Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-16
A Black Page in Ohio
Political History.
Z FOUL PLOT LAID BARE.
Foraker and HalStead'S Use OF
q Confessed FOrger.
g.crs ClySOI BE ANSWERED.
--r-- Proofs Of Their Share in the
r-i-h Vas Criminal From First to
Llg-ARmarka6ls Statement
o. Facts From 7. C.
Campbell

r.vrvvArr. November 15.-Tne Com
f Gr.-e Tuesday published
,s,sp,,s of matter concerning the eele-
,.,,ss b,not-bor forgery over the initials
ON HAis.eaa.
r, &, the writer tells how he got the
a-,s5 documents from Governor Foraker,
Who bad previously obtained them from
p d Wood. A letter from Governor
F-,ksris slso given, in which the Gov
..,or tells hos be got the documents from
Wood
toned
rxroNVEcrIOS WITH THE CASE,
w,s me-, by an Es4airsr reporter in the
.a.raooa and ssksd il be had read the
Cnraa, srucie.
$40. Issvs ro,readiL The paper Coz
,..,,-gitbss been shown me, but as AZ
.-,-5 +, ,asn only this morning and am
.-vbu.v tsse not read &C."
N- Ct~rbsu vas then asked TO read .
r9g.r,,- r5rsksrs letter, ard the state .
,,s,, .h,,r Governor Foraker made con- /
l--.i-, tbs ,sus natter IN his speech OF I
Vorsrnsr a1i which were reproduced
10 Nr ui.s.sids article.
The gentleman hastily read the matter
pointed o1- ard sai': II have a thorough
kros edge of tbe ballot box matter, IN 80
r,r SO The bulldog of the box and the In
trodrcloD Of the bill IN Congress Is con
,srnsd Ot the forgery, l only knew IN
che beginning that It was a forgery.
knew Dc because bad been the attorney Of
tbs company from Ice inception. i had
drawn an the contracts it entered into,
sr4 I drew the bill introduced BY hlr.
C,mpbel in Congress NJ draft was
bsasd upon two bills, one of which had
hen introduced by Senator hoar, OF
,f,ssacbusetts. and the other, think, by
Senator Fmunds. The bill was introduced
by Sir. Campbell at my request, and alter
bs had examined the box very thoroughly
in comrany with an Ohio Republican mem
ber of C,ngresa. ] requested Mr.. Camp
bell 10 inirodu,e it for the resson that, as
aha House was Democratic, i felt that
matter that might he regarded as poltu-
cal mea.ure would receive more at'en-
tion. There never was any CONTRACT WIN
epy one which savOred no any way OF
toe paper published By Mr.. haistead- i
am MOT surprised that Mr Halstead took
oonnssl of his own impetuous nature
and Jumped at the conclusion that =
NIECE OF arrant rsscality had been entered
INTO bv Mr Campbell, for the reason, Mr..
H,lstesd Is utterly unable TO tsiily feVie"
.o- calmly indee of the merits or dsmerits
~ 4, man VINO. for the time being, he Is
,,.ro.irg But Governor Foraker was N
an sntirslg different position from Mr..
H,ls,ssd In the first place, Mr.. tora-
81 new that i was the attorney for the
,,r.,.rv lie knew that, for We bad 8
,.-g---s,ion about it. Consequently he
knsv that his brother and his intimate
iasa1 Nr. M Hidden, and his other
intimate faend. Mr.. George b Cox, were
Interested in ,bs box 10 this State. Among
rHE ,flNy MISTAKES
Governor Foraker nss made, his friends
will sure,y s6ut that bis letter TO Mr..
Hsi-tesd dared NVmber 10, lSs9. is the
greatest. Such o confession rarely comes
from msH who. &c is popularly supposed,
retains bs normal wit. Think OF IT, Mr..
Foraker says that the forged paper was in
bis pos-e.sion az far back as prior 70 his
conversation with Mr. Halstead, Sepiem-
bfr IL 1--g Mr. Halstead relates that
Governor Foraker, with a objected air,
rck heart and a bowed head, regretfully
aBnouncad that he could not use the
forged instrument because upon the same
paper. which he proissses 70 believe
Genuine. there was the honored name Of
s,o Mckinley, OF John sherman, OF ). 5.
- ef w p. Breckenridge, Of Senator
McPhenscn, and also the name or Ben
gntterworth. Governor Foraker knew
John sherman sad bis postcihce address
he knew william Mckinley ano
bis posiofice address Could he
want better witnesses than those men were
totsll him whether or not such rascally
doa1mspt as MS friend Mr.. Halstead gave
10 tbis public was genuine or q torgeryt
Wssit 10 far from Columbus TO Mansfield
shat Governor Foraker could not have used
os. of his free passes to 20 there aud en-
so.rs rr seu69 Was IL so far from Colum-
61sfo Wr Wm. McKiuley's home that he
could Dot sand 20 Mr Mckinley and ask
about ua Foraker did NOS send because ne
knsv that it was forgery, and that 1t
was prepared because of his promise to pay
10. 20 with ths appointment Of Smoke In
specior OF ils city OF Cincinnati. Mr.. For
aser k1eF where / was and what my sd
dfee VA and 10 would not be the nrst
tine To- hs life that be came 10 me for
Avofs G special importance, not political
hat OF ths atmost moment TO Foraker.
Aad great AZ these fAyS-s were, rem
teisd
STILL GREATER FAVORS
TO j. B Foraker, and when he sneeringly I
says 90 bra Music Hall speech (which, oy
ile way, did not see until this moment) [
tr Campbell has been sxcusiDg him /
Self 'ioC the tlect Of introducing his bill I
on ile gIeCnd he did it az the request Of q /
republican. bnt be has bsen careful not /
% iel who ihsS Republican WAS. The I
lia 10 whom be- users when be says be /
'1tdcced the bin at the request Of Re /
publican is Mr Thomas Q. CAmpbell, q /
lil weli Known in this city. When I
James p. Campbsll introduces Q Dill az I
'ee uqoesi Of Thomas c. Campbell, the I
EJECT cf vhich is to create trust fund OF /
aroO00O0. at the expense Of the Govern /
lslt, Tor somebody's benefit, il Is fair 70 /
Penms That the Transaction probably |
4sant something more than the purity Of
he ballotn
1ss. an known in this city, and 50 is I
ioiaker I am very willing to compare 4
~, ''- aDd test popularity with him or
Wat right had ]. B Foraker to make /
'1en s,atemeni2 he knew, without
a'kirg me-, tbe entire history Of the ballot /
oo1' and the character Of ats friends and /
promoters, ard be also knew that ho could /
.-rs -ars eot the entire truth BY askipg me I
-le oiii Wss fair one, based upon one 4
''a"n PIP by one Of the mcst distinguished /
--tnntrs that ever sat in the United I
o.a'e- Senate. When Mr. Foraker says /
nay i.t o,1 could be made for $40. be I
.e bat he knew 90 0s untrue It could /
oo' be msde fer $40 nor sic. The bill /
Ele.icad ihat more than S25 could lot be /
- -'re eame a. was paid By laE in New 1
''''ey tness ;s no more imprOprisiy in