The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-24
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the Guiteau trial:
@. Do you know Colonel Hooper, of
the Republican Committee. A. Yes.
@. Did you ever say to him that
Guiteau was to have q consulship?
A. Never in the world. 1 never re-
member saying a word to him about
it-or he to me.
O. Did you make any remark at the
time of, or Immediately after the
shooting, when it was, as to the men,
tai condition of Guiteau?
A, / have no recollection of it.
THE CoNKLING-GARFIELD CoNTRo-
vBRsY REVIVED.
What was the condition of the Re-
publican party as to unanimity and
harmony for six weeks before the
shooting of the President? A. latter
a pause.) There were some dissen-
sions in it.
@. They were considerable, were
they not? A. Yes, sir.
@. They created a good deal of ex-
element in the country? A. I should
not say in the country.
@. mean among the people. A
The dissension was largely local.
There were differences between the
President and some members of the
party about some matters in New
York.
@. They were agitated in the press
all over the country? A. They were
commented upon
@. wish you would state briefly to
the jury the substance of these dissen-
sions here in Washington and in New
York as a matter of evidence. / refer
to the differences that eliminated in
the resignation of the Senators from
New York. A. do not correctly
know the scope of the question.
@. Were there any such trouble?
A. Oh, yes; there were very sharp
! difference of opinion.
@. Were there not acts as well as
| opinions? A. Yes.
@. What did they consist of? A.
| The act that created the difference.
@. There was more than one act in
| that connection? A. If you will
| SpcClly any thlllCuioi ohS VIII give
my opinion upon it.
Q. Perhaps if / call your attention
to the conduct of certain individuals
you can answer. How was it with
Senator Conkliu, of New York? Did
he do anything or say anything that
| led to that trouble-that famed the
difference and promoted it? A. What
difference? [Laughter.l
Q. In the Republican party9 A.
| About what?
The witness-I do not exactly see
| the point about which the counsel de-
sires me to testify. / have no reluc-
tance to testify, and hope he will not
consider my answer in that way. The
President had appointed Mr.. Robert
son as Collector of Customs at New
York, and on that and the propriety
of it there grew up feeling between
| him and his Administration and the
Senator from New York.
Mr.. Scoville-Now if you will go a
little further and state what happened
after that disagreement grew up.
What resulted from it?
The witness-I am sure that I can
make a political speech of two hours
and half on the subject. Laughter; |
If you ask specific questions, L will
answer them.
@. What was done, if anything, by
the Senators from New York after the
disagreement with the Administra-
ton? Did they resign? A. They re-
signed-yes, sir.
Q. When was that? A. think
that the resignation was on the 2Sth
of May. OF that | will not be posi-
tive. iTo the District Attorney)-Am
1 correct?
The District was earlier
than that-about the 18th.
The prisoner (quietly)-The 10th of
May.
What was the cause oftheir resigning?
A. Discomfort with the Presidents
action in appointing Robertson.
@. what followed Immediately after
in relation to the election of their
successor?
A. am very certain that did not
see what the counsel desires me to tes-
tify about.
Mr.. Davidge.-In your cross-exami-
nation, Mr.. Scovile, you are not at
liberty to ask leading questions. You
ought to question more specifically.
II, The witness;-If sess; you ask any ques-
Mr.. Scoville-Did not considerable
feeling arise for several days here, in
the Senate and in Washington over
that matter of disagreement? A. Yes.
@. That resulted in the resignation
of those Senators, did it not? A. The
witness nodded assent.
@. The next step was to elect sue
cessors in New York? Another nod.
@. And the matter came before the
Legislature and Resulted in a struggle
there? Another nod.
@. How long did that continue? A.
That struggle continued until long
after the President was shot.
@. And commenced Immediately
after the resignation? A. Yes.
@. Did that struggle generate or
keep up the feeling that existed, and
that caused the designations?
Mr.. Davidge objected OH the ground
that the examination was taking too
wide a range, but after brief state
ment by Mr.. Scoville, Withdrew the
objection in order to save time.
Mr.. Scoville. When did that contest
terminate at Albany?
The witness, / think that the ter
mination of it my recollection would
be that it was about the 20th or 2lst of
July. 1t may haYe been later. L did
not change my mind with it. The
reason did not was that 1 was very
deeply absorbed and engrossed in the |
condition of the President. | can say |
to counsel that after the President was
shot the political canvass give me as
little concern and elected from me as
little observation as any individual in |
the country.
Mr.. Scoville. No doubt of that. |
The witnaSS I took no mart WhateVaP |