, 1879-01-14
i" DOC7' GARDNER.
He Turns Up Again In the County
Heat Contract.
Ills Brags About Commissioners
Coburti and Stewart.
The Former Tells About His Visit from
Harry Lawrence.

turn RttairS took In tEG letting OF tim contracts
and tic new members were, to saw the least,
amazed. Tho C0nntttce on Public Service,
wl,ich Ind 1abored long aud hard to make a re-
port that would be In the public Interest, were
completely tat;cn aback at having the
minority report adopted, und tho old members
looked back 10 year ago when seven Demo-
Gratis outvotcd eight Republicans, and could
comparo A[r. l1oftmsnn's victory over tho other
four members OF thu Committee to nothing
clsc, Nobody appeared to know how the change
Ind been brought abnut, htit,si the proler uf
money had bcvn 81 freely TALKED Ut IN the
Hoard, many Thought TINT there might nn some
explanation Of It after ali. Mr. Coburn bad
statcd In tho Boar1 that
"pco" GARDNER
had approached him. and told hin, TINT he would
get htu, Sl.DrN II he would not ppposo O'Don-
nell, ctc., aud the reporter sought him to get
the particulars, aud l,o gave them. Tic inter-
view ran about MS follows:
"When did you first meet Doc Gardner!"
ale catne 10 mY oisice before tho bids were
opencl md wanted INC to do what could for
Atr. Curtis on the meat contract. told him
knew Mr. Curtte, and would gladly do what 1
could, consv!entlously, for him."
"Whcn did you see him agniu1h
t.iIe called to nee mo after tho bids were
opened, nud said. i SEQ our friend Curtis is n
little hight l answered sYes.f lie then said
that hu would like to sec O'Donncll get thp con-
tract, wI,oreupon pulled out some figures had
made which showed that Ford was tho lowest
b[uher. was then on tho cve Of Rolng TO n
committee meeting to consider the Variuub
bids, and Gardner Ent.t II would not exhibit
the tiRuret-prctenl that left them home-he
would get tnc $1,000 told him was not
that kind of d man, anI that sllontd show the
figures, and thought Ford'a bid was tho best for
the county.'
Wnat LAY was thts7"
Thursday Of last week.
"Mhen did you uert eec the Doctora"
=. In tho afternoon the Committee went to
For,l's markets, to SEQ what kind Of meat he
proposed To furnish under bis bid, and while
there
IN CANE GARDNER.
Commissioner Stewart said 10 mo at the time
that the worst feature he saw a,out Ford's
placo was The presence Of Gardner, and wanted
to tell Mr.. For *who 10 was." =
"Did Gardner say anthing to you there1"
mo, but ho actcu famlliasly, ns II to tn,rross
Ford with tue t1cn TINT to Ind fn1ucnce over
tho Board."
"You saIl In the Board that some person
carnc to you on Saturday representing TINT
Gardner had told man TINT yoltr vote could bu
secures! for O'DoHucll for sl,ooos"
WYcs."
"'ylo was TINT person'"
~ 10 not care to say"
y But Tu.t should, In Justice to yourself"
"Well, It WIS --....-......
Ite ca1ne to INC Just after I had been again
hountlcd by Gardner, u,,L said he Understood l
vuutd bc bought, and that q man had said 90.
lie cautioned mo against Gardncr, and aald he
tosvs tog thIs saS Fl tst 1os a %s. Oa s"d 'n'
"No. Lawrence reminded me TINT he hail
known me for eoHno tulc, and, aeslninE that l
lad confidence In him, sala TINT O'Donncll had
enough votes secured already to get the co,i-
would gtvo nu *l,00o for It for O'Donnell. 1
nskctl liin, what votes he had, aud, pulling =
list Ut tho Commissioners from my pocket,
asked htm to Eo,nt cut tue yo:cs he had: no
itts pencil iii Spolfunt't natne, satl, We'Ve got
him sure, anil bcyond all doubt lie then went
IN to rcnuw his 01cr IL nc, ntii told lltm that
II ho Ind fourteen sotes ise soaid not get 1ninc
for 8l,0U0, S3,D0J, cor &10.U00"
"Diu thls end the convethattonin
alt did not, for Lawrence salh In fcply that
~ Mas apy object le "ottld make the amount
" DID you understand that Lawrence had au-
tt,osisy 10 represent UtDonnciI In such mat
"stost certainly. I can conceive OF how o
person will TO great way for friend, but
also usgcI n,e OIL political grounds. A. N.
