Show VOTES ORIGIN OF THE democratic allegation mr coltrine Coltri ns jocular IZe maika in a street car made use of by mr JLove ridge under the captions Is it a lie the democratic makeshift tries to substantiate by an the allegation that the republican bosses tried to buy abo votes of the employees of the P L the following is the as fa davit which it calls proof TERRITORY OF UTAH COUNTY OF UTAH ba ladru E loveridge being duly sworn upon oath beys that th at he is foreman of the provo lumber manufacturing building compan compaq and as such has the management aid control of twenty five or thirty men employees of the company that on tho day of july be was approached by one john G coltrin who said in substance how many men can I 1 hire of your company to vote the republican ticket at the coming election to which affiant responded spon ded have you any money mr coltrin saya no I 1 adv myself but I 1 can get it Arii ant then said to the gentleman do you mean that an insult because I 1 take it as an insult to myself and the company which I 1 represent after considerable parleying parl eying mr coltrin finding hia in vain begged mr Love ridges pardon which was granted affiant further gays that be did nt make the matter public until now and is not responsible for its publication L 0 subscribed and sworn to before me this ard 3rd day of august A D 1891 JOHN HANSOM notary public mr coltrin denies the above conversation his remarks were made in a jocular way in a crowded he supposed the votes of tho workmen of the P L M B co would be for sale as is customary with similar institutions in the east mr loveridge resented the imputation as an insult to the company which he represented and mr coltrin seeing that his remarks were taken in a serious light at once beefed pardon which was granted i this happened as long ago as july 24 and as stated above in a crowded car now it ia altogether unreasonable to suppose that under such a heeler admitting admi ting that mr coltrin was one would try to buy would he not be apt to go about it on the sly those who heard the conver aarion verify mr Coltri aa statement they never regarded it at the time bor do they now aa an attempt to buy if it will add more force to the statement mr coltrin is to take an oath that money was not mentioned in the conversation |