Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01
General Washington Dispatches.

THE MINNESOTA CONTESTED ELECTION
cAsE-REPoRTo OF THE HOUSE COM
MITTEE-UNPAEALL BRIB-
ERY, INTIMIDATION AND COR
RUPIIoN SHOWN.
WASHINGTON, March 18--Tbe
House Committee on El-ctlous
postponed IL formal vote in the case
of Donnelly- Washburue (Miuue-
sota) to-day until the minority re-
port has been pre-ented. Piovis-
ion was to-day made by order Of
the Hnuse,,o have tbe report print
ed aud paid for ont of the contin-
gent fund Of the House. The ma
jority report of the sub committee
has been printed, and Was to-day
placed in the hands Of the commit
tee. 1t finds in IA vor of unseating
Washburue and seating Donnelly.
1t cites 29l cases of bribery on the
pa,t Of Wushburne whe,e the
money was paid by Washburne's
clerks, lis business manager, the
secretary of his political committee
or bis political agents. Over one
hundred eases are traced directly
to Washburne's office, the money
in some cases being paid in his
presence or in the presence of his
btoi her, Governor G. G. Wasbburue,
of i
cratic village postsmaster wrote
directly to Washhnrpe Offering TO
sell his vote fer $50. Washbnrne,
through friend, answered the let
ter, thanking him for his offer and
sent friend to him to pay the
money. In another case, niDty
woodchoppers, who were not legal
voters, was paid 50 each 10 vote
Tor Wa.hburpe,and the money was
repaid by Wa>hburne's business
manager. In another case,a demo-
cratic speaker, who had been ad
vocating Doune!ly, was announced
to make democratic speech the
night before election; he made
speech Tor W ashhu,ne, and told
the next day that he had received
$l5U of Washbu.ue's money for
DONG so.
NON RE-IDENT VOTERS.
a. the town of Crookton, there
were Int S5 legal voters. but there
were 25S votes cast, the greater
part "t these being bv non resident
railroad bands. who were each PAID
for voting for Washburne. n demo'
cratic newspaper at Little Falls was
bought TO support Washburne for
$3.50. A United States laud Off
Ger at St. Cloud was sent out by
WaSEhurne tG canvass for him.
He bribe d numDer of parties and
admits that he may have bribed
one hunD,ed. Great nm bers of
iaborers employed in building a
railroad through the unsettled
northwestern part of the district,
where there was 30 county organ
ization, no precincts and no popu-
lation, voted in box cars or depot
buildings, with cigar boxes for bal
lot boxes; they were not residents
of that county, but lived in board
ing car, daily moving from place
to- place; they all voted for WASH
burne; every one of them WAS paid
! for voting. and their votes were ali
! counted for Washburue. These
bfibe,ies eided through re-
eiou of country halfas large as the
State Of New York, and they all
radia, ed Fl om the city of Minneap-
oils, where Washburne resided. lu
that ty one man was paid $50 fol
his vote and Influence: another was
promised $32 and paid S5, anothel
was paid $25 workmen we've
brought in their employers offices
the night before election and paie
$5 to work and vote for Wash
hurne; another a sack OF -four; sa
loon keepers were paid $50 for vot
ing their boar ders; besides these
there were mauy cases where th'
party was paid money to vote fo
Wash hhnrpe, but swears that b.
voted for Donpelly; in many othe
cases money was offered and de-
clined.