The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

ne was ready to appoint a meeting for me
sunday at T. B. Walkers house, Minnie
apons. where L would receive the money.
ial caucus?
A. The second Saturday preceding the
caucus. when l got far as that L be-
came SATISFIED there was a deal and re-
Iuseo to talk any further and we had no
more conversation
Q. Who was that MANI
A. l would rather not answer that cues
ton.
.. A member of the houset'
A. Yes, ne is Il member of the Ecuse
now.
Mr.. Diment. l should feel like sustain
ing Mr. Underwood in Directing to answer
that question
"A. woIll state that he is from, my cwn
locality and it would be a thing very deli
cate to do. He is from my own city, l will
go as far as that. I will state that this
man told me MIR. Comstock was in tie
same DEAL He didn't state that this
ing to vote for Mr.. S.,bin, but he was in
pretty hard circumstances and would take
care of himself
Nels Guam called and sworn.
Examined by Mr.. Smith:
.. Do you know whether any member
or the house of representatives. has been
PAID or offered any money or any other
valuable consideration by any of the can
didates for the United States senatorship,
by their agents or by any person to inf1u
ence votes?
A. l do not
Q. l will repeat the question, adding
little: DO you know whether any member
OF the house of represen .atives has been
paid any money or offered any money or
other valuable consideration by any candi-
GATE Tor senator, or by the agent of any
candidate or by any man claiming to tie
an agent to influence his vote in the nom.
ination of United States senator?
A. l do not.
q. Have You any information hearing
upon that question?
A. Well, | have some of my own 1 do
not know as I answered that question
Inc Chairman: Has ..nybody talked to
you, offered you something for doing so
and so?
A. 1 do not know as it can be said cor
ruptly. L was approached by one of my
came up here in the hall and stated that
should come down to The Clarendon Ho-
nelgnbors from Wright county one day. He
Tel after the session was over. l went
Gown there and he took me up to room
on the second floor and said that he would
like to have me support Mr. Sabin: and he
stated further that if Mr. Sabn was elected
1t was understood that he should get a
position He says further that he would
just ask it as favor; if l felt indifferent
he would not prevail on me to do otherwise
than l thought was right. / was then ap-
preached by a gentleman-I believe his
name is Stacey. 1 was introduced to him
at the Merchants Hotel, and went I'D on
the third floor with him. He said there was
gentleman there would like to see me in
one or the parlOrs on the third floor He
came out and said he was busy but told
Mr.. Stacy to take me up in his ROOM He
would be there Immediately. This second
gentleman then came up. 1 don't know his
name, didn't catch it when introduced to
him. AS this second gentleman same in
I. Ia
in the interest of Sabin. Said he would
ike to have me support Mr.. Washburn; I
meant Washburn, not Sabin, before He
said he was aware that Mr.. Sabin used un-
falr means, and that this compelled them
also to do so. And, further. he stated that
if l could help them out, they would do me
any favor that was in their bower | stated
TO him that | had concluded what to do
and was not going 70 change my mind
that is, vote for Donnelly
{. II. Davis called and sworn
Examined by Mr.. Smith:
Q. Are you a member Of the Iouseo
A. Yes, sir.
.. DO you know whether any member of
the house of representatives, has been paid
or has been offered any money or other
valuable consideration by any candidate for
senator, or any agent Of such candidates or
by any person claiming 20 be an agent or
authorized to influence his vote for the
nomination of United States senator:
a. No, sir; do not.
Mr.. Dlment: Or any one else?
n. l will make the same statement ia
the investigating committee 1 did to the
senate committee. On Thursday afternoon a
man approached me Mr.. johnson. He
asked me If my name WAS DAVIS 1t was
the Thursday of She caucus. He said his
name was Johnson and be asked me if l
was member of the house I told nim I
was. He asked me now I stood on the
senatorial question and 1 said I was a
Donnelly man. He then said: mo use
1oolinS your time away voting for Dom
nelly. He doesn't stand any show" 4o-d
MN we could tell better after the ballot
He said; Il have tees in good many
lobbies and this Legislative body is the
most damned corrupt purchasable body !
ever had anything 20 TO with" | said YOU
are paying a high compliment to me. He
SAD: dld not meal you, l meant the
rest of them He says: Lets 20 into
the wine room and by I, bottle of wire
We went in there aud called for = bottle
OF vine and l paid for il. He said: "Hold
on let me pay for it," I said: Il can pay
for it myself He said: Lets have an
other then" So we got two bottles ard
each paid for one He said he was not
representing Mr.. Masbburn but it was
some che personally Interested in him who
was Offering his own money. That Mr.
asnbrrn mad nothing to do with him.
but thai it was worth that much ,hold n =
| up two Hneers) for me to go into the can
Gus ana support Nj. Washburn T told him
that was pretty high figures what did it
mean? He said high stakes were being
paid. I tod him I could not entertain his
proposition. He said: II will acknowIedee
L nave teeE barking up the wrong tree" 7
never saw the man before nor since
H. L. Williams called and sworn.
Examined by Mr.. Smith
9. You are member of the house?
A. Yes, sir
g. Do you know whether any member
| OF the house of representative has been
paid or offered any money or other valu-
| able consideration by any candidate for
| senator or by any agent of such candidate
| or by any other person, to influence his
vote for United States senator?
"A. l have to divide my answer rp to
| that question. The first part l will state
L do not know that any member of the
house has been paid money by any can
didate for his support or his vote
g. BY any member of the house or nv
any other person?
a. My statement is more of hearsay
nature. All L know is that about two
weeks ago, or perhaps little more, after
the organization of the house. a gentle
man with whom l am very we'll acuuaint-
| ed-been my client for three or four wears
called on me and told me that a Mr.
Stone told him that I could receive $500
| if l would cast my vote for Gen. Wash
burn.
Mr. Stebbins. Do you know what Stone
| that was?
A. [ do not know this man Stone.
might state [ think it is the same man
| who wrote up some articles in the Pioneer
| Press against Senator Sabin 1 have new
er met the man, however. I will state
| this gentleman who made the statement
to me more as a matter of information
than anything else.