St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-23
How the Suckers Gobbled up the Sc
ductive Bait Thrown Out by the
''Betipped' Geo. H. Lewis.
Like Ward, He Had Confiding Partner, Who
Knew no More About the Business
Than New Zealander.
The knights of Labor to Put a Spider in
Senator ingalls, Dumpling-Bayne's
TwO-Edged Resolution.
Especial Telegram to the GlobeI

others. 1t is alleged that Arthur had not kept
faith of late in his pledges not to employ any of
the usual political methods in his
own behalf, but had resorted to his old
tricks of trade, acquired when manufacturing
the machine of New York politics. The state
ment was made that certain Texas delegate
pledged to Blaine had been given $4,000 office,
and that Maryland delegates had either been
weakened in like manner or huckstered their
wares in the political market. Blaine men are,
of course much horrified at this catrostrophe,
but when twitted as to Blaines promises for the
future, they explain that everything in
that nature is necessarily contingent, and no
one expects to realize except upon success.
Arthur is not obliged to deal in Futures
but can liquidate on the spot, and therefore en-
joys large advantage over Blaine, and if he has,
as alleged, gone into the market, there is no
doubt that Arthur's managers, believing his
chances of nomination to be within reach, have
resolved to push his candidacy by every possible
means and notified the president that, if he hopes
to win, he can do only by the liberal use of
patronage. Delegates open to conviction much
prefer substance to a shadow, and impressed
with the fact that Blaine has attained his peri
helion and cannot, despite his great
strength, secure votes sufficient to
nominate have undoubtedly made terms through
Intermediates operating for the administration.
Two-FACED WORK.
A prominent Blaine man observed to the
GLOBE correspondent to-day that Arthur was
playing very shrewd game. He had impressed
the civil service reformers with the sincerity of
his advocacy of civil rervice reform, while at the
same time employing through third parties a
large amount of the government patronage in aid
of his own candidacy. He had waited until an
opportune moment, drawn the fire of the
enemy, ascertained his relative strength and
then unlimbered his artillery of office. The Re-
publican nomination at Chicago had narrowed
down to a deal in loaves and fishes, and Arthur
was ahead in that game. The Blaine men were
idiots. In supporting Arthur they would rely
solely upon endorsements Of his administration
and the confidence of business circles All state
conventions had endorsed Arthur's administra-
tion and therefore, if nominated, all Republicans
were committed to Arthur's support and could not
kick out of the traces.
THE LEWIS MYSTERY.
The non appearance to-day and the failure to
obtain the slightest clue of Geo. H. Lewis, alb
sconding broker in oil privileges, develops the
fact that hundreds of citizens, from prominent
business men down to male and female clerks in
the departments, have been victimized by
similar processes as those adopted in New York
by Ward The feeced victims turned out in
crowds, and it was alike painful and comcal to
note how many sharps had been taken in by
Lewis, and played successfully as the veriest
flats His plan was to form pool and 20 in on
large deal in oil. The customer
made deposit on margin, and at
the end of thirty days Lewis paid profits, which
were unusually large, retaining the balance of
the original investment for further operations.
He kept his customers always satisfied by ad-
vlsing them that he ''sold Short when the mar
ket was down, and twas long, when the market
went up. He professed to have close friend in
one of the managers of the Standard Oil company
in New York, who was indebted to him for mast
favors, and through whom he received sstips. -
His customers swallowed the bait and were salts
hed OF course when amonthly payment of profits
was made. Like young Ward-he paid profits
out of customers deposits, thus attracting other
clientage, and matters ran along in this appar.
emily endless chain until one fine day he was
missing, then it supervened that, like Wards
government contracts, he never dabbled in oil.
but used his customers money for other DUR.
poses. The scheme is so bold-faced and ridicu-
lous, now that it has been exposed, a number of
his victims will never be known but scores of
contlding customers, gambling in oil, will prefer
submission to losses rather than
exposure by confessing. Lewis knew
that disbursing officers in the government EN-.
ploy were a-ong his customers, and that the
operations OF 9any were confidential, hence he
worked the san racket as Ward, whose transac-
tions with officials, bank and insurance compau.
les were dead secrets. Lewis partner, Mr..
Wright, like Gen. Grant and his sons. knew
nothing of the tricks being played Wright
paid demands by check Lewis, for which
Lewis gave his check on the Second National
bank, and therefore Wright never knew how
Lewis bank account stood When
Lewis levanted there were no funds to
his credit in bank 1t is estimated that he car.
ried off a cool S150,000, if not more.
THE PEssMIsTIc MIR. INGALLS,
The senate audience was entertained to-day by
that eloquent pessimistic Mr.. ingalls,, from
Kansas, who in his usual satirical way, proceeded
to demolish the bill to create bureau of labo,
statistics by well-worded sarcasm and choicely
rounded ridicule. In the dull, prosy debate OF
the senate, ingalls, always looms up as refresh
ment to the reporters galleries and
amusement to the conscrpt fathers assem-.
bled in all their wisdom and Importance
They pine for Ingalls,, and he operates upon them
like doll to a little girl whose old doll has
| eked out its sawdust. Senator Blair, champion
of the bill, squirmed uneasily in his seat as In
| gals gave the measure stab after stab. 1t is
stated tonight that ingalls, will pay dearly for his
whistle. Representatives of the Knights OF
| Labor organization are in the city closely watch
| ing the debate and noting friend and enemy. As
ingalls, is candidate for reelection to the senate
these men express their intention to place 8
large sized spider in his sweetened dumping
when the Kansas legislature convenes next
winter. They depend upon the passage of the
pending bill as the first recognition of the labor
element from which an executive department
may finally be organized.
| BAYNE's DoUBLE-EDGED RESOLUTION.
When Mr.. Bayne introduced his resolution to
violated his privilege of the floor, with the view
of fastening opprobrium upon William II
English for having labored to secure favorable
action upon the report of the elections com
mittee in his sons favor, he did not dream that
such an investigation would be extended to ex
members, employed as attorneys, who openly
lobbied on the floor for the passage of the
whisky bonded extension BILL This resolution
is double-edged sword, and therefore not ike
! ly to be pressed to conclusion at the present
session, although it is notorious that ex-mem
bers do abuse their privileges without hindrance
and some check should be applied.
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