The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-17
BLAINE'S BRIBERIES.
OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS.
A Corruption Fund Placed Where II
Would do the Most GoOd-DemO-
Gratis Receive $40 and &l2 to
Vote FOR Republicans.

New YORK, Sept l2.-The World will
aflidavits of citizens Of Augusta, Maine,
who were bribod to vote the Republican
ticket vt the recent election. The fol-
lowing will serve to show the iniqmt-
uous methods employed by the Blaine
managers to swell tho Republican ma
jOrity:
al, Michael Burns, of Augusta, Maine,
occupation salOun-keep0r, upon oath de-
pose and say that | was approached two
or three days before the State election,
which was held on the Sth day Of Sep
tembors 1881, by ~ gentlemen in good
standing and now in Government en-
ploy, who asked me if 500 would induce
me to stay away from he polls and use
my influence in getting Democrats
to vote the Republican ticket. He also
stated to me that | should have as good
"A show ~ anyone engaged IN my bust
! ness If ! would 40 what ! could to help
| them (the RopuhlicanS) in the election.
| | took IL to mean that | should bG saved
| from prosecution AZ Il seller Of intONi-
eating liquors. The gentleman further
remarked TO me that the Republicans
would surely carry the city at the
/ spring election, so that they would con-
/ troll matters. | asked HIM who author
| wed him TO make that statement to me,
aud he replied that he would not reveal
The name of the party unless | would
| give my word of honor that I would 90
/ with them on election day. refused 10
| do SO, telling him that $500 would be no
| object 10 me 50 far rs inducing me TO
vote and work against NV convictions.
| On the morning Of election, several men
came to my place of business, whom |
| knew to be Democrats, aud some Of
! them never voted any other ticket, and
| told me they had been offered SO and yt2
each TO vote the Republican ticket, and
asked me what they should do about il;
! told them 10 20 and vote according 10
thor convictions and not sell their
votes; they returned TO my saloon af-
ter election and informed mo they had
sold their votes, and some of them
showed me the money which they re-
Oeived for them; Joseph ROuth was ono
Of them; Samuel Barry was another ono
who told mo that he had sold his
vote. James Shaw and Trip Shaw also
came to my saloon and showed mo their
money. one of the Shaws had two So
bills and the othCrhad II $40 bill. James
Shaw told me that he received tho
money for his vote from the Ropubl-
cans. | know of many others who, am
positive, sold their vote to the Republi-
cans. MICHAEL BURNS"
"SubsCribod and sworn to before me
ON this llth day of September. A. d.,
1881. THOMAS j. LYNCH,
"JustiCG Of the Peace,
Estate of Maine, County Of kennebec."
al, Freeman u. Weeks, of Augusta.
county OF kcnuehrc, aud State of Maine
upon oath depusc and say that am le.
gal voter of ward five Of said Augusta,
that have always voted tho Democratic
ticket; that on Thursday or Friday of
last week Horace Blanoy asked me
how | was going to vote; told
him that ! did not intend to vote
the Republican ticket, but intended tc
vote my ownprincipios; he told mo that
If would vote tho Republican ticket he
would pay mo as much as anyone was
pad, whether 70 was SO or more. on
election day he took mo TO me voting
precinct and deposited Republican
vote in the box which Horace Blane\
gave me. When | camo back to the
carriage he took me and carried IN,
across the street and gavo me $40, say
ing that they were not paying but 50 fol
votes, but no would give me $40.
FRE, MAN H.. WEEKS"
"Subscrihed and sworn to ON this Tn,
10th day Of September, before me,
THOMAS j. Ia NCiI
Justice of the Peace,
state Of Maine, County of Eeunchcc
Tho above arc only two of a hrg,
number of similar dcpositions. Thel
follows along list of names of voters %
Augusta who are known to have hcci
Nuborncd at the polls by the Republican
managers. Chicago limos.
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