The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-31
The Charges of Bribery.


for there are no specific allegations to dis
prove. Only general denial can be inter
posed.
But the Globe does make, in regard to
Washington County, specific allegations
which can and mus be met. Toe sooner
they are taken up and disproved the better
for the good name of the State. We believe
that the statements which appear in the
Globe are false in general and particular.
We believe that its report is brought out,
first to influence the Massachusetts, election,
second to aid the purposes of the base and
reckless conspirators who are seeking to
wrest the Governorship of Maine from the
Republicans to whom it belongs. But the
specific charges made by the Globe cannot
be dismissed with mere expression OF un-
belief The authors of them must be
brought to the proof, and if the charges are
substantiated the guilty must suffer the PEN
atty Imposed by law. The courts should
take cognizance of the affair, and if those
who prefer these grave accusations cannot
prove them let them be visited with punish
ment that is due to the malicious slanderer.
Men must be taught that tiroy cannot with
impunity lie away the good character OF
their neighbors.
II is intimated that the Governor and
Council will make these charges the pretext
for refusing certificates to the Republican
Senators-eIect from two or three of the
Counties of the State. 1t is well under
stood that the more reckless of the fusion
leaders favor that cause. The Governor
and Council will be wise to look well to
themselves if they decide to accept such ad-
vice. The people of Maine are not to be
swinded nor bullied out of their choice.
The politicians who attempt it may as well
begin to rehearse their death-songs.
The following is the part of the Globe ar
ticle referring to Washington County:
Having been employed to investigate al
legged frauds and bribery in the late election
in a portion of Washington county, started
for Calais by boat from Portland on Monday
Oct 18th, and arrived there Tuesday morning
After consulting G. r. Whidden of Calais, |
went to Princeton by rail on Wednesday.
On the way got into conversation with p.
Martin of Barring. He said he was custom
was the case he was just the man was look
ing for. then went on to tell him that the
Republican committee was looking the matter
up to see how the money had been expended
in the late campaign, to ascertain who had ex-
pended it most judiciously and got the most
votes for the money, SO as to know who to
trust with it next year. He replied that it was
good idea; that he had thought of it, and
suggested to me that we ought to commence
Immediately for the next campaign; that those
---l,a ho1 haaY, trO,ft pic h1y
be bought next year 1 replied: "That
is what we think and l want you to
furnish list of the men and places that you
controlled with money, and the amount you
trust next year, Said he: "That is good
thing, and 1 will make a schedule of the whole
thing this gevening, and give you the towns,
the numbers, we got to vote the Republican
ticket and names of parties, as near as can
remember" He said they had but one major
ity last year. and gained seventeen this year.
Said L: Glow. in Gods name did you con-
trive to do it? They told me you were smart,
but did not suppose you could swallow them
up like that" He replied "Give me the
money and / can fix them every time, but
those we bought this year we shall have to
buy next There are various ways of doing it,
Some it will not do to offer money right out
for their votes, and | say to them, "Here, boys,
| come down and Twill pay you what your time
| is WORTH He asked me about how much was
| l.
| thought about $780, He said he put out over
| $50, ''and you know we had to pool in besides. y
| He said the money had always come through
| Downs he gets it and distributes it. He said
Mr.. Rolfe was the representative elect, "and
he can give you all the particulars upon that
section" 1 said 1 did not know him, and he
said he would introduce me. He also said he
would make out full statement of what he
received himself, and what he had done with
it, and hand it to me. / told him, if was not
in the hotel, to seal ii up and direct it to me.
We went to Rolfes store in Princeton, and,
as he was away surveying logs at the lake,
Mr.. Martin introduced me to the clerk, j. f.
Farrar, and said Farrar knew all about it, and
| could tell me. l then told Farrar my busi-
ness about as had to Martin. He said Downs
sent the money to Rolfe, and Rolfe had sent
him into some of the towns with money which
| he had paid out and could give the names and
amounts, but that whichiRolfe had paid out
Mr.. Rolfe could explain best. l told him
could not stay for Rolfe to come, and he said
| he would get him to make a statement when
| he came and send me. Farrar said it would
| require as much money next year to hold these
| men as it did this year, but it would be neces.
| sary to be more cautious as to who should
handle the money; that some OF them had not
been cautious; that Mr.. King had given him
| self away by talking right out that he had
| given an order to Lewis Cross for pair OF
| thick boots for his vote, and that the Green
hackers and Democrats had got hold OF the
order ana were making trouble aOOut III tlltt
they wouldn't have known anything about it
| if he had kept his mouth shut, and it would
not be best to let him have any money next
wear. He then wrote out list OF the amounts
he had paid out, names of the persons he paid
it to and the towns, as follows:
Towns.
Wait-Ieft with James Ripley and William
Thomas. ...-.................. SlO
| Topsfeld-Left with b. G. Dearborn trader, 10
Eaton-Left with Brannon, foreman in
Shaw's tanEery. ............... lU
| Danforth-Left with Timothy McGraw, for
merly trader. lu
| No. 7, Range 2-Contributed N. W. Serib-
Hat to Jerry Merrill.
| Codyvillc-Left with Hiram F. Smith, farm
er........ 1922.
Plantation No. 21-Contrbuted by @. A. ~
| Joseph Farrar, cash and goods out OF =,
| store ....-....s.... IL
| William King of Codyville gave order to Lewis
| Cross, b. G. Dearborn, for pair of boots -
I went through most of those towns and left
| funds as stated. We gained in those towns some
towns were Democratic.
JOSEPH S. FARRAR,
Princeton, Washington County, Me.
After receiving the foregoing statement in
writing from Farrar, returned to Calais and
there saw Mr.. Martin again. He said he had
not had time to make out the statement, but
would make it out and bring it to me in the
morning. During the evening 1 exhibited the
writing to c. r. Whidden and Edgar Whid-
den of the Calais Times, and they read it,
also made an accurate copy of it. The next
morning Mr.. Martin appeared at the hotel, went