The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-25
HE KNEW M'GRAw IN MAINE.
George ii. Boardman, of Tacoma, Re.
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TACOMA, Oct i-tSpeciaL l-George II. Board
man, president of the Washington Soldiers
Home at Ortiug and who resides in this CITY,
knew Hon. John II. MeGraw back in Maine. At
the time Mr.. McGraw nominated Mr.. Board
man did not know that he was from Maine, or
that he the Maine Mr. MeGraw whom he
had known. When the enemies of seattle began
telling lies, by saying Mr.. Mctiraw was for
eigner and the like, Mr. BoardInan began look
Ing the matter up.
First 1t must DO remembered that Mr.. Board
man was prejudiced against Mr. McGraw. Here
IL what he said today to a correspondent of the
observation-disclosures:
When MeGraw was nominated / swore I'd
not vote for him. did not know then that he
was from Maine. l looked matters up and
found that the statement that he was a for
eigner was a lie. He never was before the
courts rs all alien Then l looked up his rec
ORD, and found that he was all right, and that
his failure was n simple business failure, aud
no discredit TO him. | lived in the same county
with him, within thirty miles of him, and
knew that the McGraw whom had known In
Maine was all right. And / learned that John
II. McGraw was the man from Maine.
Regarding the unauthentic statement made
In the Lager concerning Mr.. MeGraw, Mr. Board
man says:
Such statements will not cost him . single
vote.
VIII the PosT-INTELLIaEScER expose of
eniYely cost him any votes?
Yes. many OF them.
Why?
Because the PosT-ISTELLI6ENCER has the evil
dence TO prove what IL says. IL will cost him
votes simply because the story is true Affi-
davits show 1t. The attack on McGraw will
win Tor him votes because II IL untrue, and
know IL to be untrue ana shall vote for Sir. Nc
Graw. and Mr. McGrsw will be elected.
Mr.. Boardman has letters showing the attacks
on Mr.. Mcdraw to be utterly false. Further he
do not consider il necessary for me TO mako
afiidavts hero IN Tacoma. Ny word IL su ficieut.
can get prominent Maine Democrats TO certify
TO Mr.. McGTaws honesty. III II il desired will
do So. But the people who knew Mr.. McGraw
Ia Maine and who had dealings with him say
be is honest and honorable, and | will vote Tor
him. Those attacks on him are mere bosh.
Mr. Boardman concluded. he SAYS that he was
making fool of himself by feeling opposed to
Mr. McGraw after his nomination, and he there
fore, after full and fair investigation, decided
tosupport him, and considers him fully worthy
OF his suffrage. Mr.. Boardman is also presi-
dent of the Washington Building Association
and the New England Loan and Trust Company,
OF this city. lie 10 responsible and reliable.
To another gentleman SIR. Bosrdman made
the following statement:
The Ledger did not have to send Boston de-
iective to Maine To find out about the MetiraW
Bros failure Ii they had come to me would
gave given them the history OF tie entire
affair WAS there when IL occurred
lived right there--aud know all about
" Inc iAi.HtS WAS an ordinary country
store business failure ] have 10 doubt that the
books 0t Mcfiraw Bros. will show that If the
farmers had paid their bills the firm could not
only have met al its tliga;iOns. but would
have good margin lett The L6igers talk
about last horses and extravaganza - absolute
nonsense pautoFth was then town small ier
than what orting. iii this county. IL today
There not mile of road ia the whole nel Oh
borhoot over which to drive a fast horse, aud
those that know II sterile New England town
know how much opportunity there is for cx-
tfayHgaHCc After the failure ! never heard a
single person Blaming the struggling McGfaw
bows tor the failure Everyone pitiad them an
ever body was wishing them better luck in the
future The firm OF stewart & NoodCock
for whom John II. McGraw worked several
years before he went into business Tor himself
failed at the same time anl owing TO the saine
causes
There are enough New England people in this
new state that know what country store in
New Eng and depends upon. II the potato
crop falls the farmer cant pay his store bills,
aud too storekcepor goes TO the wall Al the
time Of the McGraw Bros failure times were
very hard in Maine aud country store TAI ures
wsre thing al daily occurrence.