Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-15
HENDRICKS.
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L'ttaAttNNN lfONt 4 t@ 4 O5c.
which he and others thus prepared tie
Returning Board made a return agains'
the men that were elected for the mer
that were not elected thatisthe charge
WITNESS DISPOSED OF.
| wish to dispose oi one witness tina.
the Journal introduces first, and
will not occupy much of your time in
tina; task. His name is ID. j. VI. A. Jew
EFT. lie writes a letter IT, m New MeXi
co. Nv speech was made here IN the
central part OF Indiana a good while ago
and no response is made upon any o
these questions by the Journal unit
now, and is suggested upon this letter
OF Jewett'S, written from some place in
New Mexico. Isn't it remarkable thai
Jewett in New Mexico is the only man
that "A throw light upon this transac,
ton, which took place in the presence
OF the Nation Of A., DOC, 900 of PEG.
pie? Where are the other visitors o.
the Republican party that went down
and helped Garfield To do that terrible
work OF inIquity az New Orleans? 4
dozen oi them went down, and they
were closely united in all their business
The Jr,trHgI SAYS that | produced nc
evidence TO support the charge. Oh.
You had better read the speech again
In tina, speech | gave the document and
the page OF the document where Gar.
fields own oath convicted him OF every
charge | made against him Applause.
Ftrst 4 little while about this witness
| be- your pardon, he is not heard oI
TO the first time. He was down In
New Orleans, and 1t seems that that wa:
the place where Republicans OF his sorI
did congregate. This witness says:
Gen. Garfield and his associates con
Quoted themselves in Louisiana with
rare discretion. For example, Gen
Garfield and myself never met in Lou
isiana. 1t is manifest that had he de
sired &C exert any influence in the prep
ardtion of the Republican case he would
nave sought necessarily, first OF ali, my
own private office.
don'tknOw about that, | don't know
whether he would have sought him Of
not; but in that letter you will observe
that Jewett undertakes 10 say IN sentl'
ment and substance that Garfield die
not call upon him while down there
therefore, he observed great discretion
while down there. That | would no
question, hut | will read you, gentle
men, from this man : own testimony
before the Committee OF Congress. Thu
same man that the Journal cites az au
thoritv in this case gave his evidenc,
before the Committee composed o
Democrats and Republicans, and il
that testimony he gives the reason VIII!
he did not see Garfield and the Othe
visiting statesmen. | will read il to you
Ques,iou-About that time were tn,
visiting statesmen down there? A
Yes.
Did YOU have anything 10 DO will
them A.-No, sir; nothing what
ever.
A.-why not? Al did not car,
to.
Q.-They were members high in the
Republican party, and high in the coun
sells of the Nation, aud you were Score.
tary of the Republican Election Com
mittee, and were cOgnizlnt OF all the
idctS-what was there in the character
VI this or any circumstances which
itllfl' q ItFul~lbN anu htKN N'N NlA N'NSt
visiting statesmen apart? A.-NOthing
that | know of, but my duties did not
bring me into contact with these gen
;lemen. as we always had a COroner's
inquest held over usaiter every election,
cared 10 know as little as possible.
Mr.. Butler asks the next question
that is, old Ben, as We are in the habit
Of speakiug ofhim. Laughter and ap'
plau-c
The question as read by the speaker
was iuaudIbie 70 the reporters ear on
acc0uht OF laughter and applause. y,
Ii YOU choose 10 put it in that way.
Q-By Mr.. Butler-I am only carry
ing out your parallel. You purposely
avoided meeting much OF what is going
on. Is that it? A.-Without casang
any reflection upon them, yes.
This witness swearS that he avoided
knowing anything that those visiting
statesmen were doing, because he did
not want 10 know what vas going OF
there, as he would probably have {
answer under investigation afterward
so will spend no more time upon tha
witness.
GARFIELD CONVICTED BY HIS Own TEsTI
NONY.