Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-10
Waiiacc's Explorations.
SOME DEMOCRATIC EyIDEscE INTERESTING
AND ISETRrGTIYE.

spNE DEMOCRATIC EVIDENCE INTERgsTiSG
A.D ISsTRrcTIYE.
The Wallace committee met Friday
moring at 10 o'ciock, and Mr. John q.
Thompson was the first witness exam.
Ined. lie stated that he had been ser.
gchntatArns Of the housc for oyer four
years, and chairman oi the democratic
state central committee Of Ohio since
1903. with the exception Of tso years.
Was also one oi the three resident
members of the democratic conercs.
sionhl committee, but was not here
much alter june, except when ncceg.
sary To attend 10 his duties ~ sergeant.
ai.afin.. No employc of the house WA
solicited for any contribution, aud not
a dollar received from AIRY by the con.
gTe-s'onal committee.
Gen. duncan 5. Walker. the next
witness called by the republicans, stated
that he was the secretary Of the con.
erc=sIbnaI democratic committee during
The campaign of lsGs. and its executive
officer. That the total amount received
by the committee from all sourccs-cOn.
trahutlon- Hnd tho sale of documents
"hs $4,000 OF which there remained
on hand unexpcuird. at the close OF
the campaign, $3.50. The total amount
expended blythe committee was less than
SI.iD. No contributions were asked
from any goyernmcnt employe, nor
from any cmpioye oi the house OF Re.
prc-entatiyes. nor WAS any money re-
c"ivcd from either, except n voluntary
contribution from one man in the EN-
ploy Of the house.
That nca.ly al the folding OF docu.
meuts wa. dpnR by employees of the
committee, there being a frw doCu.
men;s folded. which were privileged an
der th" law, for congressman. All mat.
ter not irankablc wAs sent either by cE.
prcs- OF through the mails, postage pro
paid
Gen. Walker testified that the annual
expenditures OF the hOus" folding room
hAd been reduced irsm $lUg.g33 ia lsGS
- SlO.OOJ IN ISIS. lhis reduction was
made toy the democrats, and was in itFclf
proof that they had not used the fold.
ing room for party uses. lie submitted
the following statement Of the annual
expenditures Of the house folding room
from 1867 10 1878, inclusive:
1867, $7g.si9 co: l.Gs. $lOqO O33 30 :
lsGg, $9905G.e9. 1870, $q1 055. Sc: 1871,
$Ioj,27S.S5; 1872. $lOg.5lq.sg. 1873.
Sl07 ,9gg5G: 1874. $q2.gllGp. 1873.
so, -22.GO: 1876. $is g07.3g; 1877, SIS.
3g2.53; 1873. $50. $685..
Gen. Walker stated that he occupied
one Of the rooms ut the Capitol du.
rug the campaign, aud in doing - had
followed the precedent established in
lsGO. by the republicans aud continued
do"n TO the campaign Of last year.
Mr. james l.. Harvey, treasurer Of the
democratic committee last year. testified
substantially 90 the same facts as had
been given by Gen. Walker.
George c. Gorham was recalled and
testified that be had purchased all the
envelopes u-ed 10y the republican con.
gtessional committee.
On cross examination he admitted
that he had borrowed 10000 envelopes
from the senate foldingroom, but said
b" lad returned an equal number. He
also desired TO correct his previous state.
msnt 10 the effect that assessments had
been made only on government EN-.
p!oyes having a salary of $1,000 or up.
wards that he now found that this was
NO; the case and that assessments had
been made on government employees
having salaries a. low as 5000 per an
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