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The Clinton News-Record, 1899-07-27, Page 4• I TUE CLINTON NEWS-RECORb• WYWYNAPSAN. SNYVYVVYYVVY The Election a Most Disgraceful One and the Better Element Among the Liberals. Demands the Punishment of the Guilty Parties. VYWWWwPWW#WWWWW, For a Man Who Professes So Much to Shun the Very Appearance ''of Evil, Robert Holmes Clings to the Fruits of it With Amazing Tenacity. His Best Friends Say He Should Resign. Ottawa, July 18.e -The Wesb Miran and Brockville election charges were token, Sp by the Privileges and Elec- tions Conmaittee this morning. Mr. Todd, clerk of the committee, stated that the summonses were sent to the Sheriff 9f Huron, who had, serv- ed. 48 out of the 50. illiam Stanley of Hohnesville Awoke that he was agent for Mr. McLean at the West Huron election... Ris poll was. No, 5 in the township of Goderich. He counted the bellots before the Opening Cif the poll. .The deputy re- • turniug officer had •157 instead of 150 ballots. The extra seven' wet° bornt at his reqeest at about 11 o'cioak in blie melting. • . . James McWitinney of Colborne said he voted at the polling station, presid-' eel over by Mr. Denald Oununings. • Mr. Borden, who was conducting the examination,. .asked for • whom he marked•this ballot. THE LIBERALS TRY TO .01:1UT eta ext- . natmES. Dr. Rrissela, Liberal, objected to the question, at any rate at this stege of the proceeding. He held that it was impolitieand Improper to ask such a question, arid that a, provision in the act . forbade it. At this stage he held that it was not in the • public in- teresb to unveil, the secrecy of the bal. lot. Mr. Powell hela that the law prohi- bited asking a voter how he voted only at any legal proceeding attackinte the seat, 'but not at such en incatury this. ' Dr. Russell said Mr. Justice Strong laid down as a matter of public policy that voter should not be questioned as , to his vote. . Mr. Borden asked • Dr. Russell if, in the case of an indictment for fraud of a returning officer, such a question could not he asked, Dr. Russell said be was not consider- ing that case. ' BEATS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. Mr. Borden said this Was the case. It had already. been stated that this proceeding could not affect the seats. He quoted the Manitoba election repaid trials as precedents where the very • question was asked, the objection was taken and argued and the question al-. lowed. The authorities weee against Dr. Russell. There wag; a policy of public safety in preventing frauds by' deputy returning officers. No objec- tions bad been takeo to his calling these witnesses when he asked for them before the* House and tire cont. anittee. He had already statutory de- clarations from these witnesses, stating -hoWethey-hadaTnted. • SEEKING TO .Fito•VE aunereertY. Mr. Britton held that they were to enquire ip the conduct of returning and deputy retfitiling (Mem:. Ile thought these witnesses werescalled to prove some jugglery on the part of tho -returning officers. He could not see how the witnessen.voted Was go- ing to affect% this 'question. The re- turning ofhcer was a secvnaitof Perna - !tient and it he hail commibted wrong they shonld punish him, but this was notat scrutiny and the voters, should not be asked how they voted in this , enquiry. • MR. BORDEN Ili:With BAEINESS, ;11r. Borden feared there was some haziness on the part of some gentlemen present. Be could not call 45 inen at . once, but he bad the declarations of 45 MOS that they had marked their bal- lots fot Mr. McLean ; they had given ' these marked ballots to the deputy re - turtling officer, whose duty it was to put them in the ballot box and keep them safe, but at the end of the day only 30 were accounted for. , If that nid not make out a case- which requir- ed explaining, then the mental make- upi of those holding that positien diff- ed.from his own. ivIlL BLAIR IS FOSTED. Hon.' A. G. Blair said Mr. Borden evidently never heard of men .marking their ballotsaor one man when they thoughttbetewere marking thein for the Wier. It happened at every elec- tion, Mr, Firmin McClure held that the evidence of the witnesses alone would not have itself the weigbt Mr. Borden desires. Ile would have to prove more and prove it first. Mr. Borden said exactly. tbe opposite course had been pumped in the Mana toba, cases. • Mr. Bergeron asked if it had • been nossible that 43 Witnesses had been surnmonea there simply for an hour and a half to hear lawyers splitting hairs. The Prime Ilinister had ado - ted the establishmenb of a prima, Mete case and the witnesses were called to make out that case. Now members of the eommittee had chosen to dismiss this matter with the sole object, of reaching 1 o'clock without anYtiling • being done. Ala. THE Poetriens Oe THE llonsit, Dr. Russell moved that before voters be examined aS to how they voted the teturning and deputy returning ofil- eers and others present should filet be examined. Ron. John Haggett said they had all the powers of the House ; they were limited by no statue which tnerely dele- gated the power to' the judges; they. did 110t divert themselves. They had full powers to try the case, to declare the seat vacant, but they could not go outside the order of reference, titat was all. If the question of policy came in, it was only as a matter -of procedures and Mr. Borden was taking' the correct one, He was showing that 'votes had been diverted. When they get at bhe question of how the fraud came in first they must ptove the fraud. • MORE BAIR-SPLITTING. Mr.:McInerney refuted the idea that thia committee or the Parlmment, of Which. it was a part had divested itself of any power. He quoted Sir Louis Davies hi support, ot the •fact that it had not. Sir Louis would remember thab in 1887, ab the bar of , the House a witness Was asked 11, question tend: ing to criminate hitnself mid objected to anSWet, but Sir John Thompson ruled leo atiust. They were there to try the deputy returning officere end to call upon them to make their de- fence first was to reverse n11 the• ruled of evidence and procedttre. Sir Louis Davies claimed that in the Queen's County case it was a cese against the returning officer and he Was the first and only vintness He held that Parliament amid nob try an election Mae wbilst the power lay With the courta ; after that time• the power rettirried to PitHiament. He w agreed With Mr. Haggart that the corn- mittee could declare the election void, They were now taking initial steps Which might void the election. Mr. Bergeron Said Sir Louis Davies' WM MIAOW& about his reputation AS it laWyer and: about the reputation of . the thirty-nine Other lawyers in the eeitiataittee What was it they ted to do, to eelt the eteueed Mat, anac them ate they guilty or not guilty, and then gee if they Went any further P COL. ablielAtat MIMS A nalrennes Oa, Watt epOke tO the tatteetiOn Of precedent. This ease was perfectly: clear. They retained jur iediction still if they chose to exercise it. They could not go outside the order, If they made a mistake or failed to. satisfy the public:they were in a seriouacase. proposed so te conduct himself as in a matter above all potiticabecause whilet the .0onservatives were pressing this enquiry, in. a year or two the ease norglit he reversed, and the precedent they made be turned against their,. The ma -chine .Was getting eoo much power. , • . was:rill:4We StamottY BAD ' Mr, Borden thouent Mr. Siftaa din • not recollect the Manitoba cases very well. 7He quoted tbe Queen v• Saun- ders where the very first witness was asked. how be voted. • The question was allowed on the opinion ot •ell .the judges of the Suprenteetaotutafealani- toba. • a THE SECOND DAY. •OttavvitS July 19. -The investigation authorized by the House of Coinnions into the alleged malpractices et the re- cent Brockville and West Heron • elec- tions was continued before the Privi- leges and • Elections Cpmmittee thie ;morning, lefts Fortin. pr esiding. . When the committee arlsourned yes- terday, tbe motion of Dr. Russell. that tbe returning .ofileers- and offieials should be examined first, and Col. Tis - dale's amendment. that Mr. Borden's question put te witness McWhinney, how he lied yeted; was revelent - and shnuld be ttllowed were under discus- . . sion. • Sir Louis Davies said be bad looked into the law in the, matter. ' 'The. en- quiry was strictly limited to the con - neat of retort -ling. officers and did not• in any way imperil the seat.. 'Under these. circinnstences . he thooght the evidenee tendered should be Admitted, •but still contended that the returning Asian:OB.0'mnd be called first. It Wp.9 only maely andaiaia•alaglitforward., Powell referred to the oherige of •light Op the eidieet air .Leuis .DeVieS. and -contended • thet the•ceurse Itch:Anted by Me:Borden should•be punned. The arneedinent• was then put, and Sir . Louis said: 'The:noes have it.". . ' A divielonSheing taken, The areenda meat was lest byle to 17a • . . . ..a.teres'etetterens o* THE STAND. Then the -examination Of Ames" Mc, • Menusivas proceeded with. Ile. lived 'at Colborne and was a serutineet • for Mr:McLean at the election at poll 4, Donald Curnmings' booth. Mr. Edw. Shaw was the other • scrutineer: • Mr. Holmes' scrutineers wete jastee -Chis- holm. and aiiho Lawson.: A men Croat town took Mr. Chisholm's place ; his name was McEvers After 10•*teclock Chishohn•Wept away. A man named Dancey tookM0Evera place abolitain- • nee time- Dancy was not sworn . in. Witness objeeted to Daucey's presence. when counting time carne. Ma. Holmes' was then represented by• the'poll-clerk. the deputy returning officeis Lawson, Dailey and Chisholm. The deputy re- turning officer and Deena woula stay in, saying be had 'his papers. NEVERFRoDUCED PAPERS. . Witness demanded the papers, but he never produced them. Dancy took no part, but did•some talk, and sat up with the other scrutineers. The deputy re - awning officer put the counterfoils front the ballots. in the right hand poc- ket of his calla with one exception. He asked the deputy returning officer why he did this, ana he said it was 130 difference. . Dancy Wile a lawyer and a Reform stamper. allacEvers was it kind of a lawyer, A. paper produced looked like a ballot, only it WAS dirty and torn. The deputy returning officer gave no reason for allowing Dancy to stay. Dancer and PsIcEvers were not sworn, Ile did not know that Mr. Holmes' scrutineeers were sworn tit all. In cross-examination by Dr, Russell, witness said he kept tbe tally. Thei e were 08 votes altogether. The ballots were all right. end the papers made up. The only thing he saw, wrong was Cummings putting the counterfoils in his pocaea In answer to Mr. Bellswite nese said Cummings pub the counter- foils in his pocket before he put tbe Willa in the box. He could not say whether he look anything out of lus pocket: Mr. McInerney asked witness how mapy they had in their book marked for alcLean. Sir Louis Da,vies objected. They could put the book in. Ma Fortin said q y thueirt 1,t was outside the subject of in- ZiArtKilyei TIIE BALLOT. Mr, Bennett pointed out that the Italia so initialled that in order to see. the initials the deputy returning officer inuet see how the ballot was marked. A LIBERAL OrrzeMt. turning officer at poll 4, sworn, was a member 6f the Reform Committee. lie was told he mutt° be returning of- ficer some days before the election. Ile saw no one, talked with no onesand re- ceived no instruction:is and met no Lib- eral workers in connection witb the matter. His instructions were in the ballot box. He reeeived papers -from Lawson, Chisholm et alcEyers on bee hidf of Mr. Holines, but none for Deno*. TIM INNOCENT DIDN'T KNOW'. Ile did not know that only- two mart should act as scrutineers, Ile swore the three in and Marley did not act. Dancy acted' on kis own.behalf at the count, Ile believed Dericy was acting for Mr. Softiies. Ileacept the eounter- foils in his poriket so as not to litter up. the floor. He had heard that 43 men had declared they voted for McLean, ana thab only 30 had been found in the box, bub he could not; account for it. He marked some in ink and some in pencil. lie observed that if he opened the ballot so as to See hiS initials he could 'lee how the vote was marked. He put the counterfoils in the stove at, ,horne the same night. Witness said at first heelid not, burn them et the poll- ing station because there was no fire, but finding that, there Was a fire in the stove said it did not occur to him. Ottawa, july 20.