Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-01-25
OREGON.

G. c. Jordan, Cashier of the Third Ma
tional Bank, New York testified before the Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and Elt etions, the
18Th, that he ordered Martin & Runyon to draw a
check for 5000 on Dec 6 last in favor of Ladd
& Bush, of Salem, Ore: witness ordered this
check at the instance of Col. William T. Pelton,
the Secretary of the Democratic National Com
mittee; witness did not know what the $50 0 was
to be used for but inferred it was for political
turned unuss d; Samuel j. Tilden is Director of
the bank of which witness is Cashier: Mr.. T1lden
owns SOS, eco worth of stock in the bank; witness
was personally responsible to Martin dt Runyon
for the $4,000 and Col. William T. Pelton was
personally responsible to witness: witness then
related substantially the same facts testified TO
by Runyon and Dimon: when he made himself
liable for the $50 he had an understanding that
there was q special fund provided for
Rosa Se ctops pospontsd sah1 bv T6nn
that Mr.. Bellinger, Chairman of the Demo
craric Central Committee of Oregon told witness,
two hours before the appointment, that he
would be called upon to act with Cronin. DIR.
Watts testified that he wrote letter TO Senator
Mitchell last July, in which be stated the fact of
his (Watts) being Postmaster of fourth-class
Office, but received reply, as the Senator never
received the letter; witness examined the Cons i
tuition, and came to the conclusion he would be
eligible to the office of Presidential Elector il
he resigned his position of Postmaster before
the meeting of the Electoral College and he is
of the same opinion still. Sena.or Mitchell. at
his own request, stated that he never received
the letter which DR.. Watts testified to having
written him last July. Benjamin Simpson, Sur
veyor-General of Oregon testified that Gov.
Grover remarked to him during conversation in
his (Simpson's) office at Salem, about the middle
of November that he (Grover) had not decided
what to do in the case of Watts; that he (Groyer)
had received two three legal authorities relat-
ing to the Watts from the East, but they con-
ficted with the authorities which Grover himself
had looked up. Gov. Grover was. recalled and
testified that he had never written letter TO any
person or persons in which he {Grover| stated
that Gov. Tiden would get one Electoral vote tor
President from Oregon.
j. W. Johns testified, on the 18th, that
be was present at the canvass of the vote which
was made by the Secretary of Stare, in the pres
ence of the Governor, who was ont of humor;
Secretary of State Chadwick told witness that the
Governor was mad because he Chadwick did not
count the votes he (Grover) desired: witness
understood hat Gov Grover wanted Chadwick to
count Waits out and CFonin in; Chadwick told
the witness the Governor wanted TO slight the re-
sponsibiliiy and get him (ChadHiek) to refuse to
give Waits certificate.
Col. W. T. Pelton testified, on the 10Th,
that be suggested 10 Jordan, CASHIER of the Third
National Bank of New York, that he call on Bsrri-
son. He told Jordan twas desired that certain gen
tloGen in Oregon should have 5 credit Of s. 900.