Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01
WASHBURN'S VIRTUE.

More of It Developed Yesterday-How
Bribery and Intimidation Won in Min
neapolis-A Frontier Witpess-The Wash
burn Fraud as Played In Kittson County
-73 Illegal Voters Cast ITO Solid Wash.
burn Votes.
The taking of testimony in the Donnelly-
Washburn contested election case was re-
sumed in Minneapolis yesterday.
The first witness called was
JOHN NJ eu1RK,
who testified as follows:
am IS years of age, and have resided in
this city eleven years; am tailor; was a
member of the Workingmen's union last
October; there were about 1920 members on
the roll some had left, but think there were
1900 in the city at time of the election.
attended the meetings of the union: was
chairman of the committee on finance; was
familiar with the feelings of the working
men towards Mr.. Donnelly and Mr.. Wash
burn; MIR. Washburn had no supporters n
the union, to my knowledge; they cor Guided
to support MIR. Donnelly; think there we're
1000 or 5000 workingmen in the city at the
time of the last election. A very marked
change took place within two days. Those
two days were Sunday and Monday before
election. had expected such change be-
cause of the rumors had heard of money
being used. I took particular care to watch
its progress. In order to find out the truth
of those statements, I met Mr.. Emil Sha-
gren near the Nicollet house; sent him into
Washburn's office to try and get some
money. The next time met him he told
me he got five dollars, and was to get two
dollars day and spending money till after
election. l had heard that boarding house
keepers and saloon keepers were
RECEIVING CONSIDERATIONS OR MONEY,
for their influence. I went around to the
reported places, and found the keepers had
changed, and their boarders also, within two
days.
From my observations In going around /
concluded that the reports were we'll ground
ed. It had been generally reported that large
sums of money had been used to secure
votes for Washburn. Boarding houses and
saloons were reported to get from $40 to
$50, according to the number OF boarders
Single voters at the polls are reported to have
got 81 folded in ballot. I heard Martin
Graham say in the presence of five men that
q man in the WOODEN mill
GOT SACK OF FLOUR
for voting for Washburn. I have heard
various estimates made of the cost of elect
Jig Mr.7 Washburn, varying from forty
present at the Donnel1y nesting held "a" at
Association hall in this city, on November 2,
1878; was in the gallery; the meeting was
interrupted by VIM. S. King, and the lights
in the gallery were turned out.
CROSS ExAs1INAT1oN.
Quite large number of members of
Workingmen'a union did not vote at all; they
were afraid of losing their job if they voted
for Donneliy, and would not vote for Wash
burn. The majority came from the citizens
of the city; all know of influence brought
to bear on voters is what has been told me-:
saw Shagren at Washbnrn's Office two weeks
before election one Friday evening; all l
know about his having received IS in that
office is what he told me; don't know how
he voted; man named Graham said a man
in the North Star mill got sack of -four
for voting for Washburn.
Mr.. Donnelly's INTERRUPTED meeting at
Association hall was not broken up, and he
had full hearing; think the interruption
was an advantage to Donnelly; Mr.. King
was supposed to be representative of MIR.
Washburn; think Mr.. King should have
kept still; don't remember what Mr.. Don
nelly said of Mr.. King at that time.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
Q.-Were not the Washburn supporters
stimulated greatly by the meeting of Nov
ID and its results to greater activity from
that time until the night of election? A.
Yes, noticed they we're more active than
they had been before, canvassing the men
and women, LOO, by going to their houses
and talking to them. They said Mr.. Wash
burn made work in the city, made railroads,
and mills, and that Donnelly made nothing.
Q-Was the argument generally used by
the friends of MIR. Washburn, that if he,
Washourn. was not elected, Minneapolis
would sustain great injury, and the work
men would be thrown out of employment?
Ayes, such argument was very generally
used.
OLE Il. MAHLA
was next called, but his testimony was un-
important.
JOHN MULvEY
was the next witness called, who testified as
follows: reside in northern New York
when at home; at present at Maple PLANE,
Minnesota; am railroad man: was at Tama-
rack, Kittson county, at the time of the
election; was at work for Webster & White:
there were about sixty men Employed; they
all voted there; the sixty men polled 109
votes; all for Washburn with one ex-
ception, Mr.. Webster and his clerk
told me that one was for Washburr.
Some were marked I. Donnelly: those were