Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-24
OR ECON.

G. c. Jordan, Cashier of the Third Ma
tional Bank, New York, testified before the Sem
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections, on the
18th, that he ordered Martin Il Runyon 10 draw IA
check for IS 600 on Dec last, in favor of Laid &
Bush. OF salem, Ore; witness ordered this check
at the instance of Col. William T. Peton. the Sec
rotary of the Democratic National Commits e !;
witness did not know what the s. eco was To be
used for but inferred II WAS for political purposes
only knows now that the check was returned un-
usei; samuel J. 1ilden is Director of the
bank of which witness is Cashier Mr. Tilden
owns SOS 600 worth Of stock in the bank witness
was personally responsible to Martin & Runyon
for the $500 and Col. William Il. Pelton was
personally esponsible to witness; witness then
related substantially the facts testified to by
Runyon and Dimon; when he made himself
liable for the 5000 he had an understanding that
there was a special fund provided for political
purposes. John Parker, one of the Electors APP
pointed by Cronin, testified that Mr.. Bengef
Chairman of the Democratic Central Com
before his appointment that he would
ne called upon to act with CrOnin DR..
Watts testified that he wrote letter to Senator
Mitchell last July in which he stated the fact of
his being Postmaster OF II fourth class office,
but received no reply as the Senator never re-
ceNed the letter; witness examined the Con
sttntion, and came 10 the conclusion he
would be eligible to the Office of Presidential
ElectOr II he resigned his position of Postmaster
before the meeting OF the Electoral College and
he Is OF the same opinion still. Senator Mitchell,
the letter which DR.. Watts testified to having
written him last July. Benjamin Simpson Sur
Neyor-General of oregon, testified that Gov
Grover remaT ked 20 him during a conversation
in his lSlmpsons) Office at salem, about the
middle of November, that he (Grcrer) had not
decided what To do in the case OF Watts; that
he (Groyer1 had received two or three legal author
tiles relating to the Watts case from the East, but
they cunlicjed with the aut critics which Grover
himself had looked up. GOV. Grover wss re-
called and testified that ne had never written a
inf IA HnN mars nr In 4f.h H.,
tGTOyer1 stated thar Gov Tilden world get one
Electoral vote for President nom Oregon
j. W. Johns testified on the 18th that
he was present at the canvass of the vote
which made by the Secretary of State
in the presence Of the Governor, who
was out OF humor; Secretary OF State
Chadwick told witness that the Governor was
mad because he (Chsdwick) did not count
the votes a. he lt1rover) desired: witness under
stood that GOV. Grover wanted Chadwick 10 count
Watts out and Cronin in; Chadwick told the wit
ness the Cove ruor wanted to sight the response.
btty and get him Chadwick to refuse 10 give
Watts Il certificate
Col. ". T. Pelton testified on the 10th.
that he suggested TO Jordan, Cashier of the Third
National Bank OF New York, that he call on Har-
rlson. He told Jordan IL was desired that certain
gentlemen ia Oregon should have a credit of s.
oON IL seemed thst litigation would arise from the
ipeHgibiity OF Watts IN oregon, and Beliinger,
the Chairman OF the Oregon Democratic Commit
tee, suggested the necessity OF having money to
drfray these .egal expenses; witness did not know
that Dimou paid Crouin S2,00O and Patrick $40 @.
suppose Jpruan understood that nc twitnessl
did not want the $500 transaction made public:
not dollar was sent 10 any State except for
strictly legitimate purposes; the National Demo
cratic Committee betrayed the expenses OF part
. the Gentlemen who visited some Of the South
eru States after the election; did not know that
$500 was actually used in Oregon on the check
drawn payable TO Charles Dimon In favor Of Ladd
S Bush.