Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-07
NO. So.

| 10 CAST IL Tor humphrey, II ne WAS stroDg-
err than White, and III. Wise was cleo:
ted with the understanding that he would
vote for Mr.. Humphrey. The Situation
was critical. Dunn Co. would vote fof
Mr.. Barnes, unless Pierce united, and
Jay persistently, and Wise vehemenrly
declared they never would vote for
Humphrey, while the Whits lobby
were busy at work to defeat him.
Argument, persuasion, entreaty, we're
used without avail. About midnight of
the day before the Convention, few of
Mr.. HIS. ffishds decided to try the
Greenback argument. It was thought
that if Mr.. Jay was secured. Mr.. Wise
would not bold out, and Mr.. Jay was .
offered s4o0 for his vote. He asked
till morning to consider the matter and
in the morning he declined the offer.
About noon one Of the White faction
told one of Mr. Humphreys friends that
he wanted to see if they could not Gar.
range matters" That sounded like bust.
ness. As the result of that conference,
about half hour before the Convention;
it was agreed between Mr.. E. n. Red
mon and myself, one St Croix man be-
ing present, that the Pierce Co. delega-
ton should vote on fist informal ballot
for White, and AFTERWARDS all vote for
Humphrey. in consideration of which,
l plegsd myself to pay him, Rsdnon,
$500 Immediately after the Convention
and it wss further agreed that they were
to support Humphrey, if he was nomi-
mated. for which, if he was elected, I
agreed to pay him, Redmon, other
$500, rs soon as the election was aseer-
tanned.
Mr.. Humphrey knew nothing of this
at the time, and We do not suppose will
until he reads this paper.
The arrangement was fairly carried
out, i'd Convention, except that on the
formal ballet, Mr. Jay voted blank
Soon after the Convention, Mr.. Redmon
and went into room. locked the door,
aud paid him his $500. AS Mr.. Wise
denies having received any money, and
as Mr.. Jay has openly supported Judge
Wetherby, 1 trust il Mr.. Humphrey is
elected. that Mr.. Redmon will not call
GU me for the other $500.
Such, men Of Pierce Co., is full state
n.ent Of this matter, as far rs know the
facts. In justification of my own course
have frankly to say. that I regard
money the same as any other power
To use it politically, to thwart The will of
the people, or for bad purposes, is crimi-
nal; to use it to carry out the viii of the
people-to accomplish worthy ends. is
cemmendable and right. In this case
the disgrace attaches, not to those who
paid the money, but to those who so
damnably prostituted the power entrusted
to them as to compel its payment. 1t
was humiiating to be compelled to buy
men to do what their aeighbors bad sent
them there to do.
Who got the money ?" is a question
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every one will ask. We do not know.
We understand that Mr.. Rednion has
said if the matter was not kept still, he
would publish full statement of the
facts. We trust he viii. We want to
know them and we tender The use of
this paper for that purpose. In justice
to him we will say that few days since
he told us that he received that money
from the same motives that we delivered
it--as friend to Mr.. Humphrey-:hat
he merely acted as an agent to 10 what
had to be done, and that he did not
keep dollar. If this is so. it is impefa.
tive on him to show Ohat he did with the
money.
The state of things here disclosed il
disgraceful to our County and viii bring
a pang of sorrow and shame to every
honest heart. There is Just one way to
remedy it. When men ofcharacief and
respectabiIity will take interest enonsh
in the Government under which they
live TO attend caucuses and conventions,
it will be remedied; not till then. If
Messrs Stirratt and Field had goHe to
the Convention and cast their own totes
this disgrace would probably have not
stained our county. Our people are
honest. and the increased majority they
have rolled up Tor Mr.. Humphrey,
against the opposition Of Most of Mr..
Whites friends Is proof that they
spdrn the insult put upon them.
L. A. T. !.