The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-04
CRANTISM IN ALABAMA.
unw q. r. sPENCER GOT mrs SEAT
~ run {. \. sLN.IIE.

,f,x,.oNEIty, Ala. Dec. @.-The report
=, ,ns succ al Joint committee appointed az 'he
a., st,n II the LEGISLATURE to Investigate the
80 bv amch George T.. Spencer claims 10
h.vspe, Fl elect d 10 the Uuitod states senate
m do day, and 1t Is one Of the most eA-
,,-o,din ~ stories Of bribery and corruption
ave, made public. The circumstances nnder
mich the fofmality Of voting for Spencer was
.o,e through with by q fraction OF the Lesieia-
,u,e holding It's sessions IN the Court House, as
.,.ted by "a number Of persc ma who had no legal
,,snt whatever to vote At all, were desciibed at
leneth M TnE sUN long ago. spencer's pretend
.d election by this SPURIOUS body was one OF tue
,r.atest political outrsecs ever perpetrated, even
IN the constructed States, nut II was not until
1-day. uhen the committee made their report
that tho fun extent Of the inlquty involved III
that Joo became known.
IMPROPER ISrLuENCEs.
From this IMPORT It sppesrs that after thor.
ourh eS smination ~ witnesses thfee-fou ths "i
whom we're Reuuhhc ms. II was prove t t, III
order tn secure tina votes OF the count House
legislature, 50 called, the anagors Tor spencer
made not only n fee use Of FEEDER y iron &c,
h. tic Kind assistance Of Pre.ident Grant. but
MsvNsr,f money. ~ promises. Of United st ties
oips ior purpuree ~ intimidai'on, ana OF
other means etill more olstetu aug. rue ne
e,sry fDr emul' me IMPROPER innuenrcs tn
ors,,fe mon a BODY composed exclusively OF
K.ruu,lc. ns arose not "nlN from tue Known We
n IN
ram the ,,ct that S'eucer was MT the chnice Of
tbe m, To- respectable portion OF hs own party
PRESIDENT GHNNr ASSISTS.
Tho 1rer lature, which was 10 ave the choice
OF Setafof. ~ elected IN the fall OF lSi2. the
yar tue rrfsidcnii ! election, and II was
Therefore, 81 sweet importance that the state
sboud re g rricd for the Repuhc'ns. THIS led
the lt.si cut, who was aC ndidatc Tor elec-
ton. g. ltvr his utmost assi- ance ~ Spencer.
WHOM he 'rp-irs IN nav regarded A. asta'es-
man, gre merit and activity. and he did this
IA q r. ID. y 81
the :. nitoi- disunsal hide, d, rs far ck -
August. sal Sp'ncer ooasted ~ let er 10 one
Putnam. tue Postmaster AT Mobile, whicn tue
committee give VI full, that Grant WAS scared
and would soon do all thst they wanted. sub
seqI,ut events proved that he was ,htirelv cor
IT, I w his ptc1i,tion. In the same letter he
saws o" nave been woi King for a month on
M ter. snd IA u -ncce, d, IN WI make US a
puwor Ia alabama. and worm II tie Federal
patrora1r Va u dozen states, ana When accom-
pnsled tncy ~ not deny rs the % tronage.
contract. IN Ia.tuers mn with j. J. Hlnds, wno
w.. hi- rnucipd manaS m LAYING piahs for
hSttee' .ou 10 tue sen te.
BRillSd WITH FEDERAL OFFICES.
In relation to the use of Federal patronage 10
buy Vnir- the committee say
fnah.le rlmi ,r Of Instance the persons Who reh.
tercd io fpu0tt toe moe. active anu mpgr ant SET
nr.i i.l,.-n e. a,srtancc, senator the uhi.ed
sate-, 30 co'.p ton for slth sctiice-
These Dfhccs aud iONiut nte we're promised pefor"
IL .,t strt trAtefrd or VI lst ihcy Nfre beng
rnH -ci. some saol promises we're made int were
" ui. Srr' % ade ~ SFnSef IN person 70 mem
" r,N q s 'tlrr. rhiin \ NJ aua ~ err had 10
'utho'i' r"u ~ uc'r g make any prom,- Of F"o.
e.. IT, .lnired 10 secu.e BE ilni,lce OF
f,.o fr.'l- OF -percer made promises "a shy per.
snsn , n. rn,nc,d w :, 'u. b gd ulade ~, a.
turn e.fet' be- nsid W.th Federal rir,s aud employ
.re &C. 81, , a,o'ui us W -eencer el"cn y. s6d w6o
49, ,T,,, ~ .sn' !. Go.''r "a.
par 4 90 c1sr' nouss issisA,are we're thus p-d TO-
,st..o. ni aasap ointoa Depl9 cO.l,e;vr Of
: S. pereea Wa made ai,i iro.'nas'cr st De.
s,o.'or 600 we VI Dussn wss msh Unltod STAGE
~ tr,DN. ou.ys Ncone.
u..,.. q. rv,'.., ~. appoini.d No.'c,,g OF Is
-, NJ, . s4e,' G a =, n De I'm S'a
TN NONE a. N'h' which rnid MN con'ieeis'l
,..ll... ln.... .jr, Who hal the tot v n
" IA iu' ,o 10 ibe s'Lata sec. vel ,he enc.
