The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-18
The House Committee CT Electors R.iuzss TO
Reopen tho Coltssi.
Tie Afidsvits Filed Mt Considered Of SAT-
feisat InpHia5ts.
EVidsnts Shaving that Tn0sbs's Fight is Not
MAIDS bf lis Desire.
No One in Authority Ever Admitted Car.
hsie Defeat-TEe PoII-BOOks all
Risht-NOthinE FIXED Up.n

WASHINGTON, January 14-EvsrY mem
Der of the House Committee on Elections
was in attendance this morning to resume
consideration of the Thoebe-Carlisle con
tested election case. Mr.. Hailam, of Gov
iDgton, KY, appeared in behalf of Speaker
Carlisle, and Mr.. J. Hale Sypher appeared
nounced that the presentation of sffidavits
IN behalf OF the contestees was in order
Mr.. Hallam said ne took the position
that sufficient cause had not been
shown for a reopering of the case. Tue
action Of the counsel on the other side in
presenting affidsvits at the last session
seemed to show that they concurred in that
belief. Among the things stated by the
contestant IN his affidavit was one to the
effect that John A. Goodson, Chief OF Po-
lice, OF COyingtOn, and brOlher.in-laW of
Mr.. Carlisle, had, bat one or two DAYS after
the election, said that the Speaker had
been defeated, and that Charles Easton, OF
Covington, Ky, would so testify.
In answer 10 that the counsel read affi-
davits by both Goodson and Easton posi-
lively denying the statements. Goodson
further denies emphatically the assertion
made by counsel for the contestant that
some relative OF Carlisle's had approached
Mr.. Wood, formerly Thoebe's counsel for
tie purpose Of influencing him. He states
mat La Is the only relative Of Mr.. Carlisle
living near CUvington, snd he de-
clsres that neither ne nor shy other
person, so far IS he is corcerred, ever in
any manner approached or attem ped to
sPpTCsch Wood or any other person in
Csrllsle's behsf. So far as the affiant
knew, such thing vas never thought OF.
Tie sfhant further Gays that he met Easton
IN The orning after the ele3lon, and
Foston asked him the result. He replied
that ne did nos know, as the returns were
not IN. Easton then said that il would be
do outrage if Carlisle was defeated BY
such an ignorant man.
Another affidavit by Horace Cameron, a
reporter OF the Cincinnati Evening Tele-
ersm. vSs read, in which Cameron recitss
Tie tuostsnce OF conversation with the
Speaker the dsy after the election, Ia
which the Speaker said that be did not
know whether o. not be had been defeated,
but If he bad been be would feel sense of
pertoual relief such as ne had not expert
enced in ten years Af6ant further saws
that he had several conversations with
Thoebe. but had never tcld him that Car.
hsle admitted that he vas defeated. Ga
the contrary, he had told him that ne
(Tkoebe) vas defeated. He had never seat
ed item 70 his paper declaring that Carlisle
admitted his defeat, but he could not
prove this ny forwarding the files of the
This affidavit was corroborsted by affida-
Wits made by John g. Benton. an attorney
CT Cincinnati, and Henry c. Italian, clerk
Cf tie county court.
MEETING THoEBEs STATEMENTS.
To meet the statements made by Mr..
Thee be touching the meeting of Mr.. Car
isles friends on election night the conn
eel produced an affidavit signed by Judge
George Perkins, W. w. CleAry, Common-
wealth's Attorney, and a number of other
gentlemen, who declare that no meeting
Of the kind described could have been
held without-thelr knowledge, and that
they know of no such conference or meet
1Dg. One OF the signers of the affidavit,
George c. Davis, was, said Mr.. Hallem,
tee gentleman who occupied the room in
the Federal building where the conference
vas alleged to have taken place. John L.
II uTber, deputy postmaster in his affidavit
tsys thAt the postefice occupies the whole
lower floor OF the Federal building.
and that to his knowledge no meet.
ing sucb as described had been held, nor
could any such have been held without his
knowledge. Similar afidavits were made
by l. II. Davidson aud j. G. Tunnell, oc.
cupyiDg the remaining floors of the build
Ing. Mr., Hallem called attention to the
fact that ?. Casey, janitor of the Federal
building, was the only person who was
st TIE conference, and as having admitted
that Mr.. Carlisle had been defeated, but
that 1t had been fixed up. Mr.. Hallam
pTodnced Cssey's affidavit declaring that
he did not know of any attempt TO countin
Mr., Carlisle, nor did he believe that any
such oonferesce as was alleged had been
held.
Touching Mr.. Sypber's statement that
X. w. Nelson had declined TO partici pate
10 the messing of Mr.. Cdrlisle's friends and
bad taken his hat and Left the meeting
when his objec. was explained to him, M,
Fallen read letter from Mr.. Nelson 20
the Speaker declaring thst be had never
attended such meeting and knew moth
Ing OF X. In answer to the statements
impu gning the correctness of the poll
books Of Verona Precinct, Boone county,
the counsel produced and read affidavits
by Mr.. Garrett who has custody of roe
poll books, g. Wipstan and William Piper.
q Repu nlicsp, declaring that the books sp-
peared 10 be correc. in every particular,
and the signatures in the handwriting of
the election officers. j. II Callahan. who
YES Sheriff OF the precinct, in his affidavit
declares mat all of the votes were correct.
ly returned and that he witnessed person
silly me signatures of the judges to the |
books
Mr.. HaJlem next turned his attention to !
the affidavit of John J.fPierce, of Cincin. |
natl, 70 the effect that with the exception |
OF one precinct all OF the returns of Carroll |
County appear to be in the same hand |
writing. To meet this he produces the /
sffidavit OF Il. f. Harrison, the County /
Clerk, who, IS Custodian Of the poll books,
sfjTms the correctness OF the vote
Mr. Hallem declared that an examina.
ton OF the papers, which could be made
by the committee itself Would satisfy
them that the signstdTes 20 the returns |
were not in one hand writing. A t. Lesp, /
, knight OF Labor OF Carrollton, declares
that he vss present in Tnoebs's interest
when the v9fe OF Carroll County was
and that he found the returns 10
be fsiI and beyond question As to correct.
ness. j. I. Lewis. Repu 5licsn aud ex-
Postmaster o. Carrollton, sffirms the
OF the entries in the poll-book.
Similar affid8vlts from five of the
light precincts of Carroll county were
presented by Mr.. Hallem, with the ex-
olsrstion that be would have procured
Ifhdsvits from the remaining counties,
tut for the reason tia. he vas pressed for |
ime aud they were difieat OF access at
his season. He said that il would appear
hat there was not sufficient reason for re-
opening toe case Is 70 Carro,lton county
lpon en- obscure affidavit By one Piercs
hat something wrong might De discov-
red. He read an affidavit by Stephen
lolsr, policeman of Covington, Whereia
Ie says that be mas several times Fecsntly
zen approached By counsel for TnOe5e