The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-01-18
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II uDK U w aRnalls, where ne nad Deen
doing work as my assistant, Mr. San.
som and had talk-I think at his
room; and again on another evening at
my room, in regard to the disposal OF
the abo,e sheets to the National Re-
publican Committee.
81 prepared the text of letter to
Hon. M. S. Quay, addressed to the
Evertt House, which letter was copied
and signed james Irwin Sansom, of
Pennsylvania, asking an interview. 1t
substantially read;
May l trouble you TO grant me an
interview, as | have papers and facts
regarding the Third Party, and which
would be Of great value to the present
campaignf
This is about its tenor. delivered
the letter myself to the clerk at the
Everett House. A reply came to that
letter appointing s P. M. Thursday
evening, but | cannot fix the date. /
had calltd on Wednesday evening, the
previous night, at 220 East Eighteenth
street, and saw the answer to Mr..
Sansom, which was sigued j. S.Clark-
SON. was at the Everett House at
8 p. NJ. on Thursday evening with Mr..
SAMSON and carried the galleys and
samples of circulars, cards and such
methods used in the Voice office. This
was on the first Thursday in October.
| remained outside of the Hotel, and
after one hour and half Mr.. SAMSON
joined me in the saloon on the north
east corner of Seventeenth street and
Fourth avenue.
"He Immediately showed me fifty
dollar bank-note. He then called for
two glasses of whiskey, paying for it
in small change. He then took out a
memo pad and wrote items which were
Immediately torn up or put away in
pockets to be thrown about in pieces
on the sidewalk. In substance he
wrote that
Mr.. J. S. Clarkson was pleased with
everything, especially the galleys. He
thought at first that / had only one
State, and asked me if | could obtain
the whole subscription list of tee
country. showed him that the los
pages were complete He gave me
$50 and promised me employment with
compensation at the rate of $50 a
month until election.
WHAT! SEND QUAY TO JAIL?
The Voice then details the capture
If the deaf mute aud says:
:'Hs brother in the presence of the
manager, proceeded to give SAMSON
good advice. Here is the conversation
that ensued, written on slips of paper:
"Sansom's brother-'Jim make con-
fession.'
"Sansom-'What, and send Qlay 10
Jail? Not much! l must think of my
friends
"Sansom's brother-Jim, think of
your family and let other friends &C
to.
"Sanson-I guess you are right. ]
will confess
No further oppositson was offered
and confession was obtained, which
the Voice prints in fnll. The follow
ing are extracts:
In the evening we both went near
Everett House, Durfee going to a
saloon opposite, and up to the room
of Hon. j. S. Clarkson in the hotel,
with the circulars aud lists. Mr..
Clarkson and l had an interview.
After two men had left the room l
showed him the circulars and lists.
the latter contained the names and ad-
dresses of between 10000 and $4,000
subscribers of the Voice. Clarkson
asked me if | could not get the names
and addresses Of the $4,000 clergymen
and also of the 100000 farmers. My
reply was that ! did not think l could
secure the names of the clergymen, but
could give him the name of the firm
who could furnish the names, &c, OF
the 100000 farmers. / did so.
But for those lists already furnished
Clarkson asked what price l wanted
for them. Isaid 5000. He then said
that the price was fair if the work was
effective. l then added that l would
have give mp my place in Funk Il
Wagnalls's after this transaction and
would like to have employment on the
National Republican committee in
raising funds on plans usually en-
ployed by Funk & Wagnslls. He
then said: ave will make it $3.50 in
all, and suggested that sJill remain
in the employ Of Funk & Wagnalls in
order to gain more information es
pecially, if so, about the prob bition
party being in the pay of the Demo
cratic party, end resort to him CLARK
SOM, l told him that l did not think SO
He then gave me a fifty-dollar bill
for the surrender Of the circulars and
lists and made an appointment fol
Monday morning.
Clarkson then gave me five ten
dollar bills and two checks on the Gar
field National Bank for S75 each, ons
signed by w. W. Dudley, treasurer o.
the National Republican Committee
and the other by w. w, Dudley and
M. S. Quay, thus making a total OF
$3.50, as originally agreed upon by Mr.
Clarkson and myself.
THAT FAMOUS SMILE BROKE OUT.
AS to Mr.. Quay's connection with
the affair the confession says:
We entered his room. l put down
the bundles on sofa and opened them
Mr.. Clarksou would say to me, "Shos
Mr.. Quay this and that" and would
do so. The reading OF the circulars
seemed to amuse Quay, for his famous
smile would break out often. He did
not seem to be surprised to see the lists,
having perhaps, seen them before al
the hotel.
Summing up, the Voice says; "San,
SONS confession agrees in all material
points with Durfee's. There is some
contradiction as to dates but Sansom's
statement fixes Oct. Is as the time OF
the delivery of the stolen mailing-list
to Quay 1t will be noticed that it came
just in the nick of time for the Repub.
lican National Committee. There was
exactly tn go weeks of the campaign
remaining, In that time $4,000 picked
Prohibitionist readers were piled with
artful literature which, from all out.