The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-03

New U. S. Senator's Name
Connected With Alleged
Buying OF Votes
OLD CASE RECALLED
By w. C. McMurchy


WASHINGTON, Aug. s.--When r
Coleman DUPONT. newly appointed
senator from Delaware. presents him
self at the bar OF the senate TO take
the oath. many members Of that
body are likely 20 recall the eircum-
stances under which President Taft
suddenly withdrew the nomination of
Cornelius T.. Swain as United States
marshal in Delaware.
The facts In the case were present
"a 90 the judiciary committee OF the
senate. six members OF which are stili
members.
: Taft, now chief Justice Of the U. 8
supreme court. then president. IL ap
pears. had named a man for marshal
who had carried money from a meet.
Ing with DUPONT 20 Sussex county.
Delaware. where IL was used in buy.
ms votes. After this evidcpee had
been presented 10 the senate commit.
tee. TAFT withdrew SWANS name.
The man who actually deiises.
esi the money Ia Swain. u was
testified. was Caleb L. Layton.
now Dciswarv's sole representa-.
tive In the other branch Of con
gross.
SWANS nomination was sent TO the
senate January 20. 1919. and was con
firmcd the same day. the haste being
due TO the fact that Willard Sauls-
bury. the democratic national com.
mittecnan for Delaware. had served
notice ON the republican leaders that
d h.
bury. would tic up the nomination.
Saulabury's friends In the senate.
before tho day was up. however. sc.
cured reconsideration OF the con
( firmation. and the nomination was
referred 20 the judiciary committee
for investigation.
SaulEbury secured n hearing on his
charges. lie gave the committee
long list OF witnesses who. he said
would confirm his charge that money
had been used by Swain In the cor.
ruption Of tho election Of 1904. being
part OF a $4,000 corruption fund
raised by the QuPonts and others.
Among tho witnesses called At
Saulsbury's instance was J. Frank
Alice. sr.. former United states
senator from Delaware. who Is dc
scrsbcd In tho newspapers OF that
day as a reluctant witness
He testified. nevertheless. that he.
lDr Layton. now Congressman. Henry
A. duPont. then senator. and T. Cole
Imam DUPONT were at a conference
TO raise money for the campaign.
Iswain. he said. was in an adjoining
room and was handed a bundle OF
campaign money by Dr. Layton and
took !, away.
Alice testified that he did not
know how much was in the bundle
Ibu, he was OF the suppression that
n was more than t15. 600.
Newell Rail testified that on
the saturday before election
5000 In $50 gold pieces was
dumped on y table in John r.
| vand~nburg's house at Bridge
Vile.
II was used 10 buy vote.
| He opened m offsc- In Henry
r. Cannon's stable. with Edward
Hasrard rs clerk.
Order slips containing the
name- II the vote buyer and srii-
er were given and q set Of
books wAs kept OF the disbursc-
n~nfA
BAil estimated $50 vote. we're
bought
W. A. Draper testified that Swain
had held up one hand for blacks and
two for whites. He said Swain had
offered SO for the vote Of Draper
, father.
These are the high points In Tire
testimony that was taken before tbs
senate Judiciary committee on sew
erai dayA
The fact that Swain had carried
1900 TO Sussex county was formally
ADMITTED before the committee by bis
counsel. Daniel o. Hastings. at prca
enf municipal judge at Wilmington
| who figured prominently In the re
cent woicotf DUPONT deal.
Finally. February IL. Swain and
his counsel were there 10 present tbs
accuseds own story.
when the committee met. tbs
chairman. senator Sutherland. an
nounced that Il would not proceed
further
Amid a buzz OF excitement. II wa,
| revealed that President Taft 4
| withdraw SWANS nomination from
the senate. and there was nothing
further for the senate 20 investigate
Senators on the judiciary commit
tee at that time stan in the senat,
are: Dillingham;. Brandegee. Borai
and cummins. republicans. and cui