The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-15
Oregon Electoral Investigation.

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dan, Cashier of the Third National
Bank of New York, testified before the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
/ Elections this morning, in regard to the
. now celebrated Oregon check that he or
dered Martin i Runyon to draw a check
! for IS 600 on December 9th last in favor
Of Ladd i Bush, Of Salem, Oregon;
witness ordered the check st the in.
stance of Colonel William L. Pelton,
Secretary of the Democratic National
committee; witness did not kaow what
the $1,000 was to be used for, but inferred
it was for political purposes; only knows
now that the check was returned unused;
Samuel j. TiIdea is director of the
bank of which witcess Is cashier; Mr..
Tilden owns S68,000 worth OF stock in
the bank; witness was personally res
ponsible to Messsrs. Martin and Runyon
for the $4,000, and Colonel w. T. Pelton
was personally responsible TO witness.
Witness then related substantially
some facts testified TO by Runyon and
Demond. Mr.. Pelton gave no reason
why he wanted that check; did not 60
to Demond rs directed. because PeIton
asked witness to procure somebody else
to go there witness requested Runyon
not to place the matter in his books;
when Runyon was subpened he came to
see witness, and witness asked him not 10
mention his witIess name; advised
Runyon to see Harrison, and said that
lie Pelton ] would tell Harrison that Run.
yon would come 10 see him; Pelton did
not tell witness anything about any
other draft sent to Oregon; the amount
of the check was not charged in the
books of the bank 10 any one: Peltor
assured witness that be would be repaid
the $1,000; the money was returned in
y few days; witness did not know any
thing about the draft cashed for Cronin
bv another banking house; when witness
made himself liable for the $4,000, he
had an understanding that there was
special fund provided for political pur
poses; on the evening previous, w. L.
Scott, a member Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, told witness that he
would be responsible for $4,000.
Governor Grover recalled-Testiied
that he had never written letter t. !
any person or persons in which he
(Grover) stated that Governor Tilden
would get one electoral vote Tor Presi- |
dent from Oregon.
John Parker, one of the electors tes
tifed-Mr. Bollinger, Cnairmsn of the |
Democratic Committee of Oregon. told |
witness two hours before his appoint |
ment he would be called upon to act |
with CronIn.
Or. Watts testifed-He wrote letter
to Senator Mitchell last July, in which |
he stated the fact OF his being postmaster
of fourth class office, but re-
ceived no reply, Ms the Senator
never received the letter. Witness !
examined the Constitution and came to |
the conclusion that he would De eligible !
to the offcs of Presidential elec,or If he |
resigned his office as postmaster before
the meeting OF the Electoral college, and |
he is of the same opinion still Witness
sometimes breaches and lectures, and dur
ing the last political canvass made forty.
two spec ches. /
Berry Simpson, Surveyor General Of
OF Oregon, testified ths. Gov. Grover re-
marked 10 him during conversation in
his Simpson'sl office at Salem, about |
the middle OF November, thai he
I GGrover1 had net decided what 10 do in |
the case of Watts; that ne lGrover
had received two or three legal |
authorities relating 10 Watts case
from the East, but they cpatltcted with
the authorities which GTorcr bmselt |
had looked up. he told Mr. Chadwick
that he thought the giving OF IN" cleo
toral certificate 10 Croniu was an out |
rage. Senator Mitchell, at hI' owr 80
quest, made statement that he never 80
ceived the letter 10 which Dr.. " 10 -
testified to having written him lat Ia Y, |
never heard from any source that W aIts
was postmaster and therefore ineligible
as a Presidential elector, till hi. arrival
in San Francisco. seven or eight days
after the election.
George A. Steele exsmipr!.-Was at
Salem on the day the vote VA counted; |
saw A. Bush, OF the firm OF Ladd x
Bush at the capitol building; saw him
meet Bolhngcr ia the hall leading 10 the
Senate chamber, ard shortly alter the
State treasurer coming 70 them. witness
made the remark to Judge Denny:-
" What are they using money ioF?' Boil
linger. Bush and the State tressur went
into toe ialter's office the actions OF
Bush were suspicious, and that was why
he msde the remark about money beng
used; Bush came running up the capitol
steps in = gres, hurry, between 8 walk
and ruu; wss told that Bush hsd been
sent for.