Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-07
MORE BRIBERY.
Senator Morgan Received $3.50 to Vote
fer Governor Adams.

perver. Col. March 6.-Charges Of brib-
cry in relation to the contest Of lanes
II. Peabody for the chair of Governor
Alva Adams. today. were openly mad.
by State Senator W. r. Morgan before
the Colorado Legislature
Representative B. ] O'Connell a Hau-
ocrat. moved that a committee or five b.
appointed by the chair to make thor.
oush investigation of the whole matter
and to report before vote is taken in
the contest
The motion was unanimously adopted
and a committee was appointed.
The charge of Senator Morgan was read
I" the joint session by the clerk. as fol-
lows:
i nave to inform you that on the sec
ond day of March. 1865. one James NJ
Herbert and Daniel Sullivan offered and
promised to pay the undersigned the sun
oI si'W to vote for Alva Adams for gov
erHor IN the contest now pending before
TINS Joint convention. OF this sum said
11ri7s Nj. Herbert paid the sum of s750
l MS money have given to George S,ad.
ger "1Strict attorney. for the CITY and
county or Denver. for his Official use. /
nave also given him such information as
he requires in his official capacity.
toiehedl ''R. W. Morgan"
James NJ Herbert is vice president and
general manager of the Colorado e
Southern Railroad
Daniel Sullivan is postmaster at Crir.n,e
Creek ard prominent Republican.
Eight informations charging bribery
and conspiracy. We're filed against Her
hort md Sullivan in hA -
by District Attorney Stadger, with tho
making of the charges in the joint con-
1ention by Senator Morgan. Bonds for
5000 each were furnished by the accused
men.
MIR. Herbert. tonight. issued the follow
ing statement:
Mr.. Morgan came to my rooms in the
Brown Palace hotel. last Thursday, with
Daniel Sullivan. Mr.. Morgan stated that
he and his people We're for the seating of
Nr. Adams: that Boulder county had
gone for Adams and the laboring people
in this section of the state were for Mr.
Adams, and he told Governor Adams the
same thing. Mr.. Morgan stated that he
had been offered $1,000 by Peabody people
and he ought to have 5000 if he stood by
Adams and incurred the enmity of the
Peabody people. ] told him | would not
pay any member of the Legislature to
vote one way or the other in the govern
Orship contest Mr. Morgan was very in
sistent and finally said he would take
$500. I absolutely refused to have any
thing to do with him and he went away
MIR. Sullivan was present during the en-
tire conversation.
tSignedD j. NJ Herbert" {
Senator Morgan approached me several
days ago" said Postmaster Sullivan.
and told me in the presence of witness
es that he was anxious to vote for Gov
ernor Adams because Peabody had failed
to make a case. He pleaded with me to
take him to AIR Herbert and while sus-
nected that he was not honest with us.
] could see no harm in permitting him to
have talk with Mr.. Herbert. Fortu
nately ! was in the room during the con
versation and heard him solicit the bride
and Mr.. Herbert emphatically declined to
consider it.
Il do not believe the charges said
Governor Adams. II believe that they
are made simply as q part Ot the game. "