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H1tUr . ETC1t W1ste ff1CtlOu uHne9S OF
fsridA at the post the dag dropped to a very good
start Contessa leading Bonnie Carrie second Dairy
Mad third Fcrida fourth. LULU NTH. Eunicc sixth.
"A nne run up the quarter stretch aud they passed
thc judges stand with Bonnie Carrie leading Con-
tssra second, ferida third Dairy Maid fourth Lulu
nth. Eanice sixth. Going around the upper turn
Bonnie Carrie increased her speed and at the quar-
ter pole she led two lengths. Contessa second head
In front OF fcrda tho latter one length in advance
Of Dairy Maid. who was ono length ahead Of Lulu.
she latter six lengths away from Eunice. who did
not seem inclined to run. Bonnie Carrie kept the
daylight open down the back stretch and had the
best of ~ tho half mile pole by two lengths.
tes-a stiIl second. mock In front OF Fcrida Lulu
fourth. Dairy Maid hfth and Eunice sixth. Bonnie
Carrie ran away from this others the lower turn.
and ~ the thrce-quarter pole was leading four
<nsths. Contessa second. Lulu third. Ferds fourth.
psary Maid nfth Eunice sixth. Entering
ths homsslretch Bonnie Carrie looked all over 3
vinncr. and she came up the homestretch like .
race horse aud won by iour lensth-. Lnu second.
An advance Of feridA. who six lengths away
from Eaniee. DAIRY Mad sixth. Time. s:l2. The
stale W. worth .22s 10 the winner.
DESCRIPTION or BoSSrk CARRIE.
bonnie Carrie - light bay hliy. without white.
ehs n Ian hAnds hish. va bred by General Hard
ms. OF Nashville Tenn. and sold ~ the ycarling
sale Of 1871 " Maxsrs. Dixon WINNER. and by
thsm transferred ~ her present She did not
run - t~o-y-.r-oid. but has started SIX tifnes
shresy~zx-od. SHINING twice. both times this week
bhs vouAd have started in tho Alabama Stakes, but
ass ns & s.sa ned & ~ pag The Forfeit. that Dixon
RACE
49, the ksntucky ssAAss tor two-yearobs; 500 en-
a. r-resvs s9o % the staks Three-q usrters OF
. mile. Closed with twenty -one nominations, OF
vhieh tbs foii0sing came TO the post:--Mr. W. NJ.
Connsrs chestaat ally GidcliA. by bonnie
BcytlAnd. dana Waltz. iW lba; Mr.. J. w.
D~lfs chestnut colt Mines. by LeAinington.
dam Nemssis. ii0 lbs.: Mr.. 4. W. Doswell's =
b~y colt Neafchzael. by slrachino dam Eciptic ITO
lb.. nr. A. Ci@o@ns brow colt oden, by vaux-
n>ll dam M>udlns. iiO lba: Mr.. n. u. MctirHtA q
ch~~knnt nliy Daplleats. W Tom bowling. dam
ally oirofes. BY An~mlngton. dam k@iAn. f0i lbs,
nnd Mr.. n. B fieid'a chestnut ally By and by, by
bosGls s<otAsa. dAx1 Ivy Loaf. Pools sold "a fol-
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CAPTAIN WEBBs NEXT SWIM.

Ono Of the most remarkable feats In swimming
ever undertaken will be attempted on Wednesday
next by Captain Webb, Of smphibious famc. He
has made arrangements to swim from Sandy Hook
to Manhattan Beach without suit paddle any
artificial assistance whatever. After visit to the
Pilot Commissioners office yesterday TO learn how
tho tides would be the Captain decided to start In
the morning Of Wednesday. and he expects 70 land
at Manhattan Beach between hve and six O'Clock In
the evening. The distance to be made allowing for
some leeway account Of the tide. is fifteen miles.
small steamboat will follow tho course to see
that all is fairly done and to render assistance In
case It should be necessary.
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THE PITTsBURG REGATTA.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

