Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-27

Ano DisSrtDutIOn OIL Ine money
was being made. There are scores of DEM
ocrats who can be gotten to testify to their
having been bought and bid for at these
meetings. These meetings were held to nv
knowledge at COnneautville Saegerstown,
Llnesvllle, Geneva, Cochranton, Townville,
R1ceville, Lineolnville, Centerville and
Spartansburg. Notices were sent out to the
outlying districts to meet them there. L
was, or happened to be. in Titusville the
evening before the meeting was held at Gen.
terville and went to it. Delamater was
not present at this meeting. When came
out said to Neuman Scott, of Athens town.
ship: Go uD and learn how to buV Dem
ocratie votes He went up and / went
away. When / met him he said: well.
by - the W ay them fellows are throwing
around cash beats all I ever saw i
had friends at most of these meetings, and
my fellows would take the victims out as
they got their money and make them "blow
In" the best part of it before they got
away
Mr.. Emery-Do you know of any nem-
Der of the Democratic COMMITTEES being
bought to keep the Republicans acquainted
with what was going on In the Democratic
camp?
Bought Or County Candidate.
X.-No, sir. Dan T. Nash was Chair
man OF the Democratic County Committee.
] can prove that Delamater bought of
White, of Spartansburg, from being a can
didate for Treasurer in 1884. thus securing
the nomination of John +. Morris. Alter
the nomination Delamater took up a writ
ten agreement tor Morris to sign, that he
(Morris) would deposit the county funds in
Delamater's bank. Morris refused to do
this, saying: 'I'll simply say, won't put
all my eggs in one basket" Then Delama-
ter turned in and assisted to secure Dan T.
Nash's election, and in less than a year had
$50, 900 ol the cOunty's money in his (Dela-
mater's) bank. can prove this by John
+. Morris, and Delsmater admitted to me
that he had left his own party and
supported Dan Nash. In 1856 Dan Nash
was Chsirman of the County Committee
and W. R. Bole was his right bower One
day Dan Nash hitched up his team and took
some men around the town to see 1t. As
they were coming down town Dan was
thrown from mis- buggy and and broke his
leg badly, close to his thigh. / at once
telegraphed to George B. Luper and had
others telegraph him, at Harrisburg, about
the accident to Nash, and asked him to
come up and take charge of the campaign.
After George had taken hold, Charles
Lamphier came to him and asked for money
and George Luper refused to give it to him.
He, Lamphier, went up to where Nash was
in bed and came back with peremptory
order on Luper Tor the money. He then
gave him the money from the committees
funds, and as soon as he Oamphler) LETT
the Office Luper called +. W. Ellsworth and
told him to follow that - and see what
he does with the money"
Emery-Was there ever anything against
Nash in his connection with the Treasurer's
office?
X-Nssh left the Treasurer's Office de-
faulter for about 81 500, and his father had
to mortgage his farm to keep him from going
to the penitentiary.
Sure of the Proof.
One Of the Party-Well, x. Mr.. Emery is
just in this position; He wants to ieel sure
he can prove what he asserts, and that if he
does make these charges against Mr.. DELI
mater, you and will swear to these asst
tions you have made to him.
X-Well, you don't need to fear for n
Senator, l am ready to prove by my oat
everything l have said to you.
Y-So am L. I'll make stateGent to
that efeeV right now, and sign it
Emery-Then, gentlemen, upon what you
have said 1 will publicly make the charges.
AT the close of this conversation the gen.
slemen making the foregoing statements re-
ferred to, as X and Y made the following
in their own handwriting:
Mr. Emery, the above and foregoing is cor
-ect unless it may be in exact words, but it is
correct as to facts. *"
So far as my statements are concerned they
ire correct. as / remember "Y."
Andavirs of the Witnesses.
State of Pennsylvania, County of Mexican, IS:
D. II. JACK, W. r. Weaver, George B, Rob
,rts and E. c. Jones, each being sworn, says:
That he was personally present at the con-
Tersation detailed in the annexed paper, relat-
ng to briberies and suppression of prosecution
~ George Wallace Delamater, and each heard
he statements made as therein set forth. That
he said conversation was reduced to writing
which is the writing hereto attached, and 1t was
by the persons who made it. who de-
Jared in his presence to be correct and a true
cad over by the parties making it and the
anne was by each OF them signed IN his pres
nee. d. H. JACK
GEORGE E. ROBERTS,
w. r. WEAVER
E. G. JONES'
Sworn and subscribed this 9th day OF Sep
er 1890 before me, Notary Public for and
j the county of Mexican, State of Pennsyl-
ania. r. L. EDGETT,
Notary Public.
In corroboration OF the statement lust
iade as to Delamater's corruption in the
reasury fight of 1884, and his subsequent
to the Republican nominee,
ant to read statement made by"Deseon"
William 7. Dunn, oil MeadVille, of the firm
Dunn & Stalker, citizen OF great re-
and well-knoTn integrity, who
tn he naada
A Combinn tion to Control the County.
SIN the spring of 1884 George Wallace
'elamater came to me and endeavored to
ersuade me and my. brother, Milton Dunn,
join him (Delamater) in a combination
control the politics of Crawford county.
Ir. Delamater said there were always fac
ons, and mentioned the Dick faction and
henderson faction, which had been
years before, but now,'
id he, We have formed q
'mbination which has plenty OF money
Id powerful enough to nominate and elect
en- made was that il Deacon Dunn and
IS brother Milton would Join the combine
ring and do certain things required of
EN- by Mr.. Delamster, that Milton Dunn
Duld be nominated and elected County
In answer to an inquiry of what
e certain things were Mr.. DeJamater
I've me to understand that among the re-
lirements was the depositing o. the county
nds in his (Delamater's) bank by the
.essurer. When asked what the result
Duld be if we (the Dunns) refused to Join
e ring, Delamater said il we stayed out
ilton would be defeated.
''It is not necessary to say in this COM
unity, that the Dunns did not join the
elamater ring. We are not that kind of
en-. Informed Mr.. Delamater that had
en- Republican ever SINCE the organiza-
IN of the party and had been voting the
'ket when he (Delamater) was child,
d believed in free elections, and that
Inted all the Candidates for nomination to