St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-23

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probable that l would be elected. Mr..
Dodge, the attorney for the Manitoba
road, came to my room one morning at
opened it, and he told me to stay right
in bed and not to get up. He said that
the Manitoba road controlled eight
votes in the legislature, which they
could give me. He gave me the names
at the time, but am not sure that
could give the whole eight, but l could
give most of them if the committee in
sists on it.'
''Give them"
"Senators E. L. Yager and E. Fl. Bel
yea, Representatives John Stadleman,
and l think James Brittin and James
Reed. There are three more whom l
cannot remember now. l did not get
those eight votes, and l don't believe
the Manitoba road was able to deliver
them. Dodge, he said, wanted Thomas,
of Fargo, appointed United States
judge Che has since been appointed and
court at Bismarck on the 14th inst.); he
asked me about it, and / told him l
could see no reason why could not rec
ommend Thomas if l was elected SEN
ator. l told him L had been asked,
nearly year before, to sign for Judge
Thomas, but not knowing him person
an an attorney at Fargo, zone Of
the candidates for state supreme
bench in the last Republican conven-
tom, for advice. My brother wrote me
that he was good lawyer, a fine fell
low, with good stories, and celebrated
for taking big drinks: that he would
make much better judge than McCon-
nell (nOw district judge. He said: of
course, it would be sacrilege to mention
his (Thomaso name in the same breath
as the judges we were used to in Iowa
Dillon and Love).' l told Dodge |
would make no bargain with him; that
had so many traps set for me was
afraid this was another One."
q. P. Lawrence testified that Editor
Jordan, of the Fargo Republican, told
him that be Jordan) could have re-
ceived $1,000 for his vote at the Fargo
Republican convention.
Ex-senator George E. Spencer. attor-
ney for the Louisiana State Lottery
company, was next sworn, and testified:
"Were you interested in the passage
of Senate Bill No. 167, known as the lot
terry Dill?"
II am, in general way; l brought
that bill with me from New York, and
l am the attorney for the parties who
desired its passage"
s"Were you actively engaged in the
support of that bill?''
II was explaining the bill to the men,
bers.''
"Did you, or have you used any money
to purchase the vote OF any member OF
the senate or house of representatives :
of North Dakota in favor of that bill, or
authorize the same to be dOne"'
II have not, and do not believe that
of the vote of any member Of the legiS-
lhture. The only money that has been
used has been used for legitimate pur-
poses, and that is only trifling sum
my own personal expenses and those of
my family; and l have on different oc-
casionS gone to some oyster house or
saloon and taken different members of
the legislature along land other per-
sons), and they have had whatever they
wanted-beer, wine, cigars, ETC."
''Have you any knowledge or infor-
nation, either direct or indirect, of the
use of money for the purchase Of votes
in favor OF that bill by anybody"
81 have not, and do not think that
any has been used for the purchase OF
any vote"
The committee, as Is we'll known,
found no evidence of very damaging
character, nor was committee so con-
stituted expected to find anything show
ing any improper use of money in the
interest of the lottery bill. The investi-
cation was a farce from beginning to
end, and this first publication of the
actual evidence taken goes to show how
little danger there was of any real facts
about the lottery situation leaking out
through this committee.