PITTsBUHo. Pa, August 7. 1870.
Judging from preseA appearance to-morrow's
trial heats of the regatta viii be . great success.
Riley. Johnson. George W. Lee. Plaisted.
SchsfIer. Brown. Powell Coulter. Luther. Siebert.
Morrow and Kennedy at work on the course, and
Hosmer ia expected in the morning.
Riley is the favorite in tho betting, although few
pools have as yet been sold. In private betting
clark of Owssco has backed 'Frenchy" Johnson
heavily, and "Frenchy' thinks he will win. The men
object to rowing in heats. they say II will be
too much work. but the course is not wide enough
for moro than six starters. Sttll there Will
be no trouble to starting.
In tho amateur race. K A. Sloat, OF Newark. N. j..
seems to be slightly the favorite. There Will be
about ten starters In the latter race.
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IN" y~unEe eNft wers Soon pat IN place al the post.
Axd st the nrrt tma OF ASKING the nag toll 10 .
capital start ~sth usn slightly In tho lead. 6idcliA
second. Nsufrh~tei third. the Others terms.
wnen shs younsstur~ pascal tho nvefuriong polo
nl1slla leading. Neufchstel second. Duplicate
uIird. ot.n foarth. Ainos nfth. Gironee sixth. by
aud ~ seventh. Turning into tAe regular track.
cut a. the aAns<. az ths hAif-tnils Glidalls led
l~ngtA. Oden second. keufchafel third. 0rufeo
fUarkh. Duplic2ts nfth, ninos aitth. by aud by
bringing No The rx4f. Giislclia showed tho way
arouI.d the lover turn ard came into the home
str~<rA nrss ~ lsngih, odsn second. Nsufchatel
third. tssrun@r fourth. Minos ffh. Duplicate sixth.
Ny and NJ s~vsnth. Ofen pressed s3lidalia hard
alter xetLng fnto khs homestrotch. and before tho
s.sen fuTionH pole ~ss rrsansd she had shot her
aa.d 01rof< the others being ossssn al that place.
Otsa won On. by half length. Minus second.
h4If l~nGth 3Aesi of sironeo. oiidelis fourth
Dapilc.ts nfth. Neufohaiel slxfh aud By aud by
seventh. Tinsa. iisA. The stake w@ worth si.yoO
~ ths winner.
Oden a dzFk brown coit. with not a vi hte ham
On kAs. Ne i~owaxissa h~uds Aaa thrss-ansrtors "a
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MILWAUKEE DRIVING PARK.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. August z

WlIWNONFEs huBUbI
The Milwaukee Driving Park Association
has Withdrawn from the Western Circuit,
and tho races announced for the August
meeting are declared on. The reason
given for this action is bad faith on the part of
certain horse owners, who had assured the associa
ton that they would surely enter for the meeting
bids elsewhere.
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BASEBALL.

League championship game was played yester-
day at Syracuse between tho stars of Syracuse and
the Bostons which resulted in favor Of the Bostons
by z too
The game at Baltimore between tho ,Baltimores
and Nanonsls. Of Washington. ives won by the Ma.
tionals by AZ 70 l.
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SARATOGA RACES.
Second Regular Day Of the Second Meeting Of
The Saratoga Association.
THE FAvORITES ALL BEATEN.
Clara D, Bonnie Carrie, Oden and Rhada-
manthus the Winners
sARAToaA. August z. 1879.

