East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-24

Governor Chamberlain made the
following comment when shown the
. text OF Senator Fulton's reply to the
charges of F. ]. Heney:
THE intimation In Senator Fulton's
reply to Mr.. Heney is that my state
ment was made to Mr.. Heney IL years
after the time when 1t is. said that
money was paid to ]. S. Smith, and
that made the statement for political
purposes and to aid in accomplishing
Senator Fulton's defeat In the present
campaign.
ITO show that this intimation Is
neither fair nor Just I deem II proper
10 say that Senator Fulton knew
when he prepared his reply to Mr..
Heney's address that these were not
the facts. He knew that my informa-
ton was given to federal officials in
the course Of an Investigation which
they were making about two years
ago, and was not given for the pur-
pose OF the address recently -ma6e by
Mr.. Heney. Evidence OF the untruth-
fulness Of this statement is afforded
by the following kilograms. the first
of them having been received by me
from Senator Fulton on February 8,
1908:
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 8. 1905
Governor George f. Chamberlain. Sa-
lem, Ore.-Have just received copy of
Heney's speech. Before making state
ment ask you IL you ever made state
ments as credited therein to you. 1t
Is OF course impossible that l should
have said anything OF the character
to you, and call on you 10 repudiate
same.
&C. w. FULTON
"The next day I sent the following
reply:
Salem. Ore, Feb. 4, 190S.-To
Hon. C. w. Fulton. Washington, ID. C.
My statement used by Heney in ad-
dress substantially correct as given
by me to one OF federal officials about
February, 1906, in answer to request
for statement as to what took place
at time OF your protest against Smiths
appointment to position at prison.
About same time same statement
made to Heney. Your protest was
made in hearing Of myself and two
other gentlemen, voluntarily, and as
supposed to influence my official ac-
ton, and was the first intlmation ]
ever had that Smith had received |
money. Because of your protest in |
vestigatlon was made by me as to the |
subject matter OF your charges |
aga nst Smith. 1t was talked Of con-
siderably in course of my investiga- |
ton did not consider your pro-
test of any of the proceeds or a con-
fidential nature, but in the line of my |
official duty.
GEORGE e. CHAMBERLAIN
"These kilograms, taken together,
are sufficient to show that my state
ment concerning the Smith transac-
ton was not made for the purpose of
injuring Senator Fulton in his present
campaign, any more than the facts
were used be to injure him during
his senatorial candidacy before the
legislature of 1908. The facts were
not used then, and so far as am con-
cerned were only used in the course
of an investigation two years ago by
the federal authorities.
"That Senator Fulton made the
protest against Smiths appointment
to q position in the penitentiary and
that the grounds for his protest were
as stated by me are practically admit
ted by him. There is nothing further
in reference to the matter that care
to say. leave 1t to the people to
determine the whole controversy and
to decide as to the moral aspects of
the whole transaction"