The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-06
70 reler, or 10 postpone indefinitely, be.
Ing decided shall be again allowed on
the same day at tho same stage OF the
THE BALLOT BOX INVESTIGATION.

the same day at the same stage Of th
proceeding. 8TG
1 THE BALLOT BOX INVESTIGATION.
Gov. Campbell Concludes Ills Testinon,
Why He Called Fornker scoundrol. :
WASHINGTON, D. g., Feb. 9Th
House committee investigating the Obi
ballot box forgery this morning con
tinued tho examination OF Governo
Campbell. In answer to Governor For
aker, witness said he had commenced /,
look fer Wood before tho Sth OF October
Notwithstanding the fact that Wood wa
at that time travelling openly between
Cincinnati aud Columbus. Speaking o
the forgery, be said 1t was always a mat.
tor Of curiosity to him why Wood had
used the initialsJ. Z. @. as a basis for II
instead Of his ordinary signature, which
was obtainable anywhere. He had not
predicated hisassertion made In n speech
that Foraker was an infamous scoundrei
upon the Luce letter, but II was an an.
swer TO Foraker's charge that he was a
party to million dollar steal,
He, (witness), had said that any man
who charged another with stealing a
million dollars when he didn't know
what no was talking about was an In.
famous scoundrel. lie did not remeIn.
bel. who telephoned him that Woods
bail was to be forfeited on the occasion
OF Woods visit to his house. Witness
SAID he never cav one Of the Wood b0l.
lot boxes except ono in Col. T. G. Camp.
BELLS office and ono brought to him In
Washington; never travelled with a bal.
lot box In his life. Never spoke to the
President about the ballot box bill. To
Mr.. Struble, a member OF committee,
witness said he introduced the ballot
box bill altogether upon r. G. Camp.
BELLS request. He thought that Mr..
Campbell should have u show for his
box. He, (witness), was the only Dem.
ocratic Representative in Southern Ohio,
and lad been and was still willing to
father the bill. Mr.. Campbell had been
his attorney, was his friend and he was
ready at all times TO help his friends.
He knew Mr.. Halstead by sight aud
had known his father. His paper had
at times assailed witness heartily and
with great deal OF zest and apparent
pleasure to itself whenever be (witness)
ran for Congress. In 1886 a Nliddletown
correspondent OF tho Commercial Ga.et,e
charged witness with booding-a
crime-and he called upon Mr.. Halstead,
who said be had not seen the publica-
ton and would right it editoriaily next
morning. No other Republican paper
bad ever made any attack upon his in.
tesrlty. To Governor Foraker witnes.
said that il he spoke to Col. Harper
about a paper which would yindicate
him he probably referred to the Luce
letter, but he did not remember any
such conversation.
This concluded Governor Campbelps
and Lewis G. Bernard WAS
placed on the stand. He said that in
October last he was n member OF the
Democratic Campaign Committee, In
the early part OF October in the commit.
tee room he was handed copy OF the
Luce letter by Frank J. Kelly, Secretary
OF the Committee. Witness kept the
letter ior day or two and then brought
it to Washington, where he came on
business. He showed it to John K.
Mclean. On his return he met Meeker
ut the Enquirer Office, showed him the
letter and at his request allowed him TO
make a copy. Witness then returned
his copy to Mr.. Kelly.
George Campbell, a brother OF r, C,
Campbell, was the next witness. Had
den had told witness that Wood had
SAID that he had given signed contract
tot. &. Campbell and asked witness to
to get it for him. Hidden added that
7. G. Campbell was bull.headed;
wouldn't help him and had said TINT
there vas no such paper. Witness had
written to his brother and had been
advised to let the matter alone as both
Campbell and Foraker were friends OF
theirs, Hadden told witness that this
was good chance to make HIM
sell stout and wanted to take
him down and Introduce him to
Halstead. Witness wanted 10 help Had.
den. Hadden feared that T. G. Campbell
was coming back "hot" from Washing
ton, and expressed to witness that he
(Hadden) had chance to be Probate
Judge, but that he would be read out Of
the party il he didn't swear that there
was such paper as the forgery. Wit
ness understood from Hadden that he
had come to Washington and swore that
there was an original when there was no
such paper, and that he done it under
duress, as they would read him out OF
the party If he did not. Governor For.
aker interposed to deny that he had
made any request OF Hadden touching
his testimony or knew that he was a
candidate ior the Probate Judgeship.
At this point the committee adjourned
til tomorrow, when Mr.. Halstead will
be examined, ~ - :