American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-24
REPUBLICAN TACTICS.
Rarefaced Attempt to Bride Demo-
cratic Members of the Maine House
of Representative The Plot Re-
vealed On the Floor of the House by
the Tempted Members. -Unfm peach.
able Testimony.

| the Tempted Members. II.
| able Testimony.
The Associated Press dispatches OF
the morning of the 10th give the follow
ing statements made by Swami and the
other members of the Maine House OF
Representatives whom the Republicans
attempted to bride, on the floor of the
| House on the 9th.
Mr.. Swami said:
"The press of the Republican party
makes charges against me, rejecting
upon my honor and integrity in relation
to matters connected with my position
as member of this House. refer to
| the attempt to bride me by an agent of
| the Republican party. l will briefly
state the main facts connected with
| this affair. [ came from my house to
this city on Saturday, January 3. On
afloat that men had been offered money
to absent themselves from the House OF
Representatives, SO that no quorum
would be present on the first Wednes-
day of January. Later in the evening
of January 5, reliable person, who is
now a member of this House, informed
me that Wallace r. White, of Winthrop,
had called upon him, and offered him
$1,000 in cash to deliver up his ccrtifi-
cate and resign as 4 member of
the House, which he had refused to
accept, and that said White informed
him that he wanted three more men
to resign, and requested him to see me.
Upon this information / went at once to
the Augusta House and found the Hon.
+. IL. Cove, Secretary of State, and told
him what | knew about the matter
Cove and myself then went out and
Io,'hu Soioh Shase. IN thelr presence
nast,iy ore" ana signed an aHadaVlt
eiiippuy my my statement OF bribery.
theIi went anu requested the gen
o Iaeiiah VINO nau peeh olefcd the 81,
~ ~ see ni.e III the morning ana
nn aoi III ~ INN .iiaI wouio resign lor 81
W. W. ne saw W hi.e the next morning
s'd ni.I = Sens paeh d re49esl lor me 20 20
me- MN i' .he oo"it liouse at lo'oo
d. ~. i WIn' 'AeIe Ut ABOUT tha' Tune
anu iiiet w me- VINO tooh me upstairs
,lioo d .oi nel loom: ne lheh showed
'iio d '''''e''iei' AS a nuiro"3 7 1000
To the Chairman of the Democratic and Green
back Caucus:
that If IL nav dutH s nate % a
laws as they are construed and decided by the
lend INV AID fn kanin ont ca thi tb
Republican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES whom the
supreme Court has declared entitled thereto:
narticinate n tba nf Tho VII mo'
being fairly and fullS determined to obey the
mandate of the Court To resist that mandate
and the great terests of the State. p''
THpMAs 2. SWANS;
o ihioi iiiou nio .ta' Snouio 10 ~, ~
write statement hhe IL anu siSSn tno
salie' aiso' sign resiSlalion anu u
ntoi up my eei 'iie"'o W NH &c ''iu
they should not want TO use the reSlgna-
ton but wanted it to show that | act
81 (, GOOD f,;tb ,,I that ofto. Tho
Iu III Soou i"'i, '"u 'n'' 49, .iio
House was organized could take my
seat and the Republicans would put me
-, ;,,,,,o,,o,,t Ipn,,,ittaos IN forn,aI
upon III ''iit iiiioi me-,
him that | would sign the papers, and
he said that he had to 60 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 l
copied in my own hand letters to the
Chairman of the Democratic and Green
back Committees. He also read the
resignation, which l copied. l then put
said 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 men. and
wanted to know if l knew of any he
could get. | told him | thought he
could get Hartman, of Kennebunk. He
told me to see him and come with him
at 80. l then left and called at the
Augusta House to see if | could find
Hartman, but did not find him [
then went direct to the State House xad
found E. II. Cove, and made the follow
ing statements:
/, Thomas d. Swami in the presence of the
Hon. Scion Chase and the Hon: T. H. Cove,
d Iauh be sne pnronche hv nm agent of the Re
publican party to resign as Representative for
money. nm going to take the money to t;
and and c corr of the RepnbIican party. /
expect TO have another party also take money
Tor tne same PURPOSE lhoMAS d. '"ANN'
went 10 The augusta house ana
iotihd i1arriiii't,; 'oiu MN "ha' Hii,i
taken place. ana ne agreed 10 go with
me at ;oo anu ''ihe .ile money anu eA-
pose lne iraui' wen' " my oihhci
ana then retirheu 10 the augusta
anu NOV lar ar il Cr IVY uaooh p WE wen.
reached if 7 showed him White stand
inp on the porch. White went into the
building and so did Hartman. AS l
passed by the Court House Wmte stuck
us Iie'''' ou' Vi 1iio Minuo| VI INC SAM
answered. his motion with a nod
of nv head. L then went to
the Granite National Bank, taking
the money which White had paid me
ana bought TINS dfa1t on boston. 90
~ o' th ,'l nrd il If .ha na,san ,,lo IN.
nisbed it,
Swami was followed by Hartman, of
kennebunk, who displayed roll OF