St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-03


publican organs yesterday until they
we're hoarse.
- And there was fraud in the air.
But, as usual. the fellows who oEce
were crying "stop thief" were them
selves the thieves. They were again
attempting to intimidate the legal
voters of the city, and at the same time
create the impression that the Demo-
Gratis had registered a number of illegal
voters.
1t was the last desperate attempt TO
turn the Democratic tide, and it failed
completely.
The Democrats were last evening
united as they have not been previously.
Personal differences were wiped out of
their minds by the indignation they felt
at the dastardly attempt or the Leedom
Sharps, the Gates Johnsons, the o.
nuns and the Darius Reeses to create
the impression that wholesale cOloniZ-
ing had been carried on in the registra-
ton. The men whose names were
printed were indignant, and their
friends were equally so.
In the Third, Fourth and Fifth wards
the spirit of fair play led Republicans
to unite with Democrats in denouncing
the action of the combination campaign
committee. On every side there was
disgust and a determination to rebuke
this disguStingly dishonest attempt to-
intimidate voters and help out the
Wright campaign.
East Seventh Street Case.
All evening the men. whose names
were printed in the Pioneer Press and
Dispatch as Illegally registered voters
in the various wards, kept filing into
the GLOBE Office asking to be set right
before the public. Among the first-wa
c. ". Jones. prOprietOr:Of the lodging
house at I65 East Seventh street, where
the vigilant LeedOm Sharp solemnly
made oath that he found not ore of the
nineteen men registered from there as
occupants of the house. One of these
nineteen was Fred II. Mcintosh. who
accompanied Mr.. Jones to the GLOBE
office. and who in all respects cOrrob-
GRATED his account of Mr.. Sharp'S visit
Several men called at my house."
said Mr.. Jones, land after securing pos
session OF my register asked me to swear
that all the men registered as living at
my house did not live with me. l re
fused because | could not do so. While
! kept transient house, many men
make their homes with me, leaving their
baggage in my care while they are away.
They consider it the only home they
ho va aud | that Nul.r fhax-
registered as they did. When 1 de-
clined to sign the affidavit the three
men left and the next thing l saw was
the names of all these men published as
illegal voters. Among these is the gen
tlemen with me. Mr.. Mcintosh
who has made his home
with me every day for the past five
months. Nearly every other man named
occupies the same position. 1t is a
shame that such thing should be done.
1t has damaged my business and made
my guests indignant. Some of them
are Republicans, but they will vote
sOlldiy against the fellows responsible
for this work. The name of +. r..
Briggs is also OH that list. He came
back today from trip, and will be
here to vote, and he is legal voter"
Mr.. Jones before leaving made an
dlIuohll 40 ICSdIuo MI. MCinIOSU, tue
latter being an old resident. desiring it
to place him in proper light before his
friends and acQuaintances. This affi-
davit follows:
The Jones Affidavit.
c. ". Jones' being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is the proprietor of the lodg-
ing house at No 165 East Seventh street. in
the city of St Paul; that for the past five
months Fred II. Mcintosh has made his
home with me, and has no other residence
c. ". JONES.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this I'd
day of May, 1892.
lSeal] HERBERT P. PORTER
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Mimi.
False in one thing, false in alp is a
phrase as old almost as the world, and
it applies with especial force in this
case.
Leedom Sharp, the Know;nothing law
yer, and his partners in this disgusting
work, made no investigation as they
solemniy swore they did.
1.-The publication of those names is a
damnable outrage" said Fred H. Nc