Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-06
OHIO CAMPAIGN SCANDALS.

OnAO CAMx AlGN SCANDALS.
Senator Sherman and Murat Halstesd
Before The Houss Special Committss.
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The House committee on the Ohio ballot box
forgery this morning called Senator John Sher-
| man - the hrst witnesa The Senator testified
that his relations with Gov. Foraker had al
ways been friendly. There had never been
any ill-wil between himself and Mr.. HaIstssd.
Witness went to Europe the LIST lof last May,
returned to this country September II, and was
| in Ohio in October. He had written 70 Mr..
Grosvenor early in July to the effect that
Foraker should be heartily supported; was
on good relations with Gov. Foraker and Mr..
Asissssd on September Is last, and
suProarHp GOV. FoRAKRn IN TnH CAMPAIGN.
Spoke four times in the canvass 1t important
points. Did not receive any inquiry before
September % from Gov. Foraker or Mr.. Hal
stesd a. to whether he had been party TO .
ballot box contract. On October 6 got from
the Eue'sing Post Of Cincinnati telegram say
Ing he (witness) and Buttefworth had been
connected by gossip with the ballot box con-
tract. Witness replied that the statement was
lie and any subscription was . forgery.
SENATOR sHrKxxN's FORGED SIGNATURE.
Witness was shown Exhibit A and declared
that he had never signed it Saw il hrst when
II was sent to him in November by Mr.. Hal
frauking stamp and mos an imitation of his sig
nature. Did not think the Mckinley signature
looked like Q genuine signature, but did not
profess to be an expert on signatures and might
take the Butterw0rth signature as genuine IL
there was nothing 70 call it in question. His
own signature on the paper would naturally
raise question and excite wonder why he had
contracted to pay money to john Mclean
Then the paper showed that the signers had
committed q crime. In addition
THEY WOULD SEEM TO BE FOOLS,
for the United States had never bought ballot
box. He was one Of those who thought the
United States should however, regulate the
election Of Representatives. All Of these
things should raise question a. to the authen-
ITCHY Of the paper.
Witness never heard or knew OF ballot box
contract and never heard Of the Campbell bill
before Gov. Forakers Music hall speech. Mr..
McLean's paper had been unjust and savage
toward witness, but he had no unfriendly rela-
tions with him,
NIB. HALsTEAD CALLED UPON WITNESS
after the recantaton and witness asked whether
his name was on the paper. Mr.. Halstead,
hesitatingly, replied that he had agreed with
MIR. Campbell not to say anything about the
paper. After the election witness called upon
MIR. Haistead TO make a fair statement Of the
whole matter. Mr.. Halstead in reply ON No
vember IA said that he had anticipated his ad-
vice and sent the original for his amusement.
He wrote that it occurred to him that he had
been under the impression that witness signed
the letter. He hoped he had heard the last Of
| IT, put feared he would not for some time. In
IA n,1Dht srxh&
have the
CURIOSITY TO SEE THE DAMNED PAPER"
Laughter, in which MIR. Haistead joined
Witness never mentioned the paper in the cam
paign, but it became An issue between Gov.
Foraker and Gov. Campbell
In answer to Mr.. Turner witness said If the
signatures on Exhibit were attached to letter
| OF Recommendation they would not excite sus-
picion In the ordinary mind but if they con-
cerned draft for S5, 900 or $4,000 they would;
1t depended ON the character of the paper.
Nothing was said about the paper by Gov. For
aker during their interview on October "a. The
governor then was quite i'll and in bed.
In answer to Gov. Foraker witness admitted
that it might have something to do with his
estimate Of the paper it he had previously been
told OF its existence by some one in whom he
had confidence.
Bellamy Storer, a lawyer of Cincinnati, an
unsuccessful candidate on the republican
ii,
He had never seen the forged paper, or
a paper that purported to be a copy
OF it, or any paper resembling 1t.
October witness went to Mr.. Halstead's Office
on business. Had been away and had not seen
the papers, Asked what were the rumors about
the ballot box matter Mr. Halstead produced
from a safe photographed list of names with
out head. The names were McAdOo, McPher-
| son, Breckenridge and ]. E. Campbell-all dem
ocrats. The figures $4,000" were opposite
some Of the names
MUBAT HA1sTEAD TELLS HIS STORY.
Murat Halstead, editor Of the Cincinnati Com
,nerciai Gazette, was then placed on the stand.
He told the story Of his connection with the
forged paper in dry. humorous manner, and
brought out several laughs from his hearers
After Identifying the ballot box paper Mr.
Halstead said he had first seen it on September
IA on the cars at Springfield, Ohio. He met
Gov. Foraker on the train and the governor
showed him the paper, which he had obtained
from Wood. The witness asked Gov Foraker
how he obtained the paper and the latter re-
piled that K. &. Wood had given it to him.
They had some conversation previous to this
about Wood and the latters offer to get the
paper. To Mr.. Halstead's question as to where
Wood had got the paper Gov. Foraker replied:
1T came
RIGHT OUT OF JOHN M'LEANs SAFE"
"How was this?" asked the witness, and he
"oe wiz shos WoSu "0s q party W Tue p6klOt
box transaction and had right to the paper.
The governor told the witness that the paper
shocked him and that it was much more than
he wanted. While Gov. Foraker went forward
in the train the witness studied the paper. He
thought that there were reasons why a person
should attach some credit to the paper In
the first place its execution, surmising that it
was not genuine, was beyond the capacity of q
man like Wood, and, secondly, the signatures
were either genuine or the work Of an artist
1t was
THE WORK OF LAWYER AND AN ARTIST
The witness said he told Gov. Foraker that
in his judgment it certainly connected Camp
bell with questionable transaction and should
not be concealed. He also said that he was
exasperated at the idea that Mckinley, Butter
worth and the others wero connected with the
matter; that he thought he would explode it
under them, and that under whatever delusion
others might have signed this paper Mr.. Camp
troduced the bill. Besides he was the only sgner
of the paper before the people for public
Office and his name, at least, should be published
in connection with the transaction. The only
reason, Mr.. Halstead said, why he thought at
the time the paper should not be published in
full was because the name Of 8. s. Cox ap-
peared upon it, and on the day Gov. Foraker
gave him the paper Mr.. Cox's funeral had
| taken place. Again, it would not do to use the
names of Mckinley and Butterworth during the
campaign. Gov. Foraker had finally given
witness the paper, agreeing to let him have ex-
elusive use OF 1t a. the only person capable of
handling it
TOUCHING OFF THE CRACKER.
So witness published part of the paper with
Campbsll's signature, which he thought was
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