The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-03-07
WHAT SENATOR M'MICKLE SAYS.
He verifies Some Parts Of the story of the
Alleged Bribory--He Tells about
His Share In It.


His Share In It.
Neicark Evening NcWs.
STANuoPE, Feb. Ex-senator John Ii
McMickle, speaking Of the alleged scheme
to pay $4,000 each 10 four Democratic
State Senators in return for their votes t.
seat the Republican Senators, said yesler
day:
81 iraatod- the ,nhs,la- unatier- "a ~ a
The first mention | heard OF the subjec
was one night, three or four weeks ago
when Pdcock and the rest OF them were
together 10 the American House. There
was general discussion about the Sena'
torial deadlock and Senator Perkins said
il wasn't fair to keep us coming there all
the time for nothing.
''You're getting your salary OF 5000,
said. Perkins turned on me and said that
that was nothing Perkins talked about
the State officers who had personal inter-
est 10 this matter, and said that 1t ought
to be worth something. There was gen.
eral talk about what the Republicans
would give, and finally Martin said:
"' / wouldn't take less than $26, 0o0.'
.'Them's my sentiment remarked
Perkins.
"' We'll, said, 1t would surely be
worth that much to have to move out oil
the State
"They wanted to knew what meant
| explained the bes. way could, and they
Insisted that there would be no necessity
far any man changing his address. i
was then that Senators Drake and Stant
we're present. Ex-Mayor Edmunds tool
u lending part in the talk. He said tina
500, 900 ought to be had for the votes q
Senators Miller, Perkins, Martin and my
self, and $780, 900 II Drake and Staat
were coming in. We were to get $25, 00t
each. After good deal Of talk | telt
Edmunds TO go ahead, and any terms he
made satisfactory TO the others wonlC
please me.
lone day recently was walking dowr
the street with Senator Miller and he open
ed the subject. Finally he said
II hear all sorts OF people say the vo
that they ought to have it. In view o
that think 1t would be safer to take $40,
900 from the Republicans TO go In ant
seat their Senators than to take 800, 00(
from the Democrats to keep them out.
81 asked him il he was candidate fol
The lunatic asylum. He SAID no, but tina
he wanted to be re. elected, and he wal
anxious 10 get some Republican votes.
| told him that up our way Democrats
didn't figure on any but Democratic votes,
and then II they got any from the other
aide IL was so much extra.
"What figures were mentioned during
the time that these negotiations were In
progress2"
swell, as told you, the boys started
out by talking of $25, 900 and Edmunds
thought that he could get them that. The
latest sum mentioned was $50, 900 being
$4,000 for each if four were in II, and
more il only three were taken in.
"With whom did you understand that
Edmunds was doing businessa"
"Why, Dick Reading, of course. He
told us that il we thought he wasn't act
ing square we could go to Dick and find
out for ourselves that he was giving US
the right figures. told him that knew
Dick well and would talk TO him. was
only carrying those people along ant
making them believe that l was In ear
nest"
"Was anything said about the way thu
money was TO be paid"
"Nothing, except that the boys insisted
on doing business on cash basis. Ed
munds said he'd insis! on that, as prom
ises weren't worth -"
..Did Senator Drake know about ihi
schemea"
ssHe did q"
what did he say when he heard OIL
..Said he could hardly believe Perkir
would do anything like that"
.'What was the latest you heard OF tn
deal2"
swell last Monday was told that Dicl
wanted an answer at 1890 that night
On Tuesday, ! think 1t was, Edmund
told me to go over to the American Hous
and see the boys, but l told him that any
thing they agreed upon would suit me. "
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