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publican State Central Committee, or
at least several members of the execu-
tive committee, suspected it, and
sought to confirm their suspicious by
direct inquiry. In the light Of SUISSE
quent events 1t is now clear that U. S.
Grant and several of his associates
were in possession of the secret agree
ment of the railroad to support Burns,
and therefore a watch was kept on
Grants money spending campaign.
Tonight it is said that d. NJ Burns
is asserting with no little emphasis that
some one will go to the penitentiary
Among the reports circulated is one
with the color of truth, which holds
that Burns sent a spy into Grants
camp to be bribed and that the Grant
managers bought the recruit. The spy
returned to Burns with the proof that
his vote had been purchased.
The situation here is so full of peril
to the good name and character of the
State of California that the leading cit
liens of the commonwealth should ask
for a conference with their neighbours
to devise some means Of giving strength
and encouragement to the loyal and
true men of the Legislature who can
not be inundated by threats or
tempted by brides.
Thousands of letters come to Sacra-
mento daily in which the people i'm
perfume their public servants to elect
worthy man to the United States
Senate. The time is passing for let
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porter or any one else about voting for
Colonel Burns. l am not in a position
to do so. The man whom / think should
be sent to the United States Senate
from California is Irving NJ. Scott, and
if we can but get him into the contest
1 think he is far and away the best of
any or all of the candidates now in the
field In my Judgment this matter Of
electing Senator should be governed
not by what is best for US as individ-
uals, but what is best for the State Of
California. There can certainly be no
question that the best interests of this
State would be subserved by the cleo
ton of Irving M. Scott, If we can only
do in this matter you can see how it
would be impossible for me to state
that I was for Colonel Burns
Senator E. I. Wolfe of San Francisco
was also credited as being among those
who had announced their intention to
vote for the colonel. Senator Wolfe in
speaking of the matter, Indignantly
said:
Il have never informed anybody as to
whom I intended to vote for for United
States Senator. / am not in anybody's
camp. The Senate is not balloting for
a United States Senator at present and
I have not yet determined upon nv
choice This is not the time for declara-
tons to be made. in my judgment"
Assemblyman Grove L. Johnson was
also in the list of admitting ones.
Mr.. Johnson denied that he had ever
stated to any human being the name
of the man he intended TO vote for for
Senator.
Assemblyman knight of Sacramento
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serve him whenever I might honor
ably do so.
Ii you insist on coupling the name
of Grant, or either of his managers,
with the letter to Judge Clough or
with me, desire that you do SO with
full notice that they are in no way
responsible for it and had no knowl-
edge of it. DAN T. COLE.
Milton Green is so much alarmed over
the turn affairs have taken that he
now throws the whole blame of the at
tempted bribery on Dan T. Cole. To-
night he writes this rather remarkable
letter to shield Grant:
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5, 1899.
If any letter was written to Judge
Clough by Dan T. Cole offering him
financial assistance in his campaign,
it was wholly without the knowledge
of Mr.. Grant or Of any one connected
with his campaign, and any such
financial assistance, if accepted,
would have been rendered out Of the
private funds of Mr.. Cole himself.
MILTON J. GREENE.
Can any member of the Legislature
remain indifferent to the demand for
immediate investigation when he reads
these foregoing letters in referenc to
the subject?
Can the Legislature hesitate to de-
mand the production of the letter which
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General Barnes for exploiting the let
ter. AS a matter of fact The Call did
not get its information from any can
didate for Senator and is in a position
to give General Barnes more light on
the subject than he has ever received.
The simple fact that the controversy
as to the real meaning of Coles adj
vances was in progress as early as De
cember s, and that several days if not
weeks before that time the secret was
out, ought to absolve General Barnes
from any blame for bringing the CORE
spondence to the attention of the press.
However, Dan T. Cole addressed to-
night the following letter to General
Barnes:
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5, 1899.