Wright wanted pDonrcll 10 got II 30 he colll.!
gaIn strenstl;., Hurry beu,ia, too, was III favor
,uf U'Donncli.n
you nos!cc, votc.l aS Lawrcnce sald he would7'.
A'Ycs, and hu lid It with hls eyes Upeu. l
| went to lin mud told HIN, nnh aIcssra Stewart,
Ayurs, 0nd bocsc, how l ha.! bsc1. aprroaehcd,
| street full OF ru.uurs Of huysng and selling,
could not Ue INDUCED to tIavu voted As he tlId.'
"iIavs you Ieartl Of ans other member beside
yourself Iclng approarhcuf ~
M, but was Aston[sECu Ut Millerts vote.
| | sa,r him hefore thu i3uaFd met and toll him
| a!l ! have told YOU, aud tie told me that Mr.
| SputTou! had taken him out to jefferson d
few 1ayA ago and told hin tllat Dfl)nnnetl was
cautioned htn against what WAY ao'l,G o,i, ulll
lso .aid ho would 70 and Aeo Ar. l'ocse, and
| would sntH ~ he snl,l."
"uId hr SEQ afr. Bocsats --
"iu tlItI, md M told him TINT Mi. Sp0yorl
| hnd tatkel tn him Ahout U'ponnel|, aud hu
thought l,e would votc fur him."
| I'IIu Interview here clded, md willis 1t does
not tell tllu whole story, It tl!ruwE eolno la.l,t
on thu slark spots, and reycat tue faet that
around llAyftE, Ur pretending t0 laTu, tnuney to
epcnI in thu letting Ut tile contract. WhciAcr
| auy Of The l1'unuY WI. spctt Or nut Is Just huw
! Dust utlulfaE TUT Dut IL ktlt AEAuu IH@f uE0Hn
Yesterday Will take haEd VI thu matter they may
touch bottonl. Air. Coburn shuu,l sco that II
uUt1.
| GARDNER IN ANOTHER QUARTER.
| 4 weil.kIIHwn tlcrchan& Vt t1s city nlakca the
follow tg statement regarding Dr. Iarduvr md
| thu nieat euHtract:
Wednesday llr. Gardner called upon him al
/ hts stofe uuu said tu hnl:
"lsn't pat Uljouuell friend Ut your'at"
"Yes."
''Do not you waut him tu get tho meat con
tracttn
"fes; ] should like 1t II ile would Get IT,"
"l,oes he want Commissioners Cubusn and
Stewart"
t "luon't know. suppose so.''
"Wet!, vAu get them for htn for 81 600
Hunpusa you seu hin about II, AMI see II hu wi
1u It,"
"No; have no Interest In tho matter on.
way OF the utiler.h ..-
''but yu., 70 aver anil sec u ODonncll, and a.I
hin, to ru.,lc over hero AMI SEC tae."
Gardner ,lhl esall un htnl, presumably, fo
OfDnnHeiI called over ~ sec thu merchant.
81 uIn tt,lu by UnrIncr,' sukd Ic to " Dunnell
"tlsat II you will uaY Sl.DUO yuu run get til,
votes of commissioners Cui,urn ul,d stewart
"Su." 4Atl u'Dnul,rll, ~ won't 4lu It; not
eent. Wy bi! Is Low any WY. and ! don't pro