Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-26

without knowing or asking where they
came from Mr.. Keyes's peculiar or
ganlzation renders it especially diff
cult to believe that he would not In
quire whence the money came, If the
Information had not already been
given him.
Discussing MONEY "FoR POLITICAL
PURPOSES.
Further Conklin recollected that
Louis Rindskopt and Nunemacher
had paid him, on another occasion,
some money to reimburse him, ssto a
certain extent, Cor moneys" which he
was "using in politi al way He
was asked what he had been disburs-
ing this money for. His answer will
help the good people in the rural dis
tricts to understand why 1T is that pol
itcians OF the school of Keyes and
Carpenter find it necessary to use
large amounts of money IN order TO
assist Legislature in choosing a
| United States Senator Without such
assistance a legislature might fail to
elect a Senator "ior general purposes
all around" Conklln thus naively
explained the matter: 81 was dis
bursting money just as every active
politician does. To answer your
questions generally, I acds being a
pretty good feltow, and was paying
out money ,cheneuer d toas Convenient
or necessary; that IS, not in buying
votes, but In a social ,cog and in trav.
cling expenses, and one thing or an
other of that kind Conkln had
long been devoted follower OF Keyes,
and was Thoroughly trained in his
school as an "active politician His
| conception of active politics was ssbe-
ing a good fellow" and keeping ssthe
boys" Well supplied with Tree cigars,
free drinks and free lunches. By
such means crowd was drawn about
the legislature to impress that body
with the notion that the popular sem
| tlment of the State demanded that
the candidate OF the whisky ring
should be elected. Would il not be
as well for legislatures, in future, to
distrust candidates who employ such
methods?
"MY BRIGADE" FURNISH MORE FUNDS.
| Conklin testifies that when Burpee's
removal and his own appointment
were under consideration keyes re
marked to him, 1--WE can make some
money Reyes denies this state
ment. Conklin further testi6es that.
after his appointment he paid Reyes
$3.50 for going to Washington and
securing his appointment-that when
he off.red to pay, Reyes said, "Conk
lin, 1t this is coming ont of your
pocket | am not going to take it." We
gave this in brief last week but wish
to give Conklin's testimony more fully.
He replied that
"there we're parties there lin Milwaukee, who
were willing to contribute money for Dolitieal
]. purposes, and that it would come under that
head, or words to that effect He (Keyes)
considered that all right, as did, and he took
the money. / said that some per-
sons would contribute, or the boys,' or nv
brigade or something of the kind \
l had an object in using that kind of language,
L
amounting to that, at the time. / wanted to
satisfy myself whether Mr.. Reyes was or would
be tender-footed about receiving money that
he supposed was contributed for political pur-
poses By The class of men Represented
Mr.. Cate then asked the witness il
Reyes, after that statement did not
compliment him for his tact and skill.
Conklin answered:
'He remarked what difference there was
between Burpee and myself-between having
a ID fool in such place and man who
understood how TO do business or words to
| that effect"
| Burpee evidently did not understand
raising money "for political purposesw
CARPENTER BEaEFITsBY "oUR WHISKY
BRIGADE"
In the autumn Of 1874, there were
some charges made against Senator
Carpenter in regard to money paid
him by Senator Kellogg OF Louisiana.
He wanted trusty messenger to 90
to New Orleans aud procure from
Kellogg letter generating HIM.
Conklin was selected for the mission
and testifies that, as he was about to
leave, Carpenter spoke to him about
money for his expenses. 81 told him
had enough to bear my expenses !;
and, | don't know whether it was that
time or on my return that we were
talking about these expenses. and
told him that l could get it from the
boys or some such expression that
they were willing TO contribute for
any such purpose. lie didn't pay it. y
Being asked whom he meant by "the
boys," Conklin replied: II meant
our achishey brigade there who were
contributing money literally. l ,Sas
not getting money from anybody else. "
THE RINDsKoPF CASE.
Conkln testiies to having an inter-
view with Reyes, in the fall of 1874,
in regard to R,ndskopf. He told him
that Rindskopf was friend of Car
penter and inclined TO support him.
Reyes had no faith in it and said /:
"Go slowly and, of course, if we can
get that vote the whiskey ring it
" would be good thing and we would
like to have it, After further talk,
Conklin said, "But suppose he does
support Carpenter" Said Keyes, "If
be does we will help him to compro-
mise the case" Rindskopf ana the
Milwaukee whiskey men generally,
supported Carpenter men for the Leg
islature at the ensuing election.
''IF THE WOLF HowLs!'
The Rindskopf case came up in the
United States Court at Madison. the
latter part of December, 1874. Conk-
lin had more interviews with Keyes
on the subject. Reyes said McKin-
ney, the prosecuting attorney, had
everything "Stocked up on him be-
fore the jury"-that "most OF the jury
were temperance men," and "there
would be no sight for Sam" Conkln
testifies, 81 said to MIR. Keyes that if
Sam were convicted and sent TO the
penitentialy there was going to be
d. of hoaol; that he had supported
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