Daily globe., 1879-02-14
DONNELLY'S CONTEST,
HE PRODUCES MORE EVIDENCE OF
FLAGRA EFT BRIBERY.
A Gang of Wood Choppers Hired to Vote
The Money Paid by The Treasurer of
Washburn's Railroad-Evidence sufi-
cient to Give Donnelly His seat-Wash-
bnrn Raises a Quibb1e at Minneapolis.
T. G. MCCLURE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MELRosE, Minn., Feb. 13.-In the Donnelly-
Washburn contest to-day, T. C. Mcclure testi-
fed at st. Cloud Feb. IL that he did not receive
and bring to St. Cloud, Nov. %, $500 from
Minneapolis for election purposes, but admit
ted that he had spent money last fall for the
Republican ticket. Refused to say how much
1t was, or who it was paid to, or for what pur-
poses; it was for legitimate purposes. Thought
it was legitimate to hire Democrats to work
with their teams for the Republican ticket
Denied that Mr. Washburn paid him any,
thing.
VOTES NOT COUNTED.
Wednesday Morning, Feb. IL, st. Cloud
Barney Vossberg, county auditor, proved that
Donnelly received 1896 votes and Washburn IA
| votes in five towns of Stearns county which
were not returned and counted for them
through an error in blanks furnished by the
secretary Of state.
A. A. WHITNEY.
Melrose, Feb. 12 P M.-(Before Don B.
Mcdonald, notary). A. A. Whintey admitted
that he had stated to s. R. Foot, Jan. 29th
that he had had some of Washburn's money!
He produced letter from W. D. Washburn,
dated Nov. 18th, 1878, including SO for hall
rent, printing. etc. Whitney testified that the
Judge Rea and Mr.. Schroeder. He (Whitney3
was.a member of the local Republican com
mittee and an active supporter of Washburn
He had made no attempt to collect that 80
from the Republicans of Melrose. He had
written Mr.. Washburn and Mr. Washburn had
sent the money in currency in the letter; did
not know that there was anything unusual in
calling on candidate tor Congress to pay local
expenses of meetings. Mr.. Schroeder had no
audience, and made no speech, but the hall was
paid for.
8. R. FOOT
was called to prove his conversation with MIR.
Whitney. Whitney runs a lumber yard for T.
@. Mcclure. They were talking of the testi-
mony taken in Minneapolis in the Washburn-
DonDelly contest, when Whitney said, Il have
some Of Washburn's money, too" Witness
did not know how much it would cost candi-
date for Congress if he paid all the local bills
of the campaign.
A. J. WHITE.
Melrose, Feb. 13, 9 A. MA. J. White sworn:
Was at Tamarack, Kittson county. last election.
Had eighty ninety men at work cutting cord
wood. They nearly all voted. They arrived
there the latter part of October and left there
about Nov. 10 or Is. Most of the men were
cutting wood by the cord. at $1.1O per cord.
He paid all the men who voted as much as they
could have earned on election day. The total
amount paid was $3.50 or $l70 This money
was repaid him by George E. Webster paymas-
ter of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad, in
check for $16S or Sl72 on the First National
bank of Minneapolis a few days after the
election. The money was loan from Web
ster. He gave Webster no note for it. He has
not since paid him. Webster has never called
upon him to pay. He (White) never called
upon his partner to pay half Of it. Had no
correspondence with him on the subject. Geo.
G. Webster is paynaster of the railroad COM
pany Of which W. D. Washburn is president.
The contract for wood did not yield much
profit. He paid $3.50 or s17O simply to have
the men vote. Did not care who they voted
for. He was himself in favor of Washburn.
@. As the men were working by the cord,
and their time was their own, how could you
pay them for their time? A. I told them
their time would be allowed them. The ballot
box was cigar box. His partner, Webster,
was one of the judges of election, and he,
White, was one of the clerks. There were a
few actual settlers in that vicinity. Saw no
Donnelly ticket. He was surprised that Don
nelly did not get more votes. The vote was
Washburn 100, Donnelly l. Was friendly with
his late partner, Webster. but did not think he
was worth anything. Did not know that Web
ster threatened to him for the half Of that
$16S or $l72. Did not know Mr.. Washburn
was doing anything improper or corrupt.