Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-15
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degit by Stephens S. ar, policeman OF
C0vington, wherein he says he las several
times recently been approached bJ
counsel fox Thoebe asking him
tc make an affidavit thsl
ne had seen Carlisle and & detective
named Harris, eater.rg the office Of the
State Journal ON the evening alter the
election. He had been told that it mlgn!
! be 10 mis- interest TO mske such an Z Il ia
Wit, snd thstin eVentjae vas oct OF en-
plo;meDt be could mskes money
oy making suCa an affidavit.
as instnnciug Thoebe's lack OF in
terest and sincerity in his own case, Mr..
H.llsm read al sfiidsvIt OF Charles 4
EInGley, the notary who took q deposit
ton for the contestant. This sfiisnt says
that Taoebe told him he Cid not like 70
pay OFT any money in the matter, that 1t
did not wasn't to go into it, and would like
now to get out of IL. The labor pc pie
had forced him into ii, but they
HAD NOT BACKED HIM
| up as promised. He added if II had not
oeen for the slur cast upon himself and
| Wood to the effect that they had been
bought of he would get cut of the case.
! He intended TO send his papers to Wash
lDgton and let Sypher make what be could
f the case, which he expected would be
good deal. MIR. Hailam next read s
long sflidevit OF Speaker Carlisle which
empheticsliy denied Inst he had been in
consultation with his friends on the night
OF the election, or that any meeting Of his
friends had been held that night as al
Legged, or that any CT the other things con-
Corning himself CT lis election asserted
in the affldavits or stated by persons had
been done.
Mr.. Hsllam next referred to the state
ment that Mr.. Wood, leading attorney,
had been bribed in Mr.. Carlisle's interest
and the intimalion was that the bribery
had been done by one Of Mr.. Carlisle's
relatives. 1t had also been stated that
Mr.. Wood had told Mr.. Tnos be there was
money in the case for both Of them If he
would consent TO drop the contest. In
reply he resd Mr.. Woods affidavit
Mr. Wood declared 1t is not true tnat he
stated to Mr. Thoebe that the difficulties
in his case were few and hist 1t would be
comparatively easy for him to get his
Seat in Congress and that the facts
developed were sufficient to Gust Carlisle.
On the contrary, he had repeatedly
advised Thoebe that it wUuld
be necessary to make diligent tx
ertion in getting evidence and pToctfirg
funds, whereas Thoebe furnished but S45,
which the labor union had supplied. rne
stiant pushed the case IS rapidly 8s was
possible, taking testimony By Day and
night, by Sight to save the time Of the ls-
boring men. He never protested sgainst
The employment of Sgpher as assistant
counsel, but refused to sanction his as-
sumption Of direction of the case, and |
mad fibelly dropped it after Thoebe gave |!
absolute control Of the case to Sypher. |
The atfiant never herd Of any county |
where tie sigus' ures to the returns were
all in the same handwriting until long |
after taking Of the testimony had cessed. |
He never told Thoebe be could make
money By consentiDg to drop the contest,
out he sx0e cted to control it WHEN it
came 50 Washington, adding that the
political and diplomatic management OF
>uCh cases had quite as much TO 60 With
their success az The legal proceediUes,
md in such matters be had decided aC-
over every lawyer in
.he district. In smother letter Sypber
,alls attention fo the necessity for
providing wsys AID lneaDs for such az
xpensiye contest sc this against the
speaker, spd says that il retained he
!
Republicans fFiends in the House. bpt
Ilso the aid OF
his PRoTECTI0NIsT TRENDS.
Later On Sgpher speaking Of WOoh'H
eebleress and ignorance as pIesaging
iefeat, is re oiced 10 see that they he
contestant with his frlepds) have begun
20 Teslza the necessity of employing
brains and moDny, and says that he writes
ITO prevent your going TO the Capitol
and asking the Chsirman OF the elections
committee some damn fool question"
HALLAM THEN CLosFD BIS CASE
In brief address Mr.. Sgpher reiterat-
ed the statement made by him that the
returns OF tbs outlyin districts had been
withheld, and commented On the fact that
C.1lisle's counsel had not brouget for
ward kilograms sent to these districts.
Dir. HeaId suggested .hst it was the
du'y Of the contestant to bring in the tel
egrams,
Toe contestant having the affirmative o!
the proposition, Mr.. SyDher replied that
# the case was opened be would do SO.
Mr.. Carlisle owed it to the committee
TO DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION,
md he (S.phe,) was anne zed that he was
not here 80 relieve the committee from
It's predicament.
The committee then went into secret
session. The first motion put was one TO
further considt ration CT the
case, which was r. jected by q strict parry
vote Of nine to SIX Then S mot on WIS
made TO reopen the case. Mr.. Rowell
Republican, asked to be excused from
voting, and Mr.. Cooper (Republical)
7otea with the Democrats. So the mo-
ion was lost. Another motion was made
10 declare Tnoebe entitled to his eeat,an
On this vote four r publican member
were excused from voting, the remainder
voting with the. Democrats egslnst the
Then came the final vote Cd
the motion affirming Mr.. CaIlisle's tight
to his seat. ALL OF the Democrats Yoteo
In favor OF this proposition, and with
hem stood Messrs. Cooper, Rowell snd
Johnson Of Indians, making the sffifms-
tive vote y Messrs. Lyman. Honk AND
Lodge, r ,puolicsDs, were excused, SO
here was no neg tive vote.
The position taken by the Republicans,
who abstalned from voting, is that while
they are not convinced that Mr.. Carlisle |
is entitled to his seat, It is proper for the
to reopen the case and eford /
an opportunity for the production OF any
new evidence thst might throw light upon
the contest.
Under Instructions OF the committee
Chairman Crisp will report 10 the House !
q resolution declaring Mr. Carlisle enti-
tied TO bis seat.
RESULT OF THE WOOL CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. x The wool con-
ference has reached an agreement which
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