Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-21

/ every influence Was USED Dy Ferry. he
was asked, What do you mean by
saying that every influence was used?
"What l mean to say / will illus,
trate by two examples. A DIR. Sea-
man was nominated for the legislature
at Wyandotte, which is a republican
district. 1t would not do to instruct
Mr.. Seaman before the convention, but
after his nomination he was approach
ed by the Ferry strikers who knew
how he stood on the senatorial ques-
ton and was plainly told that if he
would announce himself rs a Ferry
man he would be aided in his election,
and that he would be defeated if he
would not. He declined to do this,
and the result was that Mr.. Seaman was
defeated and Democrat elected in his
place. Take another Instance. Young
Hale Emmons, of Ecorse, one of the
districts in Wayne county, near De-
troit, was also nominated in republi.
can district. After his nomination he
was approached by the Ferry strikers
20 know how he stood on the senatorial
lquestion. He declined to express any
opinion on the question, and was then
informed that if he would come out
for Ferry be would be elected. He
declined to do this after consulting our
prominent citizens in the city of De-
troit, saying that the senatorial ques-
ton was one which would be consider
ed when the time came to act. Mr..
Emmons was defeated in q republican
district and democrat elected in his
place. Mr.. Emmons is son of the
late Judge Emmons of the United Sta
ties Circuit Court."
"Do you know where the money
came from for use in instances like
this?"
"No, do not; although it Is openly
charged in Detroit and throughout the
state that the money of the state CEN
trail committee was used in electing
Ferry members of the legislature, and
not dollar was used to elect any man
to the legislature who would not plodge
himself to support Tom Ferry for sena-
| tor. | only give now what is openly
charged in Michigan about this can
vass."
"Do yoa think Ferry aided to defeat
JEROME IOI RONGIuDI ldoA tdll.
ono, do not think that | can say
that any more than | am inform ed that
he took the stump during the campaign
and | think it will be hard to find
member of the Michigan delegation
here that would say that any speech
made by him during the campaign in
his district made or saved a single vote.
1t is reported in Michigan that there
was always plenty of money for use in
cases where it was necessary to elect
Ferry members of the legislature. The
collector of customs at Detroit was the
chief bugler in the Ferry campaign.
He could we'll afford to spend literally
for the reelection of his chief. His
office is lucrative one. He not only
receives some $4,000 or $4,000 for
the sale of blanks as collector of Gus
toms and while supposed TO be looking
after the interests of the government in
that regard, is known to be under pay
by two or three railroads which come
| from Canada into the state"
"What do you mean by that?"
81 mean that he received salary 80
much per year or per month from
these corporations while at the same
time he is acting as a collector of Gus
toms and while these corporations are
bringing into Michigan all of the goods
upon which duties are collected. know
| it is claimed in Michigan that there was
always money enough to keep Special
| Agent Gavitt, of the treasury depart
ment, who is located at Detroit, Special
Agent Van Olstine, Special Agent
Spaulding and every other official in
the government service in the state
down to postal agents, on the run when
ever it was necessary for them to go
and fix up a convention or determine
whether or not nominee for the legis
lature ought to be assisted"
"What have you TO say to this state
ment of Ferry's?"
81 have made no charges against Mr..
Ferry and shall not do so, but belief
amounting almost to a positive convic-
ton is entertained in many parts of the
state that staunch republican candidates
for the legislature in districts hereto
fore supposed to be absolutely safe owe
their defeat to the hostile use of repub-
lican money. / do not pretend to say
where this money came from or who is
responsible for its introduction into the
campaign I merely state the facts, and
the facts can speak for themselves. l
have this to say in reply to that, that |
never used one dollar in money in
Michigan in trying to defeat any nomi-
nee for the legislature. | have this
| further thing to say, that while the
state central committee did use money
to elect members Of the legislature, yet
they never used single dollar to elect
any person who was not pronounced
Ferry man. have this to say in adj
diton, that there is no doubt that there
was money used in Michigan to defeat
candidates for the egislature-staunch
republicans in strong republican dis
tricts, and that Tom Ferry knows where
it came from"
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