Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-19

1oAAOau, AoI WulCu LILO WOOu was Out, al
the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad, {
which contestee is president; the one ruI
from Saint Paul enthusiastically to BIRTHS
America or Manitoba the other runs frol
Minneapolis southwardly towards SaiI
Louis and tho place where the wood vi
cut was between 400 and 500 miles distal
from Minneapolis.
Here, then, is a case of bribery by til
Wholesale, and it clearly appears that tt
money that was paid for the bribed vote
was repaid IN IVdshburn's office by has 6us
ness manager, by check which is cashed b
the paymaster of his railroad company.
sHAGRENs swAG.
Emil Shagren. Swede, Greenbacker,
laboring man, resided at the date of the cleo
ton in question at Minneapolis, MINI. (pag
15). He was an active supporter of the con
testant, Donnelly, and had been delegat
to theGreenback Congressional convention
About the 18th October, 1878, friend O
Washburn, named William Chase, urge
him to 60 to Washburn's Office to see Majo
Hale, his business manager, (the same per
son who paid for 80 or 80 bribed votes a
Tamarack river, because Major Hale woult
convince" him that he should vote TO
Washburn. Shagren declined to go. Th'
invitation was several times repeated. A
length Shagren went to Washburn's Office
He was met by Major Hale, who was evi
IDENTIFY prepared by Chase for the interview
Hale commenced by asking him if he want
ed greenbacks. He, Hale, then referred te
the fact that SLagren had been delegate te
the Greenback convention aud was q sup
Of Qoia fol-
him that he would see that he, Shagren
voted for Washburn. This ended the first
Interview with Hale. Soon after Shagren
got out of work. Chase again urged him to
go to see Hale and he, Hale, would give him
a 'job;" and he gave him a sealed letter to
Hale. On the 18th of October Shagren
went to Washburn's office again. He gave
the letter to Hale; Hale read it and went
into another room and conferred in whis-
pers, which tho witness overheard, with
q. @. Washburp, BROTHER OF THE SITTING
MEMBER and ex-governor Of Wisconsin.
Hale then came out of this room
with SIS bank note folded between
his fingers; sat down beside Shagren,
put his hand on his lap, and said emil,
will tell you what want of you; 1 want
you to vote for w. D. Washburn, (the sit
ting member,) and use your influence
and work among your friends for
the election of Governor Washburn,
(the sitting member,) and 1 will
pay you SEA day from now till the close of
the election; and che figured it up and said
it would be $3G, besides my expenses and
money to spend among the boys" "He told
me to bring my bill there to Mr.. Washburn's
OftIpa 10 n of al rvok
nv pay" Shagren made no answer. Then
Hale took the SIS bank note, which he had
brought out of tho room where he conferred
with the brother of the sitting member, and
delivered it to Shagren, saying: "Emil,
here is SIS; go and use this among the Toys,
and drop in occasionally and 1 will give you
more" 1t is true that Shagren voted,
worked and made speeches for Donnelly sub
to this interview; and in one of
these speeches and before the election, he
stated publicly the particulars of this attempt
to corrupt him and secure his vote; but the
crime of bribery was complete when Wash
burn, in his own Office, through his business
and in the presence of his brother,
paid Shagren SIS and promised him $3.50
more; and Shagren accepted the SIS. 1t is
of no moment whether Shagren intended to
vote for Washburn or not, or whether he did
or did not SO vote.
CoRRUPTING THE SAINTS.
We turn now to some briberies committed
in st. Paul; and here, again, the money paid
is traced back to Minneapolis, and to the
sitting member.
John Flaherty, Up. 25), testifes: Is saloon
keeper in st. Paul; Democrat. He went
to Minneapolis two weeks before the cleo
ton; went to the Republican headquarters;
saw G. w. johnson, secretary of the Repub-
lican Central Congressional Committee, and
the same party who acted as agent for Wash
burn in the bribing of Cloutier. johnson
said that Washburn must be elected, and
asked witness if he thought he could get
many votes in Saint Paul, and witness said
he thought he could. johnson told him that
one r. Barden "was their agent at Saint
Paul." and promised to write Barden about
Flaherty. The day before election, witness
called on Barden and Barden paid him $40.
Witness pretends that he voted for Don
nelly, but admits that he worked part of the
lime for Washburn.
The proof in this case seems to your COM
mittee to be very conclusive; the party brlbed
was an active opponent of Washburn and
warm supporter of Donnelly, and these facts
we're known to Washburn's business mana
ger. He belonged to a different political
party from the sitting member. The bribery
takes place in Washburn's office and in the
presence of his brother. The witness, Sha-
a job, and advantage taken of the fact that
be was out of work and poor. A distinct
and deliberate proposition is made to pay
him given sum for his vote and support,
and part of the money is paid to him.
cLoUTIER SEEN BY JOHNSON.
Bernard Cloutier, (see p. 2l1,) resided in
at the time of the election, and
sold farm machinery. He was, and had al
ways been, Democrat, and generally took
IN active part in politics. About week or
ten days before the election he met John
Baxter, friend of the sitting member.
Cloutier told him, in answer to question by
Baxter, that he, Cloutler, did not intend to
take any part in the election. He says, 81
told him that had made up my mind to
take 10 part in the eioa.ion, as lad hereto
fore been promised good Cedl and neoer got
anything for It," Thereupon Baxter re-
quested witness to see Charles w. johnson,
secretary of the Republican central commit
tee of the third Congressional district). Two
or three days thereafter Baxter met Cloutier
again and asked him if he had seen John
son. Cloutier said no. Baxter said that was
queer as Johnson had promised he would
see Cloutier. Baxter then took Clou
tier to the oFise Of tie sitting member,
Washdura, and they told him there that
johnson had just gone out. An hour after
wards Cloutier was in Christian & Deans
office, when gentleman came in and told
"General WashJurn, the sitting
member, ,Q0nted to see me, [ClOutier,l at his
[ Washburn'sl office" Cloutier went to
Washburn's office, and there met Charles
w. johnson and DR.. Keith, the postmaster
of Minneapolis, and the same party who
thanked Charles Berens for his offer to sell
his support to Washburn for $50. johnson
wanted Cloutier to 90 out and electioneer for