St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-28
RADICAL LIE NAILED.
Disreptutable Means Employed to Defeat
Next Senator Durant.
A Dastard1y Falsehood, Which Will
Prove Boomerang.
Prison Ring Schemes to Influence
Votes of Laboring Men.
A saltwater Sensation.

saltwater special of the 26th) to the effect
that an effort had been made by a leading
member OF the Democratic county committee
during the day previous to purchase the solid
vote of the knights of Labor for the Hon. f.
w. Durant, Democratic candidate for state
senator, was shown to that gentleman upon
his return to the city this morning, after a
protracted canvass of the agricultural por-
tons of his district. To say that it was in
dignantly denied by himself as well as by the
gentleman who is reported as having made
the offer, is putting it mildly. The following
affidavit places his denial in a shape that cam
not be misunderstood, and not soul in Wash
ington county who has known Mr.. Durant
during his more than thirty years residence
here dare question its truth for moment.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
COUNTY OF w AsHINGToN,
E. W. Durant, being duly sworn, doth de-
pose and say that ne has read the article pub
Used in the Pioneer Press, under date Of Oct.
20, 1886, in which he is charged with an un-
successful attempt to bride prominent
knight of Labor, through the iustrumentalitT
of memb-r of the Democratic county COM
mittee. Deponent further says that the ac-
cusatiOn is utterly false and untrue in every
sense and word, and that this deponent never
directly or indirectly offered any brlbe or
money to the Knights of Labor, or any per-
son, for their votes or support, or ever au-
thorized the same to be made by any person.
f. w. DURANT.
Subscribed and sworn to before Inc this
9th day of October, A. d. 1856.
A. E. MCCARTNEY,
Notary Public, Washington County, Mum.
Mr.. Durant, who came himself from the
ranks of labor and who Ike many another has
won for himself whatever of wealth. position
and influence he to-day enjoys by his untiring
energy and uncompromising hostility to dis
honesty of every form, knows too well the in
tegrity of honest labor TO attempt to corrupt
it. Said ne, when speaking to-day of
this infamous attempt TO injure him in the
minds of the laboring men, wealth may be
corrupted, but honest labor never and brand
the statement that l am trying to make use of
such ne arious methods to secure my election
as a dastardly falsehood having no particle of
truth whatever in it," The disreputable
means which have been used against Mr..
Durant in this city and county are unworthy
of honest respectable men and have aroused
feeling of antagonism among his hundreds
of Republican friends which will bring them
to his side next Tuesday, contrary to their
political impulses. They propose to resent
the insult and abuse thus heaped upon an old
friend and public benefscror, such as he has
always been. at the polls. and are going to
knock down the political fence and all who
are behind it if necessary to do it.
Prison Ring Methods.
A systematic effort is being made to bull
doze the company employees to vote the
Republican ticket, and the following affidavit
and statement indicates that there is much
truth in the charges that are made.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, GO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON.
Tony Ginera, on being first duly sworn,
doth depose and say that he is employed at
the crossing of the transfer companys track
where the same crosses the street opposite
the state prison; that he knows John Covell:
that on or about the 23d of October, 1886, said
John Coyel approached this deponent and
requested him to vote the Republican ticket
at the coming election, and accompanied said
request with threat or words following, to-
wit: IF you do not vote the Republican
ticket this time you will get the run after
election His
TONY X GINERA.
Mark.
Subscribed to and sworn before me this
Goth day of October, 1856.
JOHN MCCARTHY, Notary Public.
James Minogue, Ed Wetzel. witnesses.
vigorous denial from John COvell, super
intendent of machinery at the prison, con-
corning his matter set forth in the above
affidavit appeared in the Gazette, of this city.
The above affidavit shows how carelessly Mr..
Covell handles the truth, and as Ak one of
the Democrats referred to in his article
wish TO say had no desire to make political
capital of the incident, but simply reproved
him for that manner OF elect. oneering. He
denied it and we went to the man as be said
in his article. but instead of the man saying
what he alleges be said, just what is contained
in this affidavit and further that he did not
tell Mr.. Covell that he had not voted last
year, but as matter of fact he had voted
last spring and told HIM so. Now, am not
politician, and whatever interest take in
politics is for the public good and according
to the dictates of my conscience and am no
bulldozer and believe there are less of them
in the Democratic party than in the Repub-
lican and that the latter contains more bum
mers and political freebooters than the
former. Very truly yours. JAMES ToRUN.