The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-01-14
The Maine Middle.

We give on our first page the result
of the election i'm Maine and the changes
made by the Governor and council. 1t
Will he seen, by reading the article on
first page, that the council were gov
erned by the constitution, statutes and
presidents set them by the Republicans
and the rulings of the Supreme Court.
These technicalites have been enforced
by the Republicans against Anti-Repub-
licans for the last % years, whenever
occasion presented itself, but this time il
did not suit them as it took the Legisla-
ture and Senate away from them and
these elect the Governor, so it virtually
placed the State administration into
Anti-Republican hands. So soon as
this was discovered they held meetings,
vowing to have control of affairs or
fight, denouncing the Governor and
council rs thieves, scoundrels, etc. Their
game Of bluff did not win, as Gar
celeOn and his men stood firm. Then
the Republican managers begun sys-
tenn of bribery to prevent enough of the
counted-in members from accepting,
so the House could not organize for
want of a quorum. The following
shows how the bribery was exposed:
THE CASE OF THOMAS h. SWAMI.
PORTLAND, Jan. Elm the press dis
patch this afternoon letter appeared
signed by Thomas Ii. Swami, of Minot.
saying he would not act with the Flu
siOnists. The following affidavits,
which will appear in tO-mOrrOw's Ar
gus, are, therefore, self-explanatory:
AUGUSTA, January 6.-I, Thomas b.
Swami, of MinOt, hereby on oath, make
the following statement: ION the even
ing of the 5th of January was inform
ed by a reliable person that he had been
offered 81 900 by one of the agents of
the Republican party to resign his posi-
ton as a Representative to the Legisla-
ture of Maine, and not act with the
Greenback or Democratic party. RI
therefore consulted with leading MEM
bers of the Greenback party and in
formed them that would have it hint
ed to said agent that my resignation
could be effected with money, and if /
was offered 81 900 would take it and
sign the papers they should request and
then expose their plan to defeat the will
Of the people by bribery. The party
whom they endeavOred to bride on the
evening of the 5th informed said agent
that could be purchased, and half-past
10 o'clock on the 9th was appointed as
the time for me to be at the Canal
House and sign my resignation and 9TH
er papers. / went there at the time APP
pointed and met said agent, whose |
name | now suppress. A trade was
made, and said agent paid me 81 900 i'm |
cash. Said agent informed me that |
they had got three or four men to re-
main away from the House Of Repre-
sentatives so we could not have quo
rum present. was required to copy
in my own hand the papers which they
had prepared before / had come to said |
court-hOuse for my signature. / now
have 81 900 i'm my possession, and have
shown it to several parties.
.r..i. THOMAS b. SWAMI.
AUGUSTA, Jan. $3.50 -Kennebec, 81.
Personally appeared Thomas b. Swami
and made oath that the above affidavit
DN MIN Is true before me.
Z. II. COVE, ]. p. and G.. for the State.
AUGUSTA, January 81, Thomas b.
Swami, in the presence of Hon. Scion
Chase and Hon. f. H. Cove, make the
following statement: have this day
been approached by an agent of the Re-
publican party to resign as Representa-
tive for money. lam going to take the
money tomorrow, and thus show to
the people the fraud and corruption of
the Republican party. l expect they
have another party also to take money
for the same purpose.
~ THos. b. SWAMI.
This is true copy of the paper 1 now
hold, and which copy was made and
signed before me at midnight, January
90, by Thos. Ii. Swami, in the pres
ence of Hon. Scion Chase and myself,
witnesses. r- Il. H. COVE.
SOLON CHASE.
AFFIDAVIT OF MOSES HARTMAN.
/, Moses Hartman, of Kennebunk, on
oath depose and say that during the
evening of January 5, 1880, / learned
TO my satisfaction that efforts were be-
ing made by Republicans to bride OPP
position members of the House to re-
fuse to act, and thereby prevent quo
rum on Wednesday. i therefore deter
mined to test the question and get proof
II possible to lay before the public and
thwart the purpose of those who We're
to such criminal means for the
of their ends. l man.
sged to get i'm communication with par
les negotiating the purchase, and ell
cred into an engagement to meet
nan whose name for the present l sup
press at the courthouse, i'm Augusta, at
lalf-past one Tuesday, and did meet
him there at the time and place APP
and there received from him
me thousand dollars i'm hand, in con-
'ideration of my copying, i'm my own
land, and signing certain papers pre-
ented, declaring that should not ac-
,ept seat In the House, disappearing
# the action of the Governor and Coun-
ii, approving the opinion of the Judges
# the court, &C., &c. l was also as
ured that after the Republicans sue
eeded i'm getting full control of the 7
House should be seated,
md should be well provided for.
lie left the courthouse to go after the
said he would be gone a half
Jour, and would give signal of three
apps at the door. He returned i'm just Z
bout half an hour and gave the sig ;
al and unlocked the door, / let him in,
nd he delivered the money. ! have