Friend, John William | Day 8
Paid by Mr Hayman to vote Conservative but voted instead for Sir Julian Goldsmid.
Party: Liberal
Other Days The Witness Was Called On: Day 12
Witness Testimony:
- 8914.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A bootmaker.
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Where of ? — 1, Nelson Street.
- 8916.
Did you receive 3L. ? — Yes.
- 8917.
From Mr. Hayman ? — Yes.
- 8918.
For voting for the Conservative ? — That was the intention.
- 8919.
And did you vote for the Conservative ? — No.
- 8920.
Who for ? — I voted for Sir Julian Goldsmid.
- 8921.
Having taken 3L. to vote for the Conservative ? — Yes. I did not make any promise to vote for the Conservative.
- 8922.
But you accepted the 3L. ? — I did, and voted for Sir Julian.
- 8923.
What did you get for voting for Sir Julian ? — Nothing.
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You kept the 3L., I suppose ? — Certainly.
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Did you receive anything from anybody else ? — No.
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And that is your notion of what is right, is it ? — Yes, that is right.