Evening journal., 1912-02-19
Continued From First Pace.


Mr.. Salisbury says
1T is absolutely untrue, except so
far as il is inspired by pure malice,
probably concocted to divert attention
from the principals in the general
scheme OF political corruption in this
state"
Mr.. SWANS affidavit, which was
forwarded TO Senator Sutherland at
Washington, is as follows;
State of Delaware, GO
Sussex County.
Be It remembered that on this 10th
day of February, A. d. 1912, personally
came before me, Harry G. Layton, a
notary public for the State Of Della
ware, Cornelius p. Swain, who being
by me first duly sworn according 10
law. deposes and says as follows, to
wit:
desire to give fully, frankly and as
briefly as ( can such information as
think pertains to the charges that have
been brought against me, relative to
my appointment to the Office of United
States Marshal for the District Of Della
ware.
When I read in the public press the
letter sent to the Judiciary Commit
tee of the United States Senate by VIII
lard Salisbury, man who knows
me well and knows what ! have stood
/ for in the political history Of Delaware
/ stated that I was ready and willing
| for an investigation of my past life
When I made this statement I did II
upon the assumption that an investi-
cation would develop the truth and
that the truth would disprove the
charges brought by Salisbury.
Discredlts What Owens Snid.
| was present before the committed
on the first day Of the hearing; a slighi
accident prevented me from beinf
present on the second day, but have
read carefully the record Of that days
proceeding The first evidence glver
against me Is by one Charles p. Owens
who stated that in the campaign o.
1902. ! paid to Thomas II. GRAY. on'
hundred and fifty dollars in Owens
dining room for the purpose of buyinl
votes for the Democrats; that Gray
gave the money to Democratic workers
for that purpose and they actual,
bought the votes. This statement made
by Owens Is absolutely false, ant
known by owen to be false. and
leave It to the best people in the com
, munity IN which we both live as 4
which OF us is telling the truth.
In this connection II might be well
for me to state that Gray and Owens
came to the house Of Horace Sudler
on the night before the election OF
1902 and asked me in the presence
of Sudler. to contribute money for
their campaign They did not say
how Il was to be used and / did moi
inquire. as / had no money Of my
own or anybody elses to contribute
for campaign purposes
r Counter Charge Against Salisbury.
Willard Salisbury, who filed tn,
objection in this case against me
, knows perfectly we'll the state o.
|, my mind during that campaign. I
was during that campaign that th'
Z Regular Republicans were making
!. desperate effort to defeat Addicks To-
all time TO come. Some time befor
}. that election | was in the city o
r. Wilmington and passing Salisbury
"A Office when he called me into his of
fee aud inquired whether the Regula
b Republicans In Sussex county wer
!. going to attempt to defeat Addicks.
: told him that they were lighting hi
I harder than ever and Salisbury the
told me that he knew how Addick
: could be defeated. When / inquire
}. how II could be done he named certai
districts i'm Sussex county and state
/, that II IN these districts we woul
: put the Democratic nominees for rel
resentative on the Regular Republica
d ticket Addicks would be eliminateI
|. told him that the Regular Republ
. cans would not vote this ticket; tht
/ at least half Of them would so TO tn
|, Union Republicans II we adopted thi
) plan. He then stated to me thi
that difference could be made up b
n getting the colored men and what b
/; called the "floaters' 10 support Il
A. Democratic ticket ! then asked hi
A. how this was to be done and he r.
d piled that Il was to be done wit
money. | then said: I'VE have L
4 money" and his reply to tat sugge
ton was 1--WE will furnish all u
N money needed for that purpose"
NJ then told Mr.. Salisbury that | WI
so not in that sort of business.
s. That Three Thousand.
A. In the second place 1t is alleg
10 that took three thousand dolla
,et s3.OOO.OO) to Bridgeville few da
lc before the election Of 1904. The fac
14l are that in 1904 tho Regular Repub
IA cans and the Union Republicans h
Ia combined on State and Natior
IS. ticket. / was in Wilmington on
IA morning Of the day that I took
do money to Bridgeville and saw on
streets of Wilmington Senator
Frank Alice and DR.. Caleb r. Layt'
-, the latter then Secretary Of State
- had no conversation with either
=. them on political OF other matters
that time. knew nothing OF tn
conference to which Senator Al
referred | knew nothing OF the r.
N ular Republicans (of which l
W onel raising any money to pay de
N. contracted by the Union Republic;
eo or for any other purpose. Some Il
az In the afternoon of that same da.
~ met these same gentlemen again
'oe oe the streets of Wilmington and
90 Layton asked me whether or no
20 was going home. ] told him tina
'oo was going and also told him the q
~ w | was going He then told me
80 had a package that he wanted de
cred that day to John Green
20 Bridgeville and I Immediately agr
oe that l would take it for him.
80 80 then stated where ! was 10 go TO
w the package, and when | went tn
,oc / found nobody but Alice and Layt
iae Layton gave me the package. VIII
'VV was wrapped In paper ! was told I
il was important that Green get IL {
very day.
.rs Did Not Know Il Was Money.
=" I lived in the country at Bridgev
oud Green 1tvod hafuroo,, nridooxf