Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-08
BEN. EGGLESTON---A. G. SANDS.
One of Lincoln's U. s. Marshals Trying to
Bribc Newspaper.
HOW A LINCOLN CANDIDATE GETS A NOM
,l.- INATI0N.
What a Republican Paper has to Say
About il.

[From The Cincinnati Commercial-Republican-
of Saturday.
A FACT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CON-
vENTIoN IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
A circumstance of the electioneering of
Mr.. Benjamin Eggleston for the Congress
sional nomination of the Union party in the
First District has come to our knowledge,
that it is our duty to make public and urge
upon the attention of the Convention which
meets to-day, and before which his name
will be presented. Mr.. A. G. Sands, United
States Marshal of the Southern District of
Ohio, who is relative of Mr.. Eggleston,
and indebted to him for the position which
he holds, has most largely occupied his time
in aiding Mr.. EgglestOn's aspirations for
office, and is notorious as his chief and con-
fidential electioneering agent.
On Wednesday last, Mr.. Sands in compa-
ny with well-knOwn German politician,
called at the Office Of the Cincinnati Union,
German Fremont paper, published on
Court street, south side, q few doors west of
Main, and then and there made a PROPOSE
tion to the conductors of thatpaper, that the
sum of fifty dollars should be paid them If
they would agree not to say any thing
against Mr.. Eggleston, or for any body else,
as candidate for Congress- This PROPOSE
tion was accompanied by the production Of
upon a table in the editorial room. This
being declined, the further proposition was
made that two hundred and fifty dollars
worth of printing-paper should be given
| the proprietors of The Union, If they would
advocate Mr.. Eggleston's nomination. 1t
was presumed by those desiring to procure
the services of the newspaper by bribery,
| that this would be more delicate and eff
fective way of putting 1t. Mr.. Eggleston's
agents met with second rebuff, so decided
| that there were no further attempts at ne
gotiation.
We regret these facts were not in our
possession at an earlier date, as we are
aware Mr.. Eggleston's partisans will en-
deavor to break their force by denouncing
| this publication as a trick purposely played
on the morning of the Convention. But IL
is not too late TO Investigate. If any doubt the
| exact truth of this statement let them pro-
ceed at once to the office of the Cincinnati
Union, ,chere the acritten evidence Of the trans
| action me haze described may be seen, and de-
tails OF the affair that we have not space to
put in print will be given. And If it is
considered by the Convention, matter of
| importance, whether a candidate asking its
| Endorsement in the form of a nomination
for Congress, has been concerned in an
effort to bribe men to influence its action,
let a committee of investigation be ap-
pointed. An examination of the case
can be had, and report made that
will be perfectly satisfactory, In two
hours at most. If the friends OF
Mr.. Eggleston oppose investigation, the
CT, ,ntion, and the people will know the
.ason why. There is occasion to believe
that The Cincinnati Union is not the only
paper In the city, that has had experience
Of Mr.. Eggleston's style of soliciting sup
port; and it is extremely probable in one
or two cases, the tender of pecuniary
compliment in exchange for silence or ia
vorable speech, was not rejected. But we
have the proJ as to the case specified only,
and that Is sufficient to show the method OF
procuring the nomination in the First Con-
gressional District, that 1t has been pre-
sumed on behalf of Mr.. Eggleston will bt
effectual. y 9 a.aialtQ
II, as 1t is almost preposterous to imagine
!, the Convention to-day decides that this !
. not matter requiring consideration, 1t !
, certain that the people will not regard !
, lightly, and that the day of reckoning will
} come on election day, If not sooner.
[Since the foregoing article was putt
! type, the telegraph informs us that Be
i EaaIEsroS was nominated for Congress, OF