St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
He Did Not Propose to Cast
One Straw in the Way Of
r. Don Cameron.
CONGRESSMAN Walker Talks
Against Time Before the
51 Silver Committee.
The Cherokee Strip Boomers
Warned to Keep Off the
Territory.

pool convention has received telegram
from Congressman Mason, of Illinois.
stating that he has seen Owenby, and
that the mueh-wanted witness has con-
sented to appear if his expenses are
paid. Mr.. Mason was requested to pur-
chase Owenby ticket, and inform him
that his expenses would be paid by the
committee. Mr.. Stevens, of the Globe
Democrat. also received telegram from
Owenby, which he laid before the COM
mittee, asking if counsel would be al
lowed him. He named eX-GOv. Foraker
as his attorney. Representative Dock
cry, of Missouri, appeared before the
committee, and said that inasmuch as
he had when last on the stand given
his testimony hastily and without
sufficient deliberation. he desired
briefly to restate the reasons why he did
not wish TO testify until the day after
the senatorial election in Pennsylvania.
He read written statement, which was
substantially as follows: The force bill
was at that time pending in the senate.
| was DESTROYS that it should be beaten.
The attitude of nearly every senator in
respect to that measure was very gem
orally understood, except that of Sena-
tor Cameron. The election of his sue
cessor was to take place on Tuesday
and the committee was to have met the
previous Saturday, when it was not
known that if Cameron was reelected
he would vote
For the Force Bill;
but his attitude of uncertainty led me
to indulge the hope that he would vote
against it. Under these circumstances
there was nothing to induce ME to de-
sire that another Republican should
succeed him. did not wish to be the
cause of making public at this juncture
any private business transaction of the
senator of which | had information that
might be entirely legitimate and proper,
and which could, before an opportunity
was afforded him of showing its entire
propriety. be used by his political enc
mics to his detriment. L had lnforma-
ton that Cameron had made purchase
OF silver at some time during the last
session of congress. had no knowledge
that he was connected with any pool.
nor had 1 any information that would
warrant me in a conclusion as to the
propriety or improperly of the pur-
chase made by him. merely had in
formation as to the simple fact that he
had purchased silver. | believed it to
be but justice to the senator that such
fact should not be made public by me
when it might be used by his political
opponents to his immediate injury with
out time or opportunity for him to re-
sent the same by explaining the facts
and showing the prODriety OF the trans
action, if it was, in fact, proper. There
was no agreement or understanding be-
tween Senator Cameron and myself or
any other person that my testimony
should be delayed in consideration of or
as an inducement for the senator to
vote
Against the Force Bill.
1t was not requested by any person
to delay my testimony, nor was any
suggestion to that effect made to me by
any person. [ acted upon my own
judgment, induced thereto solely by the
facts and reasons | have stated. In re-
Spouse to Chairman Dingley, Mr.. Dock
cry said that he had no knowledge of
any intention on the part of the COM
mittee to adjourn over from Saturday
to Wednesday, except that he had heard
Mr.. Oates say to one of the members
that he wanted to go over to New York.
He (Mr. DOckery) therefore thought it
likely the committee would adjourn over
until Wednesday. when Mr.. Oates
would be back. Witness had never
suggested such an adjournment
to any member of the committee. He
admitted that he had taken the chance
that Senator Cameron's silver purchase
might have had something improper or
corrupt in it. He did not intend to
screen Mr.. Cameron or suppress any
thing, but to delay his testimony until
after the election. The committee queS-
toned Mr.. Dockery very closely as to
whether or not the question of Senator
Cameron's reelection and of the desir-
ability of an adjournment over until
Wednesday had been matter of con-
versation between Mr.. Dockery and Mr..
Vest or any other person, but Mr.. Dock
cry stated while he had no recollection
one way or the other about the matter,
that it was possible he might have Incl
dentally had some conversations on the
subject.