St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-01
STRUCK A HOME BLOW.
A Partner Of Candidate Babb Shows Up
that Gentleman's Record.
A BLAST FROM B0ARDMAN.
He Roasts Babb's Methods and Declares
He Can't Support Him
for Mayor.

night in the form of all interview with
FREQ H. Boardman, a Republican, and,
until lately, business partner of
Babb's. The GLOBE offered the use of
its columns to Mr.. Boardman to deny
the charges made against Candidate
Babb; but it appears that he has
just returned home. and that a
Star reporter interviewed him yester-
day. Candidate Babb, instead Of the
courage to reply TO the GLOBE, had the
temerity to say its charges were cam
paign slush; but Mr.. Boardman is a Re-
publican and was Candidate Babb's
partner, as long as he could stand it to
be, so that his assertions cannot be at
tributed to partisan feeling. The fol-
lowing is the interview:
BoARDMAN's BLAST.
''Mr. Boardman, it is rumored that
yOn have begun an action against E. G.
Babb, manager OF the Cedar Lake Ice
company. Is this fact?"
Yes: had an action prepared by
my counsel. but last week a personal
and political friend of Mr.. Babb's pur-
chased my interest in the company, and
so the suit will never be heard in
court"
'.What was the nature of your ac-
TOM
The action was to compel Mr.. Babb
to refund to the company certain sums
of money misapproprated by him, and
to compel HIM to resign from its man.
agement.''
well, that sounds rather strange.
Will you give the Evening Star an idea
of the SDeciticatiOns?'
1.-The charges against him were many.
As an Illustration, at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders last spring, [
remarked that | noticed the company
was doing coal business and that [
would like to inquire whether it was
being done by the company or by pri-
vate individuals. was told by Mr..
Babb that it was none of my business.
pressed the question and stated that
inasmuch as the ice company's teams
were delivering coal about the city, and
also that the cOmpany's bOokkeeper and
other employees were doing the work for
the coal business, and the ice company's
office was used for the transaction of the
coal business, | thought it was my bust
ness, and, moreover, duty, that not
only owed myself but that owed tony
associates or Observation-Disclosures, to find
out something about it. He positively
declined to give any information what
ever, and offered me a fragrant insult
for interesting myself in the affairs of
the company by asking information.
Since my return home the last Of
August, | learn from another stock
holder that Mr.. Babb credited the COM
pany with So cents per ton for deliver
ing the coal to the purchasers, and also
that he now expressed himself as will
ing to pay a fair part of the expenses
the ice company had incurred OH ac-
count of his personal venture"
ITO whom would the profits of this
coal company go?'
mfr. Babb and the bcokkeeper."
WAS this to have been the principal
charge against Mr.. Babb in your ac-
tion?'
The peculiar relations of the coal
transactions to the ice company was
only one; there were many others of
very serious nature"
Give me an illustrations
We'll, he buys charity ball tickets
and charges them to the expense ac-
count of the Cedar Lake Ice company;
he subscribeS 500 to the exposition
stock and charges the same to the ex-
pense account of the Cedar Lake Ice
company; he subscribes very fire.
0uently to the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and charges the same TO the eX-
pense account of the Cedar Lake Ice
company: he frequently goes to Chicago,
where our company has no business
whatever, and charges the expenses of
the trips to the expense account of the
Cedar Lake Ice company, and in very
great many other things, which | will
not mention at this time. he charges to
RI. Of m oh ~
Ice company"
MIR. Boardman, you are reputed
Staunch and consistent Republican, but,
with your knowledge of these strange
business transactions. do you propose to
support Mr.. Babb in his candidacy upon
your ticket for mayors"
Il told my political friends long be-
fore tie convention that nominated Mr..
Babb was held that could under no
circumstances support him for the office
of mayor, because | had known him
thoroughly for long years. | knew him
to be of Il weak and vacillating mind,
unreliable and in no way fit for such
position of trust and responsibility, and
no business man in the city of Mlnneap-
oils who is interested in it's welfare
would support Mr.. Babb for, the office if
they knew what ! know Of him.
A CHANCE FOR BABB.
The GLOBE desires. as usual, to be
entirely fair in this matter. 1t believes
MI BOardman knows what he is talk
ing about, and believes there is more to
come from the same source, but at the
same time would not condemn Candi-
date Babb unheard; it therefore ten
ders Candidate Babb the use of its
columns to reply to the charges of Mr..
Boardman. Fair play is a jewel and
Candidate Babb shall have it, even
though he is to be beaten 10000 votes.