The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-02
WHY MArHiM VAS DKFEATED.
Sold his Vote In a Democratic Convention
tor n Promise OF $3.50.

KINGSTON, n. Y, Oct. 3l.-The trickcry in
the recent Democratic Convention that nomi-
mated Mayor William Lounsbery OF this city for
Congress. a. successor to Mr.. Masham OF the
Fifteenth District, ia exposed tonight by tho
confession OF Adolph Semon Of Saugertics. one
OF the delegates 10 that Convention. Scmon has
boon enc Of the most prominent Democrats in
Ulster County. and one whose character has
heretofore been considered uninipeachable
He is man Of culture. and graduate OF tho
famous German University at Bonn. For SOW
erul years past he has held the responsible DO.
sition OF architect and civil engineer for tho
M1ldrn B'uo Stone Company. Semon mnkes
IN AFFIDAVIT In which he charges that Louns-
berry approached him before tho opening of ihe
Convention and WAS told that hs lSpinonl was
undecided ms 90 how he should vote. Scmon
then says IN his AFFIDAVIT:
! was approached by a peyo dccea;e who offered me
salN s9 @ n @ m'r,, mii1l name i3 toie for r peyc
tlc Convention met and the nrst ballot voted with
ihe Deyo dclcgaies At this the woul.he Chairman of
hat Gsr ome m,skc s S rs smoa s ean, S@s 40 ID
Ns, No,, w, @ " LonnseerJ'. deesatcS informed him
word came TO me that Abraham }. Meyer and Lewis
ndn the Goh1sen % ia Mr. fos.Tys Tes n,sSc MssS at
e1 ballot voted or bSo 70 see sp AZ a tho ses
Ssf.s .Sd "a smsss ss Ne into ,s Son,enon toek me aside
saS5 woc e6snss T yS,e fre bdyc ST 70 Ioan nm.
S not eoe s 70 61s a' r NS , d9R wan. s your money
stronger saving that u WAS mere matter Of business.
re TO Nr LoansbcIy. onee and Nr Lours6rry save me
~ IN money, aud, excuse fnr nvlng me the
Mhuc amount said That he had been "uCarv drained III
MS r'adl money already. and that he would pay me the
baAhce In short uue then returned 70 The conycn
uon AMI voted with the LOunsbtry delegates and after
The close OF the Convention returned home. Iwaited
few days Tor Mr. IOunsbery 20 send me the balance Of
he money AMI a. IL lid not had been promised
went 10 Lewis Is Adams and told him that hsd NOT
sc.iyed and wanted linn 10 get u for ne He replied
long ago II had allowed him to handle il for me and
not NycT, hat he had gone out while Myer WAS tak.
lng 10 me. and had bought up three towns Tor Louns
bery, aud bad Strengthened up the matter the
same n!sht then went TO Mycr aud said must have
my money Myer then gave me his note lor ssai nav.
able day before election l tod linn that would MOI
do. then wrote Nj. Lounsbcrry a letter Saving
wanted O. settle the matter with him and not through
third parties also asked him 10 meet me on SUNDAY
Oct n. at frciewehs pag.or iu Kingston lie met Mo
propose 10 pay me and that he under no legal obi
Eauon e. do lie said that he had given me the $40
merely to show his friendship for that he was sure
more money lie nSay onered ne SO waiSh aiSi' '%y re
fused The same day Myer went Kingston to settle
this matter with Lounshcry and ciosetcd with him
IN his Office What conclusion they arrived a. do moi
know, except that on the next day Mycrtnd was ali
right that should he taken of ON Tuc Say morning
went io Snugcrues and saw Mlcr aud Adams and told
pose the whole thing Then they took me 20 Joseph
smith Esq. to counsel with him lie sad that il was
none OF his funeral, and such like talk lie Aerward
called aside and said to be ashamed 10 act n
had especially IN receiving the money replied to
him that II there any shame d.srace about m.
matter he also disrHccl. he had received 500
from ism 10 procure SCism the NOMINATION
for school Commissioner when they SAW WAS IN earn
est they began 10 threaten with arrest 1t lih not
kccp quiet Our conversation then ended aud / LETT