Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-05-05

Green nine-hour day for women. This
bill was to be smothered in committee.
After meeting Nye we began to look
around In connection with the senate, We
soon became aware of the fact that
certain officer of the legislature was the
go-between for the senate Deals we be-
leved had been made with number of
people. Berry met this man. Berry said
to him point blank coming down to brass
tacks without delay, that he knew man
that was interested in the Whittemore
bill, then in committee. Berry asked him
II he wanted 20 talk to the man. The
man replied he did He then came down
| to the hotel / asked him II he knew
the bill / was Interested in, He said he
| did. asked him II there was any chance
| of getting II out of committee. He said
| he thought there was If n little money
was used. I asked him how much money
was needed and how many votes would
have to be bought. He said I'd have to
buy four votes.
'Iow much will they cost?" was my
next question. without hesitation he re-
piled. $500 EACH
"How will the money be paid?" asked.
"oh, you can pay the $500 and I'll give
| II to the men,"
what men?" 1 inquired He didn't
want to name them.
Don't you trust me2" he asked. ''You
can call up any one of several people,"
and he named them to me, ito find out
| whether am all right"
my first meeting with this man was at
| II o'clock in the morning. When he
wouldn't name the men we spared and
| finally he departed. Three hours later
| or to be exact, two o'clock, he came back
and reported progress. He said he had
| seen the men and that they were ready
to do business. He said they had per-
sonally assured him they would work for
| the bill and that everything would be all
right
"Give me the names Of the men,"
I'suggested in a friendly way. He named
four men on the insurance committee. He
| said he had seen them all: that they
agreed to take the money and that they
| would stand back of him and any deal
| that was made. He said I could phone
them and ask each, naming the men in
dividually, II they would stand by the
agreement.
MY plans was to force the men down
here. / tried to get the go-between to
| bring them down. He wouldn't. Finally
l called up one of the senators and asked
him II all arrangements were satisfactory.
He replied, Yes that anything the GO
between said was all right. / then voiced
my objections to doing business that way.
insisted that he come to see me and
that he bring others with him. 1 asked
him II the men l was dealing with were
towards. Finally l asked him II he
couldn't come to see me at five o'clock.
He said no, he had an appointment then.
1 said both could come. Between 500
and $50 the men entered my room. 1
spoke up in a loud tone and then turn
ing to the senator said to him: is the
price named 5000 satisfactory He said
It was. Then l asked II that was pay
ment for simply getting it out of COM
mittee or whether 1t was for support un-
til the bill was passed. The senator
promised that individually he'd do all he
could for the bill until 1t was finally
passed.
"All right I'll give you your $780,
took roll of bills out of my pocket ana
began counting them off. l had left the
door of small closet partly open pur-
posey. AS 1 began counting the money
the man began to cough and saying, Just
a minute, arose from his chair, glanced
into the closet and ostensibly for the pur
pose of eXpectorating, but in reality to
examine the bathroom, entered 1t. He
then sat down. I then gave him the
money and the man who was acting as
the go-between said he didn't think the
three other men would come to me. The
senator whom / had just paid then tele-
phoned to his fellow senator and the 60
between went down stairs to bring him
up. He had hardly gone when knock
came to the door. l answered the knock
When saw 1t was Nye, asked him to
wait just a minute. EXcusing myself l
spoke to Nye just outside the door Nye
wanted to know whether l wanted the
bill placed on the house calendar Tues
} day or Wednesday. We had partly agreed
, to Tuesday, but he said 1t would be sus-
pcious to put 1t on that day and we
then agreed to Wednesday. Nye's sudden
! appearance had made me suspicious that
possibly he thought things were wrong
and before he left he wanted to know
what was doing with the senators. He
wanted to know II we were working the
senate the same way and. II the idea was
: to have the bill reported out at the same
t time. Incidentally. too he wanted more
: | i didn't want to with him
, outside the doorway all night excused
myself promising to see him later. Shortly
, after he left the expected senator came
5 in. I said that ! had been told that on
! the payment of 5000 he would be for the
, bill.
Does that mean all the way through. -
Y asked. He replied that he wouldn't like
r to say that; that there might be a couple
whom they would have to whip into line.
, He said that might cost a little money,
/, too. said that would be all right, II il
3 didn't cost too much. We're not robbers
we're not robbers was the reply.
Y laughed and said all right. Conversation
I Jagged and since was through, extend
ed the 5000 had promised him. He took
3 It and as he arose | remarked that 1t was
e peculiar that Nye had butted In.
8 "Oh, that is all right. We work to-
y gether," was the reply.
8 Following that conversation called or
e another senator at the state house. in
.
:. man who was acting the go between
y He said he had, thereupon' extended ar
, invitation to him TO visit me and he prom.
8 ised to do so, but he didn't show up
Q Some days later on reaching my hotel
: found an open note in my box. It said
I Mr.. Harrison, I went to the Neil house
y by mistake and missed you. am on n,
way to the four o'clock train See me
= Monday" The note was signed. How
. long ago was this left here?" asked the
r clerk He looked around and said, There
: is the gentleman sitting over there" He
: pointed him out. / walked over to hin
l. and presented myself. He said he haC
= only a few moments, and 1 replied tha
4 II he'd step upstairs I'd talk to him He
s went up to my room. asked II he haC
y talked to the people interested and II the
= price was all right He said 1t was. The
!. dlctophoHe was sun IN soou workinl
q the room. Next / asked him II the s20'
I would be payment for his services IL