Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-30

Attempt to Bribe . Democratic Men,
ber OF the Legislature to Vote
for Simon Cameron.
Statement Oft. Jefferson Boy
or, Assemblyman from
Clearfield County.

To the EDITOR OF the Harrisburg Patriot and Union
As many rumors are atlost in regard
10 certain transactions which took place
between Gen. Cameron and myself on
several occasions previous to the late
election of United States Senator, /
think it my duty to make plain, IN
vanished statement Of the facts, so that
there uay be hereafter no mlsnnder-
standing or misrepresentation. Believ-
ing that there would be attempts to
| bfibc members 10 order to defeat the
election OF democrat, ] conceived the
project Of putting myself III the way oil
the operators and trying how lar lhey
were disposed to got 10 the matter.
Once conceived, determined 10 ACT W.
ON il, and communicated my intch''on
- several friends. The first opportnni'
10 tim, offered | embraced-and here 10
the result:
had been in Philadelphia, and on
| M return, perhaps a week CT moro be-
lare the cleclien, ! met Mr.. VIM.
Erobst O. Levin burg, with whom was
arona,n,.l a, IN. o-.nsy'yania House,
"a H.,r;.h,,o car ,ha sr., ,,o this
winter, and noticed some unusual ner-
vousness on his part, and from his con.
duct was soon led TO su -pect that his
business at Harrisburg was not OF a very
! public character. In the afternoon he
came to me and asked 10 see me pr.
ya,ely, AMI We proceeded at once to my
room, where he very soon commenced
d'sparag'ng the several prominent dem
ocralic candidates for u ni,ed States Sen
ato., and concluded by expressing his
decided preference for Gen Simon Cam
eron.
This, Of course, left me NJ room to
doubt the object OF bis visit TO the State
capital and to me- and at once asked
him whether that WAS the object OF his
visit, and he SAID It was. Ia reply to
my question, whether Gen. Cameron
authorized HIM to come 10 me in this
! way, he said be Was authorized 10 see
0 ant democrat OF the House CT Senate,
ard cater into the preliminary arrange
. meht, to secure "A vote for Cameron. !
ihen asked him in what manner they
expected TO secure the election OF Cam
cfon. lie answered by getting three
democrats to absent themselves on the
Gay OF election
then asked him what they would
pay. lie said he was authorized by
Cameron 10 offer $1,000. told him
the figures were too low, and desired
him to tell me who the other members
were. This he refused to do at the
time, but would try aud get permission
Of lis principal TO do so. lie then lett,
and returned in short time, and said
that Gen. Cameron wanted TO see me.
personally, at lis residence out OF the
city that evening. told him | could
not make the engagement, but would
answer hun IN one hour, and, # ! could
get clear OF another engagement had
made, ! would go with him.
In the meantime | consulted with
DIR. Farley Of the House of Reprcsen
tatves, my colleague, to whom
related the foregoing facts
| tten saw Mr.. Brobst agar
and told him | would 60. lie told IN,
he would have carriage ready in from
OF Hers Hotel at O'Clock that he
was authorized by Cameron to get car
. rage at any time. When the time ar
/, rived, DR.. Farley audsmyselt wake
down to Herr's and saw tho carriag,
and Brobst there. | then made som,
excuse TO Brobst, and told him it woult
be best MT 10 30. q deemed it. pru
dent at this state OF tie proceedings 10
. manifest too much eagcrness, lest
night defeat the object in view) Til,
next day he (Brobsi) called and sale
Cameron wanted 10 see me at the Stat,
+ Capital Bank. | called, and was ush
:. e'ed INTO back room OF the bank, ant
+ found Cameron there alone. He ad
Il dressed me as follows "Boyer, d.
You think YOU could have coursc,
enough 10 vote Tor me Z" l answere,
c shat would depend very much on CIR
G eumslances. lie then sad," Suppos
Tue circumstances arc all tight -
asked hlm how he meant "alI right
lie answered, "rhe financial considera
iion IN short the dollars and cents
ans "ered him, "Ccrtainly." lie the
asked me wha, would take. tai
10 him l had not been IN the bnsine,
4 long, aud did not know exactly how I
@ an,wer, but wished him to name til
sum. lie asked what thought OF $40
> 600, right down, after the work wa
:. done" then asked him whether /
= wanted a vote or Al absentee. lie 81
il swered, "a VOTE" and that 1t would
d vers Troublesome to get the men ava
, ard, besldes,he only regarded the none
, paid as the first insLaIlmen', and that
:" elt duty bound TO take care Of the pc
ID son that made him Senator afterward
J. and, il ne had so many to take care Of,
'. would embarrass him, but, If no bad b'