The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-13
ALPHABETICALLY FALSE
Gov. Foraker Denounces Forge
Wood as Perjurer.
THE BALLoT-Box INQUIRY
Unusually Entcrtninins-ATilt Dc,
tween Grosvcncr aud Foraker IN
Which Dad Blood ~ Shown.
Tho Case Grows Interesting.

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WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. I'm
O'Brien, Of Dayton, Ohio, was tho fir
witness examined before the Ballot Bo
Forgery committee this morning.
reply to questions by Governor Foraker
witness stated that on behalf Of the Boar
OF Elections of Dayton, he had gonc be
fore tho election to Cincinnati to prc
cure ballot boxes. He had not been abl
o.see Wood, but had no confidence l.
Mr.. Campbell. Witness did not orde
the boxes. ia1l1N - ..
Charles q. Price, Of Cincinnati, state,
that he was the person who, at Mr.. For
aker's request, had given 5000 to Woo,
on October s, 1880. Hc had seen NJ,
Hadden the same day and that geutlema,
had told him that he had seen the pape
the forged documeut). This was som,
days before the retraction. 4:
i TIE GRosvENoR LETTER.
At the request OF Gov. Foraker, Gen
Grosvenor was sworn. Gov. Forake
asked tho witness if he had any objec
ton to the publication Of letter writ
ten by himself from which Mr.. Halsteat
read extracts while on the stand. Gen
Grosvenor replied that he had no obiec
tions to allowing the letter to be printed
In full aud proceeded to read it. Tn.
letter stated that Gen. Grosvenor (tht
writer) had made up his mind ut th,
beginning OF the campaign 10 con,ribut.
more votes to Foraker than any .othe,
man, and that no man was more anxiou.
to help Foraker than himself. g-,
| "From here on" the letter says, ~
shall make it more agreeable for For
aker and more disagreeable for the
crowd that surrounds Campbell"
The letter stated tnat II Mr.. Campbell
had not introduced the bill very dii
tinguished Ohio Republican would have
introduced it. A postscript appended to
the letter stated that Mr.. Jennings, cdi.
tor of the Athens, Ohio, Messenger, had
told the writer that Campbell had S., ,OOC
in the ballot box scheme. "If this il
so," said General Grosvenor, "the
scheme is a corrupt QUE"
Governor Foraker asked General
Grosvenor whom he meant, BY a very
distinguished Republican, and the wit.
ness caused laugh by saying ".that's
me" He, had given himself the title
just as Mr.. Halstead called himself IAN
able editor" t.'5r',F ''-F ss'
Governor Foraker-There never was
any kind Of an allnsion made in Ohio to
the ballot box matter until l made niy
Music Hall speech the night Of the oStf,
was there2 { ~ II
General Grosvenor-I never heard OF
it till then. Witness thought it proba-
BILE that he had written the letter pro.
duced before GovernorForaker's speech
but had not mailed it until subsequent.
ly, and he had probably written the
postscript the Monday following the
Music Hallspeech. The closing words
Of the speech, warning Campbell that
there was more material, Jennings told
him, had reference to Campbell being in
terested in the ballot box bill. Witness
had understood long before, that Comp
bell had something to do with the ballot
box matter and was surprised that it had
not cropped out a good while before it
did. Governor Foraker closely cx.
amined the witness upon expressions
contained in the letter written by him,
and General Grosvenor said that in the
hurry Of his correspondence he had
made some inadvertent statements
which might have been better expressed
He did not recollect Of speaking to any.
body about the ballot box after Camp.
bell came to Washington.
sPAT BETWEEN FORAKER AND GRosvENoR
Forake1-Do you remember getting O
dispatch in October reading like this:
Trust in me, Charlie, and will stand
by you.", ;5,s1j3abG aa; st,sF
General Grosyenor-From whom?
Governor Foraker-Never mind from
whom. vi. & gtaH. RalIai,t
General Grosvenor-No, sir; I have
no recollection Of anything Of the sort
It is not fair way to treat witness
either. II you have any Information
you should say who from. | think you
got your information from some consti-
tutional liar. ,.ss
Gov. Foraker-I have got most Of my
Information from you. III ~ si.s5 S >
In reply to Representative Turner
Gen. Grosvenor said that he had tolG
Jennings that he would bet hundred
dollars Campbell had no corrupt inter
est in the ballot box. Jennings ther
said that Foraker had positive proof thai
Campbell was Interested and it was on
that statement he appended his post.
script. yiH ti'jli;AAfs5 -5,l@.
A SURPRISING CONVERSATION.
Charles E. Kurtz, secretary to Gov
Foraker, testified that September 80, the
morning after the Music Hall speech, h.
had a conversation Of "a surprising nature
with Col. A. G. Sands, OF Cincinnati, ir
the Governors office. He could not tel
the exact words, but could give the sub
stance oft. There were probably twelv,
or fifteen people seated around the out
er room, one Of whom was Sands, who
jumped up 4 quickly and seemet
anxious to speak to him. He said tina
he had lead the speech, and that it wa
a crack ker. He talked in wav that i'm
pressed witness with belief that h,
; knew fully OF all that was back OF the
BILL. He said in substance that ther,
was contract back Of the bill; that h,
himself had been called to Washington
having been sent here to certain Con
gressmen in behalf of the bill. Sand
told him that Campbell (the present
: Governor) had twice gone; to see til,
J President aboutth bill. Witness asked
him for what (, Witness said: .".This il
remarkable, h and asked Sands i
Campbell wanted to get ~ tn,
President, to sign tho bill. Sand.
i said, "No, no; they. 4 were j, no,
{ worried about that. They had not 20
that far along" Then Sands went on tt
say in answerto witness questions tha
Leading men in Congress were intereste,
in the bill and had signed the contract
Leading politicians and Congressmei
, from Ohio, he said, had signed the con
tract and went on to express his opinion
about what would follow ii this thin,
came out. Sands said that Republican
at the top round Of the ladder were in
terested in this bill and in the contrac.
, Sanders added with emphasis: "Yes
up at the top round of the ladder |,