To General w. II. L. Barnes-Dear
Sir: I understand you are threaten
ing to exploit letter written by me
to Judge G. G. Clough after his
nomination to the Assembly. I I'M
derstand, furthermore, you, while
pretending to regret dragging the
honored name of Grant through the
slime of politics." feel it your
'bounden duty" to besmear the son
of General Grant for the purpose of
advancing your own Senatorial aspi-
rations.
This is to notify you that the letter
written by me to Judge Clough was
not written with the knowledge or
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CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 5.-The names OF twenty
five Assemblymen and six Senators were
printed by the Examiner this morning
as the thirty-one legislators who VIII
admit at this time that they intend
to vote for Colonel Dan Burns LOT
United States Senator"
The publication was made as a part
Of poll of the Legislature on the SEN
atorial question and the whole was one
of those rare fakes for which that pa
per is noted.
Of the thirty-one Senators and AS
semblymen who are credited in the EX-
aminer fake poll as having admitted
that they intended to vote for the col
onel, there were but two who could De
found to-day who stated that they had
made any such admission, and those
two were Senator Bettman ana ASSEM-
blyman Kenneally of San Francisco;
A large majority of the remaining
twenty nine said they never had Deen
either questioned or approached by
representative of the Examiner ana IN
terrogated az to their choice for Sena-
tor.
There were two who had been inter
rogated, but they had informed the Ex-
formed absolutely no choice for Sena-
tor as yet, and furthermore they did
not intend to give EXPRESSION to any IN
dividual choice or preference until the
time for balloting came.
The publication of these thirty-one
names of Senators and Assemblymen
as acknowledged supporters of Burns
will work cruel injustice in some cases,
and it certainly did cause great deal
of Indignation among those who had
been credited as admitting their prefer
ence for Burns, when they never had
done so.
These legislators put in the day en-
tering denials to the allegation and de-
nounced the publication as a fake of
the first water. They were in many in
stances most emphatic in the language
they used because of the false light in
which they had been placed, not Only
before their own constituents, but be-
fore the people of the whole State.
Among those who We're most indig-
nant was Senator Dayis of Amador
County. The Senator. in discussing the
subject, said
II have never talked with any re-
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DIRECT OFFER OF
MONEY FOR A VOTE
Judge CIough Preferred Fin
anCial Assistance by a
Friend of Grant.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 5.-Here is a case of at
tempted bribery for the Legislature tn
investigate. crime was committed
by some one in San Francisco. who
wrote a letter to Assemblyman G. G.
,Clough Of Plumas County, Offering to
pay his election expenses in any sum
ranging from $500 to $500, provided he
g would sign a pledge inclosed in the
letter, agreeing to support a certain
candidate for the United States Senate
The letter was written and mailed in
San Francisco by some one in SYM
3pathy with the aspirations of Il. 6.
Grant Jr. for the Senatorship, and if
was received by Judge Clough at his
home in Plumas County. There never
was a clearer case of attempted brib-
'ery, and if the Legislature has any re-
gard for the purity of Senatorial cleo
lions. it will not hesitate TO elicit all
the facts.
To the lasting honor of Judge Clough
be it said that he promptly spurned the
offer and wrote letter in reply, which
shows that he is man of sterling in
tegrity His reply was manly and
characteristic. In substance he wrote
to the bribe-tender: Il acknowledge
the receipt of your letter containing an
offer to purchase my vote. for United
States Senator by the payment of my
election expenses. My expenses in the
campaign have not exceeded the price
of the two-cent postage stamp on this
letter of reply and the amount is
therefore too small to take into con-
sideration. Rather than sell my vote
In the Legislature on this or any other
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Apartments on K Street Where the Coin Is Paid Out

question: I would take my bag of
bread in one hand and my staff in the
other and so travel through my dis
trict''
During the past twenty-four hours
the Grant campaign managers have re-
sorted to all the methods known to the
adroit and subtle to induce Judge
Clough to return the original letter
from San Francisco wherein an offer
was made to buy his vote.
