Vote buying trial unsettled as witness details payments
Frederick W Burgess testifies about a poll site exchange with Foster and Pomp Lawton on election day. Witness William Gordon Davis describes promises of two dollars for votes, delays for payment, and repeated polling visits amid police scrutiny and press interest.
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Lawton
Davis
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Walsh
Fairhaven
Donnell
Frederick W. Burgess
Acushnet Avenue
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Pomp’ Lawton
Pomp Lawton
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Harvester Trust to distribute 500000 to workers
The International Harvester Company executive officers allocated five hundred thousand dollars for Christmas distribution among 2000 employees. Officials stressed the gift is a share of the year's profits, not a Christmas present, and noted that length of service or position will not guarantee participation. merit is the basis for selection.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
George A. Ranney
Boston mass vote buying affidavit tied to Davis case
An affidavit presented to the State police and the Boston Post details William B. Foster's alleged role in paying $2 to influence William Gordon Davis's vote at the state election. The testimony references a prior inquest, a pending judge Milliken decision, and notes Davis was a key witness in a 3 year old vote buying inquiry.
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Chicoiné
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Parker’s
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