The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-29

the dusk / did not recognize him, though
tried TO do go. passed out, of the
other door of the room, and at the other
door saw o man, ! think il was Gen.
Harrison, who said TO me: eco on
down; you're all right" went off, and
found the envelope contained $500. In
the room where l received the money
there wac no one present but m;seif and
the person who handed it to me. Gen.
Harrison was not in the room, but saw
out.
On the Validating bill and the Finan-
cial Settlement bill, passed at the same
session as the Blue Ridge scrip bill. I
was approached by great many persons
for my support. Among Others, II. ii.
Kimpton, Niles G. Parker, D. III. Cham.
berlaln and Il. K. Scott had some con-
versation. with me about them. Kimp.
ton came up to me while ! was in con-
versation with some one II think it was
June Mobley. but am not certain,) in
front Of the State House, and Kimpton
eaid You're opposing measure that
IS for the good of the State, and especial
iy for the Republican party, and If that
was defeated the Republican party was
gone" He told me in the same connec-
| ton that for my vote and my influence I
could get $500, That was in relation TO
the Financial Settlement bill. He said
If the Republicans didn't support the
measure he would make terms with the
Democrats and the party would be de-
feated. I and he fell out about it when
he made that remark. I saw Parker at
his ofice and he said that, under the cir
cumstances, he would have to support
Kimpton's measure or we couldn't get
| any money on our pay certificates as
members. And he also said that the
men who supported the Financial
Agents bill would be taken care of. I
went to chamberlain at his Office and
consulted him about the Financial Set
tiement bill, and he said it was all right,
and that we would be obliged to pay
Kimpton. ! came up to wher> Scott
was in conversation with some .thers,
and he said it was right to pay Kimpton.
Chamberlain and Scott both said also
that the friends of the bill would be
| taken care of. This in reference. to the
Financial Settlement bill.
A PREACHERS NECESSARY EVIL.
Fl. 81. Hunter, being first duly sworn,
says: That he is minister of the gospel
by profession, and resides in the CITY of
| Charleston. Was elected to the lower
House of the General Assembly in 1870,
and remained until 1872. was in the
House in the early part of 1873 when the
an& Financial Settlement bill were be-
fore the House. 1 find the following
entry in my diary, which remember to
be correct of date Tuesday, February 22.
1872: "Also at Rivers military commit
tee-room, at caucus held by Patterson,
Ne:gle, Parker, Kimpton and Scott
asked L. j. Mackey a2qu cstion.. Got
back to boarding house at 11:50 p. ~
l recollect that this caucus was concern
ing the above named bills. After that.
one day, Speaker Moses told me to go
and see Governor Scott. l went and
saw Governor Scots. 1t was Saturday.
March 2, 1872. find tho following
entry in my diary: ~ called upon the
Governor at the request of T. j. Moses.
jr., and had an extended interview, dis.
cussing the situation" At this inter-
view we talked over those bills, but did
not promise my support. When came
out / met Patterson outside, and we
walked up the street together from the
State Capitol. Patterson asked me if I
had seen the Governor. I said 1 had.
He then asked me: "How did you. and
he get alongf" I told him that we had
q very pleasant talk. Then he said to
me that he had seen the Governor and
that he had told the Governor that Hun.
ter was good enough little fellow, and
that he wanted to mako some money as
well as the rest of them. told him that
money was one OF those necessary evils
which we all had to have. He spoke of
these measures, and he said: -"Well.
there's no use of you holding out; these
measures will pass with you or without
you, and you had better 90 along with
the crowd" told him that had been
going along with the crowd since i'm
peachment had been defeated. That
| was the substance of tie conversation.
On March Is, 1872, the following entry
appears in my diary: "Was at bank;
drew money on check from - as
promised" This check was from John
J. Patterson, and the amount of it was
$500. The occurrence was in this way.
met sPatterson, who was riding along
Main street, and / called to him, and he
| got out and met me, and said to him !:
Colonel. am going down tonight"
He said that he waa going up the street
after awhile, and that I should meet him
by Shiver's. | went up street after
awhile and met him there. When met
him he turned back with me, and we
walked g fs4, steps and he handed me
the check for $500 on the South Carolina
Bank and Tsss.. Company. He then Left
me, and / went up TO the bank and drew
the money few minutes afterwards.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS A VOTE.
DR.. John A. Barker, sworn, saws: I
am resident of EdgefieId County. Was
o member of the House of Representa-.
tives for three terms, commencing in
1870. When the Financial Settlement
bill was up before the Legislature, I was
boarding at the Nickergon House. H.
III. Kimpton also boarded there. I was
introduced to him, and he told me thai
he had been o great friend to South Car
olina and the Republican party, in the
way Of letting them have money, and
that the State was largely indebted to
ssias t Il 10 .tl; fsy =. L.s :.
:erest to have the bill passed, and that
he would have to expend a considerable
amount of money to do it; that it would
cost more TO buy the Senate than the
House, although it was smaller body ;
chat If / would vote for the bill and carry
4 three of my delegation with me that he
would give me $1,000. talked freely
with Republicans and Democrats about
the bill and about Kimpton.; and as TO
Kimpton, aud about him, the opinion
was pretty freely expressed that not
much confidence was to be placed in
ghat he naid. i did not vote at ali upon
the measure, not being present, but If I
had been present would have voted
lisgainst 1t. i v sss ,
ONE WHO FOUND THERE WAS s.MoNEY