Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1889-09-27

SEAL Notary Public
On the return OF the DiclSey coun-
ty delegates from Foinan, where ".
S, Lauder was nomnatel for Judge,
last week, charges OF bribery and
corruption were made. 1t was as
serted by hiessrs. i4ccllhart, Cannon
end other members Of the delegation
that ". H. Ellis had sold his vote
to Mr, Lauder. 'l'ney said that u
short time previous to his change to
Lauder Ellis had told them that he
had been offered by Mr.. Lauder a
certified check for $1,000. So en-
phatic were they i'll making these
statements that A. L. Cole, chair
man Of the Republican central COM
mlttee Of Dickey county, decided to
have an Investigation before placing
Mr. LADDERS nare on the ticket for
this county. Ha telegraphed Mr.,
Lauder Oh Friday night asking him
to come here and meet the charges.
Mr. Lauder took the first train for
Lllend,i'e aud arrived here Saturday
evening. Mir, Ellis arrived at noon
Monday. 4. 7. Cole, W. I'll. Rowe
Ogden Lowell and p. Bristol, men,
berg Of the central committee, came
together through the day and ar
ranged for a meeting at S clock,
| At that hour there was an assem-
blage Of fifty or sixty representative
I Republicans, including Il good many
farmers, at the Office Of Judge
/ Dowes.
TIE PROCEEDINGS.
! a. Z. Cole stated the object Of tEt
meeting. W., G. Aockhart, e. +
Doodle, 4. d. Flemlneton, i. B.
Cannon and w. Il. Cannon testified
in support Of the charges, The
first three stated that Ellis had stat.
ed TO them that he hNd been Offered
a certified check for 81 900 by Lau
> der for his vote. He had asked then
if they thought he could be bribe>
) to change his vote and they replied
that they did not think he could
An hour later he voted for Mr, Lau,
der.
Mr.. Bristol asked Mr., Pennington
"Why did you not protest an,
charge corruption in the conven
: tion?'
Answer. "In The first place,
!, was not a member Of the conven
ton, and at that time did not thinl
= that MIR. Ellis had sold his vote"
While waiting for the train in tn
: evening they thought that Ellis act
, ed i'll a suspicious manner and be
came convicted that he had sold hi
|, vote,
W. S. Lauder took the floor an
. , emphatically and unequlvocally de
! MED that he had paid, promised Q
offered to pay dollar, thousan
dollars Or any sum, either in none
or by check or draft, or give an
h valuable consideration whatever t
+ w. Il. Ellis OF any other man il
J. his vote, influence or help in an
e form: that lie never had certilie
II cheek for s 900; that he had no ce
y titled check with him at Torman (
i'll his possession; that 10 person hs
for him or with his knowledge o
fered to buy IL vote; that no sue
3 transaction could have been entert
J. into without his knowledge and col
is sent, and that nothing of the XIII
'e had occurred or been attempted.
al telegram from the various banks
e. Wahpston' was read showing that /
IS certified check for 1000 had be-
issued to Lauder or any gentlem;
in the convention within thirty 1ial
re w. II. Ellis then took the flo
it. and reviewed at great length and
ly detail the proceedings at Forma
e- both in and out Of the conventio
ge He described the hard work that
wv had done for Mr.. Pennington d,
ty ing the long struggle, showing til
on he had pleaded for justice for Die
ne ey county and worked loyalty
,se Flemington at every turn and
ne every legitimate way. He relat
is fully what had been said in his he
mt ing and what he had said abe
il money ahd checks. An effort h
been made To un1te tha Ransom .