1t is significant that disclosures of at
tempted bribery come to-day from two
Senatorial camps. The railroad agents
who are behind Burns are seeking by
the offer of brides and the utterance of
threats to induce Assemblyman Brooke
of Sacramento to line up for Dan. The
Grant managers are now face to face
with the knowledge that their over
lures to obtain votes by unlawful
means are known to leading men in the
State.
1t makes but little difference so far
as the law is concerned, or, indeed, in a
moral sense, whether the bride rendered
consists of coin in hand or the promise
Of official emolument. In either case
the offer is corrupt and tends to bring
disgrace on the State and scandal on
the Legislature.
Little attempt has been made to con-
ceal the fact that Milton Green and
James Brown have been disbursing
money in the interest of U. S. Grant of
San Diego. 1t is an open secret that
these men contributed to the campaign
expenses of several of the successful and
quite a number of defeated candidates
for the Legislature. 1t was known dur
ing the campaign that Green was
handling money for Grant. The Re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
MAGE" MCLAUGHLIN
IN A NEW ROLE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 5.-"Mage'' Mclaughlin,
manipulation of the golden feather and
political Pooh-Bah at the throne of AL
calde Burns, came out in nice new role
here this evening-that of political high
Wayman. Moral suasion and that ''ur-
bane manner that has made Mage"
famous from Oroville to Santa Cruz have
failed to do much business in the way of
Burns votes since the Mexican coterie
descended on the, Golden Eagle bar In
fact any good old political has been"
same time. and it has become apparent
TO the whole push that what cannot be
had for the ashng-or for that matter
me puylng-m1st perforce be had by
other means. Force was necessary and
force must be used. 1t was new business
Tor the Mage The good old con was
iInI+ 70 ms liking, put 1t was one of the
penalties OF his unholy associations and
he was selected to go out on the line on
general hold-up. 'AA
;. Al A might have gone well enough If he
mao not gone up against the wrong man
on MS nTst attempt. Sizing up the Golden
Gagle once as the most prolific field for
T OPei[anons, ne armed himself with a
pocKettul or bar checks and a stern ex-
preston and sailed forth At the hot
tom OF the stairway he bumped into AS
S SSaroiy ga9l+ George Radcliffe of Santa
Sruz county, one of the cleanest Young
men IN State politics. JingIing his bar
G SILg threateningly and letting out a
s sa;hoS or SO OF that stern expression he
seized Inc santa Cruzan by the arm and
dragged MIN by main strength into one
OF the anterooms of the hotel
w no are you tied up to for Sena+orp,,
ne demanded in tones that were heard
you right?'' ARE
Radcliffe wasn't scared a bit. He had
seen the majah" in his harmless mo-
ments, and he felt no fear He simply
denied that he had anything about him
that the new Robin Hood had any use for
ana ne did 1t most emphatically Mo
Laughl1ns nervy graft made him good
ana mad. He jerked off his hat with one
hand; the other he damned down on the
table with bang that ratified the glass
ware. oie'9s-
Pm tied to no one yet, that 7 know of
and I'm - certain I'm not tied to your
man Burns ~ 'out
But Mage knew better. Rad, had q
vote, and he'd have to give it UP. Run
ming his hand threateningly down IN his
bar checks, he ordered an immediate de-
livery Radcliffe said it was serious bnsi-
ness, and got ready for trouble.
Said he, in no unmistakable terms: al
Nouid not vote for Dan Burns if my vote
would elect him and all - were the in
centive, and you might as well make up
your mind to it,
1t was emphasized by another smash at
the green-covered table, and the golden
Radcline locks stood up in anger. The
nerve of the embryo highwayman fall
tered, fell, and out came the deadly bar
checks, but not in anger. Maize quit the
road right there, and these weapons were
put to their original liquid use.
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justify him in making such unsolicited
tenders of financial assistance to old
friends?
Tonight the wires carry the news to
every city in the United States that
Federal office holder employed in the
San Francisco Mint offered to bride a
member of the California Legislature
to vote for u. S. Grant for United
States Senator The topic is now a
national scandal. and the eyes of the
whole country are on the Legislature
now in session here.
