Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-16

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of prohibition, by what process can he
have counted for him the votes OF those
opposed to prohibitionS The same
stands good id regard to republican and
democratic nominees to coalate after
the nominations are made without con.
sulting all who voted at the primaries
is a violation of the spirit Of the law,
and to count all the votes cast under
separate and entirely different party
designations is also a violation of the
spirit and letter Of the law. Eli G.
Shortridge either ran as an independent,
or as a democrat, or as a prohibitionist.
He could not legally run for all, and in
the interest Of all of said parties. This
manner Of counting the votes must be
brought to the attention Of the courts
and settled. The people want to know
who are legally elected, not whose name
appeared the greatest number of times
on all the tickets, but who received the
most votes under a legally proclaimed
party nomination and platform. Did
the nominees of the democratic party, or
independent party, or republican party
receive the highest number of votes ?
That is the question. JUSTICE.
An Answer to Democrat.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: In q communica-
ton in Tuesdays paper, signed Demo-
GRAFT, stating interview between I. P.
Baker and myself, in which it is stated
Baker said that "Captain Braithwaite,
promised Baker in the. afternoon of
Thursday he'd stop the printing" In
this statement he lies.
I would like to quote what I. P.
Baker has since said in the presence of
reputable witnesses, in an interview be-
tween M. Fl. Jewell and I. P. Baker on
the evening of Dec. 9Th at z p. NJ, as
related by Baker to NJ. H. Jewell:
M. H. Jewell: "Braithwaite did not
stop at my Office. The Salt River
tickets are printed but not delivered
I. P. Baker: II will stand between
you and the committee, and T authorize
you to destroy them or, burn them up
and I will pay your bill for printing
them"
Now, the readers Of this article can
| draw their own conclusions. .
W. BRA1THwA1rE.
democrat" Makes More Discoveries.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: I have since found
out more of the particulars .regardlng the
authorship and printing of that "Salt
river" ticket. And what I learn places
Captain Baker in the right light. It
seems that about 2 o'clock in the after
noon of the 9th, Braithwaite promise ed
Baker, in his bank, to go we to the
printing office and withdraw the copy
for that ticket. At least Boxer so states,
and if Braithwaite denies tit will be
a question of veracity between the two.
Then | learn that on the evening of
the 9Th (the night of the meeting) about
1880 Jewell met Baker in the Sheridan
House and knowing that he was opposed
to the circular told him that Braith-
waite had not, Al he (Baker) had said he
would do, called at the printing Office to
stop the printing "ordered on behalf Of
the democratic committed" And be it
said to Capt. Bakers credit he then and
there told Jewell to go over and destroy
the tickets; that it was a bad break and
he (Baker) would be responsible to the
committee. It seems that Jewell thought
nobody had yet got the printed tickets,
but he was of. The "two" gentlemen
most deeply interested in the matter had
already got 'em and they were then fly.
ing around the streets, and boys we're
hired to hand them to each person as
they went in at the door of the Athen.
cum. What I want is to clear the skirts
of the democratic organization, as an
organization. I have found out enough
about the business to settle beyond
doubt that the consent of a majority OF
the committee to the printing of the Cir.
cular Was Obtained under false pretenses
The whole thing in a nutshell is: Did
Capt. Braithwaite promise Baker to
stop the printing and did he (Braith-
waite) go and do it or make any attempt
to do it? Was he fooling Baker or lying
to Baker, or is Baker lying? I am in
clined to believe Baker. DEMOCRAT.
Estray Notice.
Came into my enclosure two weeks
ago, two old saddle ponles-one bay
with white stip in face-one black. Also
one bay pony, white strip in face anc
left hind leg white. Owner can have
same by proving property and paying
charges: sr J. A. RHODES,
McClung Farm, south of Bismarck
h Population of Bismarck
Is about 5000, and we would say at leas
one half are troubled with the throat ant
lungs, as those complaints are, according