Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-06
GEN. WOODS OPPONENTS
SEND Out Their Feeble Arguments
Against His Promotion,

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In" nttrnti",' ,' If i ,,,i IL, directing
tho Irint ,.ip, W t'ile'o l" passages II
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| ~ ,nC1 ovni i ~ dnJ,i'aht general on NOV.
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ia;; ~ i,i'iii'.1"tciS INFORM tie proper
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ne minority says that to get around
,'!i. o .,f '''h. WOOD used his authority
| IT Hl!hta'H governor 10 change the entire
1uHi'idiH system "l IN" island:
~ Ss."iin count IN thc hrlcf of tn" mi
M tH ItHtt"% 70 tilr pardon 81 W. II.
l. NEWS anu nus testimony III the postal
'"NrS iil inns connection the attention
| 81 the Srnat" IS directed to tho state
| hi'llt Oh zen WOOD IN answer to the
on trSeS l!lcd by Mag. RathbOnp.
Gen. Wood said that in pardoninc
Reeves re htiicEcd &c mad the right TO
constitute MIN witness for the state.
Tor although Reeves had lcrn a defend
| "h'' ne had confessed freely and fuiiE
'cIh rfniilS the liaiidi committed i'll the
pn%t ONCE department.
The htl"t then refers to the testimony
"i Charles 7. Fisher, formerly managing
cuitor OF N" Havana Post and represent
ativc 81 The Associated Press. to prove
th''t zen wood mas promised Reeves I'M
mnhltE from prosecution II he would give
testimony III the postal cases ''nf me
character To help the government s
cause. II is charged further that Gen.
Wn"d failed to inform the court that H.
had promised to pardon Reeves and tiHt
in consequence Of such failure the court
regarded Reeves as Il defendant ana per
m!lt"d nam 20 testify without the solemn
i " on an "aih
q. II. Wood IS charged in the third count
Win having violated Il promise made to
MAJ. jams y, ltuncle not to cause IN"
arrest OF 'AfEcoli ~ hich, VINO hdd Dcci.
an assistant to Mr. Nicely IN the finance
| joct for the fourth count. With man