The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-19
Washington.

Washington, J8.-Tbe treasury has
ordered all the interest on the public
debt due April 1st, Taid without
rebate on and alter Monday, March
22d.
The Irish relief supplies are likely
to require Secretary Thompson to fur
nish second vessel, which he will
do if necessary.
The Senate confirmed UPTON a. at
sistant treasurer.
The House committee on elect rs
postponed formal vote in the Don
nelly-Washburn, Minnesota, case,
today, until the minority report has
been printed. The msjority report
of the sub committee finds in favor
of unsesting Wsshburn and seating
Donnelly. It cites E9l cases on the
part of Washburn, where money was
paid by WashbuTn's clerks, his buzz
mess manager, the secretary of his
political agents. Over 100 cases
are traced directly to Washburn's
Office, the money in some
cases being paid il his presence
or in the presence of his brother,
Governor G. q. Washburn, of Wis
cousin. In one case the democratic
village postmaster wrote directly to
Washburn, Offering to sell his VOC for
$50. Washburn, through friend,
answered the letter thanking him for
+ his ofer, and sent the friend to him
to nav the money. In another case,
ninety woodchoppers, who we're not
legal voters, were paid $50 each to
vote for Washburn, and thu money
was prepaid by Washburn's business
manager. In another case, the
democratic speaker, who had been
advocating Donnelly, was announced
to make democratic speech
the night before the election.
He made a speech for Washburr
and told the next day that be baC
received $3.50 of Washburn's money
for doing so. a democratic news
paper at Little Falls was tolght t.
support Washburn, for $3.50
Washburn sent out a United State
land officer to canvass for Kim. H,
| admits that he may have bribed 10I
persons. Great numbers of laborer
in spsrsely settled points, where Their
were no precincts Or polling places
voted in box cars, cigar boxes, an
depots; although non-residents, the
, all voted for Washburn for pay
These bribes extended through
section half as large as New York
In Minneapolis. one man was pal
$50 for his vets and influence, an
3 others $50 to $50. Workmen wer
, paid by the employers $50
work and vote for Wsshburr
Overcoats and -four we're paid an
, saloons voted their frequentsrs fl
e pay. In many cases money We
r offered and declined; employers IL
timida:ed their workmen TO vote f
> Washburn, or not at all, thereb
= causing nearly 5000 democrats nj
d to vote. The republican majorit
was 8. $50 for Washburn, against 81
for Hayes in 1876. The numberiu
of ballots was in pursuance of the pla
to intimidste the voter9, and was III
g constitutional. lawyers advised II
j republicans not to do ii. Out
0 twenty judges Doanelly only hG
= one, while being the candida
of 10th parties he should have hf
i fourteen. They go On at great length
j. multiply instances and conclude th
they will reject the votes and precint
not because the ballots were mum
bered, but because they were nun
= bered with fraudulent intent. HI
no unfair means been used Donnel
would have carried Minneapolis as
carried the rest of the district by
majority of 2,030. They declare To
they have rejected or thrown o
nothing on legal bubbles.