The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
SHADY REPUBLICAN ANNEXES.
M'DONALD MAS IN SILVER DEM
OCRACY OF 1898.
Bobbed Up Again as the Liberal Democracy
OF 1900 and Made ills Last Appearance
Is Candidate for Congress on q Bogus
POpulist Petition In Grubers District.

Henry NJ. Mcdonald, who, it is alleged
sought 10 help along Abe Gruber's candi-
da;e for Congress, Bennett, by getting
himself nominated on Populist petition
tiled with fraudulent signatures, Is &C.
cor. ing to officials OF the Democratic State
committee, no novice in that particular
Kind of politics. Mcdonald tried 10 man
damus the election board after it had
refused to allow his name 10 appear on the
tallot but Justice McC-ll of the Supreme
Court threw the case out of court when
il was shown that many of the names Oh
the petition were those of boys, cead men
and hctltious perso.s.
Mcdonald in 1875 was the candidate of
the so-called silver Democrats for Gov
ernor in this state. " nile The regular
DemocI attic convention We Icing beld In
he Alhampra Rink at Syracuse, Mcdonald,
with the aid of alvin beach OF Lansing
burg, Clarence Ladd Davis OF LrooAlyn
and several others, Organized counter
demonstration in the city hail. hey de-
manded that the Ihica 20 platform b. i.I-
dorsed and that Lo ca didates Le nomi,
rated OH the State ticket except tried and
true friends OF Lryan. Iheir demands
were so absurd that the regular Democracy
could not entertain them Tor mCms-t.
he siiVerites apr ointed oommi. tee With
Mcdonald at its head to make Ioniination
had himself named for COY einor.
Where the money came from to pay for
the Syracuse silver demonstration was a
mystery. Aiter~arj tie Demo- ratio State
committee charged that the silver outht
was a device oil the Republican state com
mttee Of which b. b. OIeil. Jr. was chair
mall.
Whatever money the Republican organiza-
ton may have pal for this movement
was waste. for Mcdonald wasn't even
A.. h. IA, al
we're counted He Lobbel UP again in
1870 as one of the from tiers Of TIE Liberal
Democracy" a sci enc similar t. tie ore
operate two years e'ore fer the purp Sc
OF attrec ing votes from the regular Demo-
cratic ticket.
Now comes along Charles G. Carson, a
lawyer. who vas the nomi ee for Se"at r
in Gruber's iistri-t on the Populist tick ct,
with me testimony concern ing the allege
bargain between Gruter and Mcdonald.
When Carson found out b at the nominating
petition was fraudule t he deli Ell g.
let lis name 60 on tie lall,t. He / tie
ele" IN b ari that his own nominati IN
az w ell as that Of Mcdonald and Of the three
ssemblv candi lates in tie 10th. 2lst. and
o3l districts ' adj been secured by fraud
Since tl,en re has maze statement that
McDonali admitted T. hin, in the presence
Of three witnesses, that Abe Gruher had
promised II advance the funds fer the car
vass and for the EXPENSES o. getting up the
nominating retitiNns. He said that in lis
presence Mcdonald had called up Gruher
on the telephone and male an appoint
mert with him. and that Re had seen
Mcdonald 60 into Gruber's Office. Con-
tnujng Carson said:
Il ask ed him CIcDonald) afterward. II
he had seen Col. Gruber and obtr ined anv
money from him, to which Mr.. Mcdonald
replied that he had ard that Col. Cruber
failed to give him the money that had been
promised, but had given him 500 with
which to pay the necessary expenses for a
rate cation meeting held on Saturday, Oct
20, at the Peoples party headquarters,
Iosth street and st. Nicholas avenre.-
When asked about Carson's statement last
night Gfuber said:
Il haven't the pleasure OF Mr.. Carson's
acquaintance. Ihave known Mr.. Mcdonald
for many years. Mr.. Carson's statement is
false. have had no dealings, either
directly or Indirectly, with Mr.. McDorald
concerning Populist ticket In my district
1t would be foolish for any Republican to
promote ticket Of that find, for 7 am
sure we wouldn't gain ten votes by it,"
William larnes, Jr.. Of ALBANY is earnestly
believed to hold that it is foolish to get
caught at II.
Mcdonald was a witness before the Mazot
COMMITTEES. He denied then that he had
delivered the votes OF the Silver Democracy
to tbs Republican State organization.