The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-04
The State of Pennsylvania, County of


Allegheny, s s:
Before me the undersigned authority
in and for said county and State, on the
7th day of February, 1882, personally ap-
peared Lucien L. Gilbert, who being
duly sworn according to law says: Ire
sided at Salem, o., from 1864 until 1881
(since which time have been temper
arily at Pittsburgh, Pa.,) during which
time 1 had very intimate social and
business relations with P. A. Laubie.
Sometime in the first week in March (as
nearly as l can recall the date) of the
year 1880, l had a conversation with
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., in Salem,
at his request. He then asked me who l
was going to support for the nomination
for Congress, and told him in substance
that if Judge Laubie was candidate
would support him with all my ability,
as he, Mckinley, knew the warm per
sOnal friendship | had for the Judge;
but If the Judge was not going to be a
candidate that l would be pleased to
support him, Mr.. Mckinley. That the
Judges friends generally were urging
him to allow his name to be used as a
candidate, but that personally, for GER
tain reasons, preferred that the Judge
should not enter the canvass for Con-
greSS for that term and that l would see
him and ascertain what he was going to
do. Mckinley then said in substance,
that knowing the intimate relations
existing between Judge Laubie and my
self, he had come to see me, thinking
that would have some influence with
the Judge to induce him to decline to be
a candidate for Congress at that time,
that he thought he could secure the
nomination by vigorous canvass, but
as he had high regard for the Judge,
who was warm friend of his, he did
not wish to antagOnize him and his in
terests, not only on account of such re-
gard, but also because he wished the
support of Laubie and his friends. That
he, Mckinley, wished a second term
from the district as it was appOrtiOned
when he was first elected, and if he
secured that he would not be candidate
again; that if Judge Laubie would not
be candidate against him at that time
he, Mckinley, would not only not be a
candidate against the Judge for the
next term in 1882, but would then do all
in his power to secure the nomination
for the Judge, and Mckinley then asked
me to see Judge Laubie and tell him
what he had said, of the assurances he
had given me, and l told him that
would do so. My recollection Is that
Judge Laubie was not in town that day,
but in a day or two thereafter did see
Judge Lanbie and told him Of the con-
versatiOn with Mckinley and of Nc |
Kinley's promises, and said to him
thought it advisable to consent and let |
get a second term if he could, |
and Judge Laubie either then or a short |
time afterward informed me that Nc |
Kinley had seen him in person and had |
pressed his claim to a second term and |
had promised him, the Judge, that he |
would not be a candidate for Congress |
against the Judge in 1882 if the Judge |
would not be a candidate then; and the |
Judge said that in view of all the cir |
he had concluded not to |
enter the field then, and had authorized |
to announce that he was not |
a candidate for Congress for that term.
LUCIEN l.. GILBERT.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the |
day and date aforesaid.
w. C. BOYLE, Notary Public.