Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-24

him that Strahan was the State Senator.
o. Do you remember saying anything
10 Strahan about his not being preferred
to the others for office?
Al don't remember. Strathan
said to me, "ln case l accept the nomi-
nation, it will be expected OF noe to sup
port some parties other than Conkiing
and Platt," and said, IL presume so"
/ did not suppose when | met him at
the Union League Club rooms that night
that he was friendly to Conkling and
Piatt, and knew he voted against them IN
the caucus last winter.
q Do you remember
AsKing strshan If Gardner was q Conk-
ling Manp
Al never asked him any such
question. Mr.. Knox is q very.
warm friend OF General Arthur,
and l. thought from knox's
manner that he desired to please
Arthur, and further that the President
did not desire any act OF his should be
jnstrued to make war on Conkling;
from the party standing OF Gardner he
would have some influence over
Strsnan; don't know ~ Gardner was
mentioned. with this fact; l am conn.
dent that Knox asked me to see Stra-
han and urge this position upon hun;
told SirAhau his name had been men.
toned for the position; Strahan asked
me il Conkling and Platt would be can
didates, and il heard OF it in WASH
ington; told him had not heard any
such thing, and thought they would net
be candidates. The request to let the
matter lay over until morning
Came From strahsn
It lid not come from me. 1t was Stra.
han who said Gardner should be spoken
to about the matter, and it was my sug-
yestion that the matter should be Kept
private an confidential. | am not able
10 account for the dispatch which APP
peared in the Void; about three or four
lines OF the dispatch WAS correct, that
was, that he had been offered place
and declined It; Il is true ne had been
asked if he would accent place II 1t was
y n Tered him.
BrooIs-S,rahan in his testimony
said that you said 81 am with the Pres.
ident in this fight, and | am authorized
To ask YOU to accept a Marshalshlp II
rendered" Did you say 80?
A. Not exactly in those words
Brooks-Was you authorized to make
a tender of this office?
A. Yes, sir; by Mr.. Knox. The
Office of Marshal, said: You know
more about this Office than any man In
New York, now who would be a good
mau for it." That Was the way the
matter was introduced.
The Man Recon mended Was Not APP
poiuted.
| have had no requests made me to Sc
cure offices for any one, except poor
man in the Government printing office.
| may have conveyed TO Strahan the
idea that il he would give me an affirm.
ative answer he could have the appoint
ment. That was after my interview
with the President, and knew Knox
did not want the office.
To Bsngs--I know many OF President
GaTtleld's nominations were confirmed,
and | think Strahan's would have been.
A. w. Hickman, member OF the As
sembly from Erie county, testified that
he had conversation with Bradley on
the Sth OF January, before he made his
change in the House. He spoke about
his voting. spoke to him about Z. II.
Russell's change Of vote, and told him
it would be good for him and his con.
stituents il he would make a similar
statement. He said he was going 10
quit voting for COnkling and
Platt, and vote for Cornell and
Rogers: am sure he did not say that
he would vote for Depew; have heard
great deal Of talk about members selling
their votes. Prior to this investigation
il was seriously said that the votes OF
the members could be bought with
money, but cannot say who said it. |
really thought Bradley would vote for
Cornell and Rogers and so told it.
The counsel on both sides here an
nounced that they had no further evl'
dence TO offer.
Senator Strahan then again took the
stand and
Said Davenport Never Mentioned Knox's
Name but Once,
and that was when ne stated that
Kuox's name would be sent in in tht
place of that Of Judge Choate. tie
never mentioned to me that he had 4
conversation with Knox in Washington.
Ii Was he also that suggested | should
hold the matter under adVisement un-
til morning, and il would not take the
office he wanted | should see
Gardner and ask him to take it. tie
also told me my name had been discuss
ed for District Attorney, but there
was strong pressure brought
10 bear in favor OF GoOIsell.
ae D.d Not Ask Ne to Keep the Inter-
view Confidential;
did however keep the matter private; |
assumed him to be good authority To
offer me office; had not in my mind
President, Cabinet or any one in particu-
lar. Witness then detailed the conver-
sation as gwen by him on his examina-
ton.
Chairman Scott announced that the
committee desired to hear the counsel
sum up tine evidence.
Mr.. Bangs said he did not care to
sum up unless the other side wanted to
Mr.. Smith said he did not think much
light could be thrown on the case by
summing up. He did not believe what
he could say would change the opinion
OF single member Of the committee.
II was agreed not to sun up.
The committee then went into excel
i've session, and so1n after adjournei.
THE BALLOTS.