The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-21

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! 'nent. Wood went out oftown aitert
publication, aud when he returned call,
onwitness and complained Of the int
view OF the Time. Star, In which witne
quoted the statement about Woods pa
ents being liats. Witness asked Woo
how about that forged paper. z Woo
wanted to know what paper. Witne.
said that Wood knew---thc paperI M
l!alstead had. Wood replied that hc Ill
not Know what paper Mr.. flalstea
had--that there were three or four n,
pers-that he didn't know whether tht
particular paper was d forgery or, no
Continuing, Wood explained that q
there were many cliques In Congress
was necessary 10 have three or four pl
pers bearing on the same bill, as thes
cliques would have nothing 10 do witt
each other. Long after the election
Wood still persisted that tic did no
know whether the paper was a iorger,
or not. z 3 \ s3;g8l,G;i!lI':%;'
Witness then told how, on tho nigh
o. the publication OF tho papcr, Mr
dalstead had sail that he was going to
publish a s"cotkcrp next day. Some ont
had remarked TINT he had pu blished n
pretty good one that morning, and Mr.
tlalstead replied that that paper was i
forgery, and had gone on to tell how The
paper had been traced in Murry's office,
Governor Foraker had told witness not
TO appoint Wood unless be was found to
Dc OF good character and suitable attain.
ments. }l5f.lqt4y i ,yFSS1 3,yFSS'11,
Z. .tsi ~ FORAKER INTERRUPTS. N Il .ss
" Mr.. Foraker interrupted here 10 saw
that he had asked the Mayor, alter DO.
Ing notified that charges had beesn made
against Wood, to hear the testimony in
MS behalf, but not to appoint him unless
John Sullivan, IN wholesale Il liquor
dealer OF Cincinnati, who was next
sworn, said that Wood had called on
him aud left i letter to 4 be given q 10
Frank Kelley, Secretary OF the Demo.
cratic Campaign Committee. Governor
FORAKER, who examined the witness,
said the object, Of the testimony was to
show that Wood was In communication
with the Democratic Campaign Commit
tee and with Mr.. Campbell. { He would
endeavor to show this condition through,
other witnesses. tlstFl3 =,
Frank J. Kelley OF Cincinnati, was
the next witness. az He said he was Sec.
retary OF tho Democratic Campaign Com.
mittee during the last ( guberuatorial
campaign. LIE was given the letter left
hy5 Wood with Sullivan. He found that
II was letter from Governor Foraker TO
Governor Luce, Of Michigan. I'D sent
It to Mr. Campbell, thinking use might
be made OF it, The letter was written In
typewriter, he was positive. There were
no instructions given him about tho let
yer. = q re dld not know when Governor
Campbell received the letter. S5Si5,S53iT55,..5 S,S3T5,.
AZ, 81 wooD! RECALLED. Y \ II
After recess Mr.. Wood was. 8 recalled.
He said the brother OF Governor Fora.
ker had been the first person 10 suggest
that the witness could yet the place OF
Smoke Inspector, that he would be a
good man Tor the place. Referring to
ms columbus interview, witness said
that the Governor. wanted to knowlflis
qualifications for the place be sought;
said he was satisfied he could fill itSts]5
Y Question-Whcn did it first occur 10
you to put in the name !of James E,
Campbell on the paper, 80.
~ Observation-Disclosures no; 4 I, :, ,,,.,.I n /. .....'
to explain how he got the idea. Coming
out OF the door, Foraker said he under.
stood the fellows were Z: making up q
strong syndicate to push the balfot.box
bill; ;Land that John K. Mel Lean was at the
bead *of Sit. Foraker! took Campbell's
bill out OF his pocket and asked about
the progress Of the bill. 8 He said he IN.
derstood Campbell, Butterworth, { Nc.
A!n!ey and others we're Interested: N e
]. Mr.. Turner asked why4Wood had had
the names Of the Democrats; put on.
Witness replied that he cared nothing
about their names. He wanted to make
up q syndicate of about twcnty names,
lie wanted a good many Ohio men. n He
wanted to make it non-partisan and Fix
it so that it could not be used for publ.
cation. q iii;:3
Mr.. Turner asked who suggested the
names. Witness replied that Foraker
had said that those !: Ohio men were in
the syndicate. Then he, Foraker, wanted
him 70 get some New Jersey aud AIicfii.
gan names; the other nomes were thrown
in for tlling and to make it non.par-
H..