-Clearly•on the ovia dame peoduced before the Committee otx Privileges and Elections to -day there was crooked work of the worst kind in•the West Huron election. The evidence of Deputy Retutning Officer Cummings lasuch as to require the fullest explenation Someone, lb le evident, aulatituted ballots marked for Holmes to the lumber of 14 in place of ballota handed to Cummings by voters marked for McLean, the Conservative -cariditatte. 'First, there are 14 ballots marked for Holmes initielled hy the deputy in n , an not ea petrel while there ere none initialled In ink' CA& for Mc- Lean. Secondly, it Was Amen that dim, 141 ballots are, ea clear ite tho noonday, different from the official balloter, ad tO paper, printing, size, etc., and no ono pretende that they Are not ; even Chun - min" the deputy, admits this on re O. °Mena bit ts. There are certain ,de• )1 The bola ballotit are thleker nd wider and f whiter met, than he Mr. Donald Cumming's, deputy te- INVoYONAAAAANVIANNAAAAAAA fects running through the (MAN num- ber of. falafel ballots Svhich are not found in the mysterious • bellots, The bogus ballots when put together show a white edge, while the block of gen- uine bellots is absolutely black on the edge. • . • Thirdly, the deputy admits that af- ter tearing eff the counterfoils, he laced them kilns pocket, on the preL euce that he dtd not wish to litter the floor of the room, altholigh he and others were smoking thron h the de and expectorating on the nor, whic he said he wits so anxious to save. Fourthly, instead of throwing the copnterfoils in the .stove in the pollIng • booth, in which there was .a nee, lie carr•ied thein home and there destroy- ed them by burning. Fifthly, Cuminiegs did not, ea the law requires, pumner the counterfoils -when tbe ballot was handed to the viiter, so that he bad no means of idea tifying it as the same bellot. It. ma.y he mentioned- that in the Garrow-Beck election for the Local House, a• Mr. atewarb bed been -ap- pointed in that same • cliviaion of Col- borne to act as deputy returning offi- but,in thr Holmes electiqn hie services were aisperised-with, and the present deputy .secureda Cummings, the deputy eoncerned, swerves positive- ly that the initials on the spurious bid - lots are his own. The evidence of the ' Censer vative scrutineer that he Mid not the faintest snspicion all (lax hing . that wrong -doing was being carriee on facilitated fraudulent action on the part of those engaged•in it. The dif- fei•ent points were brought out .in •veine able manner by leir. Borden, 'P. fee Halifax,- and by Mr. Po*ell, M. P. Mr Westmoreland: •The Conser- vatives' contention is Unit the bogus :ballots were *all inarken by • the • same -hand, as there is tittle or no veriation in the, marking. • EX' MINATION OE C 11HINGS • • When the dommittee reetatied this morning the examination of Denald Cummings, who was the deputy .re, turni n g• officer at pelting di vision. Nei, 4, township of Colborne, •was continued. He testahea that Michael Tobin acted iw poll clerk, but was. absent an hour 'for lunch during which time. the poll - book was .kent•by John Lawson, ePo. of the., Liberal scrutineere. Witness stated that Drincey, evhie was in the pollinabooth during the day, said he had papers authorizine him to act• agent for Holmes, .bitt did not produce them, • • r..Binden then showed the witness aSpeper anthOrizing Dencey ta act as agent for Holmes: Tine eerier was in the sealed envelope sent th the astern- ing officer from tins polling beetle after the close of the poll. Mr. Curninings examined the paperacarefullyeand then declared he bed norer seen it • befora. Ile was not able to•give any explana- tion of how it got into the envelepe. Fle wits quite' positiye that -McManus, the Conservative earutin eer, di d' not nrotest against the presence of Pancey the , ballots were being -counted; al- though a protest on the subject wae made by McManus earlier in the after- noon. • • • Ctmfminge irepeated the -state,- :tient made by him yesterday that on election dayine initialled some ef the ballots tvitl a pen; but finding that the naaevn.stsick in the papa', be discarded. it and used a pencil for the rest • of the • . , • susincions •CIECIMSTANCKS. . • lotsa-mYes, they are marked. in differ- ent ways." Another test . of the difference was made by. putting the 14 hoguti ballots in the middle of two parcels of genuine ballots, They showed like a white streak in the centre, tbe genuine ones being blackened bn the edges, the beg- , • us ones white. They *ere also wider and the edges untrimmed. . • - Then taking up tne block or book of stubs received by Cum inintes faun .the returning aillieete and used on election* day, sorne.ofthe unused ballots being still attached, Ma. Potvelt asked • the • vsitness to say if no was not 'satisfied . these 14 hallow could have neyer beers_ ••taken off the book, . . • "Yes, the witness Vayi.siltisficit;" • .A.t this points -Sir Louis Davies re. marked that it was quite evident that the 14 ballots were different. • • But Me, Powell wepe on with his ex-, • am illation. • • • "Can you give any idea," he asked the witness, ahow the change was made io the ballots from the tune the returning officer gave them to you till they were proclucal here?" "No," the •witnees replied: • "Aren't Yon satisfied those fourteen ballots did not eonie areal the' retrirn- ing officer at all?" - .• • "Yes, I AM settsfied." • s . • Mr, Cummings repeated Itie • • state- ment that the initiels on the back of these foerteen ballots were his owns but could not . offer any explanation, though he declared he had no soorce from which. to obtain' ballots. 