Daily Republican., 1890-06-25
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II h hard TO tell which 10 causing the
most talk In the streets, the sppoiutasnt
Of the new postmastsr or the charges OF
Councilman ChAmbers that the Geynor
Police Signal Company had offered
| money 10 certain members Of Couucil TO
vote for the introductioh Of that system.
II 10 generally understood Nat Z rseolu-
| tion OF investigation will BE- offered In
the City Council 10 morrow night
Councilman Dillin, who was supposed
to be one OF the members alluded to BY
Mr.. Cham bers, denied 10 toto that he
had ever been offered . single osnt BY
Mr.. 0aynor aud so tar As be knew no
money bad been offered to any one.
Councilman Forrest saw Mr.. Cham
bers and asked him II he was the member
alluded to that received money from Mr..
Gaynor, but Mr.. Chambers exonerAted
him from the charge.
Mr.. ChAmbe ssys II q resolution Of
inquiry 10 introduced into Council It
won't be passed, as they are afraid TO
face the music and will Kill 1t
1t 10 understood that Mr.. Chambers.
when seen 10 reference to Mr.. Gaynor's .
statement that he had never olerei any
Councilman money to vote for his sys-
tenn, said:
ii believe Mr.. Gayner's statement 10
correct, but, though he never offered .
Councilman money to vote for his sys-
TEN, to has be approached by mem
bers Of Council and compelled to give
$500. $500 OF which was paid to-day. and
the other 5000 will be paid when the
cont act lie completed. l have no proofs
to eifer the newspapers, but on Thurs
day night will bc really to prove what
I .aA I totend hn1avar In ofTar
all the proofs / have In Council II II
orders an investigation"
A representative OF the REPUBLICAN
called on Mr.. Gaynor and Mr.. Marshall,
his agent, this forenoon, and congratu-
lated them on the victory they had won.
| They each congratulated the REPUBLI.
CAN OH the aid Afforded in gaining the
victory.
Mr.. Gaynor expressed himself as thor
oughly disgusted with the means used tc
prevent their succeas, and said II he had
known beforehand that he was to be met
| with such stream of vltuperation ht
would not have come uear the city,
However, he was glad he had succeeded
and by the time he got bis system intro.
| duced the citizens would zee II he had
not acted squsrely AMI honestly through.
out, and the people would then see wha,
uutruths had been told In regard to hil
system.
"Mr. Gaynor, are you a wealthy man
and able to pay the brlbes you are
charged with paying to members CT the
City CouncilW asked tho REPUBLICAN.
"No," eald Mr.. Gaynor, ~ am no,
wealthy. All that have Is wrapped UT
know inventors never get wealthy. True
there is company Of gentlemen OF
meaas at my back who assist me In put
II ting my systen fUto uss. / came here at
. momsnt's notice and sent all my ap-
paratus by express, except my booth,
which afterwards arrived by freight
Il put up my system and put It In
operation for some days before any COM
pelitor came upon the ground, and then
he came with an incomplete outfit l
have been at an expense for myself, 8
man l brought with me and had to en-
ploy u watchman, to whom l paid Sll.
Before l employed Waterman some one
put a iireman,s key into my booth lock
and the key broke of inside of 1t. / did
not know how soon they might injure my
Instruments and then say tLey were
worthless. All the money have had
since l came here is $3.50, and my or,li-
nary expenses have been SO great that It
is all gone aud have had to send home
ior a remittance, hut not one cent o
money has been used for bribery.
There Ia no ground whatever for th'
charges made by Mr.. Chambers. lex
pect TO put my system In and will take
the utmost pains that It shall be perfect,
but want 80 days in which to finish my
work. rs my competitor was to have four
months."
Mr.. Gaynor then handed to the repre-
tentative Of the REPUBLICAN a lettel
from Dunn's Mercantile Agency, whici
stated that the Gamewell was reported
merely good but no capital to entitle
to an entrance, but the Gaynor WAS first
, class, with S50, 100 In caah aud 800, 90
| In capital