Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-30
ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES OF COR
RUPTl0N.
statement Of tt. Jsnsrson Boyer

a plain unvarnished statement Of the facts,
40 that there may be hereafter no misunder-
standing or misrepresentation. Believing
that there would be attempts to bribe mem
| bers in order TO defeat the election OF q Dem
ocrat, conceived the project OF putting NY
self in the way Of the operators and trying
how far they were disposed 10 go in the mat
| ter Once conceived, determined TO act
upon il, and communicated my intentions to
several triends The first opportunity that
offered embraced, and here ia the result;
| | had been to Philadelphia, and on my re-
| turn, perhaps a week or more before the cleo
ton, met Mr.. VIM, Brobst, of Lewisburg,
with whom was acquainted at the Pennsyl'
vana House, in Harrisburg, for the hrst time
this winter, and noticed some unusual nervous
ness on his part, and from his conduct was
soon led TO suspect that his business at Har-
lrisburg was not OF q very public character.
In the afternoon he came to me and asked to
see me privately, and we proceeded, at once to
my room, where he very soon commenced dis
lparaging the several Democratic candidates
for United States Senator, and concluded Dy
depressing his decided preference for Gen,
lSlmon Cameron. This, of course, left me
lno room to doubt the object of his visit to the
Estate Capital and To me, and / at once asked
him whether that was the object OF his visit
He said it was In reply TO my question,
whether General Cameron authorized him to
come to me in this way, he said ne ipas
lauthorized by Cameron to see any Democrat
LOT the House or Senate, and enter into the
lprelimiuary arrangements to secure vote Tor
Cameron. | then asked him in what manner
lthey expected to secure the election Of Came
Iron2 He answered "By getting three Dem
locrats TO absent themselves on the day OF
1.-The election" | then asked them what they
would pay. He said he Was authorized by
Cameron 10 offer $1,000. l told him the fig.
ures were too low, and desired him TO tell
me who the other members we're. This he
refused to do at the time, but would try and
get permission of his principal to do 80
L He then lett and returned in short time,
and said that General Cameron wanted to see
, me, personally, at his residence out of the
Icity that evening. | told him | could not
make the engagement, but would answer him
: lin one hour, and if ] could get clear Of anoth
, Ter engagement had made | would 60 with
him.
, In the meantime consulted with DR.. Ear
lley, of the House Of Representatives
, my colleague, TO whom related the forego
ling facts
: ! then saw Brobst again and told him
twould 90. He told me he would have O car
Iriaee ready in front Of Herrs Hotel at
lo'clock; that he was authorized by Cameron
Ito get a carriage at any time. When the tim,
. arrived, Dr. Early and myself walked dowI
n Ito Herr's and saw the carriage and Brobs
n There then made some excuse TO Brobst
!, Hand told told him il would be the best not II
u 60 Il deemed it prudent at this state Of th'
" proceedings not TO manifest too much eager
r. Eness, lest ! might defeat the object in view.
y The next day he (Brobst) called and SAT-
l. cameron wanted to see me at the State Capi
II ftai Bank. / called, and was ushered into
back room of the bank, and Cameron ther
. alone' He addressed me az follows.A 4 a.
n Boyer, do you think you could have couI
Ia age enough TO vote for meY'
answered that it was q very businesslik
} question, and that would depend very muc
on circumstance He then said
Suppose the circumstances are all right 7
i. ] asked him how be meant all right7'
He answered the financial confederation
lin short the dollars and cents
I answered him, certainly.
10 He then asked me what would lake. tol
n him ! had not been in the business long, an
\ did not know exactly how to AnsEer, bU
D. wished him TO name the sum. He asked s0hG
s. Y thought of $4,000, right doom after "a
4 tcork toas done"
~ Itheu asked him whether he wanted vol
u or an absentee he answered, "a pote, an
II then it would be very troublesome 10 get th
men away, and besides be regarded the none
y paid as the first instSllment, and that he fe
ID Eiu duty bound to take care of the peTsoR thi
=. made him Senator afterward, and, II he ha
=. Iso many to take care of, il would embArral
n him, but if be had but one, be could do it we
h and iproGtably as long as we lived; and sal
4 beside, there would be no more danger
~ voting directly for him than in being absen
- for they would make every provision for 4
%. protection OF the man that would vote f
% him
This ended the interview, and we agreed
Ae meet again 10 fix the compensation. ..a
- The next day he sent Brobst for me. d
III clined going TO see him, but agreed to see hi
- al my room, No 40 'PenDsylyepiA House. n
n Brobst, who was still, up to this time, 6gnrir
.st for Simon, went after him, and in less tbs
:s twenty minutes returned with him CAmerC
!" H., u said, "Well, let's come TO an understan
to iug said, "WhAt forY He answered, 81
90 reference 70 the Senatorial question tb,
said, Il must have Sl5,0 900 He said, II v
M give it, and wanted 10 know Who ] wou
ect prefer TO arrange further interviews aud 10
= the 6nahcisring Of the business i told hi
~ my limited knowledge Of bis friends did b
i'll enable me to name that person. He then ~
Va posed Jim Burns i said be would do. 2
/, then len, stating that he was going to Phi
IA delphia TO arrange another matter which 4
ro- bad 10 view, and would return on SAturd
~ evening This was on WedneadAy.if is Z 10
~ On Tbqrsdsy met John J. Patterson /
desired TO see me, and aAked me to call At