'eacept *from the returning °nicer. . Being ask- . ed• whether it was not a fact that he hada fixed place on the hack of• the ballot fof petting his initielahe denied its Then lte was asked to examine the thirty ballots marked for hIcLeaa •aod • .sity Whether his initiails on the back of . eveey one of them were not on the• line showing through • the paper, Ile ad- ' rnitted that this Wits so.. Then•he was ..,Afikealo examine the ,ballets .rearked . for Holmes, andon these the-Wards- were.found to be in the same , place, eacept thet there was •41., variatien - theposition of the initials on some Cif the fOurteen•pecnliar ballets. • • • FUT CoUNTERFons IN Ms ri.icKFT.. (Tiimmings wee next asked what Wee his object to. Patina the counter- foils in'his pocket, and said it -ants anierely to get them out nf the way. Being risked es to relative nosition of. . -the ballot box and the seats ofs the Conservatiye scrirtineera inthe it was shown that at timee.sthe ballot box wits between the scrptineers end himself. Being asked if Vrtionian• and •John Thompson had eaid anything to him duringthe eay about "monkey- . ipg" With the ballots, hS declare4 they had not. In answer to Me. Russell be . •eteted that it would have beenr:possible . fer a votee to br•ing back it different . ballot -from the one .giyen to hiru anti for the deputy returnitig Officer te de- :, fieueistibt.sech ballot ie. the licot ip geed . . • trAeon. BECK IN VIE CITY. `, Major'Joseph Becks' prem. en t of the aVest Huron Liberal-Oonservatiye As- sociation, is in the city with the dee- tore from• the township .of Colborne in. that tiding._ bider .Toe heti the plea - _sure of introducing his .friepas frem West Huron to Sir Charles. Tupper, who had a friendly word for each of them, and then acalresiect thern collec- tively; ceinmending them for len.ving -their farms at this busy' season . of' the yew in order to vindiaitte the principle of perity cif electiens. . . ri.AN irk AN AGENT , . This alosed the. peoceedingb for the day. The appearance of the Dancy certificate of agency has brought Mr. Holmes into very chise connection. with t he case, mid some of the Liberal Metre bees are saying that beought to resign and that if he does not, the . Govern- " ment ought to call on him to do so. The 'practical abandonment of the case. by Sir Louis Davies and his admission that the 14 balloteare bogus., is very ominous, and it looks very much .rta if the 50 odd witnesses who haye been sithinrioned, and are here, 'are scarcely needed, as the evidence lemma in the ' ballot box proves conclusively that it it was stuffed with bogus ballets for Holmes, although it is not yet quite 1 h d'd tl st ffin Ottawa, July 21. --Nearly forty elec- tors of West Huron are•in the . -city chafing tinder their enforced detention in Ottawa. just before the coniniit- fee adjourned to -day. Mr. Borden, • Mr, Bergeron. and others endeavoured to secure a meeting to -night end tit -mor- row, in order to teke the testimony ef the West Huron nsen, and permit them to go home. but Sir Louis Davies and Mr. Russell of - Halifax, were so insistent that the committee shoeld not meet smile until Monday morning. that the the West Huron stalwaets-will be compelled to remain here. The ac- tion of the Minister of Marine shows • what little regard he has for the con- venience and interests of 40 men, as con treated with his own. Tne net re- sult of this morning's; epquira wait' to • 'elicit the information that there were bellots used in other polls than the township of Colborne similer to the. fourteen alleged bogus ballots, which are of different peper and printing . than the general run of official. bal- lots used at theColborne pollipg booth. The discovery of the fact that the fraudulent ballots were the sable as' the ballots that the returning offieer , had printed and were used at other polls greatly widens the scope of the conspieacy. The question hes uow to be solvea, who stipplied the bogus bal- lots? Wag' it the returning officer, or did SOME one steal them from ? Was ib the printer, or acme one who stole them front him.? The inference is clear that the ballot papers used for Stuffing the nallot box must have come : from the same source as the official bal. lots. Four electors testified today , that t hey voted for McLean. the Cam- servative Oandidate, but they had no reason tii suspect Cummings, the de- puty returning Officer, of subtaituting marked ballots for the ones originally given to them. It took nearly three- quarters of Hour t 0 secure trapaorunt Chia miming, the Liberal members generally. beiegaate. Sir Leuis Davies P7118 one of thei tardy, ones,. end was sharply taken to task by Mr. Bergeron, Sir Louie grumbled about being kept late in the Home, to which the retort wag made that if hlinisters were a little' teadier to give information the House Would get away much earlier. ANOTBEIt QUEER BALLOT; D. Cummings, deputy returning ont. cer at Colborne, wee. recalled and cross- exatninea by Dr. Russell, member for Halifax. The Tatter prodticed unused ballots for polling booths. Note 1 and 2, Ashfleld, and the evitness Paid -.the ed• gee of the ballots showed black or white itiabseriminetely. Mr. Ituseell then pronneed a ballet from No. 3, Gederich townellip, naid asked the witness to Compare it with the .fourteen alleged ' bo .ue ballots, The witness mid the be aft were the same, they Were tit tame paper rind bad the ARD10 IM fit:ions of printing.- Redid nal any ballots except thole that, he a. ed to the voters in the boothk Sir Louis 'Davies -Aro you pre "( ' He was then asked to' examine. each of the bellots separately. Having done , so, be achnitted.thab to all anpearance every one of the thirty ballots found in the box marked for McLean • Was ini- tialled in pencil.. Witness was then shown fourteen other ballots which were initialled in ink and marked for Holmes. 'Every one of these fourteen h • ig ,of the name "Holmes" perfectly straight, while the same black line WAS ragged and broken on every other bal- lot, marked foe Holmes. every ballot marked for McLain, and every Mused ballot which was returned to the re- • • "Deceit not strike you as peauliar that the only 14 bellots printed in this particelar ways and different from all the rest, are the ballots initialled by you in Ink t asked Mr.. ramie]. aWell 'yes," the witness admitted, "it did, but I 'could not accoont for it." "And in yew, judgrnentare not those - 14 ballots printed on different raper altogatlier differenb faun the others?" "Yes, they are on whiter , peper," re - red 11 o t • t F. • There was a general pricking up of ears and craning of necks as thie dence came out, and the subsequent examination whieb proved conclusively that these 14 were otinted on different paper. COULD ;StOT ACCOUNT FOR IT. Each of ihese fourteen ballots was then exemined separately, and com. pared with one of the other eighty- fem. In each case the fourteen were found to have ingrained marks differ- ent front the eighty-four. The wit - nese Omitted that the initials on ev- ery one of the ninety-eight were in his own handwriting. Ile was unable to account for the fact thith these fourteen ballots wete of different pa- per and