The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-10
A DEMOCRATIC SCANDAL
MANNING'S CHARGES AGAINST
SPRINGER.
The Latter Alleged TO Have Been
UnduIy Influenced by Washburn
IAN Investigation by The
Elections Committee
1.-The story
in Full.
Washington Post, April 3,

e Washington Post, April 3.
~ AT the next regular meeting of tn,
V House Elections Committee, on Tues
S day of the coming week, Mr.. Mannins
o Will make certain charges against Mr.
Il Springer, the Chairman of the Com.
mittee, and demand an investigation
> 10 sustain his allegations against Mr.
= Springer i'll the matter of the Don
/ -Washburn contested election
| case, Mr.. Manning will adduce three
, points, which he claims to have evi-
dence documentary, and otherwise, to
substantiate. When Washburn's case
; was first referred to a subcommittee
: composed of BeltZhOover, Armfield,
Keifer and Weaver, and after suffi-
clent testimony had been taken to
prove the frauds of which Mr.. Wash
burn is now known to have been guilty,
an informal meeting of the Demo-
cratic members Of the full committee
was held at the house of Mr.. Springer,
at which those present unanimoususly
agreed to support the subcommittee
in any action ii might take. Upon
this the subcommittee went ahead,
heard the witnesses and arguments
upon both sides, and when the case
was closed submitted a report recon-
mending the unseating of Washburn
and seating of DonnelIy. With this
result Mr. Springer professed himself
to be in sympat6y. His actions lotaIv
have shown that he has experienced y
change of heart. 1t is the cause which
has led to this that Mr.. Manning is
anxious shall be known.
Mr.. Manning charges in substance
that Mr.. Springer has acted with the
H,s 5ooo;,,aII 'lt'' Nv
r"I tho ~ I t ass"ciates
itsoIf Win rnmarJ 70 H. .',o oc;tin,i
thot hiS nnndTot o ~ ho i,n9 Po'ltiIi' PI aliu
cor,unt nnnt;,,rs HJr Nia,',,i,, p"'Hu up0ii
sontu tna FoIioTTin,, n,,idn"nna ] +Pic Pi
0 VI H. 'olI or 'S ie''liIea " ',i1S'
Snrin aor hoinn v +Ioy1 Iy IN Nv Vh,r,, W, -nl
ldftnr voc rne2oi~od ri2 nt 1'1" bis ncn ~ "
droSs,od to hin1 ,,,IioI' l', fdV,C
II u.o j., s,ihtonnn os flIIn,,l .lI H0N'
" 90 'i' '.'D''''noo 10 iori0"'
11,, u,ui,,, W ASmiMui Slri, i"N' ~ o'' M"rch =
I,,j DEAR s;If Sir: enlneStlv advise that Won
do ali in your power to prevent the House
from unseating Washburn, of Minnesota,
and putting Donnelly in his place. If you :
succeed IN tiiis, 1 am nnthorlzed TO say that
wif Wv W ToDUU nocSni M,i oe iii"oe 10 your
N''''' REptr,1C,x ,
Nrrs Snr;nnor ,ron roadinm +l,is {
hooan,o Ir5 Inr1r ind,i~ppom+ "poi ot"? "md ' unio'
2iotoiI t f LIS, 'no "rt' wv I,ii I,iiilio
af no ~ 81 OIo Hil"n
VI VI imui'u", ~, u DoiinIliy 9c1Ineel, aiu
s,lo"e.l vliG le'Iel ~ nm ne seliV loI
nnd oIaric @ NE nI TliTGe T6e Tgu ttI,i nl
t'" tno !" ana H tod tod tbcm thr contents of the t
iotton ~ ri'' T. ho was tai, mo Ia them he t
rocnivad rS.il y letter from Mrs. Springer,
re1mestinT him to call immediately.
