Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
lN FAVOR OF THE SPEAKER.
The Thobe Coassss Nes - - Rsepemea.
AFFDAvrs or TEE SPEAKER AND VARIOUS KEN
9ucKIAHs SUBMITTED ro-pAY,


TucKIAEs SUBMITTED ro-pAY.
Every member Of the House committee on slsc-
tons was In attendance this morning to resume
the consideration Of the Thobe- Carlisle contested
election caee. Mr.. T. ,. Hallam, Of Covington,
~, appeared In behalf Of Speaker Carlisle, and
Mr. Sypher appeared for the contestant. The
chairman announced that the presentation Of am
davtts In behalf OF the contestee was In order Mr.
Hallam said he took the position that suficent
cause had not been shown for reopening Of the
IN presenting afidavits at the last session seemed
20 show that they concurred In that belief.
DRNIALs By GoODsoN AND HAsroN.
Among the things stated by the contestant In
bis afidavit was one TO the effect that Jno. A.
0oodson. chief OF police OF Covington and brother
in-law of Mr.. Carlisle had stated one or two days
after election, that the speaker had been defeated
and that ChaS Easton, OF CoyingtOn, KY, would
davits by both Goodson and Easton positively de-
nytng the statements Goodson further denies
alphabetically the assertion made by counsel for
Carlisle's had approached Wood formerly
Thobe's counsel for the purpose of influencing
him. He states that he Is the only relative OF Mr..
Carlisle living near Covington, and he declares
that neither he nor any other person, so far as he
10 concerned, ever In any manner approached or
In Carlise's behalf. Affiant further says that he
met Easton on the morning after the election, and
a aast ION asked a the result He replied that
then said 1t would be id outrage II Carlisle
were defeated by such an ignorant man.
REPoRTER's AFFIDAVIT.
Another afiidav1t, by Horace Cameron, reporter
Of the Cincinnati Evening Telegram, was read, in
which Cameron recites the substance OF a CONVEX
sation with the Speaker day after the election
IN which the Speaker said that he did not know
wnether or not he had been defeated. but II he had
Oeen ne would feel sense OF personal relief such
as ne had not experienced In ten years. AfHant
further says that ne had several with
ThODe, but had never told him thatCarlise admitted
that ne was defeated. on the contrary, he had
told MIN That he fThobe) was defeated. He had
never sent an Item to his paper declaring that
prove this by forwarding the files OF the paper as
they had not been preserved.
This afildavit was corrOborated by affidavits
made by John Z. Benton, an attorney OF Cincin-
court.
TO meet the statements made by Mr.. Thobe
touching
TON NIGHT,
Inc counsel produced an affidavit signed by
Judge Geo. G. Perkins, w. W. Cleary, common
wealth's attorney, and number OF other gentle
men who declare that no meeting OF the kind de-
Scrl0ed could have been held without their knowl-
edge, and that they know or no such conference
or meeting. one OF the signers OF the afidavit
George Q. Davis, Was, said Mr. Hallam. the gentle
man who occupied the room In THE Federal build
lag, where the conference was alleged TO have
taken place.
ono' l.. ruTDcr, deputy postmaster, IN his am
davi say that the post-oflice occupies the whole
lower hoor OF the Federal building, and that to his
knowiedge, no meeting such as described had been
ned, nor could any such have been held without
ms knowledge. Similar at1tdavits were made by
IT, ii. Davidson and j. c. Tunnel, occupying the
remaining floors OF the building.
MT. Hallam produced Casey's affldayit declaring
that the statement was not true In whole or In
part, and that he did not know OF any attempt to
count In Mt. Carlisle, nor did he believe that any
such conference as was alleged had been held.
WHERE AROTTS NK CARLISLE THE NIGHT OE THE
ELECTION.
Mr.. Hallam said that an obscure charge had
been made by one Charles Maunder that on the
night after the election Mr.. Carlisle had been seen
figuring about Newport, in the vicinity OF the
ballOt-bOxes, engaged in conversation with Mr.
