The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-09-24
Offices Ghusin,: Zen. Dssige-Briberf and
GoInnIiOu.
From Lie Davenport Iars.se.

One IF the most ridiculous pieces af
assumption ~ presumption set an by Gen
Daf.c ia his speeches ". that office has
been chasing him up these twenty gears.
The inierpnee in thus ghr0vn cut by this
grant man, that Con Dodge g ~ remark
able abuve ms Gelow men for high a.itent,
honesty, &c, that during all this on
interval office has actually been begging
his accnptauce liz has not ssirred Il
hand ar foot f1r atfiee-oh no. Offices
come "a hin and fall right DOWN at h}s
feet. while atAer grea men both in tAls
and either States have had 10 pursue atIi
ces right lively "a ret them. Vow We
are inclined To think this distinguished
individual in III this making a iimsy at
TEMPT 10 conceal the semagogge. There
has been no more fudeiat; gable seeker
fir office in the State If Iowa, than this
same Dodge r. has besn rhe very lead
er af affrr seekers in Iowa. He cane
here all office holder twenty-ane years ago,
and naa been after at;ice ever since. The
Pella at.efts rev We a piece Ut political
history "a eunueeLIan with Dodge, which
shows now ernest a seeker tor Office la
vas even as fur baek as l.-t3, anu aaw
mach he then raiied as he does at this
dag. an 5riieryaaa % -rapt'oa for SUCCESS.
Iren- Dodge vas a caIdadate for the L
:. Senate before che first Legislature
which assembled IN the .siafe Of Iowa,
ani wanting more votes than he poSsessei.
ba lni his friends resortad I'd 5ra}jery -
On the 9th of December, /. E6, the fol-
lowing communication WIS made tn the
House, IN the afternoon scssiuu-uaeie
page ST af House Journal
iIr Nelson knr the unan nous con-
sent OF the House being obtained far
chat purpose, rose N his plaea, and mad.
the following statement sn the House:
That since he had presented his ere
ientiaIa and taken his seat ~ 4 member
at tAis Il 1nse, he had been approached
bv several distinct persons. reintIve TO
the casting OF ms vote for aitea states
Senators: aud that severa alsSInct propa.
srtiana OF money AMI ether reward Aad
bean offered hIm. Ii he would vote for
Gen Dodge for senator, md j t. daii,
ar either ai them, a. NAV or higfit b'
determined anon, which determination
yas tn be made known 10 him. King,
nre re~iuna 20 the c;istlng IT his vote tai
. Initaa States Senator's; aud that they
yaul. secure ann from all blame ar sus
plsinn. 0y procuring written n5tru men.
from his King constituents, instruct
ing him 70 vote. And further, that :
T Narsiiali gare him i've dollar not,
an tAa State Bunk OF Ohio, on vestarfta'
| evsnlnr, and told iln to eall upon hin
f Al anv further time and he yonid Civ
. him one huadrna dollars, or any amonn
!, he wanted And further, shat sad Mar
. shall tui,i Nun King, that it was Dnurn
nancy He also gave him two race' pt
!, of noehtne.,sa.
! IA an Of vhicil proceedings ne M
I ,c,nd ,nder the a.iv,c,: and the full knov
,a.,a af Nc GaGdreil and atiiats ar u
!. y friends. And for the purpose OF faii
!. exposlna the CO.. ruptlon AID tiie aetaf,'
], ;na,,on 10 briba members, By men VI
h we're ampoves for that purpose, aid th
!. ,thsr members OF 5his House might
!, njaeed N thnr guard and BE- prepared
!, aes under lie ful knupIei-e Of their q
n signs.
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