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said he had a strong and loving regard

for the president. Otis finally left the
room and Campbell then asked Boyce
directly what he wanted. Boyce finally
said he had come to help Hanna in his
election. Campbell said to him: did
you not come from the president" to
which Boyce replied that he had. Boyce
at last said he would ray Otis $500
for his vote and admitted that that was
the proposition he had come to make.
At the next interview Campbell told
Boyce Otis would not listen to the
proposition. Boyce replied that the
amount offered was a munifcent one.
as Hanna already had "A votes without
Droste or Lane. Campbell replied
Then you are doing this out of the
goodness of your heart, as "A votes are
enough to elect a senator in Ohio?''
Boyce replied yes. but that he wanted
to show what he could do, and besides
there might he a slip, and he wanted
TO get the votes of Otis and Droste and
Lane. BNyce further said that he
wanted Campbell for his attorney to
win men over. and would give him ST.
600. Campbell replied that he had no
objection to getting $1,000, but he did
not think he could accept the proposi-
ton.
Finally Boyce pulled OUT a large en-
velope and counted out what he said
was sl,cc0 and passed ii over and said
| Here is sl,CoC.' Campbell replied: NO.
there is only $500" Boyce apologized
and handed over 500 more. Campbell
then put this into his pocket. Later he
! saw Boyce again and told him that he
tts,ht @sc.
beneath the dignity of representative,
and that he ought 10 have $40 900. Boyce
replied that this was all nonsense-that
he had already secured four votes at
an average of sl,50o each. and another
for 5000. Boyce then said he would
give S3,500-s1,150 at that time and s. 100
the next day, upon arrival at Colum-
bus.
Campbell said to Boyce: What do
You want etis Ia do II your proposition
Is asCeptec?" Boyce replied that he
would want him TO write u letter to the
president to the effect that he would
| vote for Hanna. Boycc then wrote a
telegram. directed to President McKin..
ley. and reading: For TIE best inter-
ests of Ohio and the Republican party
u.
for senator for the short and long
| terms This telegram Campbell was
10 submit 10 tNls and II the latter ae-
| cepted the PROPOSITION he was to sign
! II and the telegram to be returned t.
Boyce. who was TO forward il to the
president Campbell carried the telc.
| gram away with him and showed /, u
Jared Bliss, who volunteered to Copy
the telegram and sign Otis name to it.
which was done.
Az the mex, meeting the telegram, or
rather copy of it. was shown to BoySe
and he was told that Otis had finally
! consented and that there was the tels-
gram. Campbell said 10 Boyce: You
will now pay s,.50, and si,.50 when
you reach Columbus. "whereupon Boyce
counted out $50 more. Campbell said:
This does not make S1,75O." Boyce
| replied: You have already got 81 .00a.
and this makes the s1,75O." Campbei,
replied: Il thought the $1,000 was for
my fee" Boyce replied that he could
| not give more at that time, as hc
courd not let it cost him more than So
Dcp a. that time, although Otis was TO
get $3.50 more when Hanna was elect
ed.
| Campbell then demanded a receipt,
which Boyce did not care to give, al
though rece.r. was flraily written for
the sl..90 already paid and the addi-
uonal I,a5o that was to be paid On
reaching Columbus. The plan was that
Campbell and Boyce and Otis were to
meet the next moynins at o'clock and
come 10 Columbus. Boyce did not show
up. The witness here il response to 4
request, produced the s1.T5e. that he
Claimed Boyce had paid 70 him.