Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-28
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certain transactions NIie. took place ho.
tween Iouuul Cameron and my,olI ou
several occasions previous 30 thpluto Clcc,
ton OF United SDntcs Senator. ] think u
my duty lo mako ID 0lniu u]uvaruishud
statement of tho facts, 800 that lhuro may
bee hereafter no MISUNDERSTANDING or mis-,
representation. Believing that lhcrc
would ho attempts to bribo mcmbor5 10
order 10 dolcuL tho election Of % Demo
cral, conceived the project of putting
.mvsclf in the WY Of the operators and
.tryiur how far they wcro disposed to go IN
the matter. once conceived, | determine
ed 10 not uuun IL, aud communicated my
intention 10 several rrionds. Tho first
o"pportuuity that offered cmbraCcd-and
hero is the result
had been 10 Philadelphia, and on my
return. ucrhaps u week or moro before
the election. mot Mr.. VIM. Brobst, Of
.Lcwisburr. with whom was acquainted,
at tho Pennsylvania House, in Harrisburg,
for the first timo this winter, and noticed
some unusual on ms part,
and from his conduct vas soon let TO S's'
pcct that his business TO Harrisburg was
not OF q very public character. IN ne
afternoon ho came to me and asked TO SEQ
me privately, and wo proceeded NJ once
to my room, where he very soon CO'illhoh'
ccd disparag!ug the scYorHI prominent
Democratic candidates for Onlie" states
Senator, and concluded by expressing MS
decided proicrcuce for Gen. SIMON cams
erOn. This, Of course, left me 20 room 10
doubt the object Of his visit 10 ahe ot"'G
Capital and 10 me, ard at once A5kcu
him whether that was the object Of ms
visit, lie said it was. In reply 10 my
question, whether gen. Cameron a1llors
led him Ia copo to nc in his way, he
said he Was authorized ty Cameron 70 see
auv Benocrato of the House or Senate, and
enier ipto the preliminary arrangements
IN so,u,o q vote for Cameron. | then ask,
cd him in what manner they expected to
secure tho election Of Cumoron. lie an
ewcrcd "by rctlinp three Democrats to
absent ]lhensclyes on the day Of the eloc'
toni then asked him what they
would nav. lie said he was authorized
by Cameron to otter IS, 900. told him the
figures were too low, and desired him to
tell mo who the othc. members weio.-
This he refused TO do at the time, but
would try and get permission of his priu.
cinal 10 do 50. lie then left, and return.
ed in n short time. and said that General
Cameron wanted To sao me. personally, at
his residence ont of the CITY that evening.
+ toId linn could MOI, make the engage,
mont but would answer him in one hour,
onJ # ! copld oct clear Of another Q
r,a,i ! bod made , would 90 with him.
In the meantime | consulted with DR..
Forlov nj the Uauso of Representatives,
nv collcsrae, 10 whom I related tho fore.
goinc fncis then saw BroL4 again and
Told him I would go. lie told mo ho
would havea carriage ready in front Of
nerr's Hotel, at 7 o'clock that he was
authorized 10y Cameron to gotta carriage
at any limo. When the timo arrived DR..
Farley and myself walked down to Hers
and saw the carriage and BrObst here
| then made somo excuse to brobat, and
told him il would be best not 20 60. Il
deemed it prudent at this state orlho pro.
cecding3 not to manifest too much eager
ness, lost it might defeat the object III
yiow.) Tho next day no lbrobstl called
and SAID Cameron wanted 10 sec me III Iho
SIato Capital Bank. called, ana was
ushorcd into a back room OF the bank,
and found Cameron thoro alone lie adj
dressed me as follows :-"boyer, 90 you
think you could have courage enough 10
vote for me|' answcrc" That II was a
worry busInoss>iiko question, II that II
would dopcnd very much on clfcums'anN
COS. lIo then sad, suppose me c'rcunA'
stances are all right! asked him ho"
no meant call right Tic answered, me
financial consideration; in short, the dol
lars n cents answered llLm' 'corS
talniy.' ne t@en asked me WhSt "olId
take. tod HIM had not been III Ihls
business long, and dl| not know exactly
how 10 answer, tut wished nm TO name
the sum. lie asked what thought oI
%iO,OOO, right down, alter mo "o1k was
done" then asked INN, whethc: he
wanted q vote or an absentee. nc an
awcrcd "a VOTE" and that 1t "ouId be very
troublesome TO sc! h mon away aha Oe'
side he only regarded Inc money laI" as
tho lrst nstaimens, and INT lie lett IN
duty spodnd 10 take clrc OF the person mat
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