SARAToeA. August 2. 1879
cool wave passed over this place during last
night. and this morning at six O'Clock the thermom
etsr marked 6s degrees. 20 degrees below what it
was at the same hour yesterday morning. The con-
sequence limited attendance at the springs in
the early hours. and the ladies' who for the
waters were done mp in wraps and shaws. Thecon-
trast between the two mornings was very marked.
AS the day advanced the temperature grew warmer
and by noon the weather was very pleasant and
clear. The track to-day was very dusty and rain is
wished for by the managers of the race course. It
Is very fast however, and owners of horses ana the
public generally always pleased when sensational
time is made. Four on the card. the first
being dash Of q mile. the second one mile and
quarter. the third three-quarters of mile and the
fourth mile and furlong. all Of which gave
great satisfaction. The first event was won by
Mr.. E. j. Baldwin's California Clara
in . grand style. she taking the lead
ut the start. and keeping it to the finish. Lulu was
second, Contessa third. The third race the Ken
tucky Stakes was won by Oden. full brother of
Cloverbrook, belonging to Mr.. Clabaugh, of Balti-
more Mr. Bells Minos second ana Mr.. Z. V. Snedi-
kers GiroAee third. The fourth and concluding
of the day fell to the Messrs. Dwyer Brothers old
horse, Rhadamanthus. who has been off the course
since last year from lameness, and he came out to-
day with his legs in bandages his owners saying that
aid not break down. and he won capital in
good style. The favortes in every race to-day were
Ill beaten. The following were the
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
JuDGEs-Messrs. R. W. Simmons. J. I. boswell.
Oden Bowie and Colonel G.. Ovens
T1MERs-Messrs- J. Smith and J. R. Whsley.
SrARrER-Mr. L NJ. Johnson; assistant. Mr.. J.
Wynn.
SEcRErARY-Mr CHARLES wheatley
The following are the details Of the racing.-
rHK FIRST RACE
was for purse Of $500. Of which 500 to the second
horse and the entrance money to be divided between
the first and second horses; those beaten and not
having won at Saratoga this year and all
maidens allowed lbs. One mile. Four horses came
10 the post. These Mr.. D. ]. Crouse's chestnut
colt Jericho. by Revolver. dam Skyght years old,
103 lbs; Mr.. E. J. Baldw1ns bay flly Clara D. by
Glenelg. dam The Num- years old. 106 lhs.; MI.
James b Kecne's bay colt Dan Sparkling, by Glenelg.
dam Item, years OLD. 103 lbs. and Mr. Oden Bowes
chestnut flly Belle. by Dickenssdam Belle Meade.
years DID, log lbs. Pools sold as follows-
Dan Sparnng. $bUO 90 460
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PIGEON SHOOTING.

MonGAN, N. j.. August 7. 1879.
Mr.. william DE Long. Of the Brooklyn Gun Club
shot Mr.. Randolph Ferris. of the Philsdelphia Gun
Club. pigeon match this morning, The event was
rs birds eac 500 side and tho cost of the Birds 2S
yards rise and Hurlingham. rules. The match re-
suited In favor of Dc Long. who killed AZ birds TO
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YACHTING NOTES.

Steam yacht vedette NY.Y.C. Mr.. Phillips Phcsnix.
from New York. passed tho HERALD Telegraph Sta
ton at whitestone. l. L. yesterday. yots 70 Now
London.
Steam yacht sappho, Brooks. from Now York. ar
rived ut Boston yesterday.
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Clara d was first away to q very fine start Jericho
second Dan Sparling third. Belle fourth. The
horses ran around the upper turn sharply. and
they passed the quarter pole Clara had the best OF
1t by length Jericho second. half length in front
Dan Sparng the latter head in advance Belle.
and the horses passed the half mile pole Clara
had the best OF it by half q length. Dan
sparling second. head in advance of
Jericho. the latter about the same distance
In front Of Belle. Clara d could not be
passed tho lower turn. Notwithstanding
the united pressure OF the others to the lead
from her. and she entered the homestretch half
length in front OF Belle, the latter neck advance
Of Jericho. Dan Sparnng fourth. Getting into
straight work most exciting struggle ensued to the
seven furlong pole. where all were beaten by the
California filly. Jericho, however would not give it
up until the judges stand reached. Clara d.
won the race by one length. Jericho second, six
lengths in front of Belle who beat Dan Sparug four
or hve lengths. Time Of the mile, 1:4411.
rHE SECOND RACE
was the Clarendon Hotel Stakes for filles three
yeArs old; SIS entrance. play or pay. with 500
added by the Clarendon Hotel; the second to re-
ceivs $l50 and the third $50 out of the stakes
Those not having q sweepstakes for tnree-ycar-
Closed with twenty-nins nominations. Of which
number the following came to the post:-Mr. G. L.
IorillArd's bay hlly Ferida. by Gleneg, dam
La Henderson. carrying 1l3 lbs. Mr.. q.
Reeds imported black flly Contessa. by DIES
tournel. dam Electra. lO5 lbs. Mr.. F. NJ.
Halls bay Ally Eunice. by vauxhall. dam
kugenia. 1i3 lbs. Mr.. L. w. Doswens bay fly
Dairy Maid. by strachino dam Eclptic. los lbs; Mr.
l. Harts chestnut hlly Bonnie Carrie, by Bonnie
Scotland. dam Fanny barrow. los lbs. ana MIR. W.
Astors chestnut hlly Lulu. by Harry Bassett, dam
IA r~h lU- ll1u nals aflh as hale
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THE ASHLEY BELT.

