The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-21
FORGED SIGNATURES
The Names Of Leading H.
Traced With Glass.
CONFESSION or THE FoRnEl
censinaatisn OF she Ohio nslles nsb4 -
quirs-wisnessea - Iforaker't
Guilty Knowledge


special House committee investigating ~
balles-box fcrrcry mes this naorninx l4oyQ4
Mcseby, Of Cincinnati. was placed up0l1
the stand. He testified 10 receiving 'Ieftok
from various persons recommending W011
fer TIE position of Enoks inspectnr. 0q11
of the letters was from Governor ForoGr
who stated he had promised % h>do41@
Woods application II he furnishell hllnA
tfoFakerl certain political inforrnae<o1*
about prominent men. ii q
Walters. who testified on Saturday 8a
garding Wood. was recalled so<lGf -
said that after Woods first visit to Wn0H "a
ingt0n he rot several letters from W6G
about patent cannon In which 6uspuxn<3
Campbell was supposed % be isstosuo1 &
and his congressional record. Witn&os &1
planned the copies Of Campbelah bills -
gun patent The latter had boen isshod ~
one Hughes. and three quarters ankdEuo1
70 ]. y. Campbell of Hamilton c<b6Styt
Ohio. Wood came back 70 washing
and told witness that two or three times -
had seen Mr.. Mclean. Vi
One Sunday morning, continued Wttuo
Wood bought Cincinnati papers and af>kx
looking sc them seemed much ekcit
He swore At gora Campbell and said ssf1[
snoTting House hEs made . blnnkea f6I
VI AtMt3|k&s t1kALt3 MUtlIx44E[IX
refer 20 Halstead. Witness saw tho n i|
traction published. Wood wr0ts Il leo6 \
20 Tom Campbell saying ho plao a &
skunk, " and he could put him IN bt11r "a
prison.
Wood was recalled by the chairman "a
say when Ii tirst occurred 10 him i|n NJ Y
the name Of James II. Campbell y er|
paper.
Wood said Foraker had told him he m 81
derstood those fellows were m11iuH m8
strong syndicate 20 push the holl,H II
bin, and that John Il. McClean was|ot n Y
head OF IT, Foraker t&ok Cnmpbe{f6 II "a
out Of his pocket and asked about ~ ~ l
gress. He said be understood Coshnk6
Butterworth. Mckinley and othGnb ~
interested.
Turner asked why Wood had tie nns K
OF the Democrats put on. Witness ibaid ~ u
cared nothing about their namesL q I'll
wanted 10 make up a syndicate oil aho6
twenty names. He wanted good mon
Ohio men; wanted TO make itncn-poktf66 Y
and iix II so il couldn't be used ftIr ~ i
licafion.
Turner asked who suggested ~ mo- ||
Witness replied Foraker had sotn No.
Ohio men we're in the syndicate. I6f1 #
SAIstnd him 10 set some New Jersoy
Nishigsn names. The other narnen NJ
thrown in for filing and TO make it q
partisan.
Turner asked Wood n he. "a ! r>3Iul6 Z
citizen and Republican xsEop1kG
parer OF oa Governor fllAker IA
uina7 s!T7
Witnsss sspaiazl IL tAs n<l>>uv
gave FORAKER the paper % uss il ca,nr
headquarters. He thought FornRsIr = |.
the smarsest man In the stato: fkn<
would shake that paper In Buttar,poff #
face and without letting him - it. r Vi
clare he had his signature there u ! u "
tract Witness had gotten instructlour -
20 what the governor wanted and had All n
the order.
+. A. MiIward. OF Cincinnati, ! dnIuehl1
man. told how he saw Davis prepafina 6ls
paper and tracing signature with n31So IA
Milward told him that was not Eo,>d N11
and showed how 70 trace with pepo |. IS
Davis explained 10 him that thers wlaa uS|S
harm in IL. that the paper was 10 beI elvu M
10 Governor Foraker who would k1Iou - IA
once u was q forgery. Witness wro1o 49,
names Of McPherson and Stock hid -
Witaess saw tho publication IN thtb q
meyeist Gasstfe: he went down and tQild U61
stead about IL; aA2t gentleman did not b6sl
lievs him.
Lewis NJ lHadden said the day aftbS Toe.
aker's nomination he told him he vnuln
have the opposition OF number of ~, *
leading Republicans Of the stals, who 49,
jealous of him. Witness went on ID IN
she governor about the Casnpbsll hollG1
box bin and that Butterworth, McKinl61|
and others were interested. The xcvexni 1l
wgs staggered but they had no olpuoft Y
nifty 70 continue the conversation if r.
time. Later On witness met Wosd u
he told witness ne had been 70 Wikshiu@. VIII
ton and got that ssliot box paper ana ne
Il 10 Foraker. He claimed 10 haxe nof316 rs
Il from Walter Welimxn, Mr.. M<ILnonk @
pirate secretary.
Witness first knowiedge OF thaI pnn6 q
was In August. less. when r.. c Eamrk q
wanted q candidate for sheriff d4f<efo s
af6 In speaking with Hadd<n spoke e II
ballot box which Campbell wantsd infr6s
duced. Campbell pr0dueed paper ho1E.
ing scme signatures. saying fho1F Wo1o
prominent men favorable TO the hnx = = IA
willing 70 support hiIl for its esnalrat io-
PRODUCTION. Witness recognized thsInaraer
Of Campbell. BHtsersorth and MclKin1nS
but r. &. Campbell would not let him ~ IS
ciossly at the paper.
Witness had based hts ssaismant =
Governor Foraker upon the Signatures -
hisitcd by r. G. Campbell