Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-13

CONCORD, N. H.. July 1.-THE
hearing in connection with charges of
violating civil service laws, against
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger. preferred
by former Governor Charles A. Busiel,
was continued to-day. Only two wit
nesses had responded to the invitation
of the commissioners to be present at
to-day's session. They were Postmas-
tiers Henry Robinson, of Concord, and
H. A. Spaulding, of Nashua. Their tes-
timony was to the effect that campaign
circulars asking for assessments for
campaign purposes had been sent out,
as alleged in the charges.
Before any witnesses were heard,
Senator Gallinger asked permission to
make personal statement in which he
called attention to alleged untruthful
statements made in the editorials of a
Concord paper and in dispatches from
Concord TO New York paper.
The statements referred to by SEN
ator Gallinger that the present charges
are based upon the finding of letter
in Concord addressed to man in Rye,
N. H., containing a check for 500 and
instructions to use the sum 'circum-
specify among the independent voters
OF Rye
1t as also claimed that the check was
signed by Senator Gallinger. This the
Senator denied. The incident is not
connected it'll this hearing and Senator
Gallinger'S statement was not made a
part OF the record.
Following this the witnesses were
called. Postmaster Robinson stated
that he received one of the assessments
circulars. He was asked if he had the
circular in his possession, and replying
that he had, produced it and gave it to
the commissioners, who filed it away.
This incident caused considerable sur
prise.
Mr.. Robinson then said that he had
mentioned the fact of receiving the cir
cular to Senator Chandler, and upon
the advice of that gentleman had
sealed it up and he had shown it to
no one until this time. He Was asked
to contribute 800, he said, and he
wrote to the civil service commission
asking them as to his ability to con-
tribute under the law. He was in
formed that he could not contribute.
Copies of the correspondence between
Mr. Robinson and the commission were
introduced as part of the evidence,
and Mr.. Robinson closed his testimony
by stating that he did not contribute
Postmaster Spalding was chairman
Of the Republican State committee in
1886. He stated that he received one
of the circulars on which the charges
in this case are based, but that he did
not contribute. When chairman of the
State committee he said he personally
signed the assessment circulars which
were sent out, but none were sent to
Federal officeIholders except to Sena-
tors, Congressman and judges of the
Federal courts.
No other witnesses being available,
the hearing at this point took a recess
until 1 p. m.
The afternoon session brought out a
warm colloquy between the two Sena-
tors. Before the adjournment was
taken Senators Chandler and Gallinger
had passed the lie and Senator Chand-
Ter and Commissioner Brewer had be-
came involved in dispute which the
Senator says will lead him to ask Presi-
dent Mckinley for the removal of Mr..
Brewer from the civil service commits
sion. No early witnesses were on hand
when the afternoon session was called
to order, and by direction of Mr.. Brew
er, Special Agent Wales read CORES,
pondence between the commission and
VIM. S. Thayer, treasurer of the Repub-
lican State committee in 1898, whose
name was signed to the assessment
circular. The commission, it appeared,
had asked Mr. Thayer whether Senator
Gallinger, as chairman of the State
committee, had directed or requested
the treasurer to send out the assess
ment circular. Second, whether the