Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-12
Campbell's Name Was Forged
Three Times
TO 7B8 BlLLOI BOX COHTRACIS.
Desperate Politicians Forced to Admit
Their Guilt
lsD EXPOSED TO PUBLIC SHANg
James E. Camp5sls yniicahon is Com.
r-a and Crash.lg-Hs De.amsE
Slancsi Forever The Expose
Means Overwhelming Defeat
Of The F0rgers.

CNcNNATI Oclonsr 1.-THE Com /
arraa Gaets this mor1iog, under the
caption ga Personal Statement to the
Public prin. tho following
"Uoon testimony believed to he con /
elusive. ard my oen responsibility, I ad- F.
dressed Sir. James E. Campbslla letter
and published j. in tte editorial columns
Of tbe CgmmgoolGa-eae. s,atiog bad /
thsp.oo. thlt hs lad secured a money in I
tsret iu tse bauo. box on behalf Of
which asa member Of the House Of Rep
re- sn.aaves, be bad introduced hil,
ard rpoa his denial 1 caused to be snWay-
sdsp published vaat purpOrted 80 be a
fac simHe OF hia signature expended TO q
paper subscribing for three tveuti.ths of
the intsr,s, iu the b1uo, box Job. myes-
terday's parerI ms5e che announcement
that the origiual documeus we're IN my
POSSESSION. T1cy coasis. of Mr Camp.
BELLS bIl, the contract numbered 1 900
and The subscription paper TO which ramss
ars written. beginning with that Of Mr.
Campbell, as has been represented.
Testimony was placed before me Last
nigat proving that the names, including
that Of SIr Campbell, are, with tFo eE-
espaoas, traced from detached sigaa'ures,
sad are substantially torgsr.,s. TIE sx
c.Dtons were written without a copy
That there msy be no shade Of doubt upon
my exact meaning. I have % say that Mr
Camp6elPs signature SIS IT has b'en used,
fraudulent The proof Of this came so
me in co1cu-iys form al "a la.e hour. and
itismy doty at once to declare the truth.
The papers that seemed TO show the bus.-
nsss bshird tie bin are as published, bat
tbe signatures. Of which have given that
oftas author d. the bin, ere fabricated
IN. HALsTEAD"
rHE FORGEB DISCOVERED
The editorial caused graat excitement iD
,,Fne,i circles and Is O boomerang to the
Rssoblicaas. i, is charged ,hat forgery
w,s committed by a man named Wood,
a..ia,sd by several well-known politicians.
He sold his fraudulent documents to those
who wished TO defeat Campbell for the
goverrorship, che consideration being that
he was 90 obtain good office nnder For
sker. TIE matier bedsme SO serious for
him that be vas compelled to leave the
eitv. but De lei. matters 80 that
those defending Campbell would have
the upper hsud The forgery was
aoue hy tracing fac simile Of
CsmDbflI's name with The letters IN c.
added 10 it but The M. C. was omitted
in ihe contract Halsiead made tue ne
traction because Judge Human and lssac
M Jordan. Campbell's attoraeys, submit
Ted mIsyis and depo-iho1s which show
ed cuclnisely ths. the signsiures were
iorge-ie'.
This ction OF HalsteGi VIII 20 hard
w.ht1e Ernng Post which hss been suec
by N- Campbell for printing the contract
edtorsly Hals,ead Is getting It on ell
sides 0r publishing ihe 7etrcHon, as the
Republicans have en- making this contract
ib-t- principal theme 0u the stamp
They have lost faith in The campaign.
ACANpAIGN OF BLCNDERs.
Th evening ihe 7imes-SiGr says that
the campaign has been one Of blunders,
and -sys there is need of the Republicans
adopting new tactics IL they wish 20 sue
seed 10 says tha. the Republican cam
ra1u is 10 o damsged condition and That
tstme for them 90 iesve The bAllo,-h1x
setu 1d T0pp affair aiCle.