Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-21
DEEPER IN THE MIRE.
Mr.. Foraker Shown Up in 3
Bad Light.
THE BALLOT-Box CONSPIRACY
Further Testimony Regarding the
Buckeye Chieftain's Connection
With the Plot.


Buckeye Chieftain's Connection
With the Plot.
Associated Press Dispatches to the Hrs.1nl
WASHINGTON, January 20.-When the
special House committee investigating
the ballot-box forgery met this morning
Mayor Mosby, of Cincinnati, was PLACED
upon the stand. He testified to receiy-
ing letters from various persons recon-.
mending Wood for the position of Smoke
Inspector. One of the letters was from
Governor Foraker, who stated that he
had promised to endorse Woods applica.
ton If he promised him (Foraker) GER
tain political information about prom.
inent men.
WITNESS WALTERS RECALLED.
Walters, who testified Saturday regard .
ing Wood, was recalled today, and said
after his first visit to Washington
he got several letters from Wood about a
patent cannon in which Governor Camp
bell was supposed to be interested, and
his Congressional record. Witness OBJ
tanned copies of all of Campbel's bills
and the gun patent. The latter had been
issued to one Hughes, and three.ouar.
ters interest assigned to B. E. Campbell.
OF Hamilton, Ohio. Wood came back to
Washington and told witness that two
or three times he had seen Mclean.
One Sunday morning Wood brought
some Cincinnati papers, and after look.
ing at them seemed much excited. He
damned Tom Campbell, and said: "The
old snorting horse has made q damned
fool of himself" Witness understood
him to refer to Halstead. Witness saw
the retraction published. Wood wrote a
letter to Tom Campbell saying he was
"a damn skunk" and he could put him
in States prison.
WOOD AGAIN TEsTIFIEs.
Wood was recalled and asked by the
Chairman when it frstsoccurred to him
to put the name of James E. Campbell
to the paper. Wood said Foraker had
said to him that he understood three
fellows were making strong syndicate
to push the Ballot Box bill, and that
John r. Mclean was at the head of it.
Foraker took Campbell's bill out of his
pocket and asked about its progress; he
said he understood Campbell, Butter
worth, Mckinley and others were inter
ested.
Turner asked why Wood had the
names of Democrats put on.
Witness said he cared nothing about
their names. He wanted to make up a
syndicate of about twenty names; he
wanted good many Ohio men; he
wanted to make it non-partisan, and fix
it 30 it could not be used for publication.
Turner asked who suggested the names,
and witness replied Foraker had said
those Ohio men we're in the syndicate.
Foraker wanted him to get some New
jersey and Michigan names. The other
names were thrown in for filling and to
make it non partisan.
Turner asked Wood if he, as o reput.
able citizen and a Republican, would
pass that paper off on Governor Forahkr
as genuine. J
HE THOUGHT FORAKER WAS SMART.
Witness replied in the negative. He
gave Foraker the paper to use in cam
paign headquarters. He thought For
aker was tbs smartest man in the State
that he would shake that paper in But
terworth's face, and, without letting him
see it, declare that he had his signature
there to contract. He thought the
Governor was smart enough to know how
to use the paper. He had told him he
had gotten what he wanted; it would
not stand much, and no questions were
asked. Witness had gotten instructions
as to what the Governor wanted, and had
filed the order.
HOW THE FORGERIES WERE MADE.
man, told how be saw Davis preparing
paper and tracing the signature with
glass. Milford told him that it was not
good way, and showed how to trace
with paper. Davis explained to him
that there was no harm in it; that the
paper was to be given to Governor For
aker. who would know at once it was q
forgery. Witness wrote the names of
Mcpherson and Stockbridge. Davis
said they wanted to show it to
the Democratic committee and make
them give up q paper they had.
They would destroy the document some
time after. Witness saw its publication
Ia the Commercial Gazette. He went
down and told Halstead about it. That
gentleman did not believe him. He
brought out a Photographic copy, and
Hituobc buoW6u now ne naQ Traced the
names. Hslstead asked him if he had
written McPherson's and Stockbridpe's
signatures, and when told he had, re-
Piled that he (Halstead) had pinned his
faith on these signatures.
HOW IT GOT IN PRINT.
Geo. J. Murray, of Cincinnati, lawyer
and patent solicitor, said he had known
Wood for about six years, and had taken
out patents for Wood. In September
Wood asked witness to draw up ballot.
box contract, similar to the one in Wash.
ing oa, which would help him to his
place as Smoke Inspector. Wood wrote
out five or six pages and asked witness
to shape it up for him, and have it type.
written. Several days later Wood came
in hurriedly and said Governor Foraker
wanted the paper urgently. Witness put
it in shape. After its publication witness
saw Wood, who told him he had
no intention of using the paper
that way; that it WAS onlv
intended to prevent the Democrats from
using the "Top" letters. Hadden had pho.
tographed it, and sent some of the mem.
bers of the committee with it to Halstead
to have a squib published, Just enough
to warn the Democrats not to publsh
the "Top" letters. Halstead snatched
the whole thing. As there was no denial
published, witness Was in doubt as 70
whether the paper was q forooru =.