The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-01-25
That $4,000 Check.

pletely dissipatcd b. the clear and ex.
pllcit statement BIZ Col. pekon to-day
and his specific denial. So ar as bis
personal knowledge as acting Secretary
Of the National Committee is concerned,
Of the transfer of money to Oregon or
any other State during the campaign
for purposes that were not strictly lcgiti-
mate. Senator Morton conducted the
examination in person, and at once dis
covered that Col. Pelton had perfect
command of himself and also of the
facts, and that h. vas disposed to tell
all he knew. HIS replies were prompt,
short, and decisive. He had no dealings
whatever with Mr.. Runyon, the banker,
with respect to the transfer of money to
Oregon about December G, but several
days,o one day, before that time he had
spoken to Mr.. ". j.. Scott, wealthy
member of the committee, with reference
to teiegrams he had received FRONT Oregon
stating that the electoral question would
probably reach the courts, and sugges-
ting that the committe aid the Demo
Gratis Of Oregon in securing good legal
assistance. 1t was at the instigation of
Mr.. Scott. whose word seems TO have
been sufficient security, thatMr Jordan
attended to the forwarding of the$S 900
through the agency of Martin 4
Runyon.
This was the first mares nest that
turned up. Senator Morton evidently
expected that Col. Pelton had conduct
ed tie business himself with Runyon.
but the actual facts tended to show how
little consequence had been attached to
the whole transaction by Col Pclton in
his capacity as Secretary Of the Nation
al Democratic Committee Col Pelton
f irther corroborated the testimony Of
Dimond and Runyon by sa;ing that he
had understood the Oregon parties had
sent wori that the money would not be
r qllred, and it was at once returned
This was the whole story The tran
saction was perfectly Legitimate, even had
the money been used to retain attorneys.
CD. Pelton stated very freely that ex-
Senator Casserly of California. not be
ing able to visit Oregon, had transmit
ted brief to Gov. Girover.
Driven from this position, the prose
cution then asked Col. Pelton whether,
as a matter Of fact, he had not known
that some SIS, 900, either this particular
sum or another, had been sent to Oregon
and used, presumably, as following in
terrogatories iniica,ed, through the
agency of either certain Mr. Griswold
or the Mr.. Patrick whose name has been
frequently mentioned. Col. Peiton first
denied all knowledge Of the use Of any
such sum in Oregon, then declared that
he had never heard Of Mr. Griswoli, and
fnallv. testified that Mr.. Patrick had no
credentials whatcrer from the National
Committee to act ~. them in Oregon,
but hadsimpiy gone there as a substitute
70, Mr.. Geo. l.. Miller and at his re-
quest, the latter having been asked, as a
member Of the Executive Committee
from Nebraska, to visit Oregon and
report as to the exact state of
affairs
By this time Morton and Mitchell
were thoroughly diseasted at the turn
the evidence had t@kcn, and began to
make use Of this favorable opportunity
to subject the witness to general drag
net investigation, covering the whole
country, without any motive apparently
bat partisan curiosity They asked
VIII, t err t cnmni es Of inves i t on
Of the tire, disputed States had been
furnished with money, and were favored
with the prompt reply that drafts agerc-
eating several hundred dollars had been
paid few of these gentlemen for trav-
cling expenses, but beyond that nothing
at ALL and if such payment had been
made he would certainly know it. Col.
Pelton vas ordered to hold himself in
readiness to appear tomorrow and
crafty further curiosity on the part of
the Radical examincrs.-N. \. Sun,
jar II.