Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-24

times in local affairs I support man
know regardless of his politics.
Q. Have you taken an active part IN pol
itics. A. I generally do.
@. Were YOU during said months of Ooto
Der and November, 1878, or either Of them,
paid any sum of money or other valuable
consideration, Or promised any payment of
money or other valuable consideration, by
William D. Washburn, Charles w. johnson,
or any other person, as q remuneration for
your vote or influence in behalf of said Will
liam d. Washburn? If 50, proceed to state
the particulars.
A. l received some money from Charles
w. johnson for my influence and work at two
different times. I was to go out into the coun-
try and electioneer for William d. Washburn
and the rest of the Republican ticket. About
a week or ten days before the election met
Mr.. John Baxter on the street; he asked me
if was going to take any part in the cleo
ton. I told him I did not think L aoOutd.
He then told me he was candidate for the
legislature, and wanted to know how l felt
toward him. told him that he was an old
friend of mine and should vote for him.
He wanted to know how 1 felt in regard to
Mr.. Washburn and Mr.. Donnelly. l told him
l did not hardly knoao, but I supposed Mr..
Washburn was the man we wanted. He
wanted to know if would not use my infiu
encs up, in, and around Dayton township,
Hennepin county, Minnesota. told him 1
made mp my mind to take no part in the
election, as had heretofore been promised
a good deal, but never got anything for it.
Then he told me he would see Mr.. johnson,
and wanted me to call and see him Charles
w. Johnson.) I told him would not call
and see him, but if he wanted to see ME to
call at the Office of Christian & Dean, or drop
me note in P. 0. box 519. 1 did not
hear any more of it for two or
three days. then met Mr.. Baxter again on
the street; he wanted 10 know if I had seen
Mr.. Johnson. I told him I had not. He
said that was queer, as johnson had prom
Used he would see me about it. He told me
to get into his buggy and he would
drive down to the Republican headquarters.
We went up into the Office and we did not
find Mr.. johnson there; then zoe aoent up
into Mr.. Washburn's office, and they told
us there that Mr.. johnson had just gone
out. told Mr.. Baxter could not wait; if
they wanted to see me I would be up to
Christian & Deans Office. He said he
would speak to Mr.. Johnson just as soon as
be could see him. I was in Christian &
Deans Office about an hour after, when a
gentlemen came in and inquired for Mr..
Cloutier. 1 told him that was my name,
and he told me Gen. Washburn aoished to see
me at his office. I went down there and
found Mr.. Charles w. johnson and DIR.
Keith. Mr.. Washburn was not in. MIR.
johnson told me that Mr.. Baxter had been
talking with him about me, and he wanted
10, IN M
out and electioneer around Dayton. l told
him all right; wanted him to give me
money enough to pay my expenses, and fur
nish team, and pay for my time. he told
me all right; to 60 and hunt up team and
start out the next morning. 1 think this
happened the second Friday before election.
1 told him could not start on Saturday
morning, but that I would on a
Monday morning. On Saturday l
met Mr.. johnson at the postofice
again. I told him was all ready to start,
and wanted some money, so he called me
into the postoffice and gaze me thirty DOL
lars. He wanted to know if that would do
me for the present and told him it would.
went away Sunday morning and got back
Wednesday. I met Mr.. johnson at mr..
Washburn's office. He asked me how every
GulLS lOOAcu Ill Iu0 COuut1ys tOlu AAi1A
everything looked favorable. He asked me
how it looked for Washburn. 1 told him
I thought Mr.. Washburn would run first
rate. He asked me about the balance of
the ticket and who were the leading men. l
told him what I thought about the different
candidates. He wanted to know when was
going out again, and told him in a few
days and that wanted some more money.
H. fn6 nd
told him I wanted twenty dollars. HE (MR.
ROOM AND COMMENCED TALKING
WITH MR.. WASHBURN. HE CAME
BACK AND HANDED ME TWENTY
DOLLARS.
This evidence also stands unassailed and
uncontradicted.
1t shows that an active Democratic poll
tician, who has made up his mind to take no
part in the Congressional campaign, is in
duced by the payment of fifty dollars to 60
out and work for the sitting member. This
purchase is made by the secretary of the Re-
publican district committee, G. w. johnson,
and part of the purchase money IS PAID IN
MR.. WASHBURN'S OFFICE AND IN HIS
PRESENCE. The witness, an involuntary
one, of course tries to save himself from a
possible Indictment for bribery, by declaring
in his cross-examination that his natural
preference was for Mr.. Washburn; but we
would suggest that it is not usual to pay a
man fifty dollars to vote as he already in
tends to.
$3.50 FOB THE PRESIDENT OF A SCANDINAVIAN
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
HENRY w. ROGERS Up. SS, printed testi-
mony):
@. Where do you reside?
A. I reside in the city of Minneapolis.
am lawyer by profession. am acquaint-
ed with the Scandinavian by the name of
Shack think he was the editor of Scan
dinavian paper during the last campaign,
and also president of the Scandinavian DEM
ocratic club q think it was) of this city. I
met Messrs. Wilson & Lawrence, of this city,
some time, two or three weeks, before the
election.
Q. At that time had you any conversation
| with Mr.. Shack in relation to the congress
ional election then pending in this district?
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