Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-23

II II COkSEK CHA REES.
licensed of Bn'T"o=i"D His Credit0rs Int
FOffhg His Ifrhrf-His Drninl-4cfi0p
of the UOrkinNnlen's Un,o,, on the Nat
tcr-A Committee 1ppointett to I,.vpsti-
gate.
In the spr1ng of 1877, when A. A. Ames
was candidate for mayor and defeated by
j. De Laittre, Mr.. e. S. Corser (now Republi
can candidate for Senator from the Twenty
seventh district was an active partisan OF
the last named gentleman. During that
fight it was openly charged that Mr.. Corser
(who is prominent real estate operator in
Minneapolis) had compelled some Of the
men against whose homes he held mortgages.
to either throw their support actively for
Mr.. De Laittre, or at least to re-
train from an active support of DIR.
Ames. by threatening to foreclose
mortgages against them. This charge was
again made openly and publicly last fall,
during the campaign, and again at the
municipal election the past spring.
Mr.. Corser was nominated for Senator
from the Twenty seventh Legislative district
by the Republicans this fall, and the charges
were renewed openly upon the Streets on
the stump through the district. and finally.
in an open session of the Workingmen's
Union, on the evening of Oct 14Jh, the pro.
ceedings of which was published in the
Workman, of this city, the following Friday.
In the Tribune of Saturday night, last,
and the Pioneer Press of Sunday morning,
appeared the following
CARD FROM MR. coRsER,
ostenslbly addressed to the editor of the
Workman, but never sent to the editor of
that paper:
To the Editor of The Workman:
quote from your issue Of the 18th inst. the
following extract from your report Of a late
meeting of the Union: The question of Mr.
Corser's candidacy was tt en- brought up and
several members gave personal "reminiscences
of his action during the municipal election of
1877 in which it stated that many poor
men, who had put themselves in his debt by
buying their homes Of the firm of which he
was uhc senior member, We're threatened of be-
ing summary evicted if they refused to cast
their ballots for any one else but his favorites.
That it could be proved, and would he before
election over if any denial was made'
l wish to make my denial sufficiently unmis-
taxable. and you will therefore pardon any I'm.
usual emphasis. pronounce the charges made
or intimated in the above quoted article, in
famous and cowardly lies, and make the fol-
lowing proposition: have placed in the hands
of Hon. Chas A. Pillsbuly the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars CS510), subject to the follow
ing conditions: l challenge any and all par
ties interested to prove that | have ever ap-
preached any voter, either in the election of
1877 any previous subsequent year. di
rectlv or indirectly, with any intimation that
his Indebtedness to me, or to he firm of CorSer
d Co.. or to any person or persons represented
by US, should in any manner be affected by his
VOTE or political action.
l demand that the proofs OF such charges
shall be presented to Anthony Kelly, J. NJ.
Shaw and J. 9. Oswald. and such proofs must
be made in person under oath, by the person on
persons approached by me. and with the priv
lege on my part of questioning the witness d d
rehutting his evidence. Whenever any two OF
the gentlemen named abuve shall agree in
writing that the charges referred to have Ieen
proven beyond reasonable doubt. and shall
present such agreement to Mr. Pillsbury, he is
hereby authorized to pay to the order of the
several treasurers ut the following named be-
nevolent institutions: CT liens Relief assoc
alton, immaculate Conception Benevnlent So
ciety, Cottage Hospital. Be. hany Home. thu
sum of 1925 each. This offer remains open fo,
a period of six months from date hereof
have nos consulted either Of the gentlemen
named above. and if either Of them should de
cline to act, Will consent to the substitution
of any other unprecedented citizen.
EI.wooD s. CoRsER.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 49,. 1878.
do not hatter myself with the idea that THU
challenge will be honorably accepted. The
shyster politicians who have made and giver
currency to the charges, will prefer to draw II,
atfidavits and procure the signatures Of persons
ignorant of their contents. and use those weap
ons in the coming election. do not choose t,
believe that MIR. E. NJ. Wilson. my opponent
has given an active or passive sanction to thes
assassins. IS. c.
On Monday night last the matter wa
again called up in the Workingnen's unto,
by the union calling for the reading of tn
communication. Twas read by the secre
tary, and the propriety of the union takin.
action in the matter discussed by severa
members.
Finally the following motion was made
Moved, That we submit the following
proposition to the Hon. r. S. Corser. Tn
union to select one referee, Mr.. Corser the
second, and the two to select a third.
Further, That Mr.. Corser give writer
guarantee that no mortgage which he hold
against any parties testifying shall be fore
closed for the space of one year after sal
testimony has been given to the world.
After full discussion of this motion it wa
amended as follows:
Moved, that a committee of three or NOR
be appointed to investigate these charges t,
the bottom, and report the results of the in
vestgation at the next meeting of this union
The amendment and the motion as amend
ed was then adopted by the union, and
committee of three was then appointed t
attend to the matter.
The GLOBE expresses at this time no opin
ion as to the truth of the charg IS, but vii
publish anV proof as to their truth Whic