If ever the fair fame of California
was involved it is now. The time has
come for the masses of honest and
patriotic citizens Of the State, for farm
ers, merchants, bankers and profess
sional men, to speak out in favor of
honest and honorable methods in the
choice of a United States Senator to
succeed Hon. Stephen NJ. White.
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well cooked meal at which wine
of good quality and generous
quantity are the main features. II
a bargain is concluded the guest
is taken in hand and directed to
the quarters presided over by the
dispenser of young Mr.. Grants
largess. These quarters are sit
uated at Oil K street. The stair
way leading to them is narrow
and the surroundings, as well as
the rooms, are dark and gloomy
as BELTS the purpose for which
they are intended: The average
legislator who accepts a bride
does not care to do so where the
light of day is stronger than is
necessary for the proper inspec-
ton of the denominations of the
greenbacks that are to be salve
for his wounded conscience.
The gentleman who, presides
here is unknown to fame. He
does not mix in.the political So
ciety of the Capitol, his occupa-
ton being of a nature to make
temporary secIusion a necessity.
No one but those acquainted
with the secret knock or pass
word are permitted to enter. Re
peated knocking. by an unedu-
Gated hand brings no response.
The interior of the apartments is
an unknown world to all save the
purchased few, and they of ne
cessity plead ignorance.
The apartments should have
over the door the motto:
He who enters here leaves
honor behind"
There is, however, as little
doubt as to the existence of the
apartments as there is concern
ing the purpose to which they
. are put. These facts may come
as a shock to the good people of
many districts who went to the
polls on election day and con-
scientiously deposited their bal
lots, believing that by so doing
they were assisting in sending
men to the Legislature who
would vote as their consciences
dictated and not as their interests
lay. Mr.. Grants lieutenants
have established these same DO
3. litical roadhouses for the very
purpose of bunting consciences
and paying the price for the
same.
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tiers to count. The candidates who
have resorted to bribery and corruption
are sending home for reinforcements
from the ranks of the place hunters.
The low down element of society are
coming to Sacramento to help Burns.
Paid lobbyists are silently serving
Grant and spending his money to cor
rupt the legislator Good men in the
Legislature. astounded at the specta-
Gle, wonder what has become of the
moral forces of California. Instead Of
sending letters cities and counties
should send their foremost citizens to
the front. The disclosures of to-day
may alarm the State and cause an
awakening of the masses. Other let
tiers, similar to that received by As
semblyman Clough, may be brought
forth, as there is not the slightest doubt
of their existence. There haves been
no gains of strength for Grant or Burns
during the past twenty-four hours.
1t transpired late tonight that Dan
T. Cole wrote the letter to Judge
Clough asking the latter to sign a
pledge to vote for u. S. Grant for the
United States Senate, and offering as
a condition of such signing to pay
Coughs campaign expenses.
The knowled~o that Cole wrote the
letter came out in this manner. Short
ly after the election Judge Clough told
a prominent Senator that an attempt
had been made to bride him to vote
for Grant. The Senator asked Clough
to narrate the circumstances of the at
tempted briber-- and thereupon the lat
ter said he had received a letter from
Dan T. Cole offering to pay campaign
expenses in consideration of a vote for
Grant. Upon receiving this informa-
ton, the Senator went to San Fran
cisco and there told Milton Green and
other Grant managers that if such
methods were pursued as that men
toned by Judge Clougb serious trou-
BILE would come to Grant.
Evidently Dan T. Cole was called in
to square the transaction with the
Plumas County Assemblyman. The
record of correspondence in The Calls
possession shows that Coles letter was
written prior to December 8, 1898. as on
that date Judge Clough wrote re-
sponsive letter to Coles explanation.
1t seems that Cole sought to smooth the
matter over by saying that Clough was
an old friend and a poor man who was
deserving of financial assistance. Judge
Clough's reply does not in any sense
refute the statement that Cole made
the offer to pay campaign expenses.
Here is a copy of the letter sent to
soothe Cole:
QUINCY, Dec. 8, 1898.
