The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27

wy al bo,uay commercial Gdteite an
calls me an Infamous scoundrel and iia
That's as far as he goes. flo makes n
specific charge. He reads In the new
papers interviews with me, and in non
OF these interviews have l been col
iectly reported. Now, what do yo
want me to say2 What is there for IN
Mr.. ERgerman was asked conceru,p
the following statement made by Mi
Thomas: .,y ~. NJ -
| He says that he came to Springfield,
at my request. That's lie, Then b.
says ! gave him 5000 to pay Brice bacl
the $500 Brice gave him and 500 over
That's lie. lie says that my tinancia
transactions with him were through Ia,
regular channels OF the Hardin Count,
Committee. That's another lie."
| AS to that | have already made m,
statement to the public" said Mr.. ES
german. .-'l.,l 4 N, .
"What was that statement in sub
slance2" ',TT|S'I 80
"Weii, | suid that Mr.. Thomas' trans.
actions with me were through tho Har.
din County Committee. That is true,
! did not go to Springfield Mt all. / do not
know what no means by all those state.
ments." "UJf fsE.sT-'lT.a' - - 80 !
"rhen YOU did not meet Mr.. Thomas
in Springliell?" Ii36s ~ 1'1"-
mo, SIR" ,5a3
place?" ST'. -"
!. well, now you are asking me cues.
swer." 'II'I7i '71is', = - -
~ "Did u Mr.. Thomas q, send you money,
MIR. Eggerman ?" 0l''
Yes, that Is not denied. We have
never denied that Mr.. Thomas sent us
money, but that was before the election.
MIR. Thomas does not say that any mon.
ey was paid after the election from any
source, nor does any one else." '{lEI'.
wuArAlLs THoMAs? ~,
THE fact Of tue matter is, Mr.. Thomas
sent that money to our county, and, be-
cause he did SO. he expected our sup
port in lis Senatorial contest, while no
one, neither myself nor any one else
from my county, ever promised to sup
port him. Now he is sorry | came down
here and voted for Brice. You know I
did not even vote for Thomas on the
first ballot, although there were several
members who did" ,Ir,1'e
i "Will you ask for an investigation ?"
swell, don't know whether | will or
not. am debating that in my mind,
THUS far have not been able TO con.
ceive what benefit could come from an
investigation. Suppose III investigating
were appointed, what would
there be to investigate? There IRE no
specific charges, and in all this newspn.
per talk there has not been one state
ment that money was paid to me or to
my other member by any one after the
election. What would be tue use OF an
investigation when the committee would
inquire II Mr.. Thomas had sent money
to us and we would say: why, YES, Of
course he did. We have not denied that
Then what else would there DO TO iuyes.
tigale? So lar as my whole connection
with the matter is concerned l am will
ing for the world to know" 49,,
Some OF the Republican members say
i you dc not ask for an investigation
that they will do So"
To which Mr.. Eggerman replied:
Il have no objection to that at all, II
10 not think there is single member
on my side Of the House who thinks
| have been guilty OF any wrong. Nor
10 think there ia a narson u.ho will ..,
that Bfice spent any money in his Sena.
torlal canvass after the election. That
is all | have to say at present. 1t NAV
be that will have more to say further
along" ,ai"I1SS- =.