate, andin
that way securing the votes OF all or most
of his friends, is in effect buying the office.
1t recognizes candidacy for office US
merchantable commodity and having
money value, and is as destructive to thG
freedom and purity OF elections as the
direct bribery OF members Of the LegiSla-
ture. Smith also testified to paying Car
ney further sum ofseven thousand dol
lars to meet alleged expenses, and through
fear of his withdrawal from the arrange
meut, but Carney positively denies its
receipt, and his and other evidence go to
show that it was used indirectly in pro-
curing votes, the money having beGn
placed by Mr.. Anderson, who drew it
from bank on CaldwelPs check, on table
in Carney's room, where it could be and
was conveniently carried of by the par
ties for whom it was intended. AS to
Sidney Clark, the committee say an ar
rangement was concluded between Cald-
well and Stevens, friend Of Clark, by
which Caldwell was 10 pay Clark's ex-
penses in the canvass, estimated OF from
$4,000 to $4,000, and Clark withdrew
in his favor, urging his friends to support
Caldwell, who received the votes OF all
but one Of them. The money, however,
was never paid, but Caldwelrs re-
lusal TO pay 1t does not relieve the
character OF the transaction, and very
probably resulted in the exposure Of
Caldwell and the institution Of the ex-
emination Of Clark and Carney, each
testiiying that Caldwell told them his
election cost him 100000, and several
other witnesses state the same thing
while one witness says Caldwell told him
the money paid Carney was no moro
than 10 per cent OF the whole cost of the
election. The committee had much diff
fculty in, tracing the money transactions,
but the evidence shows that various sums,
amounting to over $4,000, were drawn
under the circumstances, which makes 1t
probable that they were used to procure
CaldWell's election. This includes tho
amounts already stated-$l0,000 drawn
from the banking house oi Scott & Co.,
at Leayenworlh, by Caldwelps agent,
upon Caldwell's check and taken TO To-
peka; $4,000 drawn from the bank by
DR.. Morris, of Leavenworth, q very
active friend of Caldwells, and $1,000
drawn from the bank by Jacob Crosier
another influential supporter Of Caldwell,
all after banking hours. The Committee
saws that the testimony leaves no doubt
that the bankers who honored the checks
understood that the money was to be used
Tor political purposes. Evidence also
shows that T. j. Anderson, subsequently
received from Caldwell $1,000 for his ser
yicesIin the election. A draft for $4,000 OF
4 the solicitor Of the Kansas & Pacific II. r.
was drawn from the bank by Anderson
under the circumstances making it more
probable that the money was used for
Caldwells election. The Committee have
no reason 10 believe that they have traced
all the money used, and have taken
no account Of the several small sums