The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-06
WHY THEY WILL
OPPOSE WOOD
Views of the Minority Of the
Senate Committee.
SOME CHARGES NOT DENIED
MANY UGLY STORIES ABOUT
THE DOCTOR.

IHEASHINGTON. Jan 5-The views Of
W. the minority Of the senate commit
tee on military affairs. protesting
against the confirmation Of Brigadier
Cen Leonard Wood TO be major gen
eral have been prepared in the fern or
a brief to be used by the opponents &c
this nomination when the reports oe
the committee are presented for the
action of the senate in executive SEES
sion The brief follows the testimony
introduced before the senate committee
IN the investigation which. was begun
on Nov. 10 and continued until Dec IT,
directing the attention Of senator's to
The passages in the printed report OF
the testimony and emphasizing the
charges made before the committee. It
Is declared most of the important mat
ters brought out in the hearing came
to public knowledge subsequent to
General Woods promotion to be brig
adler general. and that no competent
investigation has vet been made ia re-
gard to the actual facts of General
Woods military career and experience.
These assertions are made for the
purpose of meeting the argument of
Senator Foraker. that objections to
General Woods advancement should
have been made when President Nc
Kinley had under consideration the
matter Of promoting him 60 brigadisr
general.
Some Charges Not Denied.
First submitted in the brieg is the az
sumeut that 1t is not denied that the ore
ders to the courts. which We're introduced
by Major Il. o. Rathbone. we're actually
issued by General Wood. These orders
were for the admission of eN psrte testi-
mony. and I'm shat connection attention
has been called by the minority 10 an or
der issued by the secretary Of war ia
which General Woods orders are de-
clared TO have been q peryersiou Of in-
stTuctious.
Secretary Roots order was promulgated
by Colonel Scott as adjutaut general on
November H. 1901. ana transmitted 90 the
court on Nov. -. 1901. ~ TINS military
order the prosecution is instructed thaC
t % mas any intention of using as evf-
dence in the trial Of the postal cases tes-
timouy applied for Ia the United States
steps would be taken % Immediately in
form the proper judicial authorities thai
this cannot be allowed
The minority says that to get around
this order General Wood used his author
itE rs military governor % change t1s en-
tire Judicial system Of the island.
Pardon of Reeves.
The second count in the brief o. the
testimony relates TO tle pardon of rs. d.
Reeves and his testimony in the postal
cases. Tn this connection the attention
of the senate is directed 10 the state
meut of General Wood iH answer 60 the
charges filed by Major Rathboue. Cen
sr9l Wood tells the circumstance under
which Reeves surrendered 1nonev re-
CciVed from Neely i'm The Cuban postal
frauds and afterward turned STATE evi-s
oenee iu tne trials General Wood SAID
that I'm perdOninG Reeves he believed he
had the right to constitute him Wit
ness for the state. for although Reeves
had been a defendant. The HAD confessed
freely and fully converting the frauds
committed in the postOffice department
II IS charged further that Geuerai wood
failed TO inform the court that be had
promised 10 pardon Reeves, and that in
consequence of such failure the court re-
gdrded Reeves as defendant and per-
mitted him TO testify without the solemn
ity Of an oath.
General Wood is charged in the third
count with having violated a promise
made to Major James i. Runcie not 20
cause the arrest of COrydOn II. Rich. who
had been an assistant to Mr. Neely in the
finance bureau of the department ot
posts.
The Magazine Article.
The Runcie magazine article IS the sub
Ject OF the fourth count With many ref
erences TO the printed testimonies for the
purpose of supporting the argument. this
statement is made:
'Runeie swears that arrangements were
made between himself. Ray StaDDard
Baker and General wood for Ruucie 90
write am article covering ali Cuba, and
General Wood understood that the article
a
administration. He also swears tbaF
after il was written General Wood asked
MIN if il had been written ami sent 10
Baker.
'.Baker states that General Wood wss
very frank in his expressions OF criticisms
Cf the Brooke administration. and that
as q general result Of his visit 10 Cuba
he found that General Wood was an
tagonisUc TO General BroOkes admin
istration.
Jai-Alai Concession.
The Jai-Alaf concession forms the fifth
count I'm the minority's brief and the fol-
lowing summing up is made.
Judge Advocate General Dudley states
that the concession To this institution
was never completed by the signature OF
The Spanish governor general The presi-
dent of the company states the documents
of April =. 1919. ard oct. 10. 1879, were
submitted To- General Wood. these docu-
ments being approved bE General Wood
In all their parts They incI1ced the
grant of Il monopoly for ten years The
claim tnar the gambling was an adjunct
rather than part Of the game. Is dis
proved by the president of the Jal-Alai,
General Wood did not furnish tull lu-
formation for tie action OF the war de-
paTtmCut WaEiSs Chairman. with I1ts
fanny q Co. Of New Y ork testified Thai
an order was cabled &C Tiffany br SIR
Iar1squeta Tor silver service valued ~
about 5000 ard that he took such ser--
ice TO Havana. where II was accepted aut
paid for by Zarasuueta. That this was &
gift to General wood from the Jat-Alai
company is admitted.
Other Charges.
The sixth count SAYS,
General Brooke testified 90 the i1-
zubordinati0n Of General wood end thal
he fBrOOkcf refraineo troD q c9uttt
martial process because Of the leetAl
That such q step would not ue sanctioned
bv the war department.
The seventh and last count I'm the br.a
refers entirely 10 testimonies resardirt
General Woods vcrdctty. The testiU1EJ
OF Brigadier General Ludlow COM
mander Lucieu Young, MajCr Hunete,
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