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

nature. | know him very well and we
have ALWAYS gotten along well together.
All have TO say, in conclusion, is that
have been nominated honestly and fairly,
so far as l know, and there the matter
must rest
powSIyG'S STATEMENT.
With reference to the participation of
F. G. Duerr in the preliminary deal fol
the purchase of votes from the Beaver del
egation, l say most positively that he was
present with Shaffer. Tate and myself in
the street the night Mr.. W ID. Wallace
met us. When Duerr states that he never
met Wallace and never entered into an
agreement to vote for Mcdowell for $500
he deliberately lies and commits perjury.
Duerr was as much involved as Shaffer-
Tate or myself, and the affidavit of John
II. Tate setting forth the facts as relates to
Dderr and the rest of the party is true.
never had any idea of voting for Mcdowell
until / thought Townsend's chances had
gone completely. The first knew or heard
of money being offered was when Shafier
came to me in New Castle and said man,
he did not know his name, had said he
would Just as leave throw $500 into his
(Shaffer's) pocket as that of any man he
knew. Shaffer said that this man had said
he would not come back and renew his Of
fer of money to him (Shaffer), but that
somebody else would, and that this party
would be Mr.. Dean. Shaffer told me this
about June 10 in New Castle. Shaffer told
me he was going homo, and that he had
told those people to come and see him.
Dean came to see me that evening after
supper / do not know Deans first name.
He asked me what it would be worth to
me to vote for Jackson. l asked him what
it as worth to him. He said he would
see me again, and then went away.
kept away from Dean until after we went
back again to the convention in July. The
first night we were in New Castle for the
second sitting of the conference | met
Wallace. was walking up street with
the other three men, when Wallace step
ped up behind and said in my ear, but SO
loud that the others could hear, "there's s
81 900 for you fellows if you vote for Nc
Dowel.' None Of us said anything at the
time. Tate said he would not do it unless
he got $500. went and told Wallace and
then he came up and met us four, Tate,
Shaffer, Duerr and myself as described by
Tate in his affidavit. We could not go out
into the street for a minute that Dean or
Wallace was not after US. They kept both
ering us all the time with offers of money
The next day at noon Tate and l were
walking up street when Wallace nodded
for us to come into his Office. / told Tate
to 90 in as / wanted to see man whom
Dean said would meet me. The talk in
Wallaces Office is true as put by Tate In
his sworn statement. l met Dean outside
a saloon, the second door above Wallace's
office, after Tate and l came out. We
Dean and myself-wcnt into the saloon,
and Dean said: "If you fellows will vote
for Mcdowell I'll give 81, ,000.' l said /
would not give him an answer until had
seen some of the others. / went down
street and met Shaffer, and we two were
followed by Dean until we got in front Of
an eating saloon, when he came up and re-
newed his offer, saying: eff you fellows
will do as say, vote for Mcdowell, I'll
give you 81 900 or leave it for you, just as
you like Tate meantime had agreed in
Wallace's Office to accept Wallace's 81 200,
and so ShafFer said to me: ''Well, | guess
we might as well take this fellows $1,000,
too Then he went back and voted for
Mcdowell. After the convention adjourn
ed Dean gave the 81, GOO to Shaifer. As for
the 81 200, Shafier was to get it also, but
as he had to 90 to another place for Deans
81 600, he sent me for the Wallace money.
Wallace was not out of the saloon when
got there, and as I came in the door he
said to the party to whom he had entrust
ed it, Give it to Downing" That is the
story of the whole transaction. The 81,
200 pa ckage was $40 short.
TSigneI1 THos. J. DOWNING.
sHAFFHR's ADDRESS.
the Chairman and members of the Beaver
County Republican Committee and asks
for the investigation. 1t reads as follows:
Since the late Congressional Nominating
Convention at New Castle there has been a
great deal of talk concerning delegates,
myself among the number, receiving a
consideration for the voting for Mr..
Mcdowell. the candidate from Mercer.
As to the course Of others implicated |
have nothing to say, and very little for
myself. / consider that /, personally,
have been basely bulldozed and maligned,
which fact is calculated to injure me both
in reputation and business. And | hope
if your honorable body sees fit to open up
an investigation Of the matter you will do
it most thoroughly. Do not stop with the
supposed corruption at the late Congress-
ional Convention, but thoroughly investi-
gate the one two years ago, and then
proceed to investigate the rottcnness OF
the late primaries, where vote, both Re-
publican and Democratic were purchased
by the hundreds with whisky and money.
Let all come out and give all a chance
from the highest man in the party at
Beaver TO their plant servants in the most
remote parts of the county. Let them
learn the facts concerning candidates who
came to this town and held meetings at
the houses Of voters in different parts of
the town, and dealt out money promis
cuously. Let the open boast of those who
claimed to have purchased the Congress-
ional nomination two years ago be in
vesti gated. Let it all come out if the
desire Of these people who are making so
much talk to purify The party and bring
the wrong to light is 80 great. Proceed
fairly and squarely, gentlemen, and do not
make flesh Of one and something else of
another Respectfully,
EDWIN SHAFPRR.
HOW 1T rs VIEWED IN MERCER.
MERCER, July H.-Tho Congressional
situation is the leading topic Of conversa-
ton here. The great majority say that
Mcdowell was fairly nominated, that they
will stay right with him till the close of
the polls, and that his big majority will be
an answer TO the charges of corruption
brought against him. They say his nom
ination YVES fairly made on the nineteenth
ballot, and fairly made again on the clos
ing one, and that, too, against the leading
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