Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-23
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Radical Saints in Matne.


AUGUSTA, Jan. "a statement by
Swami in the House to-day relative
to an attempt to bride him is sub
stantially the same as his affidavit,
with the following additional points.
A reliable member of the House told
him That Wallace r. White had Of
Tered him 81 900 cash to resign as q
member. He, (Swann) upon hear.
inc this. consulted with Secretary Of
State Cove, and with Scion Chase,
and drew up the affidavit already
sent, alleging bribery by White that
be, (Swann) would resign for 81 600.
and meeting with White was held
at tho Court House at 10 A. N. the
next morning, and White taking
him into corner room showed him
the following statement:
AUGUSTA, Jan. 9Th.
To the Chairman Of the Democratic
Greenback Caucus:
After mature deliberation I have
concluded that it is my duty as q cit
izen to obey the laws as they are con-
strued and decided by the Supreme
Judicial Court. I cannot, therefore,
lend my aid to keeping out of their
seats Republican Representatives
elect. whom by the ruling 6 the
Supreme Court are entitled thereto.
I, therefore, give public notice that
I will not participate in the organi-
cation OF the House, being fairly and
fully determined to obey tho man.
date of the court, "a to resist that
mandate is revolution, destructive
both to my party and the great inter-
ests of the State.
(Signed) THOMAS B. SWAMI.
Heinformed me that I would have
to write o statement like it, sign the
same, and also sign my resignation
and deliver my certificate up to him.
He said that they should not want
to use the resignation, and that after
the House was organized l could
take my seat and the Republicans
would put me upon important COM
mittees. I informed him that I
would sign the papers. and said that
he had to 60 and get the money.
He left the room and returned in
about 20 minutes and said it was all
right. He then read to me and I
copied in my hand letters to the
chairman of the Democratic and
Greenback Committees. He also
read a resignation which I copied
/ put said letters without my sigIa-
ture into my pocket. We then
counted the money and found it cor
rect. I then signed the papers and
took the money. He said that he
wanted some more men and wanted
to know if I knew of any he could
get. told him I thought he could
get Hartman, of Kennebeck. He
told me to see him and come with
him at / 40 o'clock. I then left and
called at the Augusta House to see If
I could find Hartman, but did not
find him. I then went directly to
the State House and found E. H.
Cove and made the following state
ment:
I, Thomas Il. Swami, in the pres
ence of Hon. Scion Chase and Hon.
E. H. Cove, make the following
statement: II have this day been
approached by an agent of the Re-
publican party, to resign as Repre-
sentative for money. am going to
take the money tomorrow, and
thus show to the people tie fraud
and corruption of the Republican
party. 1 expect to have another
party also take money for the same
purpose" Thomas 3. SWAMI.
We went to the Augusta House
and found Hartman and told him
what had taken place, and he agreed
to 20 with me and take the money
and expose the fraud. I went to
dinner and then returned to the
Augusta House, where I again found
Hartman, and not far from 2 O'Clock
we went toward the Court House.
Before we reached it I showed him
White standing on the porch. White
went into the building and so did
Hartman. As 1 passed by the
Court House White stuck his head
out of a window of some corner room
aud motioned to me, and I answered
the motion with a nod of my head.
1 then went to tho Granite National
bank, taking the money which had
been paid, and bought this draft on
Boston. I do not claim this money,
and it is subject to the order of the
person who furnished it.
Swami was followed by Hartman,
of Kennebec, who displayed a roll of
of bills he had received, the House
applauding.
The Speaker called for order, de:
claring that such shameful story
ought not to be so received.
In an impressive manner Harri-
man called upon God to witness the
truth of his statement as to the facts
and his intentions when receiving
the money.
Clark, Of Nobleboro, next rose
and ma6a a oim;lor cto<aconk On