Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-09
RANK BRIBERY IN MAINE
THt RADICALS CAUGHT BUYING
FUSION LEGISLATORS.
An Expose Of the RascaIIy lob The Ail'da'
wits IA Details tNcItemen, In Augusta
The State House Guarded
Caucus Of the fusionis,S
N War Notes

OF vcatir, arrived on the morning trim
und waH driven dirTilyy "a lilninc'r
rcsidcncc aud kept there, The Rcpul-
leans will not let HIN come out OF the
houa, II Ia said he received Sl,@m
cash lor his vote. In support ol the
statement that the fuuonlst members
wcrc babcd 10 stay AWAY the following
nfliayt,r have been given;
AFFIDAVIT ofThomas u. Swan,
|, Ilhmnp Il swan, ol Minot, hereby,
on oath, make the following statement;
On the evening Of January 9th WAS IN
lurmsl that n reliable person had hrcn
oHctcd 81 ,NO0hy one ni the agents 81
the Republican party To rca,gn his posi-
ton as Representative To the Lrg'rIa'
ture o Maine. and not net with the
Gicenhack or Democratic parties !
lhcrclow consulted with the leading
mcmbrm oi the GrccnbnCk party anl
informed thcm would have II hlntcl
ln said agent that my resignation couli
bc effected with money, aud II ! was ul'
fcr,L 81, 900 would take II aud Hign u
paper ii they should request II, nnd
thea cXpoHc their plan !"
dripnt the will ol the people
by bribery, The party whom they
cn,hayorcd to bribc on the evening nl
the 9th informed the that u was liked,
and on the 9th II was appointed lnr me
to be- nt the court house aud sign the
resignation aud other papers, ! went
lhrrc NJ the time appointed nnd met
snid agent, whose name now suppress.
A trade was made and the said agent
paid me 81, 900 In cash Said agent IN
iormud mo that they have three ~ Iour
men ~ remain away from The house ol
representatives ~ We could not have
quorum prcgout | Nm required tn
copy IN my own hand the papers which
they had prepared before cnmc I" Hn,l
court houpr Ia nlliN nay signature. |
now have the 81 900 in my porscsslon
aud have shown II tu Sryrral parties.
TuouAs. T. Swan.
.lugastr, Iuu Il, 1850
kcnnchcc ~, January a. 1850 Per.
sonally appeared Thomas u Swan, nnd
uud, oath that the above affidavit lay
hin subscribed IN true, before me.
T. u GoyE,
t0nnliasiuprr fr III, Nidt',
l. Thomas u. Swan, ~ the presence "i
Hon. Solnn Chase and Il. H. Cove,
mndc the following statement. II have
this day been approached 10y the agent
oI the Republican party Io resign ~ u
representative, lur money. am going
a. take the money tomorrow aud thus
show the people the fraud aud corrur
liun Of the Republican party. loSpcct
to have another party nlHp H. take ih"
money ior the same purpoHc.
ruuNAs T. SNNN,
Tlhs ~ a true copy ul the paper now
hold. aud which was made aud e,gn"d
mar midnight, January , tu u, 10y
Thomas Il Swan, ~ the presence ui
lion. Solun Chase and myarlt
T. : Cows, niiuou.
Hartman 'sullidaylt 10 NH iollows.
Moses Hartman, ol kcnnchunk
port. on unlh dcpusc aud Ray that dur,
,uy the evening 81 January 9TH, 1850,
learned tu my satisfaction that efforts
were being made 10y the Republicans To
hrihc opposition members ui the lIouo
10 refuse tu nci aud thereby prevent u
quorum on Wednesday. ! th"rciurr d"-
,rrm,nrd lu trN the qucHlion nud get
the proof II puwiblr, a. lny before the
public and thWWt the purpuHcs al those
rcsnrling Ia such criminal means lor the
accomplishment ul their ends ! man
aged to got IN communication with par.
lics negotiating The purchase nnd
| entered into m agreement tO
moot u man, whose name ! at present
aupprrss, nj the court house ~ Augusta
M l.3O r. v, Tucsdny and did meet him
there at the time aud place appointed,
| aud there received from him 3l,O IN
| hand IN consideration Ol my copying iu
my own hand und signing certain pnl"r'
| prrpcutod, declaring that should moi
accept seat IN the House, ! dlSappr"v
my oi the action II the Goycrn"r nnd
Council and approving the opinion o
| the Judges ol the Court, etc, | was
nlso assured that after the Republican,
succeeded In getting full control al H.,
Iluusc, | should hc seated aud provided
Tor. lie left the court house togo ate
the money. Sail lac would bo gone hal
an hour. and would give signal %
three raps at the door lie returned II
Just about that Time aud bcgnl
the v,gnal unlocked the door ans
let him IN, aud lac delivered the money
| have shown the money to several per
sous, and nov have Il IN my posses
Sion was told that the pupcr ! signc,
would be- publishrd tomorrow.
Mnsfz ll,EEluNN,
i,yt.ia, January d, 1880
State OF Maine, Krnnebcc county
January q. 1880 Personally appcarc'
Moses Hartman. aud made oath 10 Tia
truth ol the above statement 10y hiu
signed hy mc. J., ), Cow,
js'icS ol N, Pdc, for u, Sat.
We certify that Moses Hartman, Il
kcnncbunkport, exhibited Ia us thi
Tuesday afternoon pPkng" q
money, aud requested us ~ count u
We did ~, aud made IL ~ ,O0i, Which D.
said ho hal ccciyc'l ~ 81, lUrih Ia hl
affidavit. L.. =. Cows,
NJ hridSuEa