The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-08
Ghe 9ew 4ailp appeal.
SOMETHING RELATING TO THE
WHITE PINE SENATORSHIP AS
1T CAME BEFORE THE LATE
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WHITE PINE SENATORSHyP AS
1T CAME BEFORE THE LATE
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We herewith present q statement
Of facts relating to a controversy
which was brought before the Senate
IN the early part Of the session that
has inst osed. promising the same
by saying. distinctly. that We do so
At the request of and from data fur
nished by. Mr.. John Wagner, him
self:
just prior to the last general cleo
ton. Wagner, who was then at
Shellburne, received one thousand
election tickets which had been
printed as per order of Senator
Cleveland, and delivered to him.
Wagner, at Cleveland's request.
These were bogus Republican tickets,
inasmuch rs they contained the
names of the Democratic nominees
for the Assembly. They were for
distribution in Egan Canon, Pier
mont, Ruby Hill and Duck Greek;
and Cleveland was to see that Wag-
ner was provided with enough money
to defray the expenses of their cir
culation, etc. On the day immedi-
a.ely preceding the election, Wager
telegraphed to Cleveland at Hamil-
ton, to send the promised money;
and Cleveland replied by asking how
much would be needed. Wagner
telegraphed back that he thought
three hundred dollars would be suf-
ficient. Cleveland responded that
he couldn't send the money until
Ave o'clock, and that when he did
send any, the amount would be one
hundred dollars. Wagner then adj
vanced the needed expense fund him
self and went to Ruby Hill, where
he remained until the election was
concluded; and on the next day he
returned to Shellburne and inquired
at the express office if the promised
500 had been sent. He was inform
ed by Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S agent
there that it had not been sent; and
therenpon and thereafter he wrote
to Cleveland about the matter but
never got an answer, as, also. he
never received any money from
Cleveland on account of these cleo
ton expenses. Mr.. Wagner further
states that he went yesterday to
Cleveland and asked him for the 500
aforesaid and that Cleveland offered
him $50 which he declined.
Now with regard to the part taken
by Wagner and Cleveland relative to
the controversy which took place in
the Senate, Mr.. Wagner desires us
to say. That Mr.. Cleveland offered
to pay his, Wagner's expenses, (in-
Cured in the election and contest
over the seat in the Senate) provided
Wagner would withdraw. This offer
was declined. In conversation be-
tween the two, Cleveland admitted
that Wagner had the law on his side,
but asserted that he. Cleveland, had
the vo es necessary to enable HIM to
retain his seat.
With regard to the resolution in
troduced by Senator Small, provid.
ing that Wagner be allowed mileage.
Mr.. Wagner desires it to be known
that, anticipating some such . move
naent, he had requested Senator Ste
venson to prot st, in his, Wagner's
name, against the said proposition,
he not being willing to receive any
money from the State under the CIR
cumstances. ...
The purposes and intents of these
statements are in substance as here
with specified:
FIRST, To make it distinctly under
stood that he, John Wagner, paid,
ont of his own moneys, consider
able share of the expenses attendant
upon the prosecution of the Demo
cratic campaign in White Pine
and that he was not under
any obligations to refrain from MAX
ing q contest for the seat in the SEN
ate to which he was elected; and
Secondly. That it was the newly
elected Republicans who sustained
his cause in the Senate, and the |
Democrats and hold overs who OPP
posed him; and
Thirdly, That he desires this
statement to be made in order that
b;s ro1o+;ora m the Democratic party |