apparently printed on A dif- ferent trin chine from the others. "Did you put a number on :the toursterfoil corresponding to the num- ber of .each ballot you gave out ?" Mr. Powell next asked. • The witness answered that he did not. "How, theteacnn tinned Mr. Powell, "could you tell that the voter handed von back the same belloe as you °gave ill'it'Orivity by the 'initials." "Taking all those cireumstances," said•Mr. Powell, -etnd the fact that these 14 nte all marked for Itolmes, initialled by you in ink, that these ballots are ail cif a different, kind from the other& are you prepared to swear that one of these 14 ballots was given you by the returning officer?" "I would not swear," replied the witness. aAren't yen satiefled that not one of these is a ballotgiven by you to the voter?" "They appear to be." "But they are not alike." "No in my judgment they Are not." Another development, tending to unravel the mystery of the disappear- allee of the 13 McLean imitate and the predence of these 14e "stamp" ballots Was brought 001 when the initiate 'D. C." on the' back of Litwin 14 were ex- amined. Compared with the reet of the ballots the initials were Written • with Much greeter uniformity. "Then as to the X on the ballot," Mr. Powell went ore "do you observe that on all these Pt bogus liellots the croesee are all uniform, and all in the Immo pub of the disc P" Yea" answered the Witn "They are ,pretty much Ott all the* other ballont tb cremes are different -some small, softie At -night and oth ed?" • . iiker and genuine, ig, some Crook. ' The eSit s (looking over t hal* • 11110, kI4VIC.4.4701?? •Plar.17.06 Who paid Linklater, the ab. eentee witnees iu the earrOw trial, to tokip the country aud pays We to stay away Who furntehes the money ? The pub - lie would like to know. Linklater was in Detroit re- cently. From there he went to Buffalo but returned again to the former city to meet a man front Goderich, one of the same hula viduals lay the way who has been figuring in the tioln3es investi. gotten. This is what Linklater told a young man front this county who met him in Detroit. From. the converaation the Y. M. inferred tbatisinklater wits wait- ing for more funds and on their arrive! would leave for (Weep. ifeNNWRANYINYVYIRRAIMURAMMIWARPAILVUUMIUt Wow the Machine Works. That there was f 1 1 i th Huron election was ebtin antly proven ou p ady n e Wes yesterday in ogle* of the deterinmed ef- • . . forts of ehe Liberal members of the Committee on Privileges and 'Elections to protect athe machine." It will be remembered that Mr. Bor den undertook to prove that forty-three h.allots had been cast for the Conserva- tive oniuliclate in a poll where only thirs • ty bellots were found in the box mark- ed for the Conservative candidate. The forty-three witneeses were not. permit- ted to tell how they marked their bal- lots, on -account of , the crinunittee'S scrupulous regard feir the secrecy of ' the ballot. ,The fact that there was no eecret involved tnede no difference, the excustewes good enough to prevent the evidence.getting before • the coeu- inittee for the. present. • • Rut tlia curious fact came to • light yesterdey that in this . particular poll, there were two kinds et ballote nsed. The miality and size of the paper differ- ed, and there were a slight but amnia', takable differencesin the printing. The' Idepety returning, officer was shown these ballots and identified the initials otiselie-back of each as his owti writings sWear ing to each one most positively. athen a latest curlews coincidence turn- ed up, setneafthe.ballots were initialled with a•pen and some with a peneil, bet the fourteen initialled with ink -were all merked for Holmes and were all found . to differ in general characteristic's erdm the other ballot papers in the aoxa That these ballot papers were foaged is.be.yond question ; th.at in some my- ' stenous way they were substituted for genuine ballots notrked for _ McLain seems obvious,. The deputy aeturning officer, Cunimings admits thet.• .these ballot. papers could not have been among the • ballob papers he received . from the returning officer, and adinits his signaturee on the backs, bat profes- • Hes entireignorance as to how they got into' his possession. • .• • . • • • -. If the Ooinmittee en Prialleges and Elections ism be eredited with ordure ' /try' honesty end intelligence•it will in- sist upon thui :point being cleared .np. .aotnevvhere theta is a printing office which is engaeed in the illicit manu- facture of ballots to be marked for Liba prat candidates and substituted for ae- al eine ballots rnarkedfor Conservatiee candidates. If Mr. Cummings is Made to tell all, he'knows it shonld not be di-• Moult to trace theprintingtiffice. It is • evidently avertalinportant part of"the inechinea and it explains the remark- . able success of the 'Federal tied Ontario •Governmentsin the bye-electicins. If forged *ballots were merlin West Elgin e West B uron and 'Brockvi liesitiss oilier fair . to assume' that theetwer e , used in, all the byeenections and even in. •the Plebiecite. • .• • .• • . . • • No superstitious reverence' tor the sanctity, .of fqrsed 'ballots sbould . be permitted to.prevent' tbe working of the .inachine, being thoroughlyexposed. The gentlemen who heve •profited di- ' rectly•oe indirectly by the •operations 'of "the machine" willbe Under grave • suspicion if they .attempt, any 'conceal- - ment of what is evidentlythe ierost gi- gatitio conspiracy,against .the elector- ate eaer batched. There 'have been a egreat •many. Federal and Provincial bye -elections in most of which it is pro- bable that the same workers took part,• and the same methods Were used, • and hence it isnot surprisitig with the same satisfactory results to the Federal end Proaincial - *Governments, Montreal Star; July 2Jst. to pledge your oath that yeti put into Ithe blithe box the ideieticel ballot paper that each voter banded to you when he returned froin behindahe screen ? - Wittiess-Yes. Q. -And no other ballot paper ? • 1,01718 oearaers. . Witness was • re-examined by Mr. Powell, who asked the witness if the ttvceballots,froaf No. 3, aloderich, were not in detail end general appearence sitnilar to all these- deposited for Mrs McLean- in that setae township. Wita ness replied-Ali/met all. q,—You hnve sworn that the first alleged bogus bellote yesterday wereta •elifferent width from the packet of bel. lots that wee given you a Q.a-Do yon think that those fourteen ballots canie frotn the same official • A --Yes. • • • _ • Sir Louis Davies objected eo the ques- tion and it was ruled, out. • Mr. Pewella-Looking at these . four- teen ballots, do'you say that they are in all respects .similar to tbe ballots deposited for Mr. Hohnes'and Ma Mc- Lean in No, 3, Goderich township? • ' 'A. -As near as I can tells • • • Cum mines was then.allowed tostand aside, and- Mr. James Watson of No. 4,1 Colbornes-wits called. He testified that he veted for Mr. McLean. He banded the ballot to' Cummings, who tore off tbe -courrterfoil and put it in his pock- et. Outernings took the ballot. in noth hands,. folded it again, and evitness saw Linn put it in the box. - • Sii• LonieDaviesaaThere is no clonbt about -your vote. <Laughter.) Mr. BOrden.