art thereof, whenever requested so to do by John R. McLean,
upon 'Contract No. 1,000,' a copy of which is to be given to each
subscriber upon payment of any part of the money hereby subscribed.

"It is understood that each subscription of five thousand dollars
shall entitle the subscriber thereof to a one-twentieth interest
in said contract.

1. J. E. Campbell . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
2. J. E. Campbell . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
3. J. E. Campbell . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
4. Wm. McKinley . . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
5. Justin R. Whiting . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
6. Justin R. Whiting . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
7. B. Butterworth . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
8. John Sherman . . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
9. John Sherman . . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
10. S. S. Cox . . . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
11. Wm. C. P. Breckinridge . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
12. Wm. McAdoo . . . . . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
13. John R. McPherson . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
14. John R. McPherson . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
15. John R. McPherson . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
16. F. B. Stockbridge . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
17. F. B. Stockbridge . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
18. ................. . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
19. ................. . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.
20. ................. . . . . . . Five Thousand Dollars.

The paper referred to in this alleged agreement as "Contract No.
1,000" purported to be a contract for the manufacture and introduction
of the Hall and Wood ballot box, to be used by the United States
government whenever it had the authority to use ballot boxes. The
merit claimed for the box was that it was constructed in such a
manner as to prevent fraudulent voting. This alleged agreement
and contract, taken in connection with a bill introduced July 23,
1888, by Mr. Campbell, in the House of Representatives, "regulating
Federal elections and to promote the purity of the ballot," which
required the purchase by the government of the ballot box mentioned,
would of course, if true, present a clear case of corruption on
the part of the Members of Congress signing the agreement, so grave
as to justify their expulsion.

A copy of this paper was handed by Governor Foraker to Murat H