The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-07-06

From the Portland lSfenddrd We
learn lla. tho Senatorial fnvsstiga-
ting Committee began their inyesti'
CATION u Senator Growers election
Iaal Monday in Portland. So iar rs
reported the following witnesses have
been subpen@d: I II. Cam, Salem;
Lucius DanTorih, jacksonville; W..
10. N. Styles, Rosovills, Cul;J Al.
Johns, Salem; w j Highly Cowal.
lis; w. ]. Mcconnell, North Yam-
hill; W. II. Darnhart, umatilln; w.
a. Walkinds, salem; ], B, Irvine,
salem; 4 4 Mcbride, 81, Hlelens;
Thns b. Juckson, Salem; = 4,
Goodman, Albany; D Y. poweil'
Jacksonville; Ed. +. Lewis, Jackson
Vile; j. II. Mosier, Dalles; W. ?.
Goodman, Pendleton; John Hunt
ington, Tillamook.
w. III. Watkinds was the iirst wit.
| uess called, and testified as follows
Question How long have son bsea In the state
| Answer About twenty ynvc years
o .Mhere do you rcsides A.ly rosiienco is q
O.~po yon hold any oalciai position, or have yo'
i horotofnrN, hehl 0net A--N0ne now Was ionneri,
4 Superintendent ci the State penitentiary.
o. Ilavo you taken an active par, In polltc's A.
| have
O wcrc yu, prcsent At the meeting ot the last Sos
ion u tho Ileglslaturnl AL WNs.
/ q What aTc your polltieSs As.'ncnoeiAt,
| Q..Iow many members constitute your leSlsla S
arcy A. Sixty IN the House aud thirty In the Ben
o.--Ilow vero Msy aivblcd, politically; A,-An
unsblo 10 ate precisely. think there were one 0
lwO majority IN the Lower iiousc Dcnocntic and hV
o'.Ilnw inslW Dcmocraiic candidates were there 70
tho senator A.-'1Nenty, more or loss
i p,.-.Wh0 wcro they! A.--timyee, Whltcaker, H,fi
nett, BnnhAn Ncsnlth, and others DO not nov N
QWas there caucus heidi A. Yes.
Q-who tho caucus noniaa'iony A'-0r
ser.
Q.--IIow many votes werc there in tho caueus' a
--Cannot now tell,
| Q.-DM all the memeers attend Al think no
o.-lgow 'aany failet 20 Attehdi A..-fonr or M nN'
| Q.-no you know how many vote. urnNer receive
IN The caucusf Alt was uuan'n'o'' on the mn
eotc
II o,-.was /. a maioai,y Of all the Democrats men
o.,-IIow many votes did Nesn,llh and the o.h'
candidates gctf Al think Nesinllh got ~ Slata
II, and urovcr II. and others one or two each.
1 Odd Nesniths friends attend tho caucnsg A.
snne OF them who protested to be hi. iiens retisc
o.~Did you doubt their frienlshipi A.-No.
Q.-.no YOU know tho names Of thosc WIN refused
AtteAl tho caucus. Ayes,
0.--Oi,e their names, A.-Fddler, Goodman az
| trAlie.
o.Nan,c The politics ol tho members as read the
names frum this list furnished lg the Secretary
state. The Chairman then pnncccicd ~ read the u
4 members Of the last Legislature, Md the wltic
stated their political complexion
Q--was Aosler IN tho cAaelsi Al cannot -
+ hut think he was
many ol them voted tor Grover, ALL but thee
man and Fidler. They voto'i for Ncaalth.
Q--IIave YOU recCntly brin b San frAneisc'i A.
have.
Q-.Ty what rUu.C did you 81 and como; A. Ore
! Q@nbl you stop anywhere on your way there at
back Al did not, only long enough 10 get u
meals.
o.--Dgd yuu mee, Vic Trcdt, IN San Franrisoo7
o.~DsI he tell yon when he would be hack A..
Yes, he aid he would Prohlhly return on the ne
o.-in you know wha' his business wa' in San frai
cipcoi Ale told me he was down there nesoiiatir
somo Sandy Road bonds
Q.-Did YOU meet stiles A..l did not.
) 1.--Ilaye y,sn had any 09uespondencc with hin
A.--No, sir, nor would correspond with any siich
man.
senator Norton then notified Senator Saiilfbury tn
he wAs through with Nj. Watkinds ior the prcsen
| and asked Il he desired ~ ask him any questions
which the latter replied in the negative. Morton the
h there were other witnesses present. but ho dd NJ
wish u examine them until others not yet herc vel
examined, and Nr. waikinds Wa temporarily d.
charged.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned until Q oelocs L
norrON