Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-27
township on the I'd day of November, 1886.
For Said Money Aflant Was to Vote


For Said Money Afiant Was to Vote
at said election for DR.. W. 3. Roberts for Con-
gress and George Wallace Delamater for State
Senate. That affiant has good reasons to be-
lieve said Hoig paid money TO other men to Sc
cure their votes for the said above-named can
d1dates. That said Hoig gave afiant whisky
to give to other voters in said township to in
nuence their vote at said election; that afiant
was informed said Hoig had and used whisky
at the election November 2, giving drink to
voters. GEORGE RoRINsoN
Sworn and subscribed before me, November
D, 1000. WILLIAM A. DoUGAN, ]. P.
State Of Pennsylvania, Crawford County, S.:
To Fred NJ. Finney. Rockdale constable
Greeting:
me. one OF the Justices of the Peace, in and for
said county, on oath of George Robinson, that
Samuel w. Hoig did at the county aforesaid
on the 18th, October, 1885, purchase votes for
the general election held on November 2 1856
These are therefore to command that you ar
rest the said Samuel W. Hoig and bring him
before the subscriber forthwith to answer the
sald charge and further to be dealt with ac-
cording to law.
Witness the said Justice, at Third ward, Mead
Vile, the 9Th day of November, A d. 1856.
WIN. A. DoUGAN, ]. p (Seal)
now propose 10 read a statement made BY
responsible citizens of this State in nv Office.
In the presence of citizens OF Bradford who
attach their oaths to the same. 1 am re-
Nested not to use their names, but in case
q prosecution their names will appear; the
men will go upon the witness stand and
swear to the truthfuIness of what they said
therein. Three of the names / will desig-
nate as x. Y. 2. to make the statement clear.
Some Astonishing Allegations.
X.-There is no use of mincing matters.
I'll tell you the fellow who got the 81, 800 is
now In this country. l gave the in,orma-
tlon mad, he was hard up and threatened
to expose the whole of Delamater's briberies
and Wallace just ehucked down the 81, 300
to shut him up. You see went to Della
mater and said; "You spent money!" /
told the constable, Mr.. Finney, who carried
the warrant for Hoig's arrest, to give the
warrant to Sam Holg, and say to him: "You
bad better 60 down to Meadville and have
Delamater fix this up" He went to see
Delamater
Mr.. Emery-"Y,," you got the S7OO from
Wallace Delamater, did you?''
Yes, sir; got the money from George
Wallace Delamater, and paid it TO tx"
A-l got the money from ''Y." knowing |
Just where it came from and what it was for. |
A-Now. another case; Bill Hoig, for |
his support Wallace gave him letter, |
agreeing to give him (Hoig) $100 to help |
him out on his fight for Sheriff in 1887. One |
day he (Delamater) met Bill and gave him
$40. Considerable time after that I told |
Bill that if he would give me the letter I |
would advance him the other $50. I got the
letter and paid Bill the $50. Alter the cleo
lion I met Wallace Delamater and said: II
want to see you." We went upstairs in the
big drinking room (over the Delamater
bank) when said: wallace, I advanced
to Bill Hoig $50 on your letter; here is
your letter. / want it back" He got up
and went down TO the bank, got the money
and paid me the $50. Wallace met me and
'aid: ''This fight and trouble has gone on
ong enough and ought to end" SAID:
election. You bought 80 Democrats in
Rockdale township, you know it. You'd
have been whipped il you had not used the
Money" He replied: "Well, know 1
would, but had to spend it on account of
he heavy load had to carry in Roberts,"
Mr.. Emery-You know then that ~" got
his money (S1 ,300), free from George Wal
ace Delamater; not from o clerk or some
me else?
Note That Was Never Paid.
VI know he got 1t, and how he got it,
or l was present when the arrangements
Eere made. Delamater said: "I'll Just take
our note for this, to fix it up, but will
ever call on you to pay it." Delamater
nd myself were the only perso Ms present
t this arrangement. We all understood
bat it was the price of (Z's) silence upon
be bribery Delamater had resorted to over
be county to be elected to the Senate.
X-Delamater admitted to me that he had
aid z and the rest Of them. Why there
re hundreds Of men in Crawford county
HON he has boughtto vote in everv political
ght he has been in. Some one got George
johnson to make complaint against Sam I
Ioig, of which L spoke, and Delamater
aid S25 for him. When elected over Henry
hurch he (Delamater) secured his big ma
rity by buying it.
Mr.: Emery-Now x, maybe that will
going too far?
kit wont be, Senator, because helped 6
M buy them. I got gang for him; all but '
e. Colonel - fixed him. I tell you, t
r. Emery, everything he ever got he
ught I think he could have been elected
ayor without the use of a cent, but he
uld not have got his big majority without s
e liberal use OF money. Bill Hoig bought a
enry Baldwin for 81. He got his ticket j
ON Bill and it was with the money; both +