Hatch. In reply TO this charge, he read the Aft
davit OF NJ. W. Queen. that on the night OF the
election he, his brother and Mr.. Carlisle had
attended social gathering at the house OF A. g.
Barry and had remained there from O'clock until
3 o'clock and they had then gone home to his
the night or election Carlisle had gone home at &
O'Clock and gone Immediately to bed. This ahi-
davit Is corrOborated by an affidavit from Henry l.
Queen.
ANOTHER FLAT DENIAL
Touching Mr.. syphers' statement that II. W.
Nelson had declined to participate in the meeting
OF Mr. Carlises friends, and had taken his hat and
left the meeting VIII n Its object was explained to
him, Mr.. Hallam read letter from Mr.. Nelson
to the Speaker, declaring that he had never at
tended such a meeting, and knew nothing OF II.
In answer TO the statement fmpugning the cor
rectneSs OF the poll books OF Verona precinct,
Boone County, the counsel read affidavits by Al. r.
Garrett who has custody OF The poll books, o. Win
ston and VIM. Piper, republican, declaring that
lar and the signatures In the handwriting OF the
election officers. j. ii. Callahan, who was sheriff
OF the precinct In his affidavit declares that all OF
the votes were correctly returned and that he wit
messed personally the signatures Of the judges to
the books.
THE CARROLL COUNTY RETURNS
Mr.. Hallam next turned his attention to the
AFFIDAVIT OF John j. Pierce, of Cincinnati, to the
effect that with the exception Of one precinct, all
OF the returns of Carroll County appear
to be IN the same handwriting. To meet
this he produced the andavit OF
Of the poll books, EXHIBITS them to the committee
and afi1rms the correctness OF the VOTE Mr.. Hal
lam declared that an examination OF the papers
would satisfy them that the signatures TO the re-
turns were not Ia one handwriting.
E. n. Vance, register and cashier OF bank, and
republican In politics. makes affidavit that he
has examined the returns, and declares that the
names OF the voters in the books appear TO have
been made by the clerks OF the various precincts
A. I. Lee jr, a Knight of Labor, OF Carrolton,
declares that he was present In Th0be's interest
that he found the returns TO be fair aud beyond
question as to correctness.
J. 7. Lewis, a republican, and ex-postmaster OF
Carrollon arIns the corIectnsss OF the entries in
similar affidavits from five OF the eight pre-
cinctS OF Carroll County were presented
by Mr.. Hallam with the explanation that
he would have procured affidavits from the
remaining counties, but for the reason that he
was pressed for time and they were difficult OF
access at this season. He said that 1t would ap-
pear that there was not sufficient reason for re-
opening the case as to Carroll County, upon an
obscure affidavit by one Pierce that something
wrong might be discovered.
CONVICTION POIICEAANS AFFIDAVIT.
He read an AFFIDAVIT by stephen Solar, a police
man OF Coyington, wherein he says that he has
several times recently been approached by coun-
sci for ThObe, asking him TO make affidavit that
he had seen Carlisle and a detective
named Hanss entering the office Of
his interest to make such afridavit, and that In
the event he was out OF employment he could
make money by making such an afridavit
THOEBEs LACK OF INTEREST IN THE NATTER,
As instancing Thoebe's lack OF interest and sin
certify in his own case, Mr.. Hallam read the af1i-
dayit OF Charles A. Findlay, a notary, who took
the dispositions for the contestant. This AMI
davit says that three, Jour or flye months lapsed
between the taking OF the dispositions and
sending them to Washington, the delay being
caused by ThOebe's slOwnesS in paying
the notarial fees. ThOebe seemed surprised at the
amount OF the fees (abOuu s45), and said that he
that he did net want to go into II, and would like
now TO get out OF 1t.
LABOR PEOPLE HAD FORCED HIN INTO IT,
but they had not backed him up as promised. He
added that II It had not been for the slurS cast upon
hfmsel and Wood to the effect that they had been
bought of, he would get out OF the case. He In
tended to send his papers TO Washington, and let
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