The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-13
A fIASCO ENDING.
The Examination for Violations OF The
Civil Service Laws
ENDS IN DlSGRACEfuL SCENES
Senators GalIinger and Chandler Call
Each Other Liars
i'm REGULAR SCHOOL BOY STYLE.
One Dared the Other to Come Out OF the
Room.
N FUND RAISING SCHEME MAY CONTINUE
There Is Little Likelihood of Fur
Their Action Being Taken.

Concord, n. H., July 12.-The hearing |
in connection with charges of violating |
civil service laws against Senator Jacob
H. Galinger. preferred by former Gov
ernor Charles A. Bushiel, was continued
today. Only two witnesses responded to
the invitation of the commissioners TO be
present at today's session. They were
Postmaster Henry Robinson of Concord
and H. A. Paulding of Nashua. Their
testimony was to the effect that campaign
circulars asking for assessments Tor cam
paisn purposes had been sent out as al
legged in the charges
Before any witnesses were heard Senator
Gallinger asked permission to make per-
sonal statement, in which he called atten~
ton to the alleged untruthful statements
made in the editorials of Concord paper
and in dispatches from Concord to New
York paper. Following this the witnesses
were called.
Postmaster Robinson stated that he re-
ceived one of the assessment circulars'
| He produced the circular and gave 1t TO the
commissioners who filed it away Thls IN
.tdent caused considerable surprise Mr.
Robinson then said that he had mentioned
| the fact OF receiving the circular 10 sen
| ator chandler and upon the advice OF tnat
gentleman had sealed it up and he had
shown It to no one until this time ne
| was asked to contribute 800, he saiu'
and he wrote to the civil service cominls-
| sion, asking them as to his ability 10 con |,
tribute under the law. He was informed
that he could not contribute. COPIES Oh
TINS correspondence were made part Oh sho
| evidence. ,.,
Postmaster spalding was chairman OF tbs
renublican state committee in 1895. lie
| said tnat he received one OF the circulars
| nm which the charges are based, nut tna'
he did not contribute When chaifmaI
OF the State committee he said ne person
ally signed the circulars which were sen
out but none were sent TO Federal oihce
holders except to senators, consressihcN
and Judges of the Federal courts.
No other witnesses being available, tn'
hearing at this point took recsess unti
l p. M ,ra
against Senator Gallinger are based wer
sent out last fall by the republican slat
committee, of which Senator Gallinger wa
chairman. After speaking of the import
ance of the issue and the amount oil worI
10 be done the circular continued; AID
sent voters must be brought home, litera
ture must be sent to all sections oil Tn
country, speaking must be malntaine
throughout the campaign, while the niil
for the travelling expenses for speakers
: postage, telegraphing. printing etc,' WI
= be necessarily large. No help VIII be re
d ceived from the National or cohgreSs'oi,
O committee We must look to those wh
S are honored by the party OF the State
It meet the expense of this campaign. Kno"
ing the interest that you feel in the r.
y publican success take the liberty OF ash
z ing you to contribute s.. which sum y.
5, can send by check or money order IN u
It enclosed envelope to the treasurer Oh u
o republican State committee a, Concoru,
10 II. Please enclose this circular with yol
IS remittance that there may be no mistal
le in the name" -,
he Thayer. treasurer OF the republican Sta
committee.
N The afternoon session was productive
n warm colloquy between the TWO NC
W Hampshire senators.
n No witnesses were on hand when I
t afternoon scssion was called to ord'
and by direction of Mr.. Brewer, Speci
- Agent Wales read correspondence betwe
the commission and William s. Thay'
treasurer of the republican State col
mittee In 1898, whose name was signed
the assessment circular.
The commission had asked Mr.. Thay
whether Senator Gallinger. as charm
of the State committee, had directed
requested the treasurer 70 send out
= assessment circular; also what knowled
senator Gallinger had OF the treasure
action and what connection he had with
being an officer OF the commission
Mr.. Thayer replied, ~ acted on my o
responsibility and am answeraDfe only
The committee for what did
so Mr. Thayer said that neither sena
90 Callinper nor the State committee m;
* any suggestions about the circular,
10 knew about its being sent 70 Federal
W A letter from Louis v. Hoyt, secret
NJ the republican State committee. G
tanned a statement from Senator Calm