Daily globe., 1879-01-25

gurated at Minneapolis.
The taking of testimony in the Donnelly-
Washburn contest was resumed yesterday
morning, at the cf1ice of a. B. Ovitt. Hon.
!. Donnelly, assisted by p. o. Chilstrom,
represented Mr.. Donnelly, and in the absence
OF Judge Flandrau, Judge Reynolds. assisted
by County Attorney Hale, represented Mr.
Washburn.
D. W. Guertin, an employe In the North Star
woolen mills, was the first witness. Martin
Graham told me he had asked Carl Fintler
| about the $40 he received for election, and
Graham said did not get $40,
all I got was sack Of -four:
I asked Martin what brand Of flour it was: , be-
said that Fintler said the -four was Washburn
hour, and that it was very good; Fintler re-
ceived the -four the same day of election, after
the polls had closed. assembled with num-
Der OF persons, and some one suggested the
idea that there was bribery going on at the
polls; and one of tie party said that number
Of the persons who peddled tickets for Mr.
Washburn received $3.50; I then told Joseph
Chadwick that he was bought, and
| said that he never was bought for that money.
Chadwicks reply was, you're inst ID
right. could make moro than that by stay
ing at home" When Chadwick said ''you'r re
just ID right" ETC., I thought that he
meant just what he said. I thought that he
had received larger sum Of money than 80. 50;
had conversation with MIR. Fintler but as
be was German spoke to him in his own
language. upbraided him for selling his
vote, and told him that it was the only
thing he had no right to barter or sell;
Fintler acknowledged in a passive way that he
received the sack of Hour from Mr.. Washburn
IN exchange for his vote; the con versation with
Flntler was serious one; I worked at the
polls for the Greenback ticket with Charles
Graves; an attempt was made to drive away
Charles Graves from the polls by several per-
sons who were working for Mr.. Washburn,
among whom was man named Mcdonald who
lived in the Third ward; at one time it looked
as though Graves and Mcdonald wonld come to
blows; later in the day there an attempt
made by Philip Gibson "a son of Paris Gibson,
proprietor Of the North Star Wooler mil) to
prevent me from handing tickets to
some of the employees of the mill;
while was in the act of handing a ticket to
Joseph Dietrich, employe in the MILL Phil
1p Gibson jumped against me and said mo
you don't;' Ianswered and said, YES do;''
and he said, mo you don't, I brought these
men here mysef;" told him that was none
OF his business, that it was not as he. Gibson,
said, but as Joseph Dietrich said; Gibson said
that he did not propose to force eny of their
employees to vote as they wished. but that the
most of their employees voted as they wanted
them to-" + charged him with showing signs
them up there like sheep TO the slaughter;
l told him there was a number Of their en-
ployes who would vote different if they were
not afraid of losing their situation, but that
there was one man working for that concern
who was not afraid to vote and act as he pleased
and that man was myself whereupon he then
said "that was all right" he did not want to
force any one to do different; thought that
several men who worked in the mill were afraid
to vote for Mr.. Donnely for fear of losing
their situations; there were about fifty voters
at work in the mill at election time;
have reasons for believing that there We're
persons EN- ployed in the North Star Woolen
mill that were actuated by fear of the loss of
their positions, from the fact that hir. G. NJ.
Champlain. superintendent of the North Star
Woolen mill. had conversation with me the
day before election, trying to persuade me te
vote for Nlr. Washburn, in which he said he
thought it was wrong for person to agree to
vote for another one and then when he reached
the polls to vote for the opposing candidate;
that Two years ago he (Ohemplain) took one
man from the mill to the polls he having
promised him to vote for the candidate that
he (Champain) was supporting, and when they
got there the man voted for the opposing can
didate; that he had good mind
to let the man co. but that it would place him
(Champlain) in bad light; that he was going
to take the same man to the polls TOMORROW,
and if he went back on him this time be be-
ieved he should discharge him; there were
other reasons, from the fact that several Of the
men were strongly in favor of Mr.. Donnelly up
to the day of election, and it appears from
that they ~ voted for Mr. w Washburn; %
do not know personally that any
voter was prevented from voting the ticket
that they wished, but several persons told me
that they were taken from their place of occu-
patton by the foreman or some person in
charge and taken to the polls, tickets being
given them by the person who had them in
charge; that they were followed up closely to
the polls, and watched to see that they
deposited the ticket given them; MI.
Graves and myself staid all day at the
polls and distributed tickets for Mr.. Donnelly;
was a member of the Workingmens' union at
the time of election last fall; the union en-
dorsed Mr.. Donnelly's nomination unanimous
ly; could not state precisely how many men,
bers there were in the union at that time, but
should think about 1,700; there about
1900 workingmen in the city at time of cleo
tion; Mr.. Donnelly was regarded as the work.
ingmen's candidate; as far as was acquainted
with them the majority of them were in favor
of Mr.. Donnelly, but after election they talked
different than they did the day before election:
l have been informed that large number Of
the workingmen in the city and in my own
precinct were taken in squads from the Har-
vester works, which same men were known to
be Washburn men, and taken to the polls.
while those who could not be induced to vote
for MIR. Washburn were not allowed
to go to the polls without losing
their day work and probably their situations;
if the workingmen had been allowed to vote as
they felt and according to their convictions,
Mr.. Donnelly would have received a large num-
ber of votes from the workingmen.
Cross-examined-I know a man who worked
for Smith & Parker. who said that he had been
discharged for not voting according to the
wishes of his employers. The man said that
he voted for Mr. Donnelly.
EMIL sHAGREN.
This witness was recalled in answer to Dam
iel Getchells testimony. Getchell told Wit
ness that he got $50 for voting and working
for Washburn. Witness reiterated the state
ments made to him by John Olson about being
paid by VIM. Chase. John Olson told him
Hans Olson received 1925, and Ole MahIa an
overcoat and a sum Of money.
The examination was postponed until next
week SO as to give attorneys time to serve no.
t1ces IN accordance with requirements of the
laws.
Grant Has It.
Cincinnati Enquirer.]
The selection of John Logan for United
States Senator by the Republicans of Illinois
means that Grant will have the vote of that
State in the Republican national convention.
LIZ