BUSINESS, Upon the reassembling of Court Guitean again took the stand and was aske "What was your idea in buying the Eh cage Inter-Ozean Guitesu—I proposed to newspaper organ of the to put into it the advertising patronage of the Chicago Tribune, the Republicanism of Horace Greeley and the enterprise and snap of James Gordon Bennett; 1 suggested it to some first-class newspaper men and they said it was a brilliant idea and thought it feasible; if I had got hold of the money it would have been feasible consulted several parties about it and thi all thought it a grand scheme, but would not put money in it, go it fell through among others I applied to Mr. Adams, Pre-of the Second National Bank of L supposed him to be worth half million dollars; I told him I would make him Governor of Illinois and he said he did not want to be Governor; he had been State Senntor and was a man of rout tion and character, but he did not out very well at my interview with him ho did not have any political aspirations I wanted to got hold of those fellows who had both aspiration and money; they wer the kind of fellows to help me; Adams di not nything about the Governors n about 60 years old, and ho preferred his old, simple way of living and did not care to go into politics; I also consulted my old friend Charlie Rood on the matter; I believe he put $25 into it, which he has not got back yet (laughing); I went into theology after that, and that was worse than the nows-paper business,
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