The sun., 1889-12-07
FoRlKEH,s Lnrr.oUr rKLEenIms.
Evidence that the Conspiracy was Against
RePubIiean Chiefs, Not CappbeiI.


Evidence that the Conspiracy was AEains,
RePublican Chiefs, Not Campbell
Lawyer T. c. Campbell, who as counsel
for the ballot box company. received the con-
fesslon Of r. y. Wood. the ballot box inveR tor.
which implicated Gov. Foraker In conspiracy
to ruin John Sherman. William Mckinley, aud
Ben Butterworth. and. incidentally. Governor
elect Campbell. was disposed to be captious
yesterday over the explanation which Gov.
Foraker made on Thursday, and which was
first printed In Cincinnati and in THE Sun In
this city yesterday morning. He didn't think
the Governors statement was as frank and
complete as might have been expected. and he
intimated that he saw nothing In 1t that prom
ised TO interfere with proceeding against Gov.
Foraker and Murat Halstead for libel.
1t ia unfortunate" sntd Mr.. Campbell,
that Gov. Foraker had not had littlo moro
time Mt his disposal, for then he could have OBJ
tanned copies OF the kilograms that he says he
did not have Mt hand when he made up his
statement OF what purports TO DO eubstan-
TALLY complete reproduction OF all the cor
respondence that passed between himself and
MIR. Wood. The Governor may not have real
lied It but can assure you that the kilograms
which the Governor did not include in his
statement would have been OF material use in
explaining and connecting those which he did
include. or course l have copies Of the toe-
grams that are missing from tho statement,
but am not free to give them out until others
have been consulted.
One thing the Governors statement does.
doubt as to the motive for the forgery. TfS
dates OF the nrst letters and telegrams show
for good whle before Campbell was named
for Governor. | think Campbell wasn't nomi-
mated until Aug; a. and Foraker was after this
document nearly n month before that That
makes ii pretty clear that it was Sherman,
Mckinley, and Butterworth that Foraker was
after. nnt not Campbell. who was compare
lively insiRniicant parsonage at that time.
The Governors statement also clears Mr.
Wood of any legal liability in the matter llo
CANT be prosecuted for forgery under the Ohio
law, and 10 he has been arrested on charge
OF criminal libel. But. now Gov Foraker
document at his request, and utter obtaninGi it
gave 1t to him ut his request. IL was. there
fore. legally q privileged communication from
II should write you letter. ut your request,
expressing an NUM- nnlaxorab!s ,, opinion OF some ono
ictter to another srson. DVa0 or procure e3 ns i's
p1bIIi,ceS5,io1 I,sS, in ,Sy any other way y9n would
document TO Foraker at Foraker's request. was
all right. Foraker felt SO bad about his Re.
iair hoWevHr that he couldn't Bear ar The the bSrdon M
sSP' S01s ss aSf'e MFS %4a
the Governor personally procured the publica-
tion OF the document Perhaps II doesn't make
any difference under tho law for libel whether
pany has been libeled and would have been
ruined II the scheme had succeeded. Some
body must be legally liable for that"
incidentally Mr.. Campbell told how Governor
elect Campbell came to have anything at all 10
do with the Ballot Box bill. 81, was counsel
was ready looked around for u good man to
get 1t introduced In Congress, and fixed on
Grosvenor, as leader in the Ohio delegation.
took the bill to him. and Le said he would do
have known myself. that as the House WAS
Democratic IT would probably be better TO
have the bill introduced by u Democrat
thought OF Campbell who was "a sort OF neigh
Dor OF mine livinRin Hamilton while lived In
Cincinnati. and whom had known for many
hat was the end OF 1t. We never pushed It,
and it was never even taken up by tho commit
tee. Wood was the inventor OF the ballot box
pany. but he has had no interest In 1t for some
time beyond a tritiing holding OF stock. s5OO.
believe"
Governor elect Campbell. who was in town
yesterday, said that rs far as his alleged Sig
natures were concerned tho paper Wood pro
or the names of Senator Sherman and Con-
gressmen Mckinley and ButterwOrth he could
not personally speak but he thought that the
evidence Of conspiracy WAS sufficient to make
at the hands q Congress- their, duty
credit OF the House and Senate. Tho
Goyernor-elect found time to get down to MIR.
I. c. Campbelrs Office on lower Broadway and.
that gentleman being out. TO Ieave latter that
the two Canpbes before tho Govern or elect
Starts for Ohio to- day.