The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-24
SOME CoLD FACTS,
Information About Payne from the Ex.AIRn-
aging Editor of the "EnIuIrer,"

1
aging Editor Of the "EnquIrer,"
WASHINGTON, D, O., July 23.-The fol
lowing Is the text Of Mr, R, w, Criswell'
affidavit, read by Senator Frye yesterds!
in the Senate:
"AIter the October election Of 1885 Mr.
Mclean came into the Enquirer Office
where was al work, and complained IL
q rather bitter spirit against the STANDARD
Oil Company not having reClprOcated Il
him In q proper way, and said that they
had sent $3.50 into some county near CleYe
land to help them eleC. q candidate FOL
Representatives. or Senator, don't know
which, and he said when Mr., Payne was
a candidate for U, s. Senator he [Mr
John MCLean1 had spent 100000 oil his
own money to effect Mr., Payns's election
| remarked that that was a good deaI
Of money for q private citizen TO spend
for big corporation like the Standard oil
Company, Mr., Mclean said, neverthe,
less, he had spent that much money OF his
own to elect Mr.. Payne, and had elected
him, and In return for that they had sent
$3.50 into this county, and prior to the
election OF Senator Payne, and prior to the
caucus that nominated him, Allen o,
Myers came into my Office, In the EHquir.
er Office, and said that Casper I4oewensIeln,
Representative from franklin county,
had demanded 5000 to vote for Senator
Payne. Mr., Myers was apparently very
indignant at the TACT that the price was 80
exhorbitRnt, and said he didn't want to
pay it-didn't want to pay so much money.
~ got the impression that they were
willing to pay a reasonable sum, but the
5000 was too much, but he said that
casper LoewenstGin had marked up the
price, knowing they had to have his vote,
but he said before he would pay s. 900 for
hin he would have TO see Mr.. Mclean,
and he left the office, suppose with the
intention Of seeing Mclean about it, When
| suggested to Mr.. Mclean thatit WasR big
amount Of money to pay for another man,
he said that II cost a great deal OF money
TO get these Representatives and Senators
to vole for Mr.. Payne, and they had to bs
bought. 1t took money and great deal
pf 1t to satisfy them. And he Mr. Nc.
L9anl has frequently told me that he
would defeat Mr.. Pendleton's election no
matter what 1t cost him. de told me that
on number OF 0CCRSiUDs,
Q. You are willing TO make oath TO
tkese matters before the COmmitteeP
A. Oh, yes; certainly.
Q. DO you object 10 putting that in the
form oi an affidavit?
A. Not at all. HO [Mr. MCLsanl ap.
peared to be very much in earnest when
no talked about spending this 100000
In addition wanted to say that W. 2.
Thompson, who is supposed 10 be an olli.
Ger Of the Standard Oil Company, had
been In consultation with Mr.. Mclean at
the Enquirer Office prior to the caucus
which nominated Senator Payne.
II would ike to be pOsitiVe about one
occasion. l remember very we'll about
the fact Of his having been thero. He
was introduced 10 me by Mr.. Mclean,
and Sat in the office talking with me,
waiting until Mr.. Mclean mad time 10
talk privately with him.
K. W. CRswRLL.
"sworn 10 and subscribed TO before me
this l7Gh day Of June, A. D. 1886.
"TnoMAs J. MYERS,
Notary Public"