The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-28
And They Did Honest Work and Helped to
Burst the Mckinley Boiler.
wALLACE vs.. MoKINLEY.
OfhcIaI Testimony Taken at Pittsburgh on
"wednesday.

| cratic state COMMITTEE TOOK some Inter
est in matters in the 18th district and
Mr.. McGregOr, as the member OF the
committee from the district, also took a
little interest; and the thing panned out
very well; namely, in the defeat Of that
specimen of pOmpOus pre-eminence,
William Mckinley, Jr.l .....
But read the evidence, Rep. head
line and all, and see if there are any
votes in it for 1.-The young Napoleon"
The Rep. seems inclined to laugh-but
let them laugh who winl
MR.. McGREGoR's PERFORMANCE.
Q. Did you not know the fact to be
that after the receipt of the money from
BOnsall certain members of the knights
Of Labor from Liverpool were employed
to canvass for Mr.. Wallace, and were
paid for their time and expenses in 80
dOing2 ......
A. know there was couple of mem
bers hired to canvass for Mr.. Wallace,
but could not now say positively wheth-
or il was before or after payment of
that money. 1t was near about that
time. There were TWO as near as can
reeOllect.
Q. State their names. .... ........
A. One was Mr.. ShentOn and the other
was Mr.. Walters. ....4. ...
o. Who furnished the money to pay
the time and expenses of these men to
canvass for Mr.. Wsllace2 ..
A. To the best Of my knowledge 1t was
Mr.. McGregOr of Canton.
0. Who Is the said MeGregOrp
A. / believe an editor OF a paper In
Canton-the Stark County DEMOCRAT,
published at Canton, Ohio. .....
0. How much did the said MeGregOr
furnish for that purpose, and where did
he get it, if you known
A. don't know how much he furnish
ed OF where he got 1t. ...-. .......
Q. Did you not personally furnish
these men with the whole or part Of the
amount of their time and expenses for
canvassing for Mr.. Wallacep
A. Mr.. McGregor gave me $1,000, as
near as can recOlleet-either 5000 or
$4,000, to give to these two men, which
| did give TO these men for canVassing
for Wallace, and stump, to take their
expenses out. -. I'D i.....
.. Did Mr.. McGregor name these par
ticular men, and tell you to secure their
services2 . ... .......
A. Mr.. McGregor came to see me at
Pittsburgh, and asked me to 20 and
stump for Wallace. 1 told him could
not we'll 20. He then asked me IL there
wasn't any men who could be got, l told
him there were lots of them and named
over a number to him. He then asked
me who thought would be the best out
of the parties named. 1 told him Mr..
ShentOn and Mr.. Walters, perhaps, were
the best takers down there. 4t
Q. When was this visit OF Mr.. Nc
Gregor to you at Pittsburgh
A. About a couple of weeks before the
election.
o. Did Mr.. McGregOr then go to Liver
pool to see these men or did you see
them for him?
A, He gave me the money spoken of,
and told him l was going down TO
Liverpool in a day or 30, 70 give to these
two men to start out with. .. ~.
Q. Did you then go to Liverpool and
make the ARRANGEMENT with these men,
on behalf Of Mr.; McGregor, to canvass
for Mr.. Wallace? ....- .... id. s-,.-.....-is
A. went down to Liverpool shortly
after: saw q number of men at Liver
POOL, and told them about the arrange
Inent. Walters and ShentOn accepted
the offer, took the money and started
out. -.
o. These men, ShentOn and Walters,
before the election last fall, had been
Republicans, had they notp
A. don't know positive. My impress
o. Their work of eanVassing was
Principally among the Knights of Labor,
was it nOtP .I.l.is.r5
A. know nothing about their can
VasS. ... ... ..y..s.L.. .t ..,-.-u... Il d
q. Did you pay shsnton or Walters,
or any person, any more money than you
have already mentioned, on account OF
their labors and expenses for Mr.. Wal
lace?
A. Ibid not.
RR-ExANINED BY COUNSEL FOR CONTEXT
ANT. sH. .f
O. How did the said Shenton ana the
said Walters stand on the Congressional
question before the time hen you vent
to see them and get them to canvass aS
before stated?
A. To the best Of my knowledge and
belief they were both Wallace men.
20. What official position did the said
MetireeOr of Canton, O., hold In the
Democratic party last fall2 .. ii......
a. I do not know that he held any TO
my nOwledge; that Is my recollection.
10. Do YOU not know that he was
member Of the Democratic State Central
COmmitteep
A. It strikes me thatI 80 understood,
but would not swear positively.
Q. Have the said loans, or either Of
them, or any part thereof, made By the
said BonsaIi, as before stated, been re-
paid by the Order2
"a. On the Both of December, 1882,
paid the $50 loan, and from the Assem-
bly at Salem; and about the 23d or 24th
OF last month, March, 1888, paid Mr..
Bonsall 500 Of the $3.50 loan.
RE-CRoss- EXAMINATION.
o. This $50 was repaid, was It not, By
assessments due from the Assembly ct