Hon. Dan T. Cole-Dear Friend
Dan: I never said to any one that
you offered me bribe for any pur-
pose, and never thought of such a
thing. You should know this with
out being told. thank you for
recommending me to place on the
judiciary committee. fear there are
many men better qualified for chair
man. 7 trust after our long ac-
quaintance you will never believe I
make any remarks demoralizing to
you. It is impossible that I can
visit San Francisco before the ses-
sion, but if do, shall of course call |
on you. Yours very truly,
G. G. CLOUGH.
Tonight the Grant managers blame |
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Cole wrote to Judge Clough offering
to pay from $500 to $500 if the Assem-
blyman would vote for Grant? Is Dan
t. Cole purchasing Grant votes for his
own amusement and pastime? Does
his salary in the United States Mint
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LEVINSON A BENEDICT.
Portland Journalist WEEDS San Ber-
nardino Young Lady.

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. On. j.
Levinson of Portland, Or, city editor of
the Oregonian, was married this evening
to Miss Margaret NJ. Mogeau. The we'd
ding took place at the residence of the
brides mother near San Bernardino, and
was solemnized by the Rev. j. c. Rollins,
pastor Of the First Congregational
Church. Mr. and Mrs. Levinson go to
Monterey for their honeymoon and will
reach home about the middle Of the pres
ent month.
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consent of Mr.. Grant or of either or
any of his managers. I have known
Judge Clough for great many years.
I also felt aeep interest in Mr..
Grants campaign, and sought to
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A new Robinson Crusoe has been
found. The man, according to Peru
Wan telegram, was found on one of the
deserted Galapagos Islands. He had not
spoken to or even seen human being for
fourteen years, and his body was covered
with q thick hair He has lived on wild
birds, shellfish and water
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-04
DESERTED BY HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Paulokonis Leaves with Her HUI
band's License Money.

Mrs. Paulokonis Leaves with Her Hus-
band's License Money.
Thomas Paulokonis, who keeps a saloon on
Centre street. in the First ward mourns the
loss Of his wife, Nellie Josephine Paulokonis
one of his children and considerable sum
of money.
Thomas says that while he was in attend
ance at the Pottsville court as witness yes
terday afternoon his wife went away Upon
his return from Pottsville he found she had
left the saloon in charge of the servant girl
who was also left as the custodian of two
year-old daughter of Paulokonis The wife
took with her the seven-year-old daughter
and also, Paulokonis alleges, $500 he had
saved to take up renewal of his saloon
license.
Raulokonis found that his wife left town
on Lakeside Electric Railway car. He
traced her to MahanOy City and learned that,
after taking a drink in a saloon there, she
went to the p. & r. Railway station and
departed on a train, after purchasing ticket
for Pittsburg, Pa. Paulokonis does not
charge his wife with infidelity and is at a
loss to account for her action. She left no
message other than that she would not re-
turn
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PERSONAL MEN TION.

Director of the Poor Horgan was a visitor
TO town to-day.
Miss May Dusto has returned from visit
to friends at St Clair.
Morris Wurm spent this morning on busi-
ness mission at Pottsville.
Michael Dougherty spent to-day in attend
ance at the Pottsvile court.
Roy Lingham, who was visiting friends at
Pottsville, returned to town yesterday
Borough Auditors Mcdonald and Byrne
transacted business at the county seat to-day.
Hon. Joseph A. Wyatt is in attendance at
the opening of the tate Legislature at
Harrisburg.
Misses Grace and Stella Englehart, who
were entertained by Mr.. aud Mrs. w. NJ.
Brewer returned to their home in East
Orange, N. j., to-day.
Misses Mary Reynolds, Ruth JONES' Mary
McAndrew and her brother, Patrick, all of
Minersville, spent several days with the
Mullen family, at COnnors.
L. q. Stocking, of ST. Louis, Mo-, returned
to his studies at the Medico-C Chirurgical
college, Philadelphia, last evening. While
here he was the guest of IL. M. Wasley.
Coco Argoline, the genuine article, for sale
at Kirlin's drug store 10-6-tf