Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-02
NO INDICTMENT
Found Against Senator Calm
ger Of New Hampshire
On Charge Of Violating Civil Service
Law by Soliciting Political Funds.
Senator Issues Statement Declaring Gra!if.
catioa Of Failure Of ..Plc,."

Concord, y. H.. Jan. 1.-THE federal
grand jury for this district after sew
er2l days sitting, rose, this afternoon,
and Immediately thereafter United
States Attorney Hamblet of Nashua
announced that no bill had been re-
ported against Senator Jacob II. Cal
linger." Two indictments had been
found by the jury in other cases but
interest ccntered in the charges which
We're heard before it brought by For
rer tieE. Charles A. Busiel alleging
that Senator Gallinger had violated the
civil service laws in permitting circu-
lars bearing his name as chairman Of
the Republican state committee to be
sent government office holders soliciting
funds. Among the witnesses was SEN
ator VIM. T.. Chandler, and the others
included some of the best known Re
publicans in the state.
The presentation Of the case before
the jury was delayed by the absence
of John II. Walker, secretary to Sena-
tor Gallinger. and as that gentleman
appeared. today. the case was quickly
ended. The United States court open
ed it's session, this afternoon, when two
indictments We're reported and the an
Inducements made as "a Senator Gal
fingers case. Later in the afternoon.
Senator Gallinger issued tn" following
statement:
Fl accepted the chairmlrship ~ thr
Republican state committee At the
earnest solicitation Of the leading can
didates on the ticket in response To the
unanimous demand Of the committee
: IN, VI. h,ar1
greatly needed rest. simply because |
felt that was drafted into the Ser
vice. ] had no personal or political
stake in the campaign ana cav" my
services wholly for the benefit if
others.
The campaign WAS conducted de
Gently ami hunorably a less amount IF
money being spent than Of any cant
paign since 1880 being Considera bly,
less than one-half Of the amount eX-
neuded in the campaign of 1894. when
Charles \. BushieI was candidate for
governor ana VIM. +. Chandler can
djdate for reelection to the Senate.
For the faithful and uuscltish ser
vice gave my party and its candidates
I have been illuminated by certain
mon. investigated by the United States
civil commission and presented to a
federal grand jury for Indictment. II
has ended precisely as ! knew it would
"nd. and as almost every Sclf-rcsprct-
ing citizen of the state expected it 10
end
The men who investigated and
pushed the scheme can now take an ac-
count Of stock with Wow of determine
ing Whe Their it has resulted in gain or
loss to them. For myself, | shall 80
about my work in Washington intent
upon carefully looking after the inter-
csts of the people of New Hampshire
irrespective { party. as I have onGeav-
orci IN do heretofore, ana rs my record
amply attcsts. OF course. | am graft
fed NJ the outcome and am glad to
know that the finding was made by a
jury one-half Of whom We're Demo-
Gratis. That proves cOnclusively that
thu evidence was overwhelmingly in
my favor. Notwithstanding the wit
nesSts were called by the c amplairants.
The affair has given the newspapers
a chance to display scare headlines for
II months and it will now be relegated
to the long list Of unsuccessful political
conspir1cies If which the history Of
o1r country furnishes many Instructive
examples I have never Intentionally
harmed any of the men who are en-
gagged in this persecution. have no
grievance with any one and am con-
tent t. leave the matter to the judg
ment. integrity and good sense of the
people Of the state"