Big bribe of 1854 In 1854, the residents of Brown County, Wisconsin voted on whether Green Bay or De Pere would be the county seat. This was also the year that the residents of Denmark wanted to build a church, but they did not have any money. A man from De Pere came to the town, and offered to pay two dollars for every vote the people of Denmark would cast in favor of De Pere.
Big bribe of 1854 In 1854, the residents of Brown County, Wisconsin voted on whether Green Bay or De Pere would be the county seat. This was al,so the year that the residents of Denmark wanted to build a church but they did not have any money. A man from De Pere came to the town and offered to pay two dollars for every vote the people of Denm,ark would cast in favor of De Pere.