The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-07-06


The comn,lssiOn uisi at o;i5. Proceedings Of yes
senator salisbury prvssutsd the following list Of
asmes which was aakc.l tor on the part o. Uoyen9T
Grover q wines 1asass y sAIs., g., - u Parsl,n
W. * Goodman Pendieton; II. Straight, Oregon Cityi
II. II. Gllfry, Saleni u. v. hiuNn, Albany; J, D.
Davies POrtAnd A. c. Jonea, JacksonVillc T L. lnr'
Ter, Halsey, Il. b Cochran. Lane county
ExsSSAroR ). ". SEsnIH
Was called anil duly sworn Ny residence Is IN Plk
county al a little place called Dixie 10 Oresson
In 1885; WA member Of both Houses Of Congress,
went u tls Senate Ia 1852 In ono rospcct was a
candidate for tho Senate my friends used my nanlo.
felt indifferent N reg9n to the matter, ! went y
Salem when tho Legislature met and my friends told
me they would support me. there werr several eau.
iiBes they were close corporations finally Governor
Grover declared elected by the caucus; art Of my
friends were present al the diihrvnt caucusosi some
FIVE or six Of my friends were n In the last caucus;
do not know that | could positively state all the
names Of those who declined to participate In the eau
Gus; Butler Mosicr, Clecscman iayier and Fiddler
did not 20 into caucus; heard good deal Of talk
about money being usosl; tho statement was pretty
general II exciting contest and come people
probably unchartaby said that money was being uae
senator salisbury protested Agnihst rinioFs being
taken IN this Investigation, and that the rules which
govern the admission oi e,ilence m court should
govern the committee He was aatistc that m such
evidences zcsh be adissteS, iil ssu7t 81 is;ssoS.
| senator NoNlllsn Agreed with slr salisbury that
hniraay evidence WAS not admissible.
senator aaulsbury mid that II Hould he perfectly
competent fr Mr. Nelnlth 10 sials whether he know
oi any money being uscd.
Q.--Whother there was a Utncrll suspicion that
money was used IN the elcclnns
objected 10 by senator salisbury, on the ground
that was going further than h1arsay evidence
Tie objection was sustained by senator McAlillan.
Qnosiion Dill you believe At that tiuo that noilei
was being used b. elect Groyerl Answcr-.I thought
there money being usci many Of my friends tpd
me that nDncy hal been uscl the suspicious wore
| falt IL WA nIit trtl
mo Il member of Tho legislature askol mo for money
Mosor Wal his name Mr. Moser was in tho habit oi
Attending tbs canca Of my frieiua l,r came 70 nc
aud said that llh MAI poor inHn Anh tli1t money Wl
bcing usnl AMI no Nantod gnur " u ho told me hc
could sct u 400 had supported mo NJ W that time .
don't Know whsther he voted Tor GrNur that night h.
oaurts or not pIesinic hn WAS IN Wascp county I,
nsyer asw the rian baioro or since ,auinot say
whether any oi my friends dorortel Inc not brAl
shaw and Ferguson hal boon rcporiui ta me as my
friends and alsn Mr. tio.lmai they did not support
Butler told that Il impossible t1 elect me- and
aakcl tho privilege n Withdraw my naBiq I said I
was ~ the hands u my friends straight wns rcgar1i
cd Az my lfied Wilson told mo hc voted fnr llrUycf
0il tho lli,a klpi hgil conversations with Wilson
| NJ always tot mo 10 should vote far INC in not
know whether ho obtained Ioan ila The school iulnl;
he was a man VI moderate moaiIs Vas gyer 1T his
place shortly after the election last lino no her a
section u lii land Is sail aver IN Tillamook " he
worth $40 per II was go.H farm hc offered 10
sell u he asked 10 per scrg ho dol @,nlo time dur
Of his death, know Mr. ialnor; he u senator from
Benton; understood him tl be- my friend; be voted
Tor urYGr; 10 not kn1w whether DO voted Tor nc In
Caucus N not d. not know whether Goodman was
friend N nine Nv nal slr, Watknda was regarded AZ
| the manager Tor senator unqief Chadwick was indlfs
icrert thought 70 have bad ssrllatloHs lmselii the
various clerks IN the State Department wore working
fsr uroycr: know MI Goldsmith; rcganlgl him AZ
Mr. 0royers friend; be there ~ tho time oi the
eleetiOn mp h Salem the evening before; do not
| know WIN oaInc up with HIM hn was = banker, mer'
chant aud engaged IN constructing tho locks; btate
/ granted contract tp him IN to construction Of the
locks he wag President of tho 0ok Company do not
know Of bis bringing w any money tlat nights ~,
Bachnian wAs there VIII HIM don't Iocpcct whether
Nc was IN company with Mr. 0oldsmth or not; Wat
kinds waa Superintendent of tho penltontary; he
appointed ly Governor Grover salary waa about slo0
or $50 per mon h, have heard that mon had made
i money ont 0f II, ipid ucn ] have hoarl Others say
that iley did rot; the conversation between mo aud
| M0sior vas beiOro preliminary meeting Of my friends
tho day before tto eleceni that night Governor Gro.
yer got to noninateni don't think Moaier attended
tlc meeting q my friends We evening preceding tho
election do not know wiethof Mo,ler voted Tor Gro
yer on tho irst ballot Mr. Watknds "a very enihpsi
asllc Individual " politics; 10 u always %, and goo.
men made money outside oi tbor legitimate salaries;
u has even been charged against senators, epr6se
tailyeg, and even the President had . conversation
with Goldsmith, IN which he aal ho had not furnished
i0r Grover were elected by tho regular party ornnlza
tloD; been several cases whore men repiriod their
pe1Hef " tnflf cUnHletH moro biidiflN tlan Gntl
eus nominations, the nomination IN oauols was finally
ado without ali thc Democrats being present never
authorized my name 10 10 Withdrawn before the eau
cis " was qbqpt m hour or 20 hqote tho Joint con
yeni1n, when tho request wal made 10 withdraw my
namo; had no knowledge of thq usn Of money b
purchase yatesi have ~ kn0Ylodgp n money belnq
paid 10 any niembor to- his vote, ! understood that
mons expenses were paid 70 work hr uroveF advised
ane 0i my friends 70 stay out u mo caucus; know
nothing about anything being dona N Mnx' The sls
lmtnf f0f uroYgr tbe night bg0fo ile tieet0n. Gold
smith uaid 10 had not iged a cont h0 made Ind staso
msnl beoniac had gained tilo Information that hs
Y bronfAi money p salem; ho Ngyc nc personal Ok
panatDn, hafl heard that ho had hal meeting win
The tx mon Who Wer0 standing out n was very yaqno
anil know not from what eoaFcc II cainc; f0y Grover
, Nh 8later and myself Nefo no most pfOnnent can
dhdata think tho coniast wa hotgcon Mr. liroYoi
pni myaell Mo evening bolQrei 0of nfqtcr and ms
sof mn al,oiIt ogeHl M slAiff Faa No tllrl nnn
ihc cqpiaH Waa y9gy yarul hciNeen NO foqpoetivl
lfodg, me ifieHda u ile yar1ua aalaztf AfD egii
leIhIly nfniilM Mo iAaiNatilIo raucaq nqinnall0n
hags bpin atnfially isle; thplighi qYef qYeFissa