Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-01-25
Mr. JAMES K. SCARS.
Writes a Hot Letter to Senator "skid-
grease Mulkey"

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Mulkey has a bill TO limit the amour
Of mOuey that may be lawfully used fl
securing nomination or election.
strikes me that this bill is about tn
right thing, and more especially tha
Senator Mulkey should be its cham
pIon. Had such a law been on our
statute bOpks and have been faithfully
observed by Senator Mulkey during
the year 1925 I AM satisfied that II
would have been greatly To his adyan.
Lage financially. 1t is the prevailing
belief in Polk county that there was
above 500 used last spring by Senator
Mulkey and his associates in stocking
the primaries to the end Of securing
nOmiratiOns.
Tie spirited contest OF Senator
MulSey and Others against the anti
DOlph faction opened the way for
these transactions coming to light.
There after the nominations the
committee and candidates levied an
assessment on the candidates amount
ing la round numbers TO one thousand
dollars. The candidates for Represen-
tatiye we're assessed sl25 each aud /
suppose the candidate for Senator
was placed still higher on the canvass.
Mulkey was known TO gather numbers
from the audience. take them to din
ner and pay for the same. In fact the
demands upon the senator's bank ac-
count were so great that l am In
formed be has not yet able TO settle
his livery bills. And although he has
been four years county clerk OF Polk
county at handsome salary he has
not had ready funds TO meet maturing
obligations since election, and all at
as belieYe TO this extraor-
dlnary demand and outlay 20 secure
and election. However, as
a more positive proof Of the foregoing
and OF the severe strain upon the
purse in the last campaign / may state
circumstances. Senator Null
Sey was county clerk until July 1896.
dcCrow, Of Salem, purchased the Post
arm near Mccoy, OF w. Ii. Holmes
In March last. McCrow In
ormed me that he paid cash in hand. |
Also McQuerry mortgage creditor
Informed me that he received his !
money In due course. Senator Null |
,ey left the clerks Office in July last, |
md have had business with him and |
laye paid him money since. Now, on
Dec 2lst last | received a letter from
senator Mulkey saying II inclose
heck for se2.25 being your per cent of
he Post estate Remember, this was
ome nine months after McCrOw had
,aid cash. On Jan. 4th 1897, l wrote
he senator about as follows,
Hon. h. +. Mulkey, Dallas, Oregon
bear Sir; am In receipt OF your favor
4 2lst inst. with check for s62.25. II
5 a surprise 10 me and cannot under
tand IL aud must appeal 10 you for
tplanation. l may say that l was
Informed by McCrow that he paid for
he Post far when he bought IL.
lease where has this money been all
hese monthsg Did Holmes use il eul-
WAITING and marketing crop OF hops?
nd how do you come TO have the
andling of this money! Are you
Iolmes' disburslng agents Yours sc.
JAMES X. SRARs.
+. ;. ! inelose stamped envelope
.ith return address for reply. J. X. 5.
Now although this letter 20 the SEN
tor was oouched In respectful langu-
ge and was upon a matter Of business
have not received the courtesy Of a
sply.
| conclude, "Mr Editor that the
ause OF failure % reply lies In the
cry fact that during the past year
here was no plain statute Prohibiting
andldales from eXhausting their re-
lurces la stocking primaries and Sc
aTing election. Let's have the Law
nacted 40 this session for lt Is not Of
cred Tor rcasOns cOnjectural or specu-
alive Onlyi but on the contrary it Is
ouOlless prOmpted by actual expert,
nee 1. c. BY one who has heeu there
nd knows the evils thereof.
II 1 am la erfor as 90 the reasons for
,norlng my request then l would ap-
rcclatea reply "a my letter az JanNy
II last. senator. please favor Is and
Dllge. JAMES X. SEARs.