Ia, mai yr.ue KS brother, nraoi riAael for.
t;cc 4, s.,o'.. !, None ''''"' '''' 0' '''-''
>. b. r,. -toa, senator. vas made Governor Vi
\ p. s-.l-, .os, VS. made Postmaster At 'ion.-
". Is 'nsnolm senator, va, Inspector u customs At
Mo-" " '. Doe NA' sent fot 10 cemr % Montgomery
x. r. 3d. f. sei 'i"i O. 'nin,h i'N 'h" same pol
s.sr AZ, ,,.',f t4 81 H. v,.,I i n' i ,,,
R,ffhrfl ~ .i,taf Aiab4ni
Jluni .ar '..- ."'t1, We. received an lppointmen
! I lffnFWHrf
pointed foar o. ID .ie ponce cd NA-Null,u cts.
P.n.l .ai,I. ~ tc l3g-., VS. ai.cga4l1 appgiule.
Tnr. oc, VIC lnpointci Postmaster at Selma
re D.. paws. - me House, was appointed Post
master 30 Union Springs.
v,,,a W. lrsi.. ! tse House. received the sp
I'm D., y Of ~ liog.e, recrlyei ne appon men
te y, TX Van ~ r.c oi, an ,,no,n,,,et.
NJ tic ,u.l ilnu,e A. Mobile.
efrnt, ,,ins n,slrct Aitornc, Or the Gi.ile AZ,
Gt.t.. f.r..t Ig,.use 40. 4nr,frfa,f ftf
teistii. pai, ,.@nt
H4.. 90, goufg, received me .proIrtnel
O. N"t1N 'p ,tor ot terms l. N"rue for ic Pc ull
~. +H .,-.t i" ~ enac A.rn' .,,,., NJ,
A.ttoit, .,t uncr Den rtmenf
l.llHs j.. Vet t.Aie of tHr House. vts app nfel
We'stc- rni us'r % me Custom iiou,e.
90 i'f .t-, Ni wore assisting tprncer In hi- cleo
shos Do ct, arei le vote u ne oa.i liog,e Losi,
i.rs Wlrd % T. u1uieut lis,f .rNn nI o.,
HI r 49, 1850 r.i, wtr+ alsu rev arded with appoint
pAAn ~ih ect promises made hy hun
Amoug these last. the committee name j. j
% r., tl straW-ild notore,N. who was az
poinled tnIrd states Marshal, ana H. NJ. key
n.ig,, VINO was APPOINTED Collector of the PVr
BLACKsAuING.
The committee say in relation to the corrup
US tlHuti.
NJ t'nfg, S,gd money M. s9rrap 5 spa l
teo u' 'e1r llol'e legislature, and 10 innuence lh'
- W'tc Hcnorai Assembly at TIE c4p'toi.is rs
of..rf ID tVll,nce of written Instrument ana ny IA
oflifol- asa convictions - those ~ ms PARTY m
Ntt IHt Do Noitsouery, aud had gOod oppu rtuhifl
tntt" 400 no o., llugs AMI nose " Ais friends
A it4 r.ses- iJu u al tue eSi4encr her with suu
MT rd Lat ~ ritt ant t. this proportion, WOuu un
CO. tf.li rInrk, tlf report.
lur MONEY That he thus USED was drawn NANNY iron
l. lh- u II ONCE Il Mobile.
lir y. f ~ ln'nruai bevenue at Mobile.
f'N'''f lii'rual IseVsune At VI irfcrm"rv.
q lUr lr .ufT OF The NAtlD HrpuDucau XccutlV
uluee
From the evidence taken II seems that Fedora
uMcrhpluvrs were forced 10 contribute freely [,
The ccrruulun fund, and the committee show
that wy se' Of emhclzlement. one Of SlOOg
~ tue mobile Post ONCE, ana another Ia IN,
once u tue Collector II Internal Revenue a
aouls.merv' we're directly caused by lac eXtor
hohs Of spencer.
POISON
hut " Is Impossible within the limits Of rea
snah.e spare 10 more than hint at tue evidence
OF rank corruption which have been uneArthet
pt we investigating committee In the course o
tnelf searching la lors One transaction, how
eNeI, was OF 40 Vllla4nOus character that vii
say - Wv ' ""'
1T nas mart Of spencera plan TO defeat quorum Il
ms mouse az ths Capitol on the 81 day Of December
~ " ftNth' hat BODY from electing UnIte
TON 90 ts, bribery and druggng were resorted to
- 1850 VI ItuQl, member OF the House ffun
re.unll were paid hy Charles Pelham, a part OF IN
III dH'anE betn furnished by Spencer through
ni-htIN, hnd ne Absrnted himself. Manci Was Dru
80 70 auhthI hlnistf by the means ready stalled
- euuhns, Democrat from Washington county
- tull.rl INTO gambling saloon ami made drunk
shn dohed with o1ium some other powerful parcOt
snA us NE was nearly DESTROYED to secure his Alb
"hs rom ne onse Of Representative at the Capitol
freud VI spencer had nrst offered stribng "A M
Cant fl III