The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-12
Dietrich Is ACrl5ed of Selling
Possibilities to Nebraska Fr1endS

purpose of securing an appointment could
be defeated and he had answered in the
affirmative. He also said that at the same
time Hahn had told him that Fisher had
agreed TO pay the $3.50 to Dietrich for the
office and wanted TO know if he gave a
note for that sum he could avoid paying IL;
On cross-examination the witness said
that Hahn had not shown any great feel
ing, but that knowing there had not been
good feeling between Hahn and Dietrich,
he had supposed the condition OF affairs
had grown out of that circumstance. he
had not given serious consideration to the
matter and had not thought OF 1t as serl-
ously rejecting upon the character OF
Senator Dietrich. Mr.. Pope said he had
Hastings district for Congress and that
though defeated, Senator Dietrich had re-
ferred several postoffice nominations TO
him, and that there had peen no ~pecuniary
consideration in any of those cases.
AN EDITORS TESTIMONY.
J. S. Williams, of Hastings, was next
called to the stand. He said he was editor
Of the Hastings News. The witness said
Hahn had stated TO him tina Breed had
offered 500 a year for the postOfice. He
at once went to Fisher and told him that
Hahn was circulating stories about the Of
fee. Fisher asked the witness what he
thought about the rumor of Breeds offer
and II told Fisher" said Williams, that
knowing Dietrich as 1 did, L did not be-
lieve he would appoint Fisher on a friend
ship basis" The witness then said Fisher
stated to him CWilliams) that he did not
believe Breed could pay hat amount OF
money. Fisher then told the witness that he
did not believe he could get anything from
Dietrich without paying for it. The wit
ness said he asked Fisher about how he
settled the Breed matter and he replied:
81 bod 70 rniCn RrnnHfG hid y Than the
witness told of another conversation he had
with Mr.. Fisher, i'm which Fisher told Will
liams that he was not getting $500 of his
salary. Fisher said he could not pay the
campaign assessment. which was 500, and
that Senator Dietrich had stopped of in
Lincoln and made the assessment good.
Fisher told Williams, according to his
testimony. that DIETRICH had said that he
had to pay $4,000 to DE elected senator.
Fisher. according TO the witness, said
Charley speaking of DIETRICH / would not
have done II. would not have paid this sum
of money to be senator" To this Dietrich
replied: Never mind. Jake referring &c
Fisher, that is nothing. l have the ap-
pointment of all the p~ostmasters in the
South Platte and there are ways of making
money outside of the Senate"
Witness said this conversation took place
in Jacob Fishers baker shop in Hastings
There was no one present. except Fisher
first choice for the pOstmastership in Hast
ings was Leopold Hahn, but knowing tina
Hahn could not be appointed, he was FOL
Fisher against the field.
HAD TO ASSIST SENATORS.
Williams said it was notorious that candi.
dates for postmaster had TO put up fol
campaign expenses of senator's.
Senator Hale remarked that Hahn had
testified that he had paid ex-senator Thurs.
ton not a cent for his appointment as post
master at Hastings. To this the witness
replied that Hahn was a member of the
Legislature which elected ThurstOn. vii.
liams said he did not object TO senators
getting back their campaign expenses, but
he thought Dietrich was getting more thar
he deserved. and he came out in opposition
10 the senator The witness stated thai
he and Dietrich had had a disagreement
early i'm his career at Hastings. but thai
had been settled. The witness stated thai
he had volunteered 10 give District Attor'
ney Summers the several conversations hac
with Jacob Fisher out of the Hastings post