The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-07-19

during the election of 1886, is in point ::
Q. Were you there at the time Of the
election OF 1856, when Mr.. Buchanan
was elected y. Yes Sir.
Q. What Go YOU know about moneYs
being raised Of the employees of The Gus
tom House on that occasion? A. There
was certain tax levied on the persons
connected with the Custom House.
Z, What amount on each person ?
\. A certain percentage Oh person re
ceiving 5I,095 year; | think the tax
for the Presidential election was from
$50 to &33.
Q, Do you mean for the Presidential
election alone, or for both Presidential
and Congressional elections? A. mean
/ the Presidential election alone.
4 O. What about the other election ?
\. The amount was not so great tor the
State election.
I @. How mach was that? A. That I
/ 20 hot rccoIicct It strikes me that it was
from s. to 81; something like that.
Q. The two then, would amount to
/ the nei-hborhocd Of $40. \. Yes, siB
in the neighborhood.
/ Q. Upon what saiaricd officers was
that? 4, Those Of SLIGO, or rather,
$l,095.
@ Were Tie others assessed in pro
portion to these salaries \. Yes, sir
These contributions, upon the evidence,
must have been with the knowledge, and
al the instigation Of the heads Of Depart
mcnts, aud the disbursement Of money IN
! Pennsylvania must have been with the
knowledge Of }Ir. Buchanan himself
The following extracts from the testimony
of Mr.. Wendell viii establish this last
assertion.
! Q. wish to ask you a few further
questions concerning the elections in
/ Pennsylvania. When you had an inter
view with MIR Buchanan previous to the
election in Pennsylvania in 1898, did you
not freely talk with him in rcglrd to the
use Of money 10 carry certain Districts.
/ 4. | talked with him freely as to the use
/ Of money in elections; do not remember
as to any specific Districts; | talked
about the expenses Of elections generally,
the large amounts used yes, sir.
Q. Did YOU not tell him that you we're
compelled to use large amounts of money
/ B. | cannot say that | was compelled.
Q. That you were using large amounts
/ Of money? \. lie was cogui2ant Of the
fact that I contributed largely for the
elections.
i Q On what days Of the week did you
have long interviews with him; can you
recoIIcct? \. Pretty much every day,
[ presume; | do hot remember any par
tic,Iar Gay Of tie week.
llr. Oliu Go the Chairman)-Do you
suppose that he took Sundays for that
purpose? Witness. l have had iutcl-
views with him on Sundays
/ Q. On those occasions, had you con
vcrsations with linn on that subject ?
4. Conycr,atious on politics.
/ Q. In connection with money matters
+ \. The expenses Of the elections would
usually come up during the conyersa,
tiOps.
Y. Dlu vi bocn"n"n 0'l'e' - o"',5
ing the elections or neIPlns 10 carry '"0H
IN that way ! n, Ne'eF 10 ne C :....
IN TINS co""c''10" y1u' }5 ,, Co',''',' aII
would talL III their outy d'd tney hot @ can
the attention OF the Hou's 10 coH'o"S
proved to exist 2n@ WIN 'Ho 1"o" '9oSo
OF tue Pres'dent' OF allowing o~e'IS e'o-
ploycd under the Government to be ab-
sent on leave rom 'HeT PoS,S '"" ''n-
PIoyed III eIcctIoneel!n& ior '"e Ia'I7f %
which they De.onEsd, U.deon " " Or
cots Is a notable ojd '.uStalIon oi ,n'S P;'c. y
nce; IL 1920. 9e,"S 'hG, $n Ai,;"'Ts' Ea
III the custom HooSe a ~ mage G.t D'C G ~