Evening journal., 1890-02-08
OHIO'S GREAT SCANDAL.
Further Testimony in the Ballot
Box Investigation.
CLEARING GOV. FORAKER's NAME

News Of the House-FightIng Senator
Biair's Educational Bm Z President
Harrison win Soon Throw Open ths
sioux Reservation to the white man.
WASHINGTON, Feb S--At the ballot box
investigation John r. Mclean, the owner OF
The Cincinnati Enquirer, was sworn at the
instance Of Gen. Grosvenor. He said that
he did not know Wood had not even the
slightcst recollection Of him. He knew ab-
solutely nothing about the ballot box mat
ter, and had never been in business relations
with those whose names were signed to the
paper Col I. c. Campbell, at whose in
stance Governor Campbell introduced the
ballot box bill, denied that he had asked Mr.
Haddon 10 get Congressman Caldwell inter
ested in the ballot box bill. He had never
even spoken Of such a paper to Haddon
There was no such paper
Wood Was Liar.
He said that Wood could not tell two
truths consecutively. "If you tell an un,
truth, said Col Campbell to Governor For
aker, ''you would be guilty Of an oIfense,
because you know better When Wood told
an untruth he couldn't help it. He didn't
know how to tell the truth.
Governor Foraker Innocent.
He said he would confess that at one time
be suspected Governor Foraker was in the
scheme, but he was now convinced that Il
was not so and that Haddon was the man
After several unimportant witnesses had
testified Governor Foraker placed before tbs
committee telegram that he had just re
ceived from Mr.. Haddon. The telegram Il
as follows:
s'George Campbels testimony false from
beginning to end. Cross-examine.
Ii was agreed not to recall George Camp
bell until after Haddon, who is on his wa,
to Washington, had testified After a shor
recess Representatives Breckinridge (Ky.l
McAdoo and Butterworth appeared befor
the committee and testified that their sig
natures 70 the ballot box papers were fol
geries
watching wood.
H. @. Magrew, formerly Of Richmond
Ind, but now of Washington, was sworI
and testified that he had given $50 to Nj
Walters after the campaign to pay Woo
for his expenses while he was in Washing
ton. He presumed that he paid the none
for Governor Foraker. The governors pr
vate secretary authorized him TO pay th
money He had been instructed to keep h
eye on Wood. but not 10 detain him
Washington or prevent him going TO Ne
York. If Wood had left Washington
would not have followed. Wood was NJ
concealed while in Washington.
Gen. Grosvenor pressed the witness
give his idea as to why he had been col
missioned 20 watch Wood The witns
answered that he believed that an inpo
tion had been practiced on Governor *
aker, and he thought the latter wanted
know something about Woods haunts. wi
which he was familiar.
A Conversation with Haddon.
]. II. Thompson, Of Riverside, o., said
knew Lewis NJ Haddon. He had co
versation with Haddon just after the ia
T simiie Of the forged letter had been pu
+ lished in the Commercial Gazette. Hadd'
: said he thought James (. Campbell b
Z signed the paper. In another conversati
/, Haddon said the paper was all right, b
S 'Halstead had fired it off too soon.n
I other Witnesses Heard.
Congressman Mckinley testified that
! signature to the paper was forgery. Jam
] B. Foraker, brother of the ex-governg
denied that he had told Wood 10 apply
the smoke inspectorship as stated by Wo
before the committee. T. Hates, OF Ci
= cinnati. who had been an applicant for I
a smoke inspectorship, stated that Wood b
q told him that he and Haddon were gettil
q up paper for the benefit OF the Republic
y party, and that Mayor Mosby was wi
= them.
The committee adjourned until Monday