Frederick Krohnc yesterday sent floo. through
Drexel. Morgan Co.. TO Mr.. Atkinson. of the Lon
don Spovting Life, his entrance money la the ap-
preaching competition for the Ashley Belt
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an inch in height. and finely formed all He Is
a full brother of Glover Brook. by vauxhall. dam
Maudina. He is largely engaged in the coming two
and three -year-old stakes.
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FINANCIAL PO7EN7A7ES
John Jay Knox's Address to the Bankers
in Convention.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The Present System of Currency and
Credit Unsurpassable
SARATOGA. N. Y. August 7, 1879

At the meeting Of the American Bankers Associa-
tfon to-day the address Of John jay Knox. for many
the able and clear headed Comptroller OF tho
Currency. was the speech of the day. Mr. Knox,
whose duty it is to keep the national banks up to
the requirements of the law. gave very interesting
statement of their condition and of that OF the State
and private banks of the country He read the fol-
lowing table, showing the geographical distribution
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BUFFALO PARK.


INa-rHE 'rmRry-FIvE' AND TWENTY
NINE" GLASSES UNFINIsHED-DARBY THE
WINNER OF THE EIGHTEEN" RACE.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BUFFALO. N " August Z. 1870
The crowd has continued to increase ever since
Tuesday morning. Tho hotels are full. and many
gentlemen are being entertained at private houses
This morning speculation lively the AIS
class No pools sold in tho city but ont at the
track big business done. The weather was good
and the track in excellent condition Tho sharply
contested battles Of Tuesday and Wednesday had
stirred public feeling. and consequently the local
attendance wss the largest Of the meeting The pri
vate boxes were well filed and the wings Of the
grand stand were crowded. The attendance Ws
about eight Thousand. and it was made up Of the
best classes At the close Of tho third heat in the
2:l8 class considerable excitement created by
the attempt of the police to put Mike Calvin from
the track and to check tho noisy demonstration
Of Goldsmith. Mike Calvin struck at Brass
field and Brassfeld hit him squarely in the
face. The police then interfered The judges ex-
pressed the opinion before leaving the grounds that
they would expel Calvin for disorderly conduct
The scheme which made Darby the favorite over the
whole field began to show itself in the scoring Of the
first heat. Trinket clearly regarded the
only dangerous outsider. and fifteen scorings
offered no possible start when the little
four-year-old was In favorable position. Whom
given the word she SO unfavorably placed
that her driver made effort to more than her
distance. In the next heat. however, she shot
through the crowd and had lead before the quar-
ter pole was reached. She held this lead to the
upper turn, when Driver who was next to her,
kindly opened the way for Darby. The great effort
Trnket had made was too much for her IN her high
condition. and she acknowledged defeat. 1t was
hard field for one so young and inexperienced to
fight. Major Mcdowell will ship her to Kentucky
to- morrow and let her run grass until fall He
viii endeavor to show AIS with her in October.
THE "THIRTY-FIvK" CLASS.
The 2:35 class which went over from yesterday,
was called at half-past one o'clock. A1gonaut was
the favorite and Daciana the second choice. Six
heats trotted. Daciana was big favorite
the field in the sixth hest. She led all the way round
and won easily. Kate Hall and Gioster broke
badly, as II tired. The judges declared it
mo heat" believing Kate Hall had not been
driven to win. They then postponed the
until haf-past twelve o'clock tomorrow. Daci
ana will it is thought. out stiff and in the
morning, and meet with defeat. She could have won
tonight. It was a mistake to have postponed the
race. The summary far as the race has proceeded
stands as follows:-
SUMMARY.
BUFFALO PARK. THURSDAY. AUGUST 7, 1879-2:S5
class-Purse 81 900, divided
ID. w. ThOmliusOp's blk. IN. Daci0nn.
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ee-auartsrs OF q mSic.

