The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-28
iSENA ATORTAL SCANDAL.
Positive Evidence of COrruptiOn-HOW
Legislators Were Bought Up.
From Me 44lbo1lv Arglts.

We have already published some rich revela-
tions concerning the recent Senatorial contest,
as furnished by the Republican press. Bat it
appears that the half has not yet been told The
whole truth is coming out from unexpected
sources and II ON those who were active leaders
on both sides ofthe controversy, The Rochester
Democrat aud thC Rochester ChTORJCie, the rival
Republican papers in Western New York, are
having brisk controversy over the manner in
which the Senatorial contest was conducted, in
the course of which more startling truths are
told than have yet been given to the public.
The Rochester Democrat of January 25 says:-
But enough OF these ialsehoods of the ChTOnicle.
We now propose to cite few OF the truths
which it tells as the organ OF Governor Morgan
aud the Conservatives. First, we have this
staement:-
The impression prevails that the mouey that
was used in the election OF Senator was all on
the side of Morgan. Such is not the case. 1t
was freely dealt out on the other side From
the outset the managing men for Fentou an
nounced that they were going to ascertain how
much Morgan offered for votes aud at the last
end OF the canvass offer double the amount. The
SEQUEL shows that this was carried out This,
of course, is clear admission that Morgan
offered money for votes, and as the statement
comes from q Morgan man, we are entitled to
give it credit, while we disregard his partisan
and preiudiced statement against Mr.. Fentou.
Awitness may be believed who testihes against
himself even though his general reputation Tor
Yeracity be none the best.
We now ask the readers close attention to the
following nassage:-
A politician and canal contractor fro n Syra-
cuse went 10 one OF MOrean's managers and
told him that he was authorized to deal for tour
members from that section, and that for $40 900
all four would vote for him. Tue money was
obtained, when this politician Immediately went
to these members aud informed them that their
votes had been sold TO Morgan, and that some
person had got $4,000 for their support. He
then urged them to vote for Fentou, or 1t
would be charged that they had sold their own
votes. This Scheme succeeded in driving all
save one over 10 voting for Fenton. A similar
dodge was resorted to for the purpose of
securing the Oswego county members, and in
this instance was also successful.
Here we have the explicit admission that zone
of Morgan's managers" paid $40 900 tor four
votes, and sums not mentl Oned for other votes
from OsWego members. The accompanying
statement that the men thus bought voted ulti-
mately for FentOn may or may not be true but
whether true or false 10 does not affect the
character of the transaction on the part of
Governor Morgan and his managers, who stand
convicted, by the admission OF Que OF their o Wn
partisans, of the shameful crime OF bribery, and
OF buying our State legislators like cattle in
the market. That such was the case we had
previously no doubt, but we did not expect to
see it so soon confirmed by the confession OF
the villains engaged in 1t. We have said in
previous articles that the real thing to be Won
dered at in our recent Senatorial contest was
not that Morgan was defeated, but that he got
as many as forty votes. We now see how they
were got. 1t was AZ the rate of $500 apiece.
Many more than forty were bought, apparently,
DuJ only IOTLY COuIu DC ulduB 10 SUCK
The Albany correspondent of the same paper,
IN reviewing the contest, and Boosting over the
radical victory over Morgan, says:-
Last week we were in the midst of Senatorial
| battle, and excitement was rife IN aud about
those legislative halls and the spacious corridors
| of the Delavan. Now all is as quiet as the dull
| routine of legislative business can make 1t.
| Congressman have returned to their seats, to
| condole with GrlsWold who tried to sell out to
| Morgan, but made terriOlemess of his venture.
| Lobbying editors are digesting their spleen at
| home in occasional filings at the shining mark OF
| successful candidate. Assessors and collec
| tors, attorneys of New York City COMMISSIONS,
and Federal office holders of all sorts, have gone
| back to their desks, their whisky trials, aud
their corps of special detectives, sadder and
perhaps wiser men, to wonder who will bC
their successors. And Senator Morgan is pro
badly condOliDg with Morrill, of Maine, oVel
the uncertainties of political life, and the more
pleasing attractions of elegant leisure.
There was enough official influence brought tC
bear, it seemed, to secure the election OF any
man, Money is reported TO have been poured
out like water, and promises of patronage K
have been heaped up mountain high.
The patronage of the State, mouey withou
limit, and tue entire Congressional influence
were arrayed against Fenton.