Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-10
that one Wallace q. white, Of WinthroP,

went al once 10 tHe Augusta house anu
found Hon. f. III. Cove, Secretary OF
state, and told him what | knew about
the matter. Cove and myself then went
out and found Solon Chase, and in their
preseuce ] hastily drew and signed an
affidavit embodying my statement OF the
bribery, and lett.
then went and requested the gentle
man who had been offered the one
thousand dollars, 10 see White in the
morning, and inform him that would
resign for one thousand dollars. He
saw White the next morning White
sen, back request for me TO meet him
at the court house at 1880 O'Clock. and
went there at about that time and met
White, who took me up stairs into a
corner room. He then showed me a
statement, as follows:
AUGUsTA, January q, 1880
To hS Chairman Of hs Democratic aud
GraHJdct Caucus:
After mature deliberation, have con-
Cluded that it is my duty as a citizen TO
obey the laws Is they are construed and
decided by the Supreme Judicial Court.
! cannot, therefore, lend my aid To keep
ing oni of their seats the Republican
representatiyes-elect whom the supreme
Court has declared entitled thereto. l
therefore give public notice that ! will
not participate in the organization Oi the
house, being fairly aud fully determined
To obey the mandate Oi the court, ~
resist that mandate means revolution
destructive both Ia my party aud the
interests ui the state.
Signed. TIos. Il. SWAN.
lie informed me that ! should have
10 wrltea statement like il and sign the
same, also sign u resignation and de-
liver up my certificate 10 him. lie said
they should not want to use the resigna-
ton, but wanted il to show that |
acted in good faith aud that alter the
House was organized | could take
my seat aud the Republicans
would put me upon the important COM
mltIecs. ! informed him I would sign
the papers, and he said that he had to
20 and get the money. lie left the room
aud returned in about twenty minutes,
aud said il was all right. lie then read
to me and copied in my own hand the
letter t0the chAirmen oithc Democratic
and GrecEbaCk Committees lie also
fead the resignation, which ! copied !
Then put the said papers. without my
signature, into my packet, We then
Connled the money and found IL correci
then signed the papers aud took The
moncy. lie said he wanted some more
men aud wanted to know il | knew oi
any hr could get. told him thought
hc could get Hartman, OF kennebunk.
lie told the To see Him and come with
him at 30 O'Clock ] then left and
called at the Augusta House To see II
could hud Hartman. but did not find
him. ] then went direct 10 the state
House aud found T.. II Cove, aud made
the following statement:
|. Thomas u. Swan, in the presence oi
Hon SCION Chase aud Hon. T.. II. Cove,
make the following statement. II have
this day been approached by M agent
Of the Republican party to resign rs
representative for money. ] am going
tu take the money tomorrow, and thus
show to the people the fraud aud cor
ruptiun OF the Republican party. Tex.
pect To- have another party also Ia take
money lor the same purpose.
Signed THOs. u. SWAN.
went to the Augusta House and
found Hartman; told him what had Oc-
Cured and he agreed to 20 with me at
l:30 o'clock and take the money and
expose the fraud went ~ my dinner
and then returned 20 the Augusta
House, where ] again found Hartman,
and not far from o'clock we wen, to-
ward the court house. Before We
reached II | showed him White, who
Was standing on the porch. White went
into the building aud 81 did Hartman.
As passed by the court house White
stuck his head out of the window Of the
corner room aud mOtiOned 10 me, and !
answered the motion with a nod Of my
head ] then went 10 the Granite Ma.
tional Bank, taking the money which
White had paid me. aud bought this
DRAFT on Boston. ] do not clam this
money, and il is subject to the Orler oi
the person who furnished it.
Swan was followed by Hartman, OF
lIennebunk, who displayed a roll Of bills
he had received, the House applauding.
The Speaker called for order, deClar-
ing that such shameful story ought not
b. be 50 received.
In an impressive manner. Hartman
called upon God 10 witness the truth oi
his statement as 10 tlie facts aud his in
ten,I0n when receiving the money.
Clark, of Noblesboro, next rose and
made q similar statement regarding the
attempts 10 bribe him with promise OF
money and custom house office
Herald special SAYS: IL is charged
that when White left Hartman in the
court house To ~ after the money he
was followed down state street and was
seen to enter Blalne's house. Upon
leaving it he went directly 10 the court
house.
The Republican Plan.
While the Fu.iUnisl leaders are dong
their best t0 rally their forces by cOnstAnss
,aucnses aud personal appeals. il Is the
general opinion that their forces are
weakening, and II II shall prove 10 he
uhc plan VI the Republicans io tire their
opponents out aud make them give up
from sheer exhaustion, the early de-
velopments s-em to grave sueoess.
Talk Of Compromise
There Is talk tonight VI com promise
suggested 10y the fusionists, but 1t
meets with no Lyor from the Rapub-
licAns, Who are more oompActly united
than ever. Their conference meeting
this afternoon showed them 10 be a. a
unit with determination stand together
and not suffer the least break in their
lines The policy they have adopted is
a perfectly peaceful one, although the
Innre imnnlsiYe nnea are IN faYnr nl tai.