Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-05

Among the alternates elected to the Gin
cinn.fi convention by the democratic conven-
tion It Bangor, is Geo. W. Drisko of Machias.
Mr.. Dr:sko is editor of the Machias Inion
and has been. for many years active IN " ASH
ineton county politics. Last winter ne
busted himself with the correction OF returns
from democratic towns, in order that tne taD-
ulators might count out the republican cAnoi-
dates fairly elected. For this and his testl-
monv before the committee, Mr.. DriskO very
naturally asked for vindication, and the
convention gave him one by electing him al
,ernate to Cincinnati. Considering the
amount of dirty work he did and the kind OF
testimony he gave before the Hale Commit
tee, it must be confessed that his vindicanon
il 4 verv small one, but then it is as good as
Captain Chase's.
The following extracts from the testimony
of Mr.. Drisko and Hon. James X. Talbot
before the Hale Committee, show that MI
Drisko was sadly in need of vindication OF
some kind.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE w. DRIskO.
O-what shape did they (the Senatorial
blanks come to you in!
Alt seems to me that James X. Talbot
handed them to me.
Q-Was he a candidate:
Ale was, for Senator.
O-Where did YOU receive them from Mr..
Talbot?
AIN my store or Office at Machias.
O-What did he tell you he wanted done
with them?
Ale did not speak of any particular OBJ
ject he had in view.
O-Simply handed them to you!
Ale simply handed them to me and men
toned some towns where he had heard oi ef-
-, De md
Q-What did he say the defects were.
Ale did not tell me.
BY Mr.. Strout:
Q-Where did you get your information IN
relation to the defect in those returns!
Al do not recollect that any single per-
son told me about it.
O-Tell this committee where you got your
information in relation to those defects!
A-NO one person told me anything about
i: that can think of. Information was gath
cred from rumor and gossip.
OWL you tell this committee where you
got the information which you gave to those
two men Merritt and TalbOt) who have stood
face to face with you and testified that yon
gave them the specific and definite informa
ton?
Any recollection is, made that general
statement these mistakes might be so, not
positive; might be so.
Q-You will not tell me where you got it?
Al do not remember any single individ-
ual who told me anything about positive
mistake of that kind.
Owe give you an opportunity to tell un-
der oath'
Al have no recollection Of any individual
telling me.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES r. TALBOT.
Odd you receive any blanks from any
person in Augusta, or any election blanks, at
ter the election and before the first Of Janu-
airy?
Al did.
Q-Tell me from whom youreceived them ?
Al suppose received them from Mr..
Leavitt.
Q-What did you do with those three blank
returns and the official envelopes accompany
ing them?
Al sent one to Whiting and left the other
two at Machias.
Q-To whom did you send the return at
Whiting?
A-TO Mr.. Peavey.
Q-What did you do with the other two
bank returns?
Al gave them to Mr.. Drisko.
Q-What Drisko?
A-George w. DriskO of Machias.
Q-fpr what purpose?
A-To 60 and see if they could be correct
ed.
Odd you see Mr.. Drisko in person?
Ayes, sir.
Q-What direction did you give him about
them {the blanks9)
Al did not suppose it was necessary fol
me to give him much direction; l supposed
he knew as much about it as 1.
| O-Ho old hop NJ hail al
Al do not make any charge; but he i
editor of PAPER and 1 presume he knows
something.
| Odd you give him any direction abou
Al merely told lin the defects there wer'
in the returns.
.Q.-what did you tell HIM to do with tn,
blanks2
A! asked him if he could get them cor
rected?
Q-What did he tell you?
Ale told me he would
i Q-What two towns were there that he wa
to go to get the returns corrected?
Addison and J0nesborough.
Q-What was the defect in the town of AID
olson?
Al really cannot tell what was the defec
Al did.
! Q-You told him at the time CORRECTIVE
Ayes.
Q-From what source did you get your in
formation?
A-The same source got the other.
Q-From Mr.. Leavitt?
Ayes. sir.
Q-What was the defect from the return Il
Jonesborough?
A-The only defect there was, "James r
Talbot so many votes, "John T. Wallace
Jr.," ditto marks; "Austin Harris" 40 man
votes, "Alden Bradford" ditto marks.
Q-You told Mr.. Drisko what that defec
was?
Ayes, sir.
Q-And told him to go and get it correct
| Al did not tell him, because I did no
have any authority.
Q-You told him what the defect was. an,
what you wanted?
| Ayes, or should not have gone to Sc,
| him.
Q-Did you tell him any other defect?
A-That was all the defect knew.
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