Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
Pendlet0n.

The reiterasion by several CORES
pondents OF the main charge against
Mr.. Clymer has caused much uneasi-
ness in the Democratic camp. This
charge was that, having been assured
that Mr.. Pendleton was az badly in
volved as he claimed Gen. Belknap to
be he declined to proceed against the
Democrat, and vigorously prosecuted
the Republican. On this central
point Mr.. Clymer's denial, as printed
this morning in the Record, is not as
precise and sweeping as was last night
reported He really there admits that
tie matter had been brought to his at
tention, as follows:
Again, it is alleged or seems to be alleg-
cd, that was cognizant Of some meetings
in the Arlington Hotel in this city between
Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Belknap. If there
was snch meeting, | certainly was not
present. If matters were discussed there
in reference to another crime could only
and did only hear of it by rumor, and with
out any foundation in the world to 90 upon
save that it was told that there was a rec
ord. The same one told me who was
speaking about the War Department, and
fortunately | have a witness aahere whom
last week | told to go to the War Depart
ment and sea rch it up for me so as to start
that Investigation, amid all of my other
labors.
This afternoon, on the arrival of
the paper containing the reiteration,
Mr.. Clymer caused subpoena to be
issued for Mr.. Nordhof, Of the Herald.
Upon hearing this the gentleman who
gave Mr.. Nordhoff his information
sent word to Clymer through Repub-
l;can member of the committee that
he would come Immediately before the
committee without even the formalty
or delay attending the service of
subpoena, and would give the name of
gentleman who, upon being summon.
ed, would testify to having made Mr..
Clymer acquainted by data and evil
dence that existed to show Mr.. Pendle.
tons case to be Of about the same
character as Belknap's, and that he
could not justly fail to proceed against
the former, as we'll as the latter. To
this note Mr.. Clymcr, for some reason,
returned the answer that he would call
Mr.. Nordhoff first. Whatever the
facts regarding Mr.. Pendle tons con-
nection with the railroad claim NAV
be: it will be made to appear that ely
mer was informed before he had made
his report to Gen. Belknap that SIM
liar case existed against Mr.. Pendle-
ton, and that no steps whatever were
taken to probe it. The Democrats APP
preciate the awkward position in which
this will place their thirst for lnvesti-
cation before the country, and they
are very much disturbed. Meantime
Mr.. Pendleton and two officers Of the
Kentucky Central Road have been
summoned, and the latter have been
ordered to bring all the books in which
any entries concerning the claim in
question and amount received from it
appear. The gentlemen with Mr..
Pendleton telegraped that they will
leave Cincinnati tonight, and the com
mittee expect to examine them on Sat-
urday Some of the Democrats have
put forward, as defense Of theirc com
mittee for letting Marsh go, the state
ment that Mr.. Clymer and his Demo-
cratic associates who, according to the
Congressional Directory, are lawyers,
really believed that the written report
OF Marsh,s testimony would be compe-
tent and sufficient evidence before
Court of Impeachment. - Chicago Tri-
6une.