! ~ ~ ia S'9 sn and sho informed him that
l,to I had donhts 40 to thc nronrietv of
Inu Iu ntian ,ltti in Sbnwin~ the letter in the a
= atIia',aa nf Mr. Cnrin1er and rp0uest-
o5 tIot 10Th he ond MI milan saw
,,a+l'i,'r uu 'i, obo,,t If until her husbands
uIV7 ,at,,n,, frbiS Mr. DonneIIv promised. c
iI,I ,.;a;+ad So,,ynr and C9lericx and
,',i.l ,',ndo tI,o oonoa ranuost of them. Mr.. Y
C,"innar en rntnrned On the OH. and Mr..
im1mediatply waited upon
! iCoiinciiS vi: ftnn fti, ,'n,ti6ninr the fact of
nm, uii,t "lton tEn Latter referred to 81
tnII ti,1 '''S A.. nr;nror that he would be b
y you NJ, T. blI1" LlaIn 5in, as far os nossible.
i lli'P3PS w NIX r. nI,ti,or uetbouUht if 81
W ''lsCU CT, Ci uno Inhnoan WashhIIrnis o
was " Hh''siioH SaoSo+"r1 or the notorious
RiiI4IG 6;II ~ ooeCf of NTinnosoto Mr. Snrinper
lolll lntnS NtiS' nomnniiT r, to ohIipe him iy G.
reg ues'nn +hipn oh6ut the letter at ali. a
say my SiI nT'lli9 IT 9uomld NOT for 10000 a
hnu 9aiI, I,,ir tbnt rrceived such a
late ~ =, I'D" 1,D,'t IIIion knows if y urged
,J.VeIi ,J liz liz g IVoII thnn ~ added
w .,lI.li, nol, tti9li Tulion tbot shall hold
: 2PllinSoi, ,,iI,io for II If II oets into
llill iL re- Gl Iii ho 10 blame and | shall I"
prill' nc Wlli a,, ~ Kim for If y This last TT
-ake carJ i W pay Sramnntod i, to JuIian. he
'eill1lh pIi.S o,,J ,,-ant to Snrinr- W
became lnIls sIoJ l"riI, 'ii'H an nynlonotio9 81
IL III AIM anu ue' Emrinnor danipd that he ii
"hereuPDn npiimi plIei, stotnmant Mr. 81
nau liiaote a. rny Az n time hoard of the s.
Nlanllng, tt "a ~ doiII, u oXnnctad that Mr..
etIer, anu oIid u1tI' hrinp The matter TO
Jpl .In ii,f nftnn+ion of the Committee. but
me aCteilt tloll Vi 'lio I,n ',at jo,,o
ms ,e ulot nor n,,, uUI char~ns thar moth g
Mr. Manning no" VIA, i,l.,',oti,' am ho
ng but colrupt consS, J,'n+ ut'ioiI T., |ali addi
Ilaceu uPDh SUI - tiSo f,ot of tLo
ION, ne alleges tlau .io ntG ir'G' ~ % ,,or- oro
etters pelnS ali1ly MUS "iu reI So W
raj TENOR snow tnau w ~ ! r. ida1ti+,, Of pl
lot entlreIS una" a. 49, VI H. Iotto Ias A
Us auehor' III sllol' - if ~ ooroon,ent pl
ent III Pursuai'Je ~, ''n a,iied omt of yt
MI MI srti,. oPL,nSti ,,niSTad with Cen
own ire4uentlS, t9a,ISa ta,ref ~ thn ' investi. al
Aeifer III o1e ear GaIiy GrS vas @ afterwards ne
5atlon, ana llIls PHlII PI,-i W"S Of Tndiona re
ranslerreu 10 Mp e. th.n thn cn1,mittnc iast al
~ the llleeIlIg ~ ,,.ne rm comsiJsrad tbat NJ
uesu"!i Wiz Mn1ii ~ ~ toi,on ~, tbn case pr
Note wouiu Tu ,tonrod to tba avnIonn, 60
W. NalHiiti IAN i ni,. with Mr. Snringer III III
ION tlat ,.4isp,I ms pI'' Tf II sbonId ot any y
vas conoi'noti, n tLat bis tCaIkinsN vote re e,
me PlnaarI. aPl,oai Ia 70 the odontion of a III
"o GoC9S c,,.S.oiIo : 20 IVoshhnrn if was =,
ePTlo ~ ~ .;,.an fTnon hearing this. ~
= u, W ssa,.od in etfnct that Springer w