St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-27
HOWARD BOUGHT OFF
With Sum of Money and a Prom
Use of a Divide by a.
--...l.j..s Bell.
The Change of Ticket Is Not an
Improvement by Any
Means.

III Tom Howard is at last off the Repub-
idican county ticket, and the Republican
party of Ramsey county has followed
1the illustrious example of the Demo-
; cratic party of Minnesota and fused
with the Populists, indorsing their can
ldidate for register of deeda, M. j.. Bell.
ut took two executive sessions of the
county committee yesterday to fix up
4 deal. But they fixed it good and
plenty. in money point Of view, for it
is reported by good Republican author
ity that Howard MIXED the committee
for the last cent it could spare. He got
at least $1,000 in cash and promises, the
committee putting up the former and
Bell furnishing the latter. BY the deal
the ticket is Ornamented with Bells
name instead of Towards, and il any
body can show where the improvement
comes in, lie is wisdom itself. Howard
was bought Off because his record was
bad, and yet, great heaven! they put
Bell on. Here is letter Howard wrote:
ST. PAUL, Oct %, 1S92.-Hon. John Cope
land. Chairman Republican County Com
mittee, City-Dear Sir: l feel that in the
pursuit of private malice l have been most
UNANIMOUSLY abused through The columns of
the ST. Paul Pioneer Press. Present circum-
stances are such, III my opinion, as deny to
me free and fair access to the intelligent
Judgment of the people, and have accord
irgly decided 10 defer my candidacy for pub
lie office until | have succeeded in repelllng
the slanderous assaults thus made on me-
| Will, therefore, ask that my name as a
candidate for the office of register of deeds
be withdrawn from the Republican ticket.
Yours, etc, Il. HOWARD.
After the session was over and every
thing in apple pie order, with Bells
name FLED among the list of Republican
candidates with the county auditor, a
leading member of the committee passed
out to representative of the GLOBE
Towards letter with the request that
it be printed without word changed.
1t was significant remark, indicating
Enthusiastically the feeling of the COM
mittee toward the Pioneer Press. There
was more said upon the subject. some
of which reflected upon that paper even
more forcibly. but it isn't worth while
to repeat 1t; every body knows that the
Republicans have their hands full to
keep that paper from kicking over the
traces at any stage of the game. MIR.
Howard sat by and heard the remarks,
and they seemed to comfort him.
How much money did Howard get?
The committee says ''nOthing!" But
they don't expect anybody to believe
that; the way they say it shows that
they don't. The criminal lawyer al
ways tells his client to admit nothing.
and the committee is acting upon that
principle. But there are Republicans
who are in position to be OH the inside,
and say they are, who are not so close
mouthed. One of these gentlemen
says the committee finally persuaded
Howard to accept $1,000 and call it
square. 1t was figured. he says, that
he had been to an expense of $500;
hence this would give him net Of $500.
NJ. j. Bell puts up $500 of the amount.
An effort was made to interview Mr..
Howard, but he pointed at his letter
and intimated that that was all he had
TO say. He was asked if he would at
tempt to run independently, and he re-
piled in the negative. saying that he
was out of the canvass for good. But it
is also understood that Bell agreed to a
''divvy" in case of his eIectiOn-which
will never come.