The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19


men made the campaign subscriptions by
the hands of Mr. Bellman, through the
hands of Mr.. Bellman, and not to Mr..
Bellman. The opinion of the Attorney
General is here which i will submit il
you wish it,
The Chairman. You can just state
where we can find the opinion.
Mr. NJ. | suppose it is in the files of
the Postoffice Department.
The Chairman. You can say Il is.
do not care to cucumber the record
with il.
Mr. M, All right.
The Chairman. If Iunderstandit, then,
you had nothing to do with that in one
way or another2
Mr. NJ. No, sir; 1 made no assessments
or collections or anything.
The Chairman. Information has reached
the committee that some of these men
were employed under assumed names;
that w. A. Clarke. at Richmond, Va, had
assumed that name.
Mr.. NJ. That is true.
The Chairman. What is his manner
Mr.. M. His name is Machen. 1t was
Cor the purpose of secrecy of investigation
The Chairman. lie was your brother2
Mr.. vi. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. And was employed
under an assumed manner
Mr. NJ. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. And it was done for
that purposel
Mr.. Nj. Yes, sir. | want to explain
here that at the time we found the Auditor
could accept vouchers under assumed
names on certificate from the First AS
sistant Postmaster General, Mr.. Clarke
was dropped out of the service under that
name.
The Chairman. And he went in under
his true manner
Mr. NJ. No, sir; he did not go in at ALL
But it was done for the purpose of secrecy
of investigation, as it could not be con
tinued under the name of Machen. In
fact. all the agents went under assumed
names in different places.
The Chairman And it was for the
purpose of keeping them from disclosing
their IDENTIFY
Mr. NJ. Yes, sir
The Chairman. In order to make their
service more effectiveH
Mr.. NJ. Yes sir.
The Chairman. Was such a man as
Samuel Bright discharged
Mr.. NJ. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. Why was it that the
recommendation for the reduction of Mr..
Bright's salary was made2
Mr.. NJ. | will tell you why Mr.. Bright
was reduced. Mr.. Bright was receiving
81, 600 a year in my office. He did work
-puttered along on work, ratheT-that
is now performed by another clerk in my
In,
opposed Mr.. Bright's reduction. | held
It up for twoyears at 81, 800 on the ground
that it only makes a clerk worse to reduce
him. | would rather dismiss a man out
right than reduce him. That was the
only reduction in my office, and at the
time Mr.. Bright was reduced two Other
Republicans, or daughters of Republi
cans, were raised, and one of these ladies
is now doing the work in thirty minutes
that it took Mr.. Bright seven hours every
day to do.
The Chairman. 1t has been suggested
TO the committee by one or two parties
| they will probably be before the com
| mittee later on but l thought | woulC
| give you the advantage of it now, 50 tina
you may answer it) that at the time par
ties were appointed they were required
to 90 before Frank r. Raymond, genera
agent OF the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and take out policy with him
Mr.. NJ. That is absolutely false.
The Chairman. So that was not con
dition precedent
Mr.. NJ. Not at all. Mr.. Frank Ray
mond is an insurance agent here. A gooC
many Of the "boys," especially the Obi,
"bOys," when in Washington, make Mr.
| RaymOnd's office a sort Of headquarters
but there was no such condition at all.
The Chairman. You had nothing to d,
with thai?
Mr.. NJ, Nothing whatever,
The Chairman. Did you have com
mission, or transferable railroad pass
signed by the Postmaster.General2
Mr.. NJ. Yes, Sir.
The Chairman. State the power con
ferred upon whoever is the possessor o
one of these. Can he transfer it?
Mr.. NJ. No sir; he cannot transfer it
never transferred mine either. If tina
is charged, l will say, gentlemen, tha
Mr.. Bright, who sat next TO the desk o
Mr., Bellman, and saw these envelopes
opened and the money taken out, and HI
has built up great bugaboo on tha
thing.
The Chairman Bright did2
Mr. NJ. Yes it was all done in tht
Office, open and above board There wa
nothing to con ceal about it.
The Chairman. That is why 1 askeC
you on that point. wanted to get
out, because it has been put in here ant
/ wanted to go to the bottom of it,
Mr.. NJ. Yes, sir,
ITO be continued