The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-13
United States Senator Chandler
Wanted to Fight.
GALLINGER WAS WILLING
EACH DARED THE OTHER TO
COME OUTSIDE.
The Civil Service Commissions In
vestigation of Alleged Republi-
can Political Assessments In New
Hampshire Is Interrupted By
Lively Little Incident On the Side

Concord. n. H, July 12.-The hearing
in connection with charges of the vio-
latlon of the civil service against Cen
eral Gallinger, preferred by former
Governor Charles A. Busiel, was con-
tinued today. Only two witnesses re-
sponded to the invitation of the COM
mlsSlonerS to be present at todayS
session. They were Postmasters Henry
Robinson of Concord and H. A. Spald-
ing of Nashua. Their testimony was in
regard TO whether campaign circulars
asking for assessments for campaign
purposes had been sent out as alleged
in the charges.
Before any witnesses were heard,
General Gallinger asked permission to
make a personal statement, in which
he called attention to alleged untruth-
full statements made in the editorials
of a Concord paper and dispatches from
Concord to a New York paper.
The statements referred to by Sena-
tor Gallinger. that the present charges
are based upon the finding of a letter
in Concord addressed to a man in Rye.
y. H, containing check for 800 and
instructions to use the sum 'circum-
specify" amongSthe Indifferent voters
of Rye. 1t was also claimed that the
check was signed by Senator Gallinger.
This the senator denied. The incident
Senator Galiinger's statement WAS not
made a part of the record.
Strong Evidence Given.
Following this the witnesses We're
called. Postmaster Robinson stated
that he received one of the assessment
circulars. He produced the circular
and gave it to the commissioners. who
filed it away. This incident caused
considerable surprise.
M. Robinson then said that he had
mentioned the fact of receiving the
circular 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. and he wrote to the
civil service commission asking them as
to his ability to contribute under the
law. He was informed that he could
not contribute. Copies of the CORE
spondence between Mr.. Robinson and
the commission were introduced as part
his testimony by stating that he did
not contribute.
Postmaster Spalding was chairman
of the Republican state committee in
1896. He stated that he received one
of the circulars on which the charges
in this case are based, but that he did
not contribute. While chairman of the
signed the assessment circulars which
were sent out, but none were Sent to
federal office holders. except to SEN
ators, congressman and judges of the
federal courts. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Spaldings testimony a recess was
taken
Was Nearly a Fight.
During the afternoon the proceedings
were interrupted by an exciting cpl |
sode between Senators Gallinger and |
Chandler, who were only prevented |
from coming to blows by the interior |
ence of friends. Senator Chandler ac-
cused Senator Gallinger of being re-
sponsible for his absence from the hear
ing of Treasurer Thayer of the state |
Senator Gallinger dared |
Senator Chandler to repeat the state
ment outside of the room. Hot words
and the senators advanced to-
wards each other with clenrhed fists
when interference prevented blows.
Commissioner Brewer threatened to
nave Senator Chandler forcibly re-
but quiet was restored and the
nearing proceeded.