The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-08
OHIO's GREAT FORGERY.
Editor Mclean, T. G. Campbell, But
terworth and Others on the Stand.

terworth and Others on the Stand.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE House COM
mittee on the ballot-box forgery resumed its
investigation this morning. Several wit
nesses were heard, of whom John r.
Mclean occupied the shortest time. He
said he was the owner Of the Cincinnati En-
QUirer. He never knew Wood or spoke to
HIM in Washington. He never had any
political, social, or financial relations with
John Sherman or the other persons named
IN the forged paper. He never before to-
day saw the forged paper; never employed
Walter w Gilman, and never while at Sara
toga received a telegram from Wellman
asking for the paper in his safe. He was
never interested in the ballot-box bill. He
had seen the Luce letter, but had nothing
to do with it.
| CAMPBELL'S ACQUAINTANCE WITH WOOD.
f. c. Campbell also testified at great
length, explaining how he first became ac-
quainted with Wood fifteen years ago,
when he defended him in the Cincinnati
| police court, and how through this acquaint-
ance he became connected with the ballot
box company as attorney. His testimony
corroborated that of Gov. Campbell and
amplifed it, but added little that was new
except in matters OF detail. Gov. Foraker
sought for some time to get the witness to
say that he did not believe him to be cog
infant of the forgery.
BELIEF OF THE WITNESS.
The witness first said he believed the gov
ernor did not ask Wood to commit the
crime; and when finally pressed for a
specific answer said: 81 don't think you
knew Wood committed the forgery; but |
think you have been remiss in not finding it
out" Gov. Foraker replied that that had
been his opinion about the witness, no had
believed that he procured the paper, but
now saw that he had not.
DENIALs BY CONG REssMEN.
Representatives Breckenridge and McAdoo
knew nothing about the ballot-box contracts
or bills, and repudiated their signatures on
the forged document. Mr.. Butterworth did
likewise. He also said that, in justice to
himself and Gov. Foraker, he wanted to
make answer to the question asked HIM
by Mr.. Turner as to whether there
was any friction between himself
and Gov. Foraker. He did not want it
to be understood that they we're on terms
Of atfectionate endearm5nt during the
campaign. They had criticised each other
aud we're not on such affectionate terms as
to be in constant communication with each
other. As to the Coicago convention, that
was a matter between Senator Sherman
and Gov. Foraker.
MADE FORAKER HOT.
This remark evidently angered Gov,
Foraker for, half rising in his seat, he flared
up and blazed out at Senator Sherman and
his Ohio heuten tnts in a way which startled
his opponents, three of whom, Representa-
tives Butterworth, Grosvenor and Thomp-
son, were in the room. He exclaimed that
If the committee was going to take up the
| Chicago convention he would be
|
| just as soon as he sent for few letters and
a few witnesses. The best men in the con-
ventlon had approved his course, he said,
striking his fist on the table, and he did not
propose to have IL aspersed any longer. He
had heard all about Chicago that he wanted
TO hear. and had been very patient under it,
coming, as much Of IL did, from men Of his
own party In his own state, but he did not
propose to submit to it any longer, and was
ready TO meet IL here or else
where. His conscience approved
his course at Chicago, and he did not pro-
pose TO have it impIgned. He was SO be-
hgerant about 1t that Messrs. Butterworth
and Grosvener said they had not proposed
TO 60 back TO the Chicago convention, and
Chairman Mason here put everybody in
good humor again by saying that hereafter
Chicago must be mentioned only in connec-
tion with the worlds fair.
Walter e. Wellman, newspaper cor
respondent, testified that he was not now
connected with John Mclean and had not
spoken to him for five years. He had never
seen or heard of Wood before the COM
mi tee began its inquiry. The committee
adjourned till Monday.
NATURE OF FoRAKER's PAPERS.
Gov. Foraker has kilograms from Sena-
tor Sherman sent during che Chicago con-
vention to the effect that Congressman
Mckinley was telegraphing Senator Sher-
man TO let the Ohio delegation 20 for him
(McKinley), and that Senator Sherman was
telegraphing Mr.. Mckinley that the Ohio
delegation must stand for him (Sherman).
Gov. Foraker is anxious to get these tele-
grams into the records of Congress. He
hoped he would draw Messrs. Butterworth
and Grosvenor into a fight before the com
mittee to-day, which would give him q
chance to get them in, but Messrs Butter
worth and Grosvenor were too cautious for
that.