The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
8ERNER WAS NOT TO BdE.
.,,vsATIoNAL ECHOs FRO
RECENT INVEsTIGATIf

AGAINST Reese ana SWes
Prompted by Malice
TooI in other Hands
himself BE Expelled FIR '"e
ote-A statement Front
Wade Before This was
started.
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 24.-SO ti'
olusion of the investigation the enai 90
If Senator Carter agains uuses Nees,
and sweat there have bf an hilus u
ranorts in circulation asp ths coise
onspce of the investigan TO senator
carter and the motives I actuateo nun
in making his charges. oFuliS ~ Soi'''
Of these reports Senate arter was tc'-
mated by malice in atast one u 'iie
cases-that of Judge Pc anu On 'iiH'
an effort mavs made to have
ayneIlad from theanate.
- this ranotthere is another
..,,,,os rasnonsilty for the charges
against Reese upon Fsldeht beiner u
rbe Senate. Indicati thdt Tue i'i'es'
cation is being NADINE Iouhualioil ior
r.t,ar canftaI inteed to have its Of
feet in the future. Inc Iacts Is 'il"'
,a..- ovorvthinp b,been told about the
onestion of the wardness Oh the M
Testigation but the uth'
IL may be that ose VINO nave peeiI
.5,..riors in cirlating the various
il iu.i1.' Nom the oair did not know the
f,,rs behind r scenes, but there are
lea a,a n.bo heIievfthat this is not the
The constrrion given being that
,eS,,rad to abovi that the investigation
i 4. S.in- n9ade fl basis for political in
go and amishes to be sprung In
u -.lz,'rc, cannaias. The fact that PresI-
g'. yum. 5o,1er bs been dragged into the
e;mstion in tneight of the real sponsor
tor the chargesagalnst Judge reese IS
t,,sn az GOOD 1rroborative evidence of
these schemes. ,. -, .,,.,
cal amhilion. al by many is already re-
oar5sd as a cf.ain candidate for COVER
Tor next veij His political enemies
would hardly liant anything better just
now than TO o1promise him in some way
with the cater charges.
There is s"clearing" side to the situa-
tion howev VI, and your correspondent is
ahIe to givit. There is no doubt that it
4 correct. 3 it was obtained directly from
senator Ca.er at a time when he had no
tlea that these reports would be set in
circulation 1t was not intended for pub
lcation tba, but in the light of what has
been said slce the conclusion of the trial,
II is given 5r the purpose of throwing the
clear liehtIpon it. Senator Berner is not
only in noNay responsible for the charge
against .Jige Reese, but had nothing to
do with tenn at all, as Senator Carter
will at am time confirm.
speakin! upon this phase of the case,
Senator C.. rter said to your correspondent
the day tie investigation closed in a con-
+ yersatlon about his charges and the work
N Of the Investigating committee:
The strongest kind of efforts were
made to keep me from Incorporating the
charges against Judge Reese in my re-
port His friends came to see me before
my report was made, and before 1 had
declared the mines of the judges whom
q would specify. They anticipated that
l would name him, as what 1 charged
was common ak all over his circuit, and
Il live in that circuit. I had no i'll feeling
4 against Judge Reese, but on the contrary
considered Our relations as friendly as
they could naturally be. Col. Howard,
cially warm friends. 1t was Hello, Bill;
Hello Vance with us always, and had
every reason to feel averse to making
the charges against Judge Reese from
personal standpoint. But for those very
personal reasons ! realized that 1 could
not shirk the duty L owed to the people
n IN trying to purify the judiciary, as if
left Judge Reese out it would be said
mat was either afraid of the conse-
IA quenee 10 myself or was allowing per-
solal feeling TO sway me and protect him.
ana ! will say, too, that when 1 made
my nIst remarks on the floor of the Sen
ape-the remarks that caused the investi-
eauoh 10 take shape-I was not just shoot
ing OF my mouth. as they say; 1 had
weighed every word that 1 uttered, and
sald what / did deliberately. There was
never any buffing about it, though l did
lol Know that l would be driven into the
Su'ude OF prosecutor. L believed what
Hdu heard was true, and / made the
naFse IN the same good faith because ]
'e a8,t 1t TO be my duty to the state.
but said Senator Carter, while this
vas my personal sentiment towards Judge
sss-Judge Sweat was complete
uaiser 70 me, ] never having met him in
Y. NE before the Investigations did not
es'a'e Tor a moment to determine that
"a lame should be put into my report.
- trends tried to dissuade me for days,
a went so far as to have two well
o .I popuist leaders, who are his
nsa ,u0 " come to Atlanta to use their
Fp rs..ye with me. One of these was Col.
syoh' After / explained how l felt
nim4 he agreed that ii was NOT he.
~ g'''s III MN to dissuade me and he left.
an h1as l.
NV O" care TO mention, but who is one
que most prominent populists in the
r.l' very close friend to Mr. Watson,
NJ. NE like a brick. During the
~ was preparing the formal charges,
va. su l come to my room to advise me.
M b VII 70 ms game, however, and never
e,tin a'' y, luHy into my confidence, sus-
ave- uldt ne was reporting to Judge
han eouHsel at every stage. This is
1igs p 5oodoly caused the talk about nv
bs eSe IN the report until after l got
ayns oend'e chamber that night, and
hs sleel not to put the name OF
aenoo "as piulfed into doing II there by
l1ee s,, ,H remember that the part about
Dogt p"eat was typewriter and that
e en5 ", was written with a pen al
Iue ~ ~ me report. Ii was done. II is
bne Inv. l. got TO the Senate, but was
pDu.s n,a ana there intentionally. This
idsbs sgenleman, who pretended to be
sssss t. u'e, nut was acting for Judge
'rel wb ,,,e mas was in my room at the
keatt,.I,,tN me Sweat report was finished
ded II ,,,hs me not to change it. and
a, tbe ~ ro ana went off saying. casually.
grant, port was finished. he took ii
hagorc,, mat he had been successful
DE Reesa me not to put the name OF
s1ls of ~ Ill., ana went off and told the
aitns G .g gentleman, who were here
rges ' making of the formal