, 1890-02-13
HALSTEAD TEST'FIES.
The Ohio Ballot-Box Inves-
tigation.
BOTH FORAKER AND He FOOLED
They Were Convinced OF the Sound
ness OF tho Paper-Beyond
Woods Capacity.

WNsiu NGroS, Feb, o. MIR. lInlsto1d
testified to-day In tho Ohio ballot'boN
investigation.
Witness did not sec any room for
questioning the gcnuinoncss Of the
paper llo told Foraker that it was
necessary Co use thc paper, Or q part OF
H. and that hc felt so CVuspcrulod at the
idea that Acssrs. sherman Buticrworth
and Mckinley werr going In with John
Mclean In such matter that he felt
tempted to explode It under them. 1t
was something more than polIcyi
almost public duty but Mr., Campbell
was the only one before the people for
public office, and, therefore, II might bc
proper 20 use only his own name.
Anothgr reason for cutting of all tho
names, but Mr. Campbclvs was that
sunset COZ, whose name was among the
torgcries had just died, Witness ielt
convinced OF tho genuincueis OF the
signature.
Mr Ilal.toads theory of the forgery
was ,hat IL was never intended or cx-
pect"d, TO harm any body. The motive
originally was Mr.. Wools cxticmc unX.
icty 10 get the smoke inspcctorship. II
was prcVostcrous to suppose that COY
cruor Foraker thought there was any
thing fraudulent about IL. There Sas "a
crowd of witncsse, aui lawyers who
drew ~ the contract. Witness won
dcrcd now that they did no, come down
aud deny 1t the day 1lierthc publication.
Uuioubtediy Sir. Wood put Senator
Shcrman's name on 10 to make 1t i'm.
possible for Mr.. Foraker to use the
papcr. Aftcr the publication witness
was staggered to SEQ senator sherman
declaration that the paper was lie. but
he assumed that Mr Sherman was eN.
,remely unlikely TO have signed the
paper, knowing what 1t was.
Mr lialstcad placed ut the disposal Of
the com mitteo his private letters to GOV.
crnor Foraker, and suiI that some Of
them were conclusive evidence that both
hlm self and Foraker were convinced of
the Souudncss ofthc papers.
Mr. Cogswoll asked why witness did
not verify tho character ol the paper by
Messrs. sherman and BuUorw0rti.
He replied that Mr., llu.tcrwOrth was
not IN the country, or had Just returned,
and that MIR. Sherman was iu Washing.
ton. lie recalled saying that one could
get amcmbcr Of ngr,,s 10 sign pctl.
tjon TO get himself hanged 1t was not
pleasant to put ones finger on sore
spot like that, II was NOT his particular
part 10 go scratching at II lust then
Tho publication was iurr,u 10y ,iruum-
stances beyond his control, so hc lid not
consult the signors. lie admitted that
they could not draw hr Campbell out
as they had tried To- du. THE fact h.,
said he, THAT he turned ont moro
difficult person than We Thought
Mr. Iuruur-"I Then, II the governor
had succeeded In getting Mr.. Campbell
IN u corner, YOU would have stood at
the cannon and touched IL Oft
Mr llalstcad 80, sir, / did not i'm.
tend to stand Ut the head ut the cannon,
bat | got there Great laughter
Continuing Mr.. HnlstUad said thcrc
was supposed to be- feeling between
Senator sherman aud Governor Fora
ker growing out Ot the events at the
Chicago convention. Ohio contained
more than her share OF distinguished
men, and there WAS necessarily
friction where they were crowded.
The delicate relations existing between
Mc-sr,. Sherman and Foraker made At
highly IncNpcdicnt to allow paper u
have been gotten through Mr. gorahcr's
agu ncy that reelected ON the senator
II would have been fatal to tho plrty.
Witness dll not rely on Mr. Wood
word regarding thc paper, but was guided
by thc internal evidence ui the paper, %
document tar beyond Mr. Wood ability
to produce, lie believed from the begin.
ming that MIR Foraker hui been f0ulc.l,
a. hc had himself Witness never con.
tomplated rivalry for the scn1tor,hip
between himself ana Nlcssrs. Mckinley
and Butterwurth. lie had known Gf
great calamiilc- lot,dlluF public men,
the paper they should have been struck.
Adjourned.