The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-10
THE MAINE MIX.
Bow Swami and Others Were
Induced to Resign.
Which Party is the Greater
Rogue?


to an attempt to bri5e him, is sub
stantially the came az his affidavit,
with the following additional points:
A reliable member OF the house told
him that Wallace r. White hsd
offered him 81 900 cash to resign as
a member. The member refused to
accept. He (Swann), upon hearing
this, consulted Secretary of State Cove
and, with Scion Chase, drew up an
affidavit (sent Monday night alleG
ing bribery by White. He
then had the member intimate
to White that he Swami would re-
sign for $1,000, and a meeting with
White was had at the court house, at
10 am. the next morning, and
White, taking him into a corner OF
the room, showed him the following
statement:
AUGUSTA, January 6.
To the Chairman Of the Democratic and
Greenback Caucus.
After mature deliberation / have
concluded that it is my duty ss
citizen to obey the laws as they
are construed and decided by the
supreme judicial court l can
not. therefore, lend my aid to
keeping out of their seats republican
represent atives-elect whom the su-
preme court has declared entitled
thereto. /, therefore, give public
notice that I will not participate IN
the organization of the house, being
fairly and fully determined 10 obey
the mandate OF the court. To Iesist
that mandate is revolution, destfuct We
both to my party and the great ic-
terests OF the state.
(Signed,l IHos. q. SWAMI
He informed me thai I should have
10 write a statement like it, and
sign the same also sign my
resignation and deliver up my
certificate TO him, He said they
should not want to use the resigna-
ton, but wanted it to show that l
acted in good faith, and that after the
house was organized, could take
my seat, and the republicans would
put me upon important committees.
I informed him that would sign the
papers and be said thai he had to go
and get the money. He left the
room and returned in about twenty
minutes and said it was all right.
He then read to me and I copied IN
my own hand letters to the chairman
of the democratic and green
back commi ttses. He also read
resignation which l copied. then
put the papers. without my signature.
into nv pocket. We then counted
the money and found it correct. !
then signed the paper and took the
money. He said he wanted some
more men and wanted to know if ]
knew of any ha could get. told him
l thought he could get Hartman. OF
Kennebunk. He tod me to see him
and come with him at 1.50. l then
left and called st the Augusta House
to see if I could find Hartman, but
did not find him. 1 then went direct
to the state house and found E. II.
Cove, and made the following state
ment:
1, Thomas B. Swamp, in the pres.
ence of Hon. Scion Chase and Hon.
z. II. Cove. make the following state,
ment: 1 have this day been ap.
preached by an agent OF the republi-
can party to resign as Q representa-
tive for money. l am going ID taxa
the money tomorrow and thus show
the people the fraud and corruption Of
the republican party. I expect tC
have another party also take money
for the same purpose. (Signed,)
THOMAS B. SWAMI.
I went to the Augusta House
and found Hartman and told
him what had taken place, and
he agreed to 60 with me, and take
the money and expose the fraud. l
went to my dinner and then
returned to the Augusta House
where I again found Harri-
man, and We vent toward the court
house. Before we reached it, ]
showed him White standing on toe
porch. White went into the building
and 80 did Hartman. AS l passed
by the court house White stuck hia
head out of the window of the came
corner of the room and motioned t.
me and 1 snswed the motion with
a nod of my head. then
went to the Grand Nationls
bank, taking the money which White
had paid me, and bought this draf
on Boston. 1 do not claim this
money, and it is subject to the order
! of the person who furnished it.
Swami was followed by Hartman,
OF Kennebunk, who displayed the
roll of bills he received, the house sp
plauding. The speaker called fol
order, declaring such q shameful
story ought not to be so received. II
an impressive manner Hartman
called upon God to witness the truth
of his statement, and as to the fact
and his intentions when receiving tn
money.
Clarke, of Nobleboro. next rost
and made similar stateme u
regarding attempts to bTibe him Will
q promise OF money and custom
house Office.
: Boston, ga Herald special says
, Il is charged that when White lef
I Hartman in the court house 10 g
: after the money, be vas followed
: down State street and seen to
enter Blaine's house. Upon leaving
it he went directly to the court house.
In the house today large number
of remonst.ances were presented by
( persons claiming seats in the house.
D. L. Murch, oil Ellsworth, claims the
seat of Eugene Hale.
A committee Of five vas appointed
to investigate the attempted bribery o.
of members. A committee of fifteen
was appointed on gubernatorial votes
There was lees than a quorum in the
house at any time, and the session
dragged, several members sending fol
their lunch. The house remained IL
continuous session, although but few
members were in their seats.
In the senate, petitions presented
| from John T. Wallace, jr., of WASH
ington County. claiming a seat. The
president stated that it had been in.
timated that after adjournment the
senate chamber would be taken pos
session of, and that necessary pre-
cautions would be taken against it.