The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-01-11
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CBONuNsS CkOOnA EDN 6SS.
The story or Mis- Temptation and
FMli from Mis- OWN Ltps.
T.. A. Cronin, the Oregon Democrat
ic Elector, testified before the Senate
Committee last week Wednesday, Sd
inst. The following is the Association
Press report of his confession, for such
it appeared to be:
He refused to come to Washington
as messenger of the Electoral College
unless he should receive 5000 for
expenses, and the money was furnish
ed him. Bellinger, chairman of the
Democratic Committee, informed
witness (Cronin) the day before he
started for Washington that he BEL
linger) had s., 800, and the additional
500 to make the $500 required was
raised and note signed by Bellinger
and witness which was deposited at
the banking house of Ladd 4 Tilton
at Portland. Oregon. Tilton Is New
Yorker, aud his politics are unknown
to witnesses. Know man named
Patrick. Met him in the Office of Judge
strong at Portland. Patrick lives at
omaha. Bellinger met witness on
the street at Portland about ten days
previous to the meeting of the Elector-
al College, and informed him that q
gentleman wished to see him (Cronin)
at the Office of Judge Strong. Witness
refused to go, and told Bellinger that
whatever was done in this electoral
muddle must be done bv others than
nimself. Witness afterwards went to
,trong's Office, and there met Patrick
who said he had heard witness had
aid that ii certificate as an elector
was issued to him he would not act,
out witness informed Patrick that he
lad changed his mind, and Patrick
aid TO witness, IF Tilden becomes
PRESIDENT he will give you anything
;ou want" Witness informed Pat
rick that ifhe Patrick wasacquainted
With Tilden he might tell him that he
nam nothing to give which he tCronin)
wanted. Witness was little angry
1t Patrick for talking in such man.
her. Patrick informed witness that
he supposed the reason that he Pat
rick had been sent to Oregon was
that he was the fartherest one west.
Witness didn't know what Patrick
meant by this remark; he had heard
that Patrick was superintendent Of a
mine in Colorado. Patrick said moth
ing about money In his interview
with witness; witness never saw Pat
rick except on the one occasion before
mentioned, and had no conversation
with Bellinger about Patrick. Witness
had received no message from the east
in relation to the electoral muddle
before he saw Patrick. Witness nows
of Dimond in New York; thinks he
is banker.
After the electoral college had met
and adjourned witness said a dispatch
came, signed by Bristow, which said
1t il important that the returns of Ore
gon should be properly made up and
sent to their destination. Ladd 4 Til
ton have banking house at Portland;
Ladd l. Brush have one at Salem. A.
f. 4 c. +. Triton, of lis Liberty ST.;
New York, are correspondents of the
Oregon banking house above men,
toned.
Witness received a draft for the
money for his expenses between 4 and
) o'clock p. m, on the Sth day Of Dec
ember, in Ladd l. Tilton's bank, from
the manager, Mr.. Quackenbush.
There were three drafts, one OH New
York and two on California BANKS
The s., 500 was not rendered witness
in cash. Dimond's name is mention
ed in the draft on New York, which
is for s., 100. Witness did say at first
nat he would not act AS an elector If
certificate was given him, but changed
lis mind after looking up the law and
alter hearing of the action of the
south Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
Returning Boards. In answer to Ker-
nan, witness stated that he canvassed
the State with Mr.. Watts, and they
closed the canvass together at Port
land. Watts being a postmaster, ii
had been mentioned by both he and
witness in jocose way ut a public
Witness knew Watts was
ineligible a. an elector before the clec-
ton, but said nothing about it.
William l.. Turner, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office at
jacksonville, Oregon, stated that he
saw man whom he supposed was
Patrick, pass through Jacksonville on
the stage on the 2sth Of November.
Mr.. klippel lives at Jacksonville, but
witness did not know of Patrick and
Klippel's meeting at Jacksonville.
Senator Morton then asked: Do you
know of any dispatches in relation to
Mr.. Patrick having passed over your
wire?
Witness-l can't divulge anything
passing on the wire.
Q.-What do you know about $1,000
being transmitted from New York to
Oregon by telegraph?
A. Il don't know of anything that
can divulge.
Odd dispatch in regard to Di-
mond pass over your wire?
Al decline to answer.
@. Did not Dimond telegraph to
Ladd a Tilton, of Portland, to draw
s., 600 on him between Nov. 18th and
the first Wednesday in December
Al decline to answer.
o. ask if you know anything In
regard to another sum Of 81 400 tele-
graphed previously to the 5000, and
from A. T.. & c. +. Tilton, of New
York, to this same firm at Portland?
Al decline to answer.
Il.