The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-02
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No Bill Against N. 81.
Senator.
The Accused Makes a Statement to
Public.
Declares Case Personal
Persecution.
Content to Leave Matter to Good
Sense Of People of State.

Concord, N. H.. January The federal
grand jury for this district, after several
days sittinG. rose this aftsrnoon and
Immediately thereafter U. b. District
Attorney Hamblett OF Nashua, announced
that "No pili had been reported against
Senator Jacob II. GalIingsr. Two in
diotmsnts hal bean found by the jury In
other cases, but interest, conferred In the
charges which were heard before It
brought by former Governor Charles A.
Busiel. alleging that Senator Gallinger
had violated the civil service laws In per-
mitsing circulars bearing his name ss
mittss to be sent TO government offioe-
holders. soliciting funds. Among the
Witnesses was Senator VIM. K Chandler,
and the others included some OF the best
known Republicans In the state. The
Lrsssntation Of the case before the jury
was delayed BY the absence OF Mr.. John
II. Walker, secretary to Senator CALM
ger. and as that gentleman appeared to-
day the case was quickly ended. The
United States court opened It's session
this aftsr noon when two Indictments
were reported and the announcements
made rs TO senator Gall!nger's case.
Later In the afternoon Senator CALM
ger Issued the following statement:
81 accepted the ohairmanship OF the
Republicans state COMMITTEES at the earn.
est solicitations Of the leading candidates
on the ticket in,response to the unani-
nous demand OF the com mittse itself. l
fkxA al, hAU I Nv
needed rest, simply because l felt that l
was drafted into the seryice. had no
personal or political stake In the cam
paign and gave my services wholly for
the benefit Of others.
1.-THE campaign Was conducted decent
ly and honorably.a less amount Of money
being spent than of any campaign since
1850, being considerably less tnan one
half Of the amount expended In the cam
paing of 1894, when Charles A. Busiel
was u candidate for governor, and VIII
liam E. Chandler . candidate for re-
election to the Senate,
"For ths faithful and unseIti III service
1 gave my party and Its candidates
have been illuminated BY CERTAIN men.
Investigated by the United States civil
service commission and presented to u
federal grand jury for indictment. The
whole Q fair has been n discreditable, per
sonal. political persecution. 1t has end
ed precisely as knew 1t would end, and
~ almost every self-respecting Citizen
Of the state expected IL to end.
"Ths men who instiaatsd and pushed
the scheme can now take an account of
stock with view Of determining whether
1t has resulted In gain or loss to them.
For myself, shall go about my work
in Washington intent upon carefully
looking after the interests of the people
Of New Hampshire, irrespective of party,
as have endeavored to do heretofore.
and as my record amply attests OF
course am grat'fls cd at the outcome and
am glad to know that the finding was
made by jury one half of whom were
Democrats That proves conolusiveiy
that the evidence was Overwhelmingly
In my favor, notwithstanding the wit
uesses were called by the complainants.
The affair has given the newspapers
chance to display soar hsad-linst for
fourteen months, and 1t will now be re-
legated to the long list Of unsucces sful
political conspiraoies Of which the his
tory of our country furnishes many In.
structive examples. have never inten-
tionally EARNED any of the men who are
engaged in I..this persecution. have no
grievance with any one and am content
to leave the matter to the Judgment, In
tesrity and good ssnss Of the peopb of
the state"