St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-05

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everything save that he had met Mr..
Hoppin, and this is his account of his
meetings:
first met him several DAYS previous
had ascerJained in the meantime. being in
the fight on my own account, that Mr.. Hoppin
occupied intermediate grounds, a straddier
had asked to be introduced. | did not at
tempt 10 spring any conversation on him. as
] wanted to measure the man and ascertain
whether or not he was OH the fence, or had
decided convictions or not | talked with
MN few minutes. made up my mind he
was afflicted with
4 Good Deal of EndeciSion
and made up my mind if was i'll possession
of divers documents might argue and con.
vince him that was right in my premises.
In this connection | might say that was
shown what purported 10 he copy of these
documents and at the time re ad them very
carefully. In fact, | took them up 10 nv Of
flee. had my stenographer transcribe Ger
tain portions. | thought myself then fully
armed TO argue the matter with any one.
mad already been posted on Gen. WASH
burn 5 position and also knew a good deal
OF Mr.. Sabln both in private and public life
did not pursue the conversation unneces.
Sarlly that evening-Or the day. don't know
which, thought would not intrude myself
ohnoXlo1sly on the gentleman. Thought
would take II easy by slow stages. When !
met hinr next. / cannot say. Always in
the lobby or in his room II might pos
sibly have been the next day. | met him
and took him off into the read
ing room. undertook to talk the
matter with him and saw he was prone TO
meet me on fair grounds. and said: ''If yOu
have any doubt of my statements ] will sub
stanuate them lay producing the certified
copy OF the original documents on file. He
said: Il would like TO sec them Then
made an engagement TO meet him in the
Merchants hotel. The next dav | saw him
and says / have those matters now. and
would like TO so over This matter
Where we Can he Quiet
and alone. He says: "All right where:''
"Anywhere; immaterial 10 me-. He says:
Come up TO my room; 50 | went I'D to his
room at the time appointed raped. and was
nSheTed i'll by the gentleman and I i'm
ncdiately pulled out my. bundle OF papers
and began talking in an ordinary cloak room
tone. lie sand Hold on, looked under the
bed and listened at The transom. | said:
No occasion for being particularly quiet
about this thing. We talked for some time.
He seemed very perturbed. l Giln't seem TO
be getting home with him at all. Took
everything i'll quiet passive way.
| made up my min he seemed 10 be on some
other lay. The result of he matter was |
did not so far as he admitted at the time sue
coed in convincing him either way. lie
nnal'y made Il remark TO me. ana said: Il
understand these matters as well as any one
else. Mr.. Ellery and | are from the same
county, sleep together. TAX together etc.
FretlE well posted on
What Il Going On.
and we don't want to go into this fight un-
less we know just where we stand | said
here is my argument and figures He said
whether we shall vote for Sabin or NASH
burn we would he acclIsed by the oIher man
that we had Deen bought and paid for ]
don't Ike 10 give Won any definite answer
until we have seen the other parties so far
as there has been any intimatiOn of
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totally false. aid not have a dollar of
MIR. Washbugn's money or from any one
assuming to give il III Mr.. Mashburn-s
name.
In answer TO question Mr.. Thomp-
son intlmated that he was accustomed
to spend his money for friends. In
Montana he had been considered
Warwick; no man could win in politics
without him. He denied that he had
said the legislature of 1889 was the
d-deSt corrupt body on earth. and de-
clared he could lick the fellow who
said it,
Hon. Otto Hanson, the member from
WaSeca county, appeared before the
committee. and in answer to tile cues
ton whether he knew of any attempt TO
corruptly influence the vote of any
member OF the legislature for United
States senator. said he did. He had been
offered 500
the evening of the caucus to vote for
Sabin. Ii had been given to NJ. W.
Ryan and he had kept it. He had
searched for Ryan and the $500 so long
that he failed to get 10 the caucus in
time to vote for either Washburn or
Sabin. Ex-senator Christensen had
given Ryan the $500 and Christensons
when he found Mr.. Hanson had not re-
ceiyed the money. said:
Let II go; You can have another 500 now.
and if Sabin Is elected 500 more and clerk.
ship for friend,
The next witness was Hon. w. r.
Estes, of Watonwan county, who de-
clared that he was offered $1,000 to vote
for Mr.. Sabin, but declined at that time
to say who offered him the money. He
had subsequently seen Mr.. Sabin. who
assured hlm that the man who made the
offer always delivered the goods. Mr.
Estes denied that he tod any one that
he was
offered $4,000
by one side for his vote.
Senator BUckman, who was accused
Of making Mr.. Estes this offer before
the senate committee. appeared before
the house committee and denied the
$1,000 story. He said that Estes told
him that the other side had offered him
5000, and had asked if the Sahin men
Could make it an object. 70 this MIR.
hickman SAD he r'"!ied hat Nj.