THE yoURTH RACE
was purse of $500; the winner to be sold at auc-
ton for 500; if entered not to bo sold to carry
lbs extra if entered to be sold for 81 900. allowed
lbs IL for $780, II lbs; for $780, ls lbs for $HO
% lhs One mile and furlong. Pools as follows: =
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4 Man and a Gate and a Woman,

fTun ths DffFsai Pres Press
The gates at the passenger depots
which shut out all people not having
tickets for the trains were Yesterday
closed al the Union Depot against an
elderly woman wearing spectacles and
using an umbrella for a cane.
'Iah pass without a ticket" ," said
the maif-at the gate A. she came up.
Il want 90 see IL there's anybody on
that train going TO Port Huron, she
answered.
Cant pass without ticket, mad.
anne"
I'VE got darter in Port Huron, I
have"
Cant help it, please. Ny orders are
very strict"
81 tell you want to send word 10
my darter !" she exclaimed adjusting
her spectaeles for better view of the
official.
Yes, but We can't help that, you see.
Please show your ticket"
81 want this ere railroad TO under.
stand that I've got a darter in Port Hu.
ron and shes got baby four weeks old.
and I'm going 10 send her up word in
spite OF all the gates in this depot r.
Please show your ticket, madame -
81 tell you once more"
Please show your ticket. madame"
She gave the old umbrella whirl and
brought ii down on his head with all
the vim of an oldfashioned log raising,
and As he staggered aside she passed
him and said
There's my ticket, sir, and I've got
more behind il Mebbe one man and
gate can stop me from sending word
to my darter TO grease the baby's nose
with mutton taller IL the weather chang.
es cold, but | don't believe it,"
And she walked down 10 the train,
found some one going TO Port Huron,
and came back carelessly humminR the
melody of the "Three Blind Mice"
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wins Rhode Island. They have star nc.
tors, low comedians and supes in Rhode
Island politics, and Brayton was consid.
cred star actor. Most OF the pur.
chasable men were registry voters the
poor foreign born white citizen 10 not
allowed to vote, but a negro may vote,
and is protected equally with the rich.
est man in the State. Major w. II.
Joyce the deposed Custom. House off
cial, was "A soldier in the Union army,
but is not allowed the right of franchise
because he does not own the required
amount of property did not know why
he was removed he had a family, but
II young unmarried man, who is a rela
tive oi Senator Anthony, was appointed
In his place he refused TO contribute
10 the Gorham campaign fund in 1878,
and he was informed he was removed
because he did not influence voters, al
though not voter himself, and did not
do his duty in politics he was appoint
ed on the recommendation Of Senator
Anthony.
NEWPORT, X. L., August lG.--The in.
vestgation by the Butler committee
into the alleged corrupt practices in the
Providence Custom. House yesterday
opened with tho testimony of Major +.
{. Pomeroy, a Custom. House inspector.
who said that he was also a clerk in a
coal Office where he received SIT per
week, but in this he followed the ex.
ample OF his predecessor who while he
was inspector was on the police force.
William Foster, Jr., told the committee
that in 1865 no visited the Seventh
Ward room and after voting was taken,
with several others, into barn where
ho received al envelope through trap.
door and found it contained SO; did
not know who gave it 10 him. He had
been editor of "A newspaper in Proy.
dcncc and Greenbsck candidate for
Governor. He had seen cards and
checks used at elections, and upon re-
turning them TO headquarters voters
received their pay.
Asa \. Ellis said money was used le.
Ultimately. 4 man sold his vote, took
the money and went about his business.
In the Sprague Padelford campaign it
cost Sprague $4,000 and Pandelford
$1,000. Postmaster Brayton and Gus.
tom House officers were always election.
ecrng and he supposed all Federal oil.
c!als were political workers. Charles {.
Heath had saen and given out checks
to voters who upon presenting them in
dark hall received s. and $lO for votes:
IN the Eigth Ward in 1873 5000 were
used at one election saw Mr. Bur.
roughs promise voter $40 for voting.
William y. Brown said he had been en-.
gagged IN politics for twenty-five years
and had never seen General Braytou
take more than ordinary interest in
the voting on election days. William
y. Richardson, former clerk in the
fostpihce under General Brayton, said
that the Post. Office was the political
headquarters, he knew that General
Brayion was engaged in politics a. be
had done political work work for him
while clerk IN the Post Office RcpubI
can tickets were arranged at the Post
Office and carried out by the carriers
while the mails were allowed to wait.
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when formed, must be propped by North
ern bayoneh, and the North must nav for
the bayonet and, however costly, they
can never safely be Withdrawn. When re-
constructed each one Of those States will
be IKE nagnzine--all secure while care
fuIIy guarded outside, but when left un-
guarded chance spark will blow Il and
all about 1t 10 the devil.
"Ehtsrtaining these views, would not
support any candidate for the Presidency
who indorses the reconstruction measures.
even II they were lawful, still less ~ con.
sider them wholly unconstitutional, and
full Of danger ns precedenu.
81 write you explicitly, because value
your good opinion and want you u know
how think and feel, and mean 10 net on
the stupendous questions which lie around
and before US
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As HIGH As $50 PAID ron VOTE, Brr TuE
MARKET FRICE FROM 81 TO $40.

