The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-01
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So Dopts
w1LLiAMsPoRT. Pa. Oct. si.-Dr.
S. c. Swallow, the Honest Government
candidate for governor, made start
ling accupation in his speech here to-
night. He boldly charged that Chair
man Garnan had made q proposition
20 Senator Quay TO sell out the Demo-
cratic party and read an afndayit made
By E. c. Miller, travelling man OF tns
city in support OF his statement. MT
Miller's afildavit Is as follows:
u. C. Miller, OF 40 Washington street
wllliamsport, Pa, being duly sworn &C.
cording TO law, deposes ana says Ii,as a.l
on or about the eight day OF September
Gses he met one Charles Z. Keck, a
LAWYER OF WiikesbaFre, Pa, on a rail-
road train between Williamsport ana
PhiladeIphia: that he knows said Keck
Intimately, having had business rela-
tlons with him; that they engaged m
conversation, during which Keck stat
I am going down to see Quay on a
mission from Mr. Garman. / have
proposition from MF. Garman to tne
ola man which II accepted, will positive
lv assure the election Of Stone"
aid 10 Keck: ''It's a funny thing
that Garniari would send Vou, a Repub-
ilcan." 10 which Keck replied. "Garman
toId he had lots OF men in the Demo-
cratic party, but none that he could
trust with mission OF that kind. The
proposltIou is that II certain legislation
and fayors in certain counties are given
10 Garman he will insure those coun-
I5es for stone and he will offer posi-
tive evidence that he can deliver the
TSeck also told me that Garman was
10 be at a certain hotel In New YORK
CITY on that afternoon. cannot re-
member the name Of the hotel. we ar.
rived in philadelphia at or about 1l:SG
a. m. and went at once to the hotei
Vendig, Twelfth and Market streets,
where we left our grips. We then
atarted Immediately for the headquar-
tars Of the Republican state committee
on Walnut street. There we saw Sec
retary Andrews. Kecl asked for Quay.
Andrews said he was at Atlantic Clty.
we left the headquarters and after
oattinr rinch went to the Market street
ferry. where Keck started for Atlantic
CitE;. There 1 left him and did not see
MIN aaaIn until the following morning,
aithouFh 1 was in Atlantic City that
svanIns, think Keck caught the 2:20
train for Atlantic City. The next morn
Ing was alttlng in front Of the hotel
Vendlr about II o'clock when KecR
came IN. He was accompanied by
man named Tate, whom he introduced
10 me as the manager for the Bell Teie-
phone Company, in Washington.
/ said to Keck: "HaVent you gone
home yeti" 49,.
and we all fhree walked into the hotel.
1 said to ISeek: "DId you make 1t all
right with the old manF -
nc replied: 'Yes; guess i IS an
right" laid the proposition before MIN
and he thought well OF It.
Then Keck took from his pocket a
telegram written on a western Union
HANK and handed It to me. I took It in
nv hands and read It. It was dated
New York City, and was addressed TO
Keck at the st. Charles hotel, Atlantic
Citg. and read as follows: "Can be
there at 6, will that do?" This message
was signed ~. NJ. Garman."
After getting lunch We started to-
ward the depot. While we were going
along the street said TO Keck:
'I'm glad you got things fixed up.
KeclS repiled: Eyes, guess Its all
right, but l think the old man and Gar
man ought to meet.
DR.. Swallow said that Mr. Millers
statement was corroborated on many
important points by documentary evil
dence, hotel registers, ETC., and that MT.
Miller voluntarily came TO MIR. Volney
B. Cushing, one OF the Honest Govern-
ment spellblnders, at the meeting In
York two weeks ago and related the
story given above. The doctor said he
made Il public at this time in response
10 the recent denuncIatlon OF him bv
ChaIrman Garman In his denial OF the
charge made by Dr.. Swallow that, the
leaders OF the Democratic party had
sold out to the Quay machine.