, 1890-01-23
INoRIMINArySa EvIprNoe.
wood Conies-es That lie Was the
Tool Of Foraker,

WAsIINGToS, Jan. 1s,-EN Governor
Foraker resumed his statement before
the house committee in the ballot box
forgery to-day
ON cross-eNa minatiou to-day Foraker
said that lac had been on friendly rela-
lations with senator Sherman last sum
mer, and, in fact, had never been ON any
other terms with him that he knew OF.
lie did not know that senator Sherman
was In this country when he got the
forged papers, lie had not mentioned
tine papers to Mckinley. JIis relations
had always been pleasant with the
former, and wi tn the latter up 10 the
time OF his (witness') nomination. Wit
ness had no suspicion as TO Wood in
tefrity,
Mr., Grosvenor asked IL witness did not
think IL strange that after Wood said he
had the paper August Is he should have
batilod witness So and delayed its pro-
duction so long.
L Witness did not think hc was bafiled,
YAni attributed Woods delay to re-
'luctance to give up the paper. Witness
had somehow got the impression that IL
was in Mcl.oan's custody,
Mr.. Grosvenor> asked II he supposed
Mclean would willingly give upa paper
that would injure Campbell In the
campaign.
Witness replied that that was Wood 3
business. He had not at the time the
slightest doubt of the genuinoncss of Nc
kinlcy's, or indeed, of any of the sigma
lures.
MIR. Groseyenor asked II Governor
Tufnnbnll hnf fl.rn IA, haI
borne u good reputation,
Witness replied that he did not know
him until he was nominated. From
that moment he heard no end of stories
about him. and ended by getting a bad
opinion of him.
Mr.. GrosevenoT asked II he was not
surprised to ses that senator Sherman
had signed such paper
Witness replied that his mind had
been 80 prepared, after believing that
Mckinley and Buterworth had signed
it, that he mig hit as well believe Sher.
man had signed 1t, for no had az good
an opinion ofthem as OF any body.
MIR. Grosvenor asked why witness had
not communicated with some OF the per-
sons whose names were on the paper be-
fore taking further steps, lie replied
that when he got tho papers Sherman
and Bhtterworth We're beyond the ocean
and he had NOT time Ia communicate
with chem. lie WAS In the midst of the
campaign making speeches. As for
Mckinley, Inc did not know what he
might have done II lac had retained pos
session of the paper to make any
use of 1t, but his signature seemed
so conclusiye that he had no
doubt about 1t. II would seem
rather indelIcate to go to man ono be-
lieved guilty and talk about such u
matter lie could be expected to deny
his guilt, Of course, aud thcn. too, be-
fore he got through with II, he had
found man (iialstead) who knew just
what to do with the papers. Witness
had told Wood that he did not know
what To do with the papers. Witness
said that Campbell had charged that he
(wiiness) was Interested in the ballot
box matter, and, referring to witness
statement about the million dollar trust
I money In bill for somebody, had said
that nobody but an infamous
scoundrcl would have made such
n statement. Witness road that speech
ON his way to the hall at Marietta,
where lac was To speak that night, and
for the first tlnle, and only time, in she
campaign he reierTcd TO the paper. lie
said that in his judgment Campbell