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Show Tho Grover InTestiiratioii. Portland, 11. Before the investigating investi-gating committee Senator Palmer of j Bputou county, in contradicting i Stiles' testimony, swore positively that' ho nuver told a living man, woman or child in the world that he was going to be superintendent of the penitentiary. peniten-tiary. Dr. J. R. Bifoy teatifitd that he had lived in lietilon county twenty-five twenty-five years; understood that Palmer wus elected as a Nesmith man. Benton Ben-ton county favored Nesmith as against Grover by a large majority. In a talk with me, Palmer said, "As far aa Benton county in concerned 1 don't care particularly; I expect to leave hero. I have been oflered the superintendency of tho penitentiary, and expect to accept it." This was on Sunday after the senatorial election. elec-tion. I saw Goldsmith at Salem at the time of the election. He neither admitted nor denied that he brought money to Salem. Palmer told me ho supported Nesmith in the caucus but concluded that he did not fill the bill aa a democrat, and consequently joined Grover. Noonetold me money was used, but many told mo they thought so. Wuittaker, president of the senate, told me immediately after the election, "I am satisfied Grover has been elected by the uao of money. 1 do not exactly know it, but I came pretty near seeing money paid out." Witness continued: " VVhittaker, a farmer and democrat, told me he was satiblied that Nesmith had no chance. He had seen too many men go up stairs, including Mosier, Butler and others. They went upstairs to get money." Benjamin Simpson, surveyor general, gen-eral, testified that the evening before the caucus Palmer told him that he was going to be superintendent of the penitentiary; that he had been oflered it and was going to support Grover, aa Nesmith would not go into the caucus. "Palmer admitted to me that he told several persons he was going to bo superintendent." A number of witnesses residing in Salem were called to day to impeach Stiles' veracity. All testified that Stiles' reputation for truth and voracity was bad; thit his testimony was unworthy of belief. |