The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
OREGON.

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| - i----- OREGON.
| Mr.. Klippell, one of the. Democratic
| candidates for Elector in Oregon, testified
on the 9th that he had pistol (five-shooter)
| in his pocket on the day of the meeting of
the Electoral College, but did not know
there was another armed man about the
CapitoE money was collected by Mr.. Boil
| linger to pay Cronin's expenses, and 10 pay
| the fees of lawyers who argued against is
suing the certificates of election to Watts at
the hearing before Gov. Grover, Other wit
uesses were called, apparently to confirm or
contradict the statements of previous wit
| nesses. iagiH gEs - Al ~
Enos Runyon testified on the 11th
that the person for whom he drew the $1,000
check Dec. 6, PAYABLE to Ladd & Bush, of
Salem, Oregon, was Conrad N. Jordan,
Cashier Of, the Third National Bank of New
York; there was no money paid for the
check by Jordan, or cullaterals deposited; it
was matteEof honor between them; wit
ness acknowtedged.thati was an unusual way
of doing business, rs 1t is the custom in
such cases TO have the money or collaterals
deposited; Jordan did not indicate for what
purpose be wanted the CHI ck; the transac-
ton was placed on Martin d. Runyon's
books; the amount of the check was charged
to him (witness) on the books of his firm;
Mr.. Jordan said he would fix the matter up
in few days. = sgz- sv1g ..-.s q.
&c. c. Jordan, Cashierof the Third
National Bank New York, testified before
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, on the 18th, that he ordered Mar
tin 81 Runyon to draw check for $4,000 on
Dec, 6 last, in favor of Ladd IL Bush, of
Salem, Ore; witness ordered this check at
the instance of Col. William T. PeltoD,
the Secretary of the Democratic National
sCommittee; witness did not know what
3 he 5000 was TO be used for, but inferred
it was for political 'pu'poses; only knows
now that the check was returned unused;
Samuel J. 1ilden is Director Of the
bank of which witness is Cashier; Mr. Tilden
owns 500, 900 worth of stock in the bank;
witness was personally responsible to Mar
tin g. Runyon for the $1,000, and Col. Will
Jam L. Pelton was personally responsible 10
witness; witness then rellttd substantially
the same facts testihed TO by Runyon and
Dimon; when he made himself liable for the
$1,000 he had an understanding that there
was a special find provided for political
purposes. John Parker, one OF the Electors
appointed by Cronin, testined that Mr.. Bell.
niger, Chairman II the Democratic Central
Committee Of Oregon, told witness, two
hours before his appointment, that b.
would be called upon to act with Cronin.
DIR. Watts testified that he wrote a letter to
Senator Mitchell, last July, in which he
s'afed the fact of his (Watts) being Post
master Of a fourth-class office, but received
no reply, as the Senator never received the
letter; witness examined The Constitution,
and came to the conclusion he would be eli
gible TO the Office Of Presidential EEector II
he resigned his position of Postmaster be-
fore the meeting of the Electoral Col
Iege, and he is Of the same opinion
still. Senator Mi'ch}l, at his own re-
gu, st, stated that he never received the
letter which DIR. Watts testified to having |
written bin last July. Benjamin Simpson,
OF Oregon, testified tnat
Gov. Grover remarked to bin during con- |
versa ion in his (Simpson's) office at Salem,
about the middle Of Move mbcr, that he |
iCIrnvarl had not dnoidnh rh =, do Il tS
two or three legal authorities relating 10 the
Watts case from the East, but they CONNECTED
with the authorities which Grover himself
had looked up. Gov Grover WIS recalled
and testified thst he had never written let
Ter 10 any person or persons IN Which ne
(Grover) stated that Gov. Tild would get
one Electoral vote for President from Oregon.