The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-15
THE CONTESTED SEAT.
Progress Of the Carlisle
Th0ebe Case.
AFFIDAVIT OF THE SPEAKER
ItLooBs as Though Governor You're
Not Beaten, Are Your" Would
Stand Good
The 0thsr side.

| WASHINGTON. January l4.-Hal1am
produced sffdsvits from many friends
of Carlisle. and also from occupants OF
the Federal building. showing that no
such meeting Of the Speakers friends
had been held as alleged. The custodians
of the poll books II Boone and Carroll
Counties made affidavit that the returns
were correct. Read the affidavit by
| Policeman Salar, o. CovingtOn.
| wherein he says that he has
several times recently been ap-
preached by the counsel for
fhoebe, as ing him to make affidavit,
that ne had seer Carlisle and Detec-
tive Harris entering tbs OH e. of the
State Journal on the evening after the
election. HA mad been told that ii
might be to his interest to make such
affidavit, and that IN the event that ne
was out of employ nent ne could make
money by making such affidavit.
| Hallam read the affidavit of Charles
A. Findley, notary, who took deputa-
tons for the contestant. The affidavit
says that Thoebe tod him ne did not
like te pay out any money in the mat
ter, that he did not want to go into it,
and would like now to get out of
is. The labor people had forced
him into it, but they had not backed
him up as promised. He added, that
if it had not been for slurs cast upon
| himself and Wood. to the effect that
they had been bought of, he would get
out of the case He intended to send
his papers to Washington, and let
Sypher make what he could out OF the
case, which he expected would be Il
good deal
Hallam next read the affidavit of
Speaker Carlisle, as follows: The
affidavit of J. Il. Carlisle says that
he has carefully read the statement
contained in the affidavit of Charles
| Maunder, filed before the committee,
and he says the statements contained in
said affidavit, so far as they relate to
him (Carlisle) are untrue in every par
ticular He says that ne was not in the
Office of the Kentucky state Journal in
Newport, at any time during the even
ing of the Sd of November, 1886. nor has
he been in said Office at any time either
during the day or evening since the
Congressional election in 1886. The
affiant states that he did not go
towards the residence of Hon. 81. A. s.
Barry in back or carriage or
|
I said evening. Aft Mt did not see de =
tective Harris. of Covington, in New
port or elsewhere, at any time during
said evening; nor did he .attend any
meeting 1r conference at any place, or
have any consultation with anybody on
said evening, relative to- the Congress
sional election in said Sixth Congress
sional District, or in relation 20 the
result thereof. He says that at the
time he resided with b. E Queen, and
that he was not outside of Queen g house
on the eve of Novem Der Sd. Affiant says
that he never attended any meeting or
conference at any time or place
after said election to consult about or
to consider said election, or the result
thereof, or to take any measure to
effect the result thereof, in any manner
whatever; and that he never knew OF
any such conference or meeting upon
the part of his friends or supporters
nor did he ever hear of any such con-
ference or meeting. He says that he
did not write any letters or send any
telegram or messengers to any part OF
the district after the election, for the
purpose of ascertaininr the result, or
for any other purpose in connection with
the election; nor did he request anyone
else to do SO, and if any letters or tele
grams or messengers were sent by any
one. the affiant had no knowledge OF
it then, and he has none now.
The affiant says that the statement
made in the affidavit of George II
Thoebe that no tickets were printed and
distributed, bearing the name of John
g. c. rlisle, at the election, outside of
the cities of Covington and Newport
and their adjacent suburbs, and at
some few points which could be reached
by railroad, is not true; on the con-
trary, the supply of tickets was printed
| for each precinct in the district, and
the affiant personally sent them into
every county, to be used on the day
of election, except for the county of
Campbell. For that county ticket.
were left in the hands of the chairman
of the county executive committee, to
be distributed by him; nor is it true, as
stated in the affidavit, that this affiant
on tine eve of the day succeeding said
election, conceded to Horace Cambron
that he (this affiant) had been defeated,
and that he, personally, was heartily
| glad of it. Afiant was not In Coving-
ton on the evening of the day succeed
| ing the election, but was there on the
morning Of that day, at which me he
| met CamDron ana Rau SNORT CONVEX
| sation with him. Cambron, when he
met the affiant said: Governor, you
are not beaten, are your" To which
aff1ant replied that he supposed not,
but that the returns had been recsived
from only few precincts in the
county, and showed that small vote
4 had been polled, and that the ATTAIN
added, that if it should turn out that
he was beaten, it was perhaps o very
good thing for him, personally, as ne
4 had neglected his private business for
ten years. worked faithfully in Con-
gress and it was about time that be
was doing something tor himself.
Afiant says this was the substance OF
4 all the conversation that took place
ibetween him and said Carabron. Al
that time afiant did not know and
could not possibly know the result soi
said election. Afiant says that all
Istatemcnts to the effect that the return;
from any OF counties of the distric
were held back OF delayed for four, FIVE
or six days. are untrue. On the con-
trary, he says that the poll books anf
lIbaIlot boxes we're publicly opened. ant