Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17
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The story current in this city concern
Ing the alleged attempt to purchase two
votes Ia TO the effect that
Two members OF the lower house had
been "seen" and were willing to cast
their ballot for Democrat. Il is said
that the transaction reached the ears Of
John +. Salisbury of Dover, who was
TO trust his partisan opponents
on the Democratic side ind fearing that
they would vote for James L. Wolcott,
gave away the project. Salisbury, ii is
stated, would not be party to any deal
that would not ensure the return OF Eli
Salisbury to the Senate. This is merely
the story as II Is picked up in political
circles, which further goes on 20 state
that S15, 600 YVES 10 bs paid each Of the
purchsseable representatives. The DEM
ocratio leaders here absolutely and unre- |
servedly deny any knowledge OF any suoh |
transaction being under way and 1t Ia |
quite suro that no money had been sub.
Beribed tor the purchase.
The story as has been given in the
papers unnaistakabiy points to John +.
Salisbury as the originator. There can
be no doubt OF that fact. He Yves In
Washington ard this city on Sunday,
going TO the former city, it is alleged, for
the purpose Of laying the alleged plot be-
fore Senator Quay.
Senator Quay and his private seorstnry,
Frank Willing Leach, both claim to be in
possession Of information setting forth
the details of the alleged purchase.
The Dover correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press wires: 'However, the scare
over the story was sufficient TO attract at
tention outside OF the State and Candi-
date Treat and some other candidates re-
ceiyed dispatches from Treasurer W. W.
Dudley OF the national committee, urg.
ing them to do everything to mite the
Republican strength on some good man
10 night and thus avoid danger. Colonel
Cooper, who Ia charged with being one
Of the trio who approached Mr.. Linn, de-
MED tonight that he had had any hand
in the deal. 'It is true," said he, 'sthat
was in Philadelphia on Saturday and
again yeaterday, and saw Mr.. Linn,
whom l know as Republican and as the
representative of Iyison, Brakeman q
| Taylor, publishers, with ctflces in the
| Bullitt Building. He said he was coming
| down to Dover to-day to see the Rapubli-
cans elect o senator. told him that
| would see him there, and that Is all that
passed. l know nothing of any effort TO
buy or induce Republican members to
vote for Democrat. / do know that
John F. Salisbury went to Washington
Saturday, but don't know what took
him there"
REGISTER M'wHoRTER's DENIAL.
Register Charles II. MoWhorter was
seen Tuesday morning at his offioe in the
county building by representative OF
the GAZETTE Upon being questioned
in regard to "the remarkable scheme I'M
earthed," described by q Dover CORE
spondent in Philadelphia paper this
morning by the latter's correspondent oil
! an organized Democratic plot to purchase
Republican votes aud thereby gain the
United States senatorship, MIR. Nc.
Whorter said he had not seen the article.
,, Upon being shown it, in reply to the
: question as 10 its truth, he said;
, s.Iye only TO say this-as far as the
!, paper ia concerned and the statements
made in it, there is not one word Of trutl
in il from beginning to end. It's I
; purely sensational thing, Matched out TO
L sensational purposes"
Mr. McwhoFter then went on to OK
plain that it ia true he was in Phila6el
g phis last wsek-on one day, Thursday o
It Friday. He was called there purely o.
l. business-fnancial mattars-to negotiat
Il loan for q friend of $4,000 with th
o Girard Insurance Company. He saw n
9 politicians, Democratic nor Republican
t. on that occasion; neither Quay, Secretar
O Leach, nor William Linn, nor did he &C
It complish or attempt any political bust
n ness. II is true, however, that he me
y William Linn, the Dover correspondent
h alleged co conspirator OF the Clayto
J. House. But that was by acoiden
i and not by appointment. The cause o
q Linn's presence here has been wrongl
If guessed at by the Dover correspondent
y Linn, who is book agent, is here to~se
y after debt of 5000 due him by the Stat
IN connection with the book account c
eE-State Superintendent Williams' tern
He has been to see the State treasure
II about it and is now looking after th
,r members of the Legislature upon th
same matter. When MIR. McWhorter ha
I. his conversation with Linn in the Ola,
al ton House there was no other Philade
"a phian present Snd the whole atory {
Is Quay's secretary hiding behind the parls
door along with the rest of tho story
the result of the Dover correspondent
guilibility:aided by too willing falsifio
n tion OF facts. The above is the only occ
a sion Mr.. MoWhorter saw Linn.
:, In regard to the remainder Of the stor.
! when Register MoWhorter heard of til
- possibility of a Republican deadlock
- went down to Dover to see what could
Z accomplished in the direction of Il
!, Democratic party contring upon persc
~ who would be urobjectionabie to the Il
!, publican dissentieats. He saw Gener
il. 4. Kenney, Col. E, 4. Cooper an
others. But q score of prominent Dam
i Gratis we're naturally alive to the san
:. emergency which innocontly enous
= drew Mr.. McWhorter also to Dover. Til
: mission preceded his conversation Wi
Linn. And fEorn il vas woven the Tim
story which the register additional
stigimatized as 'as stupid sensation
" fake as ever he heard"
as Mr.. COLLINS ENTERS DENIAL.
en- Alfred Collins, the other party ohargt
IS BIZ the newspaper accounts aa being IL
sd pIioased in the alleged purchase, stated
OF GAZETTE representative on Tuaadi
= morning that the story is entirely al
70. absolutely false. Gas far as know the
bad never been any money raised, SD
soribed or promised for the purchase
n, any votes IN the Legislature. Oa ia
:. uary 10sh tIr. Lima telegraphsd ms
la. meet him at the Clayton House, concer
ne ing matter OF business in which
"a was personally interested. raet NJ
ia Linn and discussed the matter und
consideration, but no reference whatev
was made to tho purchase of any vote
and il the senatorial situation was 1
,se ferred TO 1t WAS in o casual aay as o.
NJ man will discuss with another topic
~ prominent as wse this at the lime. d
Linn 1 feel sure will, when beard frol
fully bear ont the statement have mad
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