Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-07-18

near the western boundary line OF the city
Of Beaver Falls. Shafrer is grocer in a
small way and lives in pretty house next
door the one story building used as the
store. He is a tall, slender man with
flowing brown mustache, and is about 40
years of age. He sat on flour barrel with
his feet against molasses barrel and dur
ing the interview chewed bit of wood,
biting pieces from it every few minutes
He was nervous and excited.
"Ifyou've got the story that you say
you have he said, after the Press CORES
pondent had explained the object of his
visit. '.then there's no use fin my saying
anything fits penitentiary offense
then there are a lot who will have to take
it together. I'm sick and tired of the
whole business. wish to God had never
known anything about politics. This thing
has worried my wife so she can't eat or
sleep" As he spoke he nodded toward
the door outside of which, sR the hagstone
walk, pale faced little weman was pacing
restlessly to and fro and nervously weaving
piece Of cord through her fingers.
1.-THE newspapers have been chewing at
me and the people have been nagging at
me till am sick. What's the reason ev-
erybody jumps at poor obscure devils and
pay no attention to big oness No, l don't
think i can mend matters any by talking.
don't think there was any show for Town
send being Nominated when / voted for
Mcdowell. The Butler fellows were ours
ing. us for adjourning, and told rs they
wouldn't do anything for US. and thought
the chance was past for Townsend when
the other matter came up.
'Tf there is going to be any trouble for
any over this you can bet your life that
there will be some lively revelations about
other political deals in this district. L
won't give anything in the way of state
ment If did everybody would say / was
trying to throw the blame on somebody
else and SO I'll keep my head shut
As drove away from the house / saw
two forms instead Of one pacing restlessly
ND and down the iiagstone walk.
O.. NC.
THE BEAVER COUNTY CALL.
To the Members Of the Republican County
Committee
Charges of corruption having been made
publicly through the press against certain
members OF the Beaver County Congress-
ional delegation at the delegate convention
recently held at New Castle, Pa, you are
req quested to meet at the arbitration room
in the Court House, Beaver, Pa, Saturday
the 10Th day of July, at o'clock p. m, to
take such action in relation thereto as may
be considered expedient, and to attend to
such other and general business as may be
brozght before the committee.
A. p. MARSHALL, Chairman.
THE AFFIDAVIT OF DELEGATE TATE.
/, John X. Tate, one Of the conferees
from Beaver county in the late Congress
sional co difference, do make the following
statement Of my own free will On We'd
nesday, July 2, 1890, Edward Shaffer and
Tom Downing, two Of the Beaver county
conferees, approached me on the street in
New Castle with this proposition That il
would join them in casting my vote for
Alexander Mcdowell instead OF for Charles
g. Townsend they would see that l re-
ceived $3.50. ! replied, Cant you make
it $3O07 One of them replied that he
would see By the above question l.
thought to discourage their proposition
We conversed further about the matter for
awhile and then the subject dropped
They wanted me to cast my vote on
certain ballot with them for Mcdowell, but
I refused to do so. Later in the evening
as Shaffer, Ducrr, another Beaver conieree,
Downing and myself were walking up
street in New Castle William Wallace, an
attorney of that place, approached. We
walked into q side street, where Mr.. Wal
lace said that il we would vote for Nc
Dowell he would give us 81 200. He told
me then and there that he would write
a check for one thousand dollars paya-
BILE to me; that he had only about
800 or 5000 in cash about him. | said
that l wouldn't go into the arrangement
without the money. He said he would see
me before the convention, or that he would
have it for me after the convention ad-
journed He failed to see me that night,
and we did not vote for Mcdowell that
night as result. / did not see Mr.. Wal
lace again until noon on Thursday. i was
up near Wallace's office in company with
Downing when he said to me that Wallace
wanted to see me. i went into Wallace's
Office, Downing remarking that he wanted
to see another party. While | was talking
with Wallace, Downing returned. Then
Wallace said: "T've got the cash right
here" and he produced four envelopes, in
then and there promised to vote for Nc
Dowell. Previous to that time had made
no promise to vote for Mcdowell. Wallace
wanted to know if we would change our
votes from Townsend to Mcdowell on the
first ballot after assembling. "Do it on
the first ballot and be done with it," were
his words. l objected and said that it
ought to be done on the second or third
ballot He said "All right; III have it
fixed on the third ballot. In considera-
tiuu VI buip pio'uioo vi NJ. w ohhSO 4 fOecu
for Mr.. Mcdowell that night. After we
got to Beaver Falls Downing handed me
an envelope in which there were $645.
After We came out Of the convention hall
Shafcr told me that he had the money.
Wallace told me in his Office that he
would leave the money in certain
saloon not far from the convention hall. /
do not know where the extra $40 came
from which was in my envelope.
This affidavit is signed by John B. Tate
and sworn TO before justice Of the peace.
M'DowELL's DENIAL.
SHARON, Pa, July 13.-The revelation
Of bribery in connection with the Republi- /
can Congressional nomination in this dis
trict har created great excitement in this
town, which is Major Alex. McDowells'
home. The Major denies all connection
with any of the alleged deals. To tho
Philadelphia Press reporter on Saturday
he said:
81 do not know of single dollar having
been used in my interests in the manner
reported. II anybody did 30 it was with
out my knowledge or consent. did mol
spend nickle to secure the vote Of an,r
man, and all the money used by me wa
for legitimate expenses. know Mr.. Wal
Iana re Naw Eagfta hur MT intimately