New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-08
THE BALLOT-BOX INQUIRY
DENIALS FROM SEVERAL OF THE ALLEGED
sIGYERS OF THE FORGED PAPER

REPRESENTATIVES, BUrTERwoRTH EXPLAINS
THE REASONS FOR THE PRESENT lNVEsTl-
CATION -ExGovERNoR FORAKER IN
ANGER UPON sIDEIssUE.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House Committee on inc
ballot box forgery resumed Its lhVesugauof 'lis
morning by calling TO the stand James r. Neal Oh
Cincinnati who was chairman OF the state DehOorauc
Executive Committee in the campaign OF 1881 Mr.
Neal said that after Governor Foraker's Music Hall
sueech and the publication Of the forged paper ne
had called upon Mr.. Campbell, and they had resolved
not To make specific denial until they had received
absolute proof the falsity of the paper They cae
upoh T. C.. Campbell, who denied any mowleuge Vi
an original contract and advised that reward Do
offered for Wood. on october 10 witness received
telegram at Columbus from Messrs. Harmon ana Jor-
dan, at Cincinnati and, going to see them' was 'oa
how the forgery had been made. Harmon procu'c1
the aRdavIts of Murray and the young draugh'smeh'
Muward and Davis Harmon had given his word to the
young men that if Mr. Halstead, after seeing the am
dayits would print reraction the aildaVlts were "
be returned TO them.
John r. Mclean was next called. He said lie was
the owner of The Cincinnati ENQUIRER" never
knew Wood, or spoke to him in Washington Ne'ei
had any political, social or financial relations WIN
John sherman or the other persons named III ING
manor. never employed Walter Wellman, and never
while at Saratoga received telegram from Welllhah
asking for paper in his SAFE Was never interested IN
ballot-box bill Had seen the Luce letter. but ha'
had nothing to do with it.
y q. Campbell was the next witness. Wood had
called attention to balotbOx bills introduced IN Con
eress at the instance of the Boston BaliotBoN Oeh
pany So witness drew up bill after the same p"U
tern. lie spoke to no Senator or Congressman apont
Campbell
Witness told how he had applied to his Old Tiehu
REPRESENTATIVE GrosvenOr and the latter had made te
point that Democrat should be selected to introduce
the bill in q Democratic House. and Aad asked VIII
ness il he knew Representative CampbcH' NI'ue>S
did and applied to the latter who introduced the oi
witness had had no conversation with Hadden or any
one else. as described by Hadden: and never had
list ~ SIGNATURES of members Of Congress made BIZ him.
self or anv one else. Never showed such paper TO
MADDEN. wv,
Witness continuing told OF his visit to Mrs. Wood
and how she had told him that Governor FORAKER
WAS a great and good ian opinion in when ne
coineidedl but had finally refused to give MN any
information.
Witness then explained the Dear Colonel" letter.
saving that Governor Campbell, while Representa-
tive. had at his request, had the records OF the
Ordnance Department searched to look up the claim
of a Confederate soldiers widow, Mrs MaSoh' anu
the letter had been written TO witness in explanation
of the result. That all there was OF the " gun
DEAL Wood had found that letter in witnesses
pgeonholes, and had evolved the entire story from
his vivid imaginatiOn Wood did not lie Ike
other people. lie could not tell the truth con
secutiyely or If he did, it would be by accident.
Witness had thought Governor Foraker kne" ulS
peculiarity but was now willing to say that The Gov
ernor's opportunities were not good as witness
for correctly estimating Woods character
On Gloss examination, witness said to Mr. Turner
In 4no al
box syndicate: so had Outcalt and others. said the
witness: The whole Of the nasty mess has been
stirred ND by reason Of the fact that Judge Outcat
Mr. ButteFwOrth's partner was trustee OF the ONO
contract 1t was assumed by Wood that II Judge ou'
rslt had a contract in Ohio. Mr.. ButterWorth must
have one in Washington Witness had al hrSt sup
posed that Governor Foraker was behind tins whole
matter but now he had come to the conclusion uat
MADDEN was the prime mover; that he was 'ne o''c
who induced Wood 10 do this thing
Governor Foraker read telegram received thls
morning from Hadden. saving; George CanpbeHs
testimony false from beginning to end CrosseA-
anime him." A question arose as TO whether the VIII
ness should be Kept under subpoena, but he Was
FINALLY discharged.
Representatives Brcckinridge OF Kentucky, and Mo
Adoo of New-Jersey testified that they knew nothing
about ballot box contracts or bills, ana that they Aau
my epresentatiye Buterworth denied broadly knowing
ANYTHING about the ballot contract or the forged
PAPER before The Music Hall speech and " Inc Com
mercial Gazette publication. About october or
10. 1859 the Editor Of The Cincinnati Evening Post
teegra phed him, at Boston, that II was stated lhal
his name was attached to the contract, ana Wlihess
teegra Piled an emphatic denial that he had signed
any such paper. Later, Mr.. Halstead had written
him saying that he did not blame witness loF
feeling strongly in the matter. To this witness 10
piled in fourpsge letter When again witness Wrote
20 Mr.. Halsead, and wanted To know why he had not
OF the paper Mr.. Hastead replied that inquiry would
imply doubt and the paper came 10 nm In such a
wa AT ne mott
vembeP Mr. lalstead, IN the course OF chat, offered
witness the paper 10 examine for few days Witness
brought it 20 Washington and consulted with the other
persons whose names appeared Oh the paper, "a 10
what should be done TO make ii publicly known as a
bald forgery II had been TumOred in Ohio that the
paper was really genuine but that il had been de-
nied by Thc Gazette as it would bring down promi-
nent Republicans with jim Campbell. There was
ALSO from line 70 time, in The Commercial Gazette
an intmatiOn that there another paper some
where So they determined that there should he
Congressional Investigation TO settle the matter.
Witness introduced the resolution in the House Gen
era Grosyenor had been asked to appear here not TO
peisccute or prosecute. but TO get at the truth.
IN justice to himself and Governor Foraker he wanted
to make answer 70 question asked him by Mr..
Turner as 70 whether there was any friction between
himself and Governor Foraker. They had criticised
each other and were not such aifectionate terms
as TO be in constant communication with each other.
AS to the Chicago Convention that n matter be-
tween senator sherman and Governor Foraker.
THIS remark evidently anscred Governor Foraker.
the Chicago Convention is concerned, ! am prepared
to meet what anybody may say with the aid Of a few
letters have do not propose to be aspersed here
or anywhere else ahOnt Chicago ] have heard all
] want t. hear Of il here aud in Ohio BY the best
men IN the Republican party at the Chicago Conven-
and have heard this thing FOR the last time without
TesentIng IT. ! owe no apology to ANYBODY except
myself; in that have not actively defended mysgff
against such insinuations."
A CONFERENCE on TUE WOOL SCHEDULE
Washington, Feb IA delegation OF wool men rep.