-lead yottanyparticelar ,•reason to do that? . Witness. -I .partly thoiaght it • my place to •see it go. there. Witness was never cane/ask:el by Mr. McLean to vote for harn, but Mr. Mcs Lean, after theelection requested bun to make a etattitory declaration. • . To atlia-Beettoneivitn•eesercirl bad -always' voted Liberal, but as soon as he hears' Mr. McLean's name mentioned as •St: . caudidate he had voluntitrily said he - would vote -for him as Mr•MeLen.n had done a ler eat• deal for hie (Watson's) eownehip. . . . •• -Joseph 0. IVIcOrtens• •Another voter frotn No. 4, -Colborne, testifien that he .v.oted for McLean, and hitederathe :bal- lot to. Cummings. He simpoeed the' lat-• ter pa it in the box. . • . ' source'? „ „ SIR LOUIS TRIES TO 13uL , • Replying to Sir Louis -Davies, witness seta he saw thecounterfoil going into the •pockee•of Ourimings, but he would not swear; however, that he , saw him put it in the ballot box. Sir Louis adOpted a very bullying tone towards the witness, which led tcaprotests teem Mr. Haggett and Mr. Borden. • Mt. Baton held that Sir Louis Davies was quite within•his right in assinnine any tone or manner he pleased. • " -Joseph J.. Wright Of No. 4, Cqlbortie, voted for Mr. McLean. He had known Ma Cummings for many.yearseand be; lieved him to bean honest man. s' Mr. Russelle-He could not do such a thieg as etuffing the ballot boa. . • Witnessee-Wells human nature can' do a great deal if necessary. e Kenneth Morris, No: 4, Colhornesalso voted for McLean. He had been ac- austomed to voting for the Liberals and be signed the declaration as to how he votedabecause if he had refased to sign. McLean would.have said ne was .11, lime (Laughter.) • . CuliptINGS' MtEVIoITS CLIARACTEIL Mr. Britton asked what. 0.umininge' previous. &erecter had been. , Mr. Borden objected that the clues. tion was in evident. Sir Louis Davies thought. the lanes - tion should be put. The comaiittee to do with Cummings, the deputy re- turning officer, who had been eharged with the crime of ballot -stuffing. Mr. Borden said Sir Louis bed charge ea. front since Wednesday, wheri 'he held that this Irian was the witness who should be called first. Now he consitlerecl him a criminal. 'Mr. Lei Mon McCartha said he was convince that lesputions ballots were pub In the nox whieh wits in pherge of Cummings. Either Cummings oe some one else put them there, and therefote he thotight evidence as to character woe admissible, • . • • After a long discussion the question ,wats allowed, Witness said he had known Cummings for 30 or 35 years and had heard nothing egainet him. James Kirkpatrick swore that he voted for McLean. Ile was present when Mchlanus the Conservative serntineer, objected to the presence of Disney. Ite did not see Curmnings Place his (witness') ballot in the box, but no doubt he did. A discussion ntase alien& reducing the qtlornin cif the committee, but the matter. was finally postponed. Mr. Borden. said be renson to be- lieve that James Farr of Toronto. who wits deputy retnrhing officer in No. 3 poll, Goderich, was evading ser- aice. He asked for a furtber sum- mons to him, which was granted. ' Ottawa, • July (Stietiala- The first witness examined before the Pei- vileges and Elections Committee this morning was Hatnilron McManus, one of the 43 who voted for McLean at, the Colborne poll. William McConnell, like the prey- ious wittieSs, had voted for the Conser- vative eandiaate, and eigned a &dare- wtiounrdtgo, that effect about a month after - The evidence •of Henry Zoeller was Le the effect thnt 'had always been a Conservative; talit he voted for Mc- Lean et Colborne poll, and afterwards. signed a declaration to that effect. On the way home from the poll with Sas. Clurruninge, the latter asked, him how. he voted, end he gave him no satisfac- %Ile' ants subjected to a long cross-ex- amination by Dr. Russell as to how he had voted at the general electione of 1800, to show that his memory was des feetive as to the•position of -names on the ballot paper. • The•witnessevas of opinion thet the bellot he voted on had a square dise re - thee than a round one, but he wes not positive. Edwara Shaw, MR, Of Mr. MCLOAU'S scrutineers, said he was in the polling booth throughout the &tee but did not pay any particular attention as to how the deputy teturning offieer handled the ballets, except that when he tore the counterfoils off he pub them in his pocket. There was nothing peculiarly fleet about the flooe that they might ' not lave been thrown there, as people Were smoking and spitting about. Mr. Marius, he was poettive, had protested against Daneev being admitted behind the screen while tho ballots. were being counted. Witness had 110 suepicion the time that there wee anything wrong except when he found the Ma- jority for Dolmens wet so Mtge. This concluded the proceedings of the kitting, only four wi ,nesees out of the forty odd rernitinin , having been (seminal owing to thelength at, which they were croatexarnined by the Lite ereI Members of the eortimittee. ' The committee itcljottrned ett 1,80 p. M. till to.morrow, • en4WeiWifieWirWeelaaaa WAWA, itiliaNdiathea • MAKE 4 &RAN' BRDAST OF IT Toronto Star (moral) If thesLiberal party has no bet ter explanation Der tbe West Huron bye-eleetibn incident than was given -or not given -by the deputy returning officer, at Ot- tawa, to -day Mr. Holum% the member. 'who has a reputation for honor and upright character, 'should resign the seat whiph seems to have been won for him hy the peripatetic manipulators who have brought so mueh dis- grace on the party that; has al- ways protested its own purity and proclaimed its opponents' %?. sill'mh.e Liberal 'Government has a a' record which should command es success, and it can retain power ..k, without resort to stupid dishon- e. esty at the polls. ' It would be fi manly • to frankly admit „ the 1 offences of the heelers and bounce I them from tbe party, but to struggle ngainst'the revelations .e and allow- the exposures only „,.* aftea desperate opposition will .% merely increase the shame. t ilaIMMM WPM PAWN lanflana PIAMMANO Goderieh Col, C. Crabb retureed to his home at Chicago on Friday meaning. Mr. Martin, teacher, St.. Helene, spent•Saturchty and Sunday ,visiting friends in tovvn and cotantrys in- tends studying medicine so there will be a chanca for some °Vier teacher at Se. Helen's some (ley. Mr. Martin is exceedingly popular, and has taught there three consecutive years. Mrs. Strang is visiting Mrs, Fletcher on the Thames Road. Principal Strang of the Collegiate Destitute left on Friday for Toronto to take his place at the Board of Examin- ers in the Educational Department in ttiltaiti seal 685inipson, of---- is apending the holiday season with 'her brother, rIbteSsiniNtlible.rgall of Windsor arrived - by the Cannons early last week. The McGill,. Chicago, Captain" Tem - dale, arrived In our port en Wednes- day, 19th inste, With 21,330 bushels of corn for Moons' elevator. The Wrozeter-Gerrie vs. dciderich base ball match Meek place on the Agri- cultural groundii on Wednesday of last week and resulted in a score of of 9 to 17 in favor of the home teani. • aa Mrs. Morris of Hetet Bedford block, returned from her visit to Detroit, on Tueedity, 18th inst., per.steamer Oar. 14°Ninra: atld of Detroit are the • gueets of the latter's parente, Mr. and Mrs.. Becker. They are delighted with Ooderich. Mr. 3, Fisher of Lowell, Mich, spent his vacation et the Bedford hotel, the guest of his cousin, the proprietor. Mr. Fisher, after an absence Of twenty-five yeare, longed to see the old town egain, and Wag quite pleaded with its apparent prosperity, Judge Iohnston sod wife returned Wednesday week from their tour in the Vastern States, We are glad that. the G T sone a nevt man to assidt the present staff at the Statieti. The ataistent is Nell Bea. ton °Medford, end hi heartily wel- °owed by the friends of IdetsusStraiton johnston, who now tent gm, their Meals at proper bowl. Mist Simeon of Winghaul is the post of borough -it, Mutt LEVI told Nettle* MoColijlititionile toed, • -•:• JULY 27, 1899 etting Near The End. • - It is getting near the end of the Wiseman sale. In a short time we close the storo. Till then there are buying ?bances in. dry goods such as you will not have again in a long tune,• • We will not move a dollar's worth of goods that price will sell laere,, It is simply a question of turning as much of the stOck as pos. . sible into ready money before August 15th. Last Saturday's sale was a record, breaker, this week ,it should be just as good . with what is left from' last week's list and. these lines. added to sell from, THE WISE1VIAW.FUANISIIINGS. If there iS one thing aboVe another that we want Co clear out at the Wiseman store it is the stock of men's furnishings. Not a single 'dollar's worth will be moved if price will sell it. Balance of Colored 25c Socks for 15e. Shirts at 45e, Just about •one dozen pairs left in this lot. Extra fine quality cash- . Alt the Wiseman cambric shirts were socks, double heels. The miler . •with soft mill stiff bosoms, ail fest reason that we. are offering thern colors and ig ind qualities, balance at th is price is that they are colored, of lines that Mr. Wiseman Sala ab .$1 and $1.25 to clear them out here, to clear titan our. your choke •lho Very fine. quality fast black Ger- man dye cotton socl‘s with aittural balbriggan 'feet, much more conse . foeta.ble and better to Wear (nen the; all -black, 'Regular ice,40c, to clear them out 260 . ' Men's elastic web Beitees, good quality,. strong !mettles, WIseinen grit! line to clear thete out here .15o. -• •. Boys' colored elastic belts to pleat* at ' 10c • . . • Bargains in • .. Siimrn.er Vest§ • • • - Jug the -thing for people who. hav.e to wear wool all the year... ronnd • • Very fine quality. Health. brand ateclervests. and:wool mixtare. without sleeves, Wisemen price . was 75c, to clear them put • ; . ,40c, • Colored Silk Gloves• • Prices on Colored Silk Gloves bbould -sell every pair at the WiSOrnan • store., • Ladies' colored Taffeta and pure silk gloyes in tans and fawns aVisemen 35c, pa end .45c lines, all at one price .... ... .... . . ... . , '19c • Children's taffeta and pure Silk , glovee, sizes; 3 to 0, Wiseman price ayes 20c, to clear thee.i..ont, cholas 10e , 'Ladies' colored silk mitts, Wise- . mini price•was 404 . to 'clear. them out at • • • • • • Ithe • • •S Kid Glove§ fOr 63c . choice Saturday 45o Unlaundried Shirts made from good streng white cotton, • seanas . dtuoutilbeluerstektwn, linen bosoms, special 31)0 BoyS' Sweaters. We have just a Lew of the 'griiie- inan sweaters lefts and are sellitig boys'. ribbed swatters fernier price • gee for . . . .. . . • . :The-WiSeman Hats. • A cuStomer said the other day, ‘‘.I do not pa,rtic.ularly -need a hat but these . are so' cheap I *will.buy one 'for next 'fall,' . Yciu r.nay. not require one .just a't present but at the prices We. aye selling them. at. it will pay yon to buy fer next selValseonlis. fine' fne feit fedora , • best goods in the store. aViseinari. prices were from $1.50 to 5.2.25, We . have .beeh selling them since. . opened up at $1.1.8, rather than move thein we °free your choice att75o $traw Hats at -25d Your choice cif all the men'sstraw hatsan the Wiseinan stoca ..„.2ac Odd Lines of.',Corsets . ;We have ft lot of odd corsets in ,the Wisettan- stOek-rill'-linea-- It:-Onglit,,t o bp a goorLin.yeit.- ' thhearat w oe udt o .wn oe t hwai nl ld lpera. eTe o t chi pe amr We do not Whnt to miX the iment buying $ gloVes for 68c... on a table . on Sat-yrday all Wiseman.gloves with our own . d t one price your Choice t k • f 0 , • • of the ]ot at..., r .... . ••• 68o fore offer 'your choice' of the xnarke a . - . s oc 1 w t,an help it, there - These are all standard goods Wiseman -$1 gloves,-Nonle_...... and we have them all sPzes, 191 fasteners, lacing and battone . • , to 27. ' 1 at the one price., ........63 DGENS:BROSV • • IMPORTERS DIRECT • • L . • Selling the Wiseman Stock at the Wiseman Store. CLINTON, . • Goderielt. . Goderielt Music and moonlight marked 'the evenings of the 20th and 21st july. Miss Wilson and little sisters Belle and Hattie, acoonspanied by thei'r little brother, who were all; the guests of their aunt, Mrs.- J. C. Harrigan, left per steamer Cartnona for .Atindsor, where they will drive to their home at Wyoneing. • 'Misses Ruth Wiggins and Minnie McIver have been uending their vaca. ton at. Florence and Appin and will return to their hemes via De'troit. Miss Edith Wiggins and' her cousin, Miss McIver, teachers St David's Ward school, after spending a delightful time in Detrnit are now the guests of friends in London, ' • It is wild t. James Farr hes left Toronto -Jur .11aalLaba. Mrs. R. Miller, general merchant, St Helens, rued children spent a couple of days in town the•guests of Mrs. Miller's parents, Ma. and Mrs. leaao Salkeld, Keays street. Mrs Miller does a flour- ishing trade at St •Heletue Mr. Viradsworth has been visiting some of his relatives in the country. He was in town again on Saturday. , Mrs. W. R. Logan returned Irons Montreal last week and presided at the organ in Knox church on Sunday. After the sermon Rev. Mr. Anderson gave out the deaths of two people very vrell known to tile congregation, Mrs. Frede- rick Myers of Montreal, mother of the organist, Mrs. W. R. Logan, and Mrs. Dickson ofToronto, relict of Registrar Dickson, late of Goderich. The shower on Thursday morning made the stoneemasons frisky, They adjourned to the vacant lot over the way on Kingston street, where they ob. tained shelter frail' the pelting rain, which tempted them to pelt each other. If having a large concourse of people upon the Square, drawn by the music of the Marine Band on Friday evening, could give the Band pteasure, then must Bandmaster Greig have been happy. The evening was very chilly for july. The cornet solo, Flirtation, Polka, by the bandmaster, was raptur- ously applauded by the promenaders, and he was later in the eventng reques- ted to play the solo again. The mem- bers could net have, ell been there, for the music had not ae much volume as ueual. Miss Minnie Coutts and her brother, Peter, left on Saturday persteamer Carmona to spend their holideys with their uncle Coats at Portaluron. • • : Mr, Harvey of Pelee Islencl, or Point Pelee, who has preached there the past two years is, with his sister, Miss Her-. vey, the guests of Mrs. Elliott, South street. Ile leaves at an early date tor Victoria University, Toronto, • Miss Wigle•is also a guest cff Mts. Elliott, Miss Edith Wiggins and Miss Coutts represented the Christian Endeavor at the International convention at Detroit recently. Miss Wiggins wag the gate sent by thegeoderich C. E. Society, but :Mani ..Coutts made many friends among the 0. E. Eidoiety in Detroit, and thee Welted her to mike an address at the 'greatest 0. E. conveation ever held in Detroit. s The Mary Palmer 'church was °boson in which to hold tbe con- vention, but two other churches near by had to be opened to accommodate. the airovvd. Miss Sharman of the Cen- trist &hoot gitaff also attended. Great honor was , paid the convention by the city. AH the busitess bouses were profusely decorated. One shoe •store • looked lovely. It was decorated in pink and white.' fleyn's establishment had a wheel .covered with evergreens, and the letters, "O. E." forming the centere,,, were made of Marguerites. All honor *11"."" to the Americans foe their zeal and eta ergyand-kindness to their visitors. • 6 • • • a •• "To err is human," lint to continue the misteke Of neglecting your blood is folly. Keep the blood pure with Hood's Sarsapatellit. CANNED MEATS . . Canned Meats are a boon to the tired hoosewife during the sum- mer mon thS. They ,save time and labor. No hanging over a hot stove if you use Canoed CHICKEN - TURKEY TONGUE PIGS' FEET Our stock its all fresh and from * the best canners, Try a can of . Chicken for your Sunday dinner. Mrs. Le *Touzef returned laid week , . from -her four months' visit at St. George's, Bermuda: She reached Naiw ‘11:: York per steaneship Orinoco on the 4th of July and witnealiect the harbor in •. ala attire, every boat with its colors mg. Mrs. Le Tenet found her SOO - happy and prosperous, and her OWIl family, her sister and brother, Dr. PackwOod, happy and well. Drs. Pack. wood and Le Touzel are very popular on the Ilerson, Mr, Le Taunts of New York, toek her to see a aunsher of churches, •but-shosaysethe Magnificenoe of St. Patrick's ohurch in New York is simply wondrous. The windows alone "UV vevy costly. Dr. Le Touzel is quite anexperb with. the kodalc, which an lowed Mrs. 'Towel the pleasure of bringing hones a great. number of VieWs of the island, The trip did Mrs. Le Touzel a great amount of good. She noted quite a ohange in the island con. sequent upon so many newcomers sett- ling there. When Mrs, Le Touzel left Bermuda about g6 years ago it was morelike an old country istatiOn, un- progreesive, but now the wheel of pees - peaty is turning there iani Well MS else - Where, The levety sea single are almost extinct, owing to so mahy American anneal taking them 'home as 8011VihirS. She kindly showed us her collection, saying,- . "I am sure your colleotion, tneatungthat of Lieut. Skimings, is superior," end so it is, Twenty-five or thirty years ago, when 14frit. Le Teazel lived in Bermuda, there were few tour- ists, Rheumatism seems. to have trke iligioaes well As the shells. Truly good thing for Bermuda. It must be levely to visit an island where the houses tire built 0 'white stone, roofs White too, for the ly waiter theyoh. taki id trout the rein ROYAL CROWN SHYHOL AMAMAAMAA THE WORLD'S BEST . POLISHING SOAP For quickly . and easily polishing brightly, without crabbily. Silverware, Gold. ware,Dishes, Knives and Forks, Spoons, Cutlery of all kinds, Brass liainess, Brass on :Engines and toilers, Brass of kinds°, Copper Utensils, Tinware, Pewter, Glassware, Windows, Fire IP0118, Cooking Utensils of all kinds, Marble, Woodwork, Flobrs, Mirrnr01, Oilcloths, Bath Tubs, Bicycles 7"' Plated Ware, Etc.,. Ete, WILL NOT SCRATCH THE MOST Sole Agent, H* 13* OOMBE Cliemlat and Dvuggia* g.