As HIGH As $50 PAID ToR VOTE, BIT THE
MARKET FRICE FROM 81 TO $l0.
NEWPORT, X. l., August lj.-The
Butler Investigating Committee resum.
ed their inquiry this morning. Senator
Butler presiding. There were present
Senators Whyte, Beck, Chandler and
Rollins, and also Senators Anthony and
Burnside aud Senator Pcndleton. of
Ohio. DIR. J. Il. Greene was recalled and
presented an original memorial, which
asks for an investigation into the Gus.
tom. House. where honorable discharged
and wounded soldiers have been remoy.
ed. as the witness alleged, to make
room for Senator Anlhony's relatives
and political favortes.
W. +. Sheffield questioned the wit.
ness, who objected TO answering the
questions OF counsel, as he was one Of
the parties implicated. The committee
then went into executive session and
refused TO allow counsel TO appear on
either side.
The investigation then proceeded, W.
w. Henderson, Jacob Symonds and
other business men OF Providence testi.
flying ss TO the good character and eff.
cheney OF the disposed Custom. House
officials.
John NJ. O Rouke told the committee
that money had always been used to
buy votes; the highest price paid for a
colored mans vote was $50; did not
know what a white mans vote was
worth, but supposed IL was worth more
than that. lie had seen checks and
cards given TO voters, who received the
money after voting. Postmaster Bray.
ton and Appraiser Burroughs work az
all elections and manage them. Wit
meas considered il part Of Government
officials business TO assist in electioneer.
ing and doing all outside work. Money
was used openly. Registry taxes were
paid in bulk and until within a few
years there was an Understood pIiae for
votes.
Edmund +. Prentiss, Warden Of the
Fourth Ward of Providence, said that
in the Sprague. Padelford campaign
votes were bought openly, but the wit.
ness refused 10 tell all he knew about
the transactions, as he was Governor
Padclford's private secretary. When
Mayor Clark was elected money was
used freely, and here again the witness
declined to criminate himself by testi.
flying. He explained that men whom
he had seen previously given numbered
checks Afterwards received money in
dark room. lie received $50 from Post.
master Brayton for work nj the Repre-.
sentative election. lie was told that he
was paid the same as the rest. Witness
Iad seen ss high as $50 paid for a vote,
but the price ranged from - 10 $40.
The Republican side, he said, always