The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-12-14
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gIu TO work out his own aud
his city's political regrneru
ton. Two good friends took rms hnr
den from his shoulders
Hardy nao mis- cunVaIescencc bcgiIu
when Sangprs newspapers began q"
hInt. AT first Sagueiy. then more bolo
ly. al possible criminal prosecutions
even impeachment proceedings an IN"
ground IT Bubs fraudulent nomin
ton. llHggin went to District Altnr
ney Martin
We got to stop IL, he said anxious
~. I'VE got to stop tan now. hut
| dunno now don't want Bob 10
know n0rhn' about II Till Us all sci
tied unr way or 'nuthrr. He's got
troubles enough Ut his own without
bolherin with mine.
Il should think that this is bis trpu
bile more than yours Martin suggest
! ed dryly
AN rhuts where you're dead
wrong llarrin answered eagerly
1T wasn't MIN bought NJ Those dele
gates. /, was me-
Martin SprHug To his feet excitedlN
What. Nou did IL? hut his confes.
SION RcmingIOn's affidavit. llaggin.
! you're lying to save nimr'
NO. / amt lyin. It was Bob iyin
when he told Remington that he done
| II. | tell you | done IT, IL was this
way. Martin They comes to mel
/ s'posin' il was MACPHERSON all the
time. but il was Sanger really
tries To buy me an my votes IN the
convention. jollles EN- along Till
knows all they've got up their sleeve.
| Then tells Bob. He ain'r feazed
| There amt time for him to See all the
Hemenway delegates. so he gives me
some of en- TO handle au' he takes
the rest. I'm he tells me: Mind you.
Tom. use no money now. That's
straight I've got Ia come out OF this
with clean hands lie sees his men
an bluffs 'cm-ne's got the goods Oh
EN-. you know-an lines 'em up right
under Macs ana SangerS noses /
sees my men. Some of EN- | bluffs
an some Of EN- | cant. | gets cold
feet ON the clean hands proposition
an buys 'em off-uses my own money
an he don't know nothin about It
does 1t spite OF his orders"
But Remington said
I'm comm 10 that. Afterward-
bout two weeks before election day
he finds out about II from that skunk
Malassey He ought TO kick me out,
but he don't; Just sits down, writes
out a check fer what | spent an
makes ME take il; never says word
excep' somethin' about there not bein
enough soap an water in the world
to wash his hands clean. Then when
Remington accuses him of buyin' I'll,
delegates he takes all the blame an
never says word about me. | wish
TO God" Haggin concluded miserably
somebody d kill me! Say, Martin
why can't you prosecute me fer it.
I'll plead guilty an tell everything NJ
to where he paid me back my money
. You'd so to Jail | couldn't protec
|, you"
Il don't care Haggin answered des
perately. I'D like 10. It'd serve ms
right fer bein' such fool as not I,
, do what he told me, an it'd clea
. him"
Suddenly Martin pushed a book TO
ward Haggin.
, 'IIaggin. put your hand ON this III
be" The Bible" happened to be
dictionary. but Haggin knew no bet
2 ter do you swear On this book tina
what you have said Is the TRUTH"
II swear" Haggin answered stead
/ la. Col 80 10,
tins searching glance.
Upon my soulv' Martin droppe,
, Imply back into his chair. II don
> know whether you're lying or not"
, Haggin swore IN his misery. "Cours
, I'm tellin' the truth. DO you think
! want to go TO Jail fer nothin'T'
Martin wrinkled his brow over Ia
problem.
"Haggin." he said abruptly after
few minutes thinking. tell me all 70
/ know about that convention business.
n Aud lIaggin told him tale q
@ wholesale corruption such rs TO caus
n even Martin. familiar as he was wit
q the devious and fonl methods OF on
politics, 10 experience II qualm Of Iii,
, gust
l. Wen See" he said when the u,
O count was finished II don't thin
you'll have 10 go 10 tail, Haggin."
, 1t was reported next morning this
District Attorney Martin had left tn
o city for two weeks vacation. AS
: matter OF fact, he was quietly al wor
y frrndng out certain facts in come,
tion with the convention bribery.
/. The end OF his two weeks work wa
e marked by series Of meetings b.
=. tween him and certain lesser polit
p clans who had been prominent In Ha
d lands campaign. These were follow
ed by conference with Macpherson
u at the conclusion OF which the latte
left, white and shaking
e Then Martin called on Henry Sal
e